A Greeting from Oana (she/her)
Registered Provisional Psychologist.
Oana offers virtual sessions, for all Alberta residents.
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Hello, I’m Oana, As a Registered Provisional Psychologist, I love helping people live authentically. With support, understanding and gentle care, we can create meaning in our lives, achieve powerful transformation and begin a journey of self-discovery. Often when there is great pain and suffering, it can be the catalyst for change in one’s life. I am passionate about supporting people on this path to fulfillment and wholeness. I have earned my Master of Counselling Psychology and Bachelor of Psychology degree. Throughout almost two decades of working with children, families and adults in a variety of community settings, it became clear that relationships and attachment are at the core of well-being. I provide attachment-based therapy and I am trauma informed. I believe the presence of safe and nurturing relationships are key to healing. I utilize person-centred, emotionally focused and psychodynamic approaches. I am also trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy – an evidence-based treatment for psychological trauma and depression. I work with pre-teens and teens, adults and families. The first step in reaching out to a therapist can be daunting. I am supportive of each and every stage of your healing journey and I am happy to go at your pace as we co-create a safe space and develop rapport. As a person who aspires to practice as the 'Healed Healer', I take part in my own personal therapy and continue to be a student of self-development and emotional health and wellness. I am also a nature and animal lover and have a keen interest in most outdoor activities and adventures. Warmly, Oana | she/her |
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Canmore Counselling is located Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. The physical location of Canmore Counselling & the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology is in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, which is considered Treaty 7 land and home of Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III, and the traditional territory of the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action.
At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities.
We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. Thank you for being here.
At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities.
We believe wholeheartedly that community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism are inherent to trauma-informed care. Thank you for being here.