Child Psychology (ages 3+)
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Elite Athletes
Para-Athletes
Creative Performers (eg. Actors, Musicians)
Play Therapy & Expressive Arts
Primary Modalities and Frameworks:
Play Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Ericksonian Hypnosis
Parts Work/ Internal Family Systems
I am also informed by:
Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Certificate in Foundations of Play Therapy: Green Stream Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute (RMPTI) (80 hours)
Puppetry in a Play Therapy Setting Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT) (6 hours)
Children of War Training CAPT (6 hours)
Certificate in Sandplay with Special Populations: Yellow Stream RMPTI (26.5 hours)
SPHS505: Sport Psychology American Public University (Master's Level Course)
KSR744: Psychological Dimensions of Performance in Sport University of Alberta (Master's Level Course)
Additional sports and performance related experience includes 13 years as an athlete in alpine ski racing, including 2 years internationally carded, and 15 years as a coach following that. I am a certified alpine ski racing coach and also represented Team Alberta as a coach in Para-Alpine at the 2019 Canada Winter Games. I am currently completing my Graduate Certificate in Coaching at the University of Alberta.
EMDR Basic Training EMDR Consulting (40 hours)
EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma PESI (6.5 hours)
Ericksonian Hypnosis Part B The Milton H. Erickson Foundation (20 hours) - With Dr. Jeffery Zeig and Dr. Micheal Yapko
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference (attendee) The Milton H. Erickson Foundation 2013, 2017
Dissociation 101 Kirsten Ferguson, MSW (6 hours)
EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma PESI (6.5 hours)
Amelia can offer virtual appointments and/or in-person appointments to clients who are located in Alberta, Canada.