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Stacey Steele Psychology

I help adults heal from CPTSD, relational trauma and loss using the art & science of psychology. Consulting available for EMDR therapists.

I specialize in EMDR, including offering multiple day intensives & am an EMDRIA Certified Therapist and Consultant. Offering the following services:

*Psychotherapy for Adults:
- Relational Trauma including childhood abuse, adult child of addiction, adult child of narcissistic parents, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and emotional abuse.
- EMDR Therapy for trauma and anxiety.
-Women’s Issues including burnout, co-dependency, self image & identity, "imposter syndrome", and post-divorce counselling.

* Women's Retreats & Groups

* Workplace Wellness Consultation

Stacey Steele MACP is a Registered Psychologist offering confidential counselling services to individuals, families, and couples seeking guidance with improving the quality of their lives and relationships. Stacey works with individuals to feel better about themselves, accept their situation, and make healthy and positive choices. Stacey takes the approach that one size does not fit all! Her approach to counselling is eclectic and she incorporates elements from evidence-based practices to ensure that your counselling experience is dynamic and tailored to your needs. If you are interested in learning more, or not sure if counselling is right for you, contact Stacey to book a free phone consultation.

* All psychological services are billed at $220 an hour payable prior to each session. Stacey is a Registered Psycholgoist with the College of Alberta Psychologists (registration number 7493). Coverage depends on the insurance company and specific employee plan. To find out if you are covered for services from a registered psychologist, contact your plan representative.

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10/23/2025

Therapists, social workers, helpers....did you drink the Kool-Aid?
The one labeled “clients first,” “we’re a family,” “this is just how the field is.” My personal favourite when asking for more resources "The reward is in the work, not the paycheque".

We’ve all heard it. We’ve all sipped it.

What’s the most unhinged thing a workplace ever said to you? Drop it in the comments, let's name the BS out loud 👇

10/18/2025

Revisiting some book this weekend for online program devleopment for therapists and burnout (ReLit Practice) & wanted to share this reading list for helpers + healers who want to stay in the work without losing themselves in it.

Help for the Helper by Babette Rothschild
Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
The Resilient Practitioner by Thomas M. Skovholt & Michelle Trotter-Mathison
The Grieving Therapist by Larisa A. Garski & Justine Mastin

I can’t wait to share what’s emerging from the notes, highlights, and dog-eared pages!

What's one your bookshelf this weekend?

10/15/2025

Dismantle the idea that work has to be Monday to Friday, 9-5! Most bodies don't actually function in that cycle.

In this work, you are allowed to:
- Start your day in the afternoon
- Work Saturdays and take off Tuesdays
- Do work sprints in the evenings while watching TV
- See early morning clients and be home by 11am
- Cap your clients at 3 a day
- ...and do your best work in hotel rooms on Sunday mornings 😁

10/14/2025

Ten years after burnout, I stopped “leaning in.”
I thought I was building something meaningful, but I was really building exhaustion.

Leaning out taught me that with rest, comes clarity. Clarity to make values based choices.

If you’re a therapist or healer tired of doing all the right things and still feeling drained, you’re not alone.
The Relit Practice Burnout Recovery Program for Therapists begins January 2026.

DM to learn more & be the first to know when enrollment opens!

10/09/2025

GENTLE & RESTORATIVE YOGA AROUND MEDICINE HAT

Sharing a few local spaces offering gentle, restorative, and yin yoga for nervous system regulation and deep rest.

This isn’t a full list of every class offered in the city, just a few gems I know of or have experienced myself.

Whether you’re looking to slow down, reconnect, or soften into stillness, these classes offer a beautiful invitation to rest.

(If you teach one of these classes or know others, please add them in the comments so more folks can find their place to land.)

10/07/2025

In the helping profession, in particular the mental health field, we are taught to take a results first approach. "II'll take a break when my notes are done", " I need to fit in one more session today", "I'll just finish this over my lunch break". This can result in almost a franticness, a drive to do everything and anything in order to achieve the results. But we are just one voice and one person.

What if we changed our mindset to a conditions first approach and had confidence that the results will follow?

Conditions first means we set the stage for optimal outcomes by taking care of needs during the day, prepare for each session in a way that let's go of need to control and empowers clients, and tends to our environment to create a comfortable and safe space.

What does conditions first mean to you?

10/06/2025

I have close people in my life who are teachers, people I have said "I love you" to. I have teachers in my office almost everyday. I KNOW in the past I have given many (more than I care to count) teachers some gray hairs! And I have had one or two teachers who believed in me, when I didn’t believe in myself.

Teachers, we see you. We stand with you.

09/24/2025

I'm teaching this Thursday at Studio on second . This class is all levels and great for people new to yoga practice or who are looking for a way to slow down, destress and reconnect!
Slow flow & mindful movement followed by longer holds using props to emphasize comfort 🧘🏻‍♀️

All are welcome 🙂

Register on the Mind Body App https://get.mndbdy.ly/0qgrVjTROWb

09/20/2025

Therapist life looks a LOT different behind the scenes than you may think!

Diet Pepsi disguised as coffee, and a notebook for literally every mood. It’s saying no to hustle culture, yes to emotional support books, and dropping the occasional F-bomb while fighting the patriarchy. It’s challenging the narrow views of mental illness, cheering when clients do the bravest things, and supporting therapists in choosing a sustainable practice.🤍

09/13/2025

What are you reading for fun? For learning?

I can't be the only one with emotional support books??

Lifelong learning is a protective factor in therapist burnout. You don't have to win a training lottery (iykyk) or jet to conferences (but you can!). Learning can happen with reading, podcasts, videos and other media. The thing is, you have to share it with someone and even better, have a dialogue about your learning THEN put it into practice.
That's where the real magic of resilience comes in...
- learning (new ideas and depth in current knowledge)
- sharing (sharing with peers)
- practicing (find a way to apply it in your everyday)

09/05/2025

"Don’t set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm."

My very first counsellor said this when I was going through a rough time and it has stuck with me ever since. It reminds me that these schemas of self sacrifice, people pleasing, and approval seeking can keep us trapped in situations that no longer serve us whether it is relationships, workplaces, or even habits! External systems can harm but we also have internal systems that perpetuate the cycle of burnout.

Being a helper is a part of the fabric of who I am, but helping doesn't mean sacrifice and healing doesn't mean fixing.

09/03/2025

Not quite burnout? Not quite thriving? Possibly surviving?
You may be experiencing "brownout".

Friends, many of us have been there, or are still there. For me, brownout was insidious enough to keep me overfunctioning, while blaming myself for not having the capacity for an ungodly workload.
I was productive enough to get outcomes and grow a caseload, so it looked good on paper when I did my month end reporting. BUT it was the cracks in other areas of my life and work where my energy and creativity drained leaving me feeling numb to life.

It took some time, but I created systems, boundaries, and changed internal beliefs to sustain my practice and my life . I know now I will never go back to that again.

Maybe you relate? Maybe you know someone who is going through this?
I want you to know you're not alone, and finding passion in your work and joy in your life is possible again 🤍

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390 Aberdeen Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB
T1A0R2

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm

Website

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