Sana Psychological

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

12/23/2025

As we approach a time of year where family expectations are high, we wanted to pause and talk about family estrangement.

There are many people out there (maybe you) who, after years of agonizing, trying and hoping, reached a point where they just couldn’t do it anymore. Or maybe reached a point where they realized they deserved better and were worth more.

More people than you realize are detached from a parent(s), sibling, grandparent, child or other family member. This is not a state of choice. Most people want good relationships with family, that’s just not always possible.

If this is you, we recognize your loss, pain, hurt, grief, freedom, worth, choice and value.

We appreciate you and understand you. You’re not alone.

Our theme this year has been Presence Over Presents and here are some helpful ways that we encourage you to be present w...
12/23/2025

Our theme this year has been Presence Over Presents and here are some helpful ways that we encourage you to be present with others.

Save this post and use it when coming up to a gathering, party or event, or use it in daily life with partners, coworkers, friends and kids.

Presence fosters connection.

Connection minimizes isolation and promotes health.

Which one of these is easiest for you? Which one will you try next?

It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Here are some easy to do, simple to access and effective techniques to use. ...
12/22/2025

It’s easy to feel stressed and overwhelmed.

Here are some easy to do, simple to access and effective techniques to use.

Do these when you’re already calm to build associations in your brain of safety and what it feels like.

Do these in high emotion moments to help send a message of safety to your brain.

Save this post for when you might need it.

Do you use any of these already? Which one is your favorite?

12/18/2025

Pressure. Oh, the pressure!

There just seems to be so much of it these days from various sources.

How do we cope?

We explore one idea in this video to help you shift from “Have to” to “Choosing to.”

What’s helped you reduce the pressure you put on yourself?

Boundaries are your best friend at any time of year, including during the winter and holiday season.Here are some of our...
12/17/2025

Boundaries are your best friend at any time of year, including during the winter and holiday season.

Here are some of our top encouragements from therapists who see people struggle year after year at this time. These are the sanity savers and the things that make the difference between a hard or enjoyable season.

Which one feels like your top priority?

We’ve been excitedly hanging onto this post for the last few weeks as this trend around boundaries has been a great one ...
12/16/2025

We’ve been excitedly hanging onto this post for the last few weeks as this trend around boundaries has been a great one to see.

In these last few weeks of December, we knew that we were wanting to talk about boundaries with you all.

Our latest blog is on this exact thing. It is all about saying no kindly over the holidays.

Check out this other blog posts anytime by visiting SanaPsychological.com and heading to the Blog session.

❓What do you think of our list?

😮 Are you surprised that some of these would be considered boundaries?

🤔 What would you add to your own list?

We would love to hear from you in the comments below!

12/15/2025

Sometimes it is nice to say hello to new things and sometimes it is nice to say goodbye to the things no longer serving us.

Here are some things on our minds that we are happy to say goodbye to as we come to the end of another year.

What are you saying goodbye to?

12/13/2025

We know that this is not an easy time of year.

Darkness, crappy weather, holiday pressure, financial strain, added end of your tasks, and more can make it easy to slip away from ourselves and forget about what truly matters in the upcoming days and weeks.

Here is your gentle reminder to not forget about yourself and taking care of yourself today and always.

Some Friday funnies (in a dark humor sort of way). Fellow therapists: Do you feel this too??Fellow humans: Are you with ...
12/12/2025

Some Friday funnies (in a dark humor sort of way).

Fellow therapists: Do you feel this too??

Fellow humans: Are you with us??

Thankfully self work, growth and boundaries can move us away from the icky parts of life and towards the freedom, but not everyone is there.

I can feel the energy when I go out. I can feel the energy within a lot of clients. It doesn’t have to be seen to be noticed.

Let’s revolutionize our winter and holiday focus to slowness, rest, care and authentic connection. These are the things we’ll be prioritizing.

In the meantime, send love and well wishes in your emails, because you will not find us well for a few more weeks 😜

12/11/2025

A topic that comes up every day over here is boundaries.

Many of us haven’t learned to tune into our feelings and needs, nor advocate for them with others.

Bringing boundaries in as a focus and a self-care tool is a beautiful thing. It invites you to check in with what you need and how you feel and empowers you to take the action that brings you safety, protect protection, and, ultimately, peace.

Here we share about boundaries and some key elements to keep in mind with this practice.

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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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