Slade Counselling: Your Partner in Mental Health

About Regan

Regan is a Registered Social Worker with experience providing compassionate, trauma-informed counselling to children, teenagers, adults, couples, and families. 

She supports clients who may feel disconnected from themselves, overwhelmed by difficult experiences, or frustrated after previous therapy did not provide the depth or understanding they needed.

Regan has a particular interest in working with complex and deep-rooted concerns, including trauma, dissociation, challenging family dynamics, and patterns that may have been carried across generations.

*Regan is accepting new virtual clients this fall (18+)

Regan's online booking schedule will be available soon! In the meantime, please contact us to learn more, join the waitlist, or request an appointment.

Regan's Approach

Regan believes that therapy should move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for each client. You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning, and you will not be pressured to discuss experiences before you feel ready.

Her approach is relational, inclusive, and trauma-informed. Regan works collaboratively with clients to understand how past experiences may continue to affect their emotions, relationships, behaviour, and sense of self.

Her approach integrates evidence-based therapies, including:

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Trauma-informed counselling
Strengths-based therapy
Relational and attachment-focused approaches
Emotional regulation and grounding strategies

Regan believes that clients are the experts in their own lives. Your voice, intuition, experiences, and goals help guide the counselling process.

Areas Of Focus

Complex trauma and post-traumatic stress
Dissociation and feelings of disconnection
Intergenerational and family trauma
Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
Depression and low mood
Difficult family roles and relationship patterns
Attachment and relationship concerns
Identity, self-esteem, and personal growth
Emotional regulation and coping skills
Life transitions and major changes
Parenting and family challenges

Regan has a special interest in working with:

Adults navigating trauma and difficult family histories
Clients who have not felt fully understood in previous therapy

She is particularly passionate about helping clients explore experiences that may be difficult to explain but continue to affect how they feel, respond, and connect with others.

What To Expect

Clients can expect Regan to be calm, supportive, thoughtful, and respectful of their individual pace.

Her goal is to create an environment where you feel heard without judgment and where difficult experiences can be explored with care. Therapy with Regan is not about forcing you to “move on” or rewriting everything that has happened. Instead, it is about helping you understand your experiences differently and reducing the control they may have over your present life.

Regan recognizes that healing often happens gradually and in layers. She works with clients to develop greater self-understanding, reconnect with their needs, and create healthier ways of responding to difficult emotions and relationships.

Complex Intergenerational Trauma

Regan provides support for individuals affected by complex or intergenerational trauma.

Intergenerational trauma can be carried through families in many ways, including unspoken expectations, rigid family roles, relationship patterns, emotional disconnection, or survival strategies that were once necessary but may no longer be helpful.

Regan helps clients explore these patterns with compassion and curiosity. Her goal is to help clients better understand where certain beliefs, behaviours, or emotional responses may have originated. Through this process, clients can begin developing new ways of relating to themselves, their families, and the people around them.

Book A Consultation

Regan offers counselling services virtually across Alberta.

If you are ready to take the next step, you can book a session or a free 15-minute consultation to see if therapy is the right fit for you.