Megan is a Registered Psychologist who believes that therapy should help people move toward the life they want—not simply teach them how to live with the life they have. With eight years of experience in both private and public practice, Megan supports adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, emotion regulation, and the impacts of motor vehicle accidents. She has a particular passion for working with individuals who identify as neurodivergent, as well as family members who may be struggling to support them.

Her approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. Megan understands that our experiences can stay with us not only in our thoughts and emotions, but also in the way our bodies respond to stress and the world around us. Together, she helps clients make sense of these patterns, work through difficult experiences, and develop a greater sense of freedom in how they respond to life. Sometimes that means reconnecting with relationships, returning to activities that once brought joy, or simply finding a new way forward.

Megan began her career supporting adults with autism, which shaped her understanding that there is no single way to learn, communicate, or heal. She has continued to work with people with a variety of neurodivergent experiences and has a particular interest in adapting trauma and anxiety therapy to different ways of thinking, learning, and communicating. She uses evidence-based approaches while ensuring that therapy is accessible, practical, and tailored to the person sitting in front of her.

She also believes that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. The environments we live and work in can have a significant impact on our well-being, and sometimes meaningful change involves looking beyond ourselves. She works alongside clients to explore what in their relationships, routines, workplaces, and surroundings supports their well-being, as well as what may be getting in the way. Her goal is to help clients create changes that feel sustainable not only within the therapy room, but in their everyday lives.

Outside of work, Megan enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and Labrador retriever. She also loves visiting amusement parks and embracing opportunities for a little fun, adventure, and excitement. Megan brings warmth, curiosity, and a genuine belief in each person’s ability to create meaningful change into her work with clients.

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Elizabeth is the founder of Illumination Therapeutic Services and holds a Master’s level in Social Work and is registered in the province of Alberta. Elizabeth works with clients ages 8 and up. She works with both individuals as well as couples, with a particular interest in supporting parents in understanding child brain development, reasonable expectations of their children (and selves) as well as strategies to build relationships with their children rather than engage in endless exhausting power struggles. Elizabeth considers it an honour as well as has extensive experience supporting those on their grief journeys, whether it is them who has a terminal or life altering diagnosis, a loved one, or the loss of a loved one. She uses an integrative approach including a variety of modalities including but not limited to: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Tapping, Expressive Arts, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Gottman Method. She has been working in the field for the past 20 years and has specialized in Addictions and Mental Health for over a decade with Alberta Health Services. Illumination Therapeutic Services opened its doors in January 2023.

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Val is a Registered Social Worker with over 35 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. She discovered her passion for therapy early in her career while completing her Social Work degrees at the University of Calgary and has since worked in child welfare, community mental health, and crisis support. These experiences shaped her belief that everyone carries resilience and strength, even in the face of life’s challenges. In her practice, Val has a special focus on couples’ work and has completed training in Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma (DCTCT), as well as additional approaches such as Solution Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). She is deeply committed to lifelong learning and to practicing from an anti-racist, compassionate lens. Clients appreciate her ability to create a safe, healing space where they are empowered to recognize their own expertise and capacity for growth. Outside of her professional role, Val cherishes her relationships as a mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, wife and friend.  She finds joy in her connection with animals and the natural world.

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