Sana Psychological

Sana Psychological Addiction & Mental Health clinic serving Alberta & Canada for adults and youth 12+ A solo private counselling practice in Calgary, Alberta.

10/07/2025

Quick question: Do you like your job?? Comment below!

I’m thankful I don’t hate my job (I feel like one of the fortunate ones) but I talk with people everyday who do.

The goal of work has shifted from providing basic needs and financial security to the quest for finding our passion- and that’s a big shift with a lot of pressure!

In our latest blog we explore the topic of work and expectations and our Thursday Live will be on this topic. We hope to see you there!

A few of our therapists share what moments make their days special. Contrary to popular thought, being a therapist is no...
10/06/2025

A few of our therapists share what moments make their days special.

Contrary to popular thought, being a therapist is not all rosy, vibrant and amazing. It can be an isolating, thankless, challenging role at times and having amazing moments with colleagues and the people we work with help get us through the tougher moments.

I love when someone recently interrupted our session to ask, “What’s with the pickle?” I took time to introduce them to my Emotional Support crocheted pickle.

When you come to Sana you have a team working for you- and we’re not all human!! 😜🥒🥒

What’s a fave part of your day???

10/01/2025

Have you considered the impact that language has on your mood, mindset, and mental health?

Whether you have or not, your therapist has!

We think about the power of language (amongst other things) and their impact on us often.

Here Paige Abbott, an addiction counselling specialist, shares her perspective on one often used and often detrimental word.

Did you guess what it was before he started the video? If not, what word did you think it would be?

People have an image of therapists as being polite and passive. In reality, each therapist brings their own personality ...
09/30/2025

People have an image of therapists as being polite and passive. In reality, each therapist brings their own personality to their work and often that includes some s***k and sassiness (in the most kind and respectful way, of course! We are still therapists, after all ☺️).

Here is a very short list of some of the reality checks that we offer to our clients every day.

The beauty about counselling is that you are able to be gently challenged by a person who greatly cares about you and wants the best for you.

We want to encourage you to be an evolved version of yourself. We do that by giving practical tools, honesty, and empathy.

Thank you to Megan for this prompt. We had fun with it!

09/29/2025

Navigating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is more than just wanting things clean or turning off that light switch an extra time.

It’s a condition that leaves people feeling hijacked and trapped in behavior and thought patterns that they want no part of, yet don’t know how to escape.

Megan Hanrahan shares about a specific therapeutic approach called ERP that is helpful in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder counselling.

Interested in treatment for yourself or a loved one?

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09/24/2025

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) is a therapy often used in conjunction with other modalities. It is a therapy that can help people do some deeper inner work on themselves.

IFS allows us to connect with the different parts of ourselves, and see that what we have been calling symptoms may have actually been debrided protective mechanisms that we can gently understand, accept and shift.

Meghan Nimmo share a brief introduction to IFS and how she incorporates it into her own counseling with individuals.

Have you ever heard of or tried IFS? Give a 👋👋 in the comments below!

Have a question about IFS? Ask away!

09/23/2025

This week we are going to talk about a few of the specialized techniques that some of our therapists here at Sana Psychological use when providing counseling services for various issues connected to mental health and addiction recovery.

Today Jasleen talks about offering EMDR and EMDR-informed therapy.

What’s the difference?

EMDR (which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy) is a specific type of therapy that only trained providers can offer. The therapy itself can be fairly structured and tailored to the individual. It is offered over a series of sessions and maybe longer term in nature, depending on the situation and the healing that the person is looking for.

What Jasleen means when she talks about being EMDR informed is that not everybody gets to the point of doing structured EMDR therapy. They benefit from some of the preparation techniques within this approach. Jasleen has found great success in supporting individuals with relationships, trauma, anxiety, and relationship with self using an EMDR informed approach. Sometimes this will lead to full EMDR therapy but not always.

Jasleen and other members of our team use EMDR to support those navigating trauma and other areas of mental health.

Have you ever heard of or tried EMDR? If yes, 👋👋 in the comments below!

SHOP WITH US & SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY 100% of all commissions go to support mental health. We are so...
09/22/2025

SHOP WITH US & SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY

100% of all commissions go to support mental health.

We are so excited to have finally figured out something that felt complicated and overwhelming to support mental health in our local community!

Anytime you make a purchase through the Sana Psyc shop on Amazon, a commission will be provided that will be exclusively used for mental health support either by offering subsidized counselling services or donating funds to community charities and initiatives.

Support while getting something for yourself at the same time!

Our shop will be regularly growing and evolving.

Have suggestions for products or books to be added? Let us know!

Now let’s get shopping and supporting ☺️

Our shop is here:

https://www.amazon.ca/shop/sana_psyc

09/19/2025

Building a relationship with yourself, takes time and dedication, as Jasleen Bhatoa talk more about in this video.

I recently had a client come in and say that they were doing some research around relationship with self and realized that it does not mean egotistical love but, in fact, is more about self-respect and self-care. This was something that they could get behind!

We can too! Working with relationships both individual as well as with couples and families, is a main part of what we do as therapists.

Looking to improve your relationships? We would be honored to help.

Our services require no referral and you can book an appointment online anytime.

Thanks for being here ☺️

09/19/2025

Couples often find that the same issues cause them conflict over and over again.

In couples counseling, we notice a few themes with finances, past issues, and the division of labor being hot button topics for a lot of couples.

Thanks to Meghan Nimmo, couples counseling therapist here at Sana Psyc, for shedding light on this topic.

It is something that Meghan sees often in couples counseling. She appreciates supporting couples in finding different communication and breaking out of old patterns as they navigate this and other hot button issues to improve their relationship.

considering couples counseling or individual relationship counseling? We have you covered!

With the number of therapists working in these areas, we are happy to support you as you work to improve the quality of your relationships.

Appointments can be booked online anytime. DM us or reach out to us anytime with questions info@sanapsychological.com

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Calgary, AB

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Monday 8:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

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