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Erin Cape and Timber

Areas of Specialization

Individual Counselling

Counselling for adult individuals on topics including:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • ​Attachment and relationships

  • Burnout and occupational concerns

  • Life transitions

  • ADHD

  • Gender and sexual identity

  • Self-esteem and confidence

  • OCD

  • Emotional management

  • Adult-child relationships and parenting

  • Sleep concerns

Couples Counselling

I also specialize in couples counselling, helping couples work through relationship concerns including communication issues, conflict resolution, household roles and responsibility disagreement, and intimacy concerns. I use evidence-based approaches to help couples improve their communication and strengthen their emotional bond, including Gottman Method and attachment psychology.

Therapeutic Approaches

At Erin Cape Psychological Services, my approach to therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based. I have taken post-graduate training to enhance my knowledge of psychological theory and clinical approaches to meet a range of client needs.

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Specific therapeutic approaches used in sessions include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Gottman Method for couples therapy.

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Trainings

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  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Basics

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents

  • Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Gottman Method Level 1 (couples)

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)

  • The Health Anxiety Treatment Guide: ACT and CBT-Based Interventions for Illness Anxiety and Somatic Symptom Disorders

  • ADHD Clinical Services Provider Certification

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

  • Dawn McBride's Ethics workshops

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As per the College of Alberta (CAP) Continuing Competency Program and my own commitment to education and evidence-based practice, I am regularly participating in additional therapeutic and ethics trainings to best serve my clients.

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Education and Professional Affiliations

  • Masters of Counselling, City University of Seattle in Canada

  • Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, University of Victoria

  • Registration in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists, #6279

  • Psychologists' Association of Alberta

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My Approach
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