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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Group Mindfulness for ADHD
Psychotherapy
Group Mindfulness for ADHD
Group Mindfulness for ADHD
Group Mindfulness for ADHD
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Group Mindfulness for ADHD
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About Me
Who I Am
How I Do It
What I Do
Hi, my name is Sue Top. I am a psychotherapist, wife, and mother of two teens. I think people are awesome, and I love the fact that my job lets me have deep, meaningful conversations all day. I love board games, travel, being outdoors, and laughing. Mostly laughing.
What I Do
How I Do It
What I Do
My education and experience enables me to offer individualized care. We will meet and I will cater to your unique needs at your pace.
In my work, I meet with people from all walks of life, and every person's issues are slightly different. This can also be said of every person's strengths. This is one of the things that I find so interesti
My education and experience enables me to offer individualized care. We will meet and I will cater to your unique needs at your pace.
In my work, I meet with people from all walks of life, and every person's issues are slightly different. This can also be said of every person's strengths. This is one of the things that I find so interesting about my job, finding out how you see the world, and how I can help you navigate it more easily, using your own strengths.
My heart is a judgement free zone. I provide a safe space for you to explore your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward. I see it as a privilege to join you on your mental health journey.
How I Do It
How I Do It
How I Do It
Therapy with me has been described as an informal, interactive conversation. I ask lots of questions to help me understand, and I use examples to see if I have the right idea.
I use a combination of techniques, gathered over many years of practice and training. Which techniques I use with you will depend on which ones you will benefit fro
Therapy with me has been described as an informal, interactive conversation. I ask lots of questions to help me understand, and I use examples to see if I have the right idea.
I use a combination of techniques, gathered over many years of practice and training. Which techniques I use with you will depend on which ones you will benefit from the most, and that will become evident to me as we get to know each other over the first few sessions.
Helping you learn to identify and express feelings with someone who is compassionate and non-judgmental is a big part of my work. Often, just the act of doing that can be healing.
Psychotherapy
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
Emotion Focused Therapy, or EFT, brings our attention to what emotion is being felt at the moment. My role in this approach is to create a safe space in which to explore feelings, to help you identify feelings, and to teach you ways to tolerate feelings so that you do not feel overwhelmed.
Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy focuses on both the present relationships that we have with other people in our life as well as the past relationships that have shaped us. My role as a therapist in this approach is to provide a safe space within which to dig into the pain of past and present relationships, with the goal of processing the thoughts and feelings and putting the pain to rest. It is also to be authentic and honest about how I experience you, and how it affects me. This gives you the opportunity to reflect on how you effect other people. It is also important that you feel comfortable doing the same with me, to be able to clearly state your needs and concerns.
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt therapy focuses on seeing each person as a whole being, rather than a bunch of different parts that do not interconnect. My role in this approach is to bring your attention to things you may not be noticing about yourself that may give us information. For instance, that your foot is tapping the entire time that you are telling me that you are very relaxed today.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Self Compassion
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is focused on looking at thoughts and how we can help ourselves by changing how we think. My role as a therapist in this approach is to gently point out thinking errors or self-critical thoughts, and to help you embrace thoughts that are more encouraging and compassionate.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness refers to the act of bringing our attention to what we are experiencing at that moment. Being mindful throughout the day can significantly decrease anxiety. My role in this approach is to teach you methods of becoming more mindful, and to direct you to resources that you can explore on your own at home.
Plan Your Visit
Getting to my office
- Accessibility: My office is in an office building, there is an elevator.
- Parking: There is usually plenty of paid parking spots available in the parking lot.
- Bus: The office is close to Billings Bridge, which is on the transit way.
- When you arrive, please let yourself in to the waiting room.
Fees
- My psychotherapy fee is $155, the sessions are 50 minutes in length.
- Forms of Payment: I accept cash, credit, debit, cheque, and etransfer.
- Insurance: Many major insurance companies will reimburse clients for my receipts. Please check that they cover a "Psychotherapist."
Telephone Session
Please ensure that you input the telephone number for our session when you book your appointment online. I will call you at the time of our appointment.
Video Session
Video sessions are run through OWL Practice, a Canadian Mental Health Administration provider. You will need a good internet connection, and a camera and microphone on your device. Each person has their own username and password. Computers with Federal Government firewalls will not work with this program.