Individual Counseling Services for Adult in Edmonton, AB

Couples counseling can be beneficial to couples who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, throughout all stages of their relationship. Therapy sessions are held with both partners and is a supportive place to discuss issues and solutions to strengthen or improve certain aspects of your relationship. To learn more about couples counselling please visit our Couples Counselling page.

Communication is an important life skill. Struggling with communication can negatively impact relationships in different areas of your life. Through counselling we aim to help you learn how to effectively communicate with partners, co-workers, bosses, friends, or family members. We can also work on improving your ability to listen to others.

Self-esteem refers to how we think and feel about ourselves. It includes how we view ourselves and the value we place on ourselves as a person. It is common to struggle with low self-esteem. This may show up in your life as feeling uncertain, doubting yourself, lacking confidence, thinking or talking negatively about yourself, feeling not good enough, or inferior. Through counselling, we aim to help you develop a more positive and accepting view of yourself. This can include learning strategies to stop comparisons, negative self-talk, and self-criticism, as well as strategies to improve self-acceptance and self-compassion.

It is normal and healthy for family members to disagree, argue, and sometimes fight. However, sometimes fighting, arguments, tension, and conflict can become too frequent and/or out of control. At Stillar Psychological we work with individuals and families to help repair relationship ruptures and resolve areas of tension and conflict. It may be helpful to call for a free consultation to discus what services would be a good fit for you based on your family issues and concerns.

Body image relates to the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and perceptions you have about your physical appearance. Signs of a struggle with body image can include feeling anxious, ashamed, or sad about the way you look, feeling or believing that you are less or inferior to others based on how you look, or feeling uncomfortable and dissatisfied with your body and/or appearance. Body dissatisfaction is very common, 90% of women and 50% of men feel dissatisfied with their body image. Through counselling, we aim to help you improve your body image so that you can feel happier and more confident in yourself.

Stress is often a common experience in our daily lives. Our stress level can fluctuate depending on a variety of factors such as work demands, family issues, financial concerns, health problems, or life events. It is important to learn how to manage and cope with stress effectively as stress can become overwhelming or disruptive. Chronic stress can also increase the risk of developing both psychological and physical illnesses.

Perfectionism usually involves having high expectations, avoiding mistakes at all costs, being highly organized, neat, or focused on details and structure. Trusting others to do some of the work can be difficult. Inwardly, confidence is often low. Perfection is rarely, if ever, achieved, and as such perfectionists are often left feeling as though they have failed or rarely experience a sense of achievement and success. Perfectionism can bleed into low self-esteem, test anxiety, procrastination, eating disorders, and obsessiveness. Through counselling, we aim to help you develop a healthier sense of achievement drive, improve self-confidence, and reduce unreasonable expectations and fear of failure.

Self-harm involves harming oneself, often through cutting, burning, or scratching the body (commonly arms, wrists, and legs). Self-harm is typically not meant as a suicide attempt but rather a means of coping. This can include coping with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, or other mental health concerns. It can also serve as a means to cope with significant emotional pain or to escape from feeling numb, empty, or nothing. Through counselling, we aim to help you develop alternative ways of coping so that self-injury doesn’t feel like the only option.

Insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep) is one of the most common sleep concerns. Sleep is a vital component of human functioning. Individuals struggling with sleep issues may feel fatigued, have low energy, have difficulty concentrating or sustaining focus. They may also experience irritability and/or anxiety. These symptoms can negatively impact school, work, and social life. Through treatment we aim to help you regain a sense of satisfaction and restfulness from your sleep.