Stacey Steele Psychology

08/06/2025

Medicine Hat peeps, join me at Studio on second this Thursday for some re-regulaton & chill! All levels 🙏🏻

Book online ➡️ https://get.mndbdy.ly/pAuAfQLwCVb

07/31/2025

Healing in the wild 💚
Short family camping trip and snapped this shot
with my younger sister ..... sun on our skin, pine in the air, and nothing but the sound of water and laughter. Nature always knows how to recalibrate!

Camping reminds me that rest doesn’t have to be passive. It can look like fishing on a kayak, a hike by the lake, messy hair and ball caps, and hopping from campsite to campsite . It’s medicine.

Grateful for family, slowness, and the kind of healing you can’t find in a clinic, only on a trail, beside a lake, under the sky.

07/25/2025

I stand with E.M.
I stand with every survivor who spoke their truth and faced silence, doubt, or blame.
I reject the systems that protect power and harm people.

E.M., you spoke with courage. You didn’t deserve this burden.
I believe you. I stand beside you.

As a trauma therapist, I witness the cost of telling the truth in a world that punishes it.
This trial exposed a culture that enables objectification of women and the entitlement that perpetuates r**e culture and misogyny.

I choose to speak up, stay present, and push for change.

07/23/2025

I recently met for coffee with an acquaintance and they asked me about teaching yoga. It ended with "you must be really flexible!". Yes....and no.

🧘‍♂️ Can I do cool arm balances and handstand? Not yet, but might get there.
🧘‍♂️ Can I contort my body into a fabulous pretzel shape and emit a ray of ethereal light? No, and not my destination.
🧘‍♂️Am I serene AF and "high vibe only"? No, I want to feel all the feelings, and all vibes are welcome in my space.

What yoga HAS taught me...
💫 My almost 50 year old body doesn't need to conform to an insta worthy shot. My body belongs to me, and I strive for mobility and strength over aesthetic. No one is going to complement my six pack in the nursing home, but I'm going to live as long as I can wiping my own butt 😁
💫 As much as handstands look cool, they are more about courage than strength. That is true about most life situations.
💫 Being angry, disappointed, sad, scared, happy, even grossed out is a part of being human. Emotions are neither good nor bad, they just are. Eff high vibes, yoga teaches me to feel my feelings without judgement.

That's why outside of my psychology practice I teach yoga, to keep my practice honest, to be in community and to remind me of who I am. A human being existing on this planet with other human beings, and wouldn't have it any other way!

Shout out to which hosts my classes and offers space to be 🙏🏻

07/19/2025

Thank you Jenna Ibach Counselling for showing us the difference between EMDR trained and EMDR Certified! The office at 390 Aberdeen houses three (and soon one more!) of the four EMDR Certified therapists listed in Medicine Hat! I swear we didn't plan that 😁 If any EMDR trained folks want to go the step further in their profession, hit me up! I offer consulting for certification & reduced rates for clinicians working in non-profit and public health AND in the spirit of reconciliation, reparations & allyship I offer reduced rates for self identifying folks in the 2SLGBTQ2IA++ communities and people of the global majority who are underrepresented in our industry.

Many clients ask me how EMDR is helpful and what does being certified in EMDR mean vs trained. EMDR has shifted my practice and has become my go-to modality. Being certified in EMDR means I’ve gone beyond the basic training to deepen my skill in helping clients safely process trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain.

✨ EMDR Certification includes:
✔️ Advanced training beyond the basics
✔️ Supervised work with a wide range of clients
✔️ Extensive consultation with EMDR experts
✔️ Ongoing education in trauma-informed care
✔️ Commitment to following EMDR’s evidence-based model

Who can benefit from EMDR?

EMDR is a powerful therapy for people who have experienced:
* Trauma or PTSD (including childhood or relationship trauma)
* Anxiety or panic attacks
* Grief and loss
* Negative self-beliefs and low self-esteem
* Distressing memories that still feel “stuck”
* First responders, survivors, and those navigating life transitions

I'm here to answer any questions you might have. Reach out anytime. 💛

07/10/2025

Last year, I planted hollyhock seeds. I was so hopeful, because my mom grew these on the farm. They reminded me of simpler times, of roots and resilience.

But nothing came up. Not a single sprout. I figured it wasn’t meant to be. Life moved on, and so did I.

Then this year, without warning, they bloomed. Full, soft, and strong.

Healing in therapy often follows the same rhythm. You plant the seeds by showing up, speaking the truth, practicing new ways of being. And sometimes it feels like nothing is happening.

But healing runs deep. It grows underground before it ever breaks the surface.

Then one day, when you least expect it, something opens. A shift. A breath. A new way of relating to yourself.

If you are in the quiet season, please know this: the work still matters. What you are planting now will bloom in time.

07/01/2025

Go to the water.” When I sat in a Zoom room in 2022 with Elaine Alec during her Cultivating Safe Spaces training in 2022, she spoke about many things and through her teachings, I began to really consider what decolonization means for me in my psychology practice, and in my life. But first, Elaine said, “go to the water” if you need healing. 

On Canada Day, I reflect on the harms of colonial systems, and the ongoing impacts on Indigenous Peoples. As a white settler psychologist on Treaty 7 territory, I am committed to moving beyond symbolic land acknowledgments and toward true accountability, humility, and collective healing.

Decolonizing my practice means respecting Indigenous sovereignty, centering relational and community care, and restoring kinship. Thanks to Elaine Alec and Dr. Melissa Jay for guiding this path of unlearning and reconnection.

Today, I invite you to go to the water, literally or metaphorically, to listen, grieve, heal, and envision a more respectful way forward.

06/27/2025

A day out to celebrate the end of the school year as an aunt and a reminder of the sheer joy in play. Watching her light up at the arcade brought me back to what so many of us forget as adults, and I totally got into it too!

Play is not a luxury, it is essential. It helps us manage stress, stay curious, and experience moments of true joy. Protect that spark, you are never too old to play 🧡

06/25/2025

Not all therapy works the same way, especially when it comes to trauma.

While traditional talk therapy is great for insight and emotional processing, EMDR works differently by helping the brain reprocess traumatic memories faster and with less distress.

🌀 If you feel like you’ve talked about your trauma but still feel stuck, EMDR may be the missing piece.

06/20/2025

Healing is not neutral.

My Justice tattoo is not just personal, it is a daily reminder of why this work matters.

Trauma does not happen in a vacuum.
It happens in relationships, in systems, in histories that carry oppression, colonization, racism, and power imbalances that were never about fairness or safety.

Decolonizing therapy means we name these realities instead of pathologizing them. We make space for your full story, including the parts that were silenced.

Therapy is not about fixing something broken, its about honouring your strenghth, finding your voice, naming your experiences, and finding liberation in rest & restoration.

Justice is healing.

06/17/2025

In yoga, it’s OK to… not have it all worked out.
It’s OK to skip a pose, modify, rest, or just show up.

This Thursday’s Flow class at 5:15 PM is centered on building strength, not through intensity, but through presence, intention, and steady movement. Perfect if you’re new to yoga or just need a slower pace to rinse off the workday.

Expect clear guidance, permission to listen to your body, and a welcoming space that meets you where you are.

✨ Stay for Yin at 6:30 PM for longer holds, deep release, and a full nervous system reset.

🧘‍♀️Studio on second
💫 No experience needed, all props provided
🔗 Link to book https://www.mindbodyonline.com/explore/fitness/classes/flow-studio-on-second #324840171-2025-06-19

The beautiful “In Yoga It’s OK To…” visual from

06/14/2025

If you're running on empty, it's not because you're doing something wrong.
It’s because the systems around us have normalized burnout as the cost of caring.

What’s one thing you're holding right now that feels heavy?

Share with a colleague or friend who carries too much in silence.

We were never meant to do this alone.
Let’s stop pretending we have to.