
Shawn Canning, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
- Man
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Provider information
Description
About Me - I am a Registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers (#13452). My therapeutic focus is helping clients improve their mental, emotional, physical, and relational health. I work from a trauma-informed approach drawing from different therapeutic approaches. I adhere to the Canadian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics to ensure you are provided competent and ethical services.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality disorder
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Bullying
- Codependency
- Communication
- Compulsive gambling
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Gambling Addiction
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Addiction
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stopping Smoking
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Video Game Addiction
- Workplace stress
Services
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Forensic therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Person-centered therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- LGBTQ2+
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- Master of Social Work - University of Victoria May 2022
- Bachelor of Social Work - University of Manitoba August 2016
- Bachelor of Arts Philosophy - University of Lethbridge December 2000
Professional associations
- Alberta College of Social Workers
Facility: Therapy Alberta

Summary
Welcome! We are a diverse team of Alberta-based therapists committed to improving mental health and connecting all individuals and communities to the mental healthcare they deserve. Our therapy centers around compassionate care with empathy and non-judgment, creating a safe space for discovery and expression. We want you to feel comfortable talking about anything and everything; we offer you a secure place to be seen, heard, believed, and encouraged. We offer trauma-sensitive online therapy throughout Alberta ensuring your safety, convenience, and comfort.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Expressive arts therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Forensic therapy
- Group counselling
- Hoarding therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Prolonged exposure therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Therapeutic intervention
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

