Authentic You Psychology - Counselling and Assessment Services

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Not your typical psychology page! 🔞 Real, raw, and authentic mental health content 🦋✨️🌈 Accepting new client bookings for counselling, assessment and addictions services with our team of authentic & diverse psychologists 🧠 Contact us to book today 🌠

02/06/2026

🎓 Grad school does not actively promote building real relationships or genuine closeness with clients.

👔 The corporate world often discourages it with your staff.

Connection is not unprofessional. And can actually be therapeutic! 🥰✨

🎶 That's the way WE like it at Authentic You!

What rarely gets said out loud, counselling includes deeply relational and connective work.

People do not heal because of therapeutic language, worksheets, or modality protocols. They heal because their nervous system experiences safety with another human.

Research consistently shows the therapeutic alliance is one of the strongest predictors of therapeutic outcomes across all counselling approaches and modalities!

Boundaries matter. Ethics matter.
The power differential matters. 💯

Professional distance is NOT what creates safety. Attunement does. 🫶

For Our Clients & Staff...

You can be professional and warm.

You can be ethical and emotionally present.

You can care deeply without crossing lines.

At Authentic You, therapy is relational by design. Real. Steady. Human. Authentic. 🦋🌈

We practice from a trauma informed, relational lens. We value transparency, trust, and genuine care. With our clients and with each other. 🙏

If you are looking to book counselling or for client referrals our psychologists are here and accepting new clients!

If you are a provisional psychologist or registered psychologist who believes therapeutic success, and a healthy workplace happens in relationships, we are hiring. 🤍

👋Authentic You Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
⚓️ South Edmonton
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW
☎️ (587) 821-2289
📩 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🔗 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca





Therapist Friday Funny 😂😅If grounding skills are not grounding lately, keep reading... 👀If the sensory 5 4 3 2 1 groundi...
02/06/2026

Therapist Friday Funny 😂😅

If grounding skills are not grounding lately, keep reading... 👀

If the sensory 5 4 3 2 1 grounding technique is just not cutting it, see above the suggested and updated 2026 version 😮‍💨🔥

A client shared this with us. It fits because it is likely a version of what we actually all need right now!

By Friday, your nervous system is carrying the cumulative load. Regulation is not only calm. It can be a safe discharge of rage, grief, anxiety, and overall heaviness.

🌟 Authentic You Invites You to Name:

• 5 things you are done tolerating this week 😤
• 4 boundaries you ignored to keep functioning 🙃
• 3 systems that leave you depleted 🫠
• 2 expectations you are putting down for the weekend ✋
• 1 thing you are letting go of before Monday 😌

Rage, grief and anxiety carries important information but is a heavy load. Letting go of these supports regulation!

Check out our counselling, assessment, and specialty addictions services. Teens and adults. Evidence based. Trauma informed. Deeply Real & Human. 🫶

🦋🌈 Authentic You. Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton, Alberta 📞 (587) 821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

Our psychologists are accepting new clients and most have availability in February 🧠✨

💝 It is LOVE Month!!! 💘Love is not limited to romance. And it does not live in clean categories! It exists in genuine fr...
02/02/2026

💝 It is LOVE Month!!! 💘

Love is not limited to romance. And it does not live in clean categories!

It exists in genuine friendships. In work relationships that become deeply connected. In clients trusting us with their stories. In teams where care, responsibility, and closeness overlap 🤍

There is no sharp line between personal and professional. These are humans relating with intention, ethics, and genuine heart 🫂

For clients, this feels like safety. For clinic owners and clinicians, it feels like holding a lot and doing it together with lots of support 💯

This is the kind of love that sustains people. And this is the culture that Authentic You stands for!

If you are a psychologist who wants to be part of a team who leans into care and connection with each other and our clients, then reach out to us as we are hiring and want to hear from you! 👋

Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton, AB
☎️ 587-821-2289
📩 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

🤭💖 Happy Monday... Here is Funny to Start Off Your Love Month ❤️🥰For some people, this month feels warm and fuzzy. For o...
02/02/2026

🤭💖 Happy Monday... Here is Funny to Start Off Your Love Month ❤️🥰

For some people, this month feels warm and fuzzy. For others, it brings heaviness, including grief, longing, breakups, distance, or complicated memories.

Some people cope by talking. Some by crying. Some by laughing and joking through the pain 💌😅

Humour can be part of our self care and a way to connect with others. It can also be an effective way to stay present without being overwhelmed.

If you see yourself in that, it makes total sense. Your way of coping counts and it can be found in the therapy room too 💞

We see our clients show love every day. To themselves. To their healing journey. To showing up, even on their hardest days!

If you are thinking of starting counselling and are unsure where to start, we have some amazing psychologists accepting new clients, with openings in February 2026! Don't wait, reach out to us today 🫶

Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton, AB
📞 (587) 821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca


Some rare mornings, I make a coffee at work! ☕️ To be honest, not often, as my thought is these comfort drinks are for o...
01/28/2026

Some rare mornings, I make a coffee at work! ☕️

To be honest, not often, as my thought is these comfort drinks are for our clients and staff 🦋

However this morning I decided this one is for me. Even though I could have made it in a coffee cup, I wanted to use the cute heart sleeve instead ❤️

Before my sessions start for the day.
Before holding space for others.
I sat and took in our space, and recognized this place is my daily glimmer... 🥰

I slowed down my breath.
I grounded my feet to the floor.
I took in what we worked hard to build.
All the special details that mean so much.
Just sitting in the feeling of overwhelming gratitude to be here ✨️

Presence comes before everything else! 💯

Because as therapists when our nervous systems are regulated, that's truly the type of embodied work that significantly supports our clients in the therapy room 🧘‍♀️

We're accepting NEW clients! We're HIRING multiple psychologists! Come be present with us in our magical space 🫶

🌈 Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
☎️ (587) 821-2289
📩 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🔗 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

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Take up ALL the space you need to SHINE BRIGHT! 💛🥰You are not too much.You are finally visible.You stopped dimming.You s...
01/27/2026

Take up ALL the space you need to SHINE BRIGHT! 💛🥰

You are not too much.
You are finally visible.
You stopped dimming.
You stopped softening your truth.
You let yourself be seen, even when it feels exposing and raw ☀️🌈

It showing up in colour after a long stretch of people pleasing to blend in with all the grey. You are no longer disappearing for anyones preferences ✨️

At Authentic You, we support people who are ready to take up space and move against this unfair messaging of being "too much", which they likely heard their entire life... 🦋

✅️ Counselling for Teens, Adults, Couples, and Families.
✅️ Support for Addictions and Out of Control Behaviours.
✅️ Trauma Informed and Integrated Care
✅️ BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent Affirming
✅️ Grounded. Authentic. Human.

Reach out to us today to discuss how to begin your therapeutic journey with Authentic You! 🌈✨🦋

📍 South Edmonton
📞 (587) 821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

🐆🩵 A REALLY vulnerable post from a clinic owner 💚🦁This mint green fridge is the first fridge I have ever owned. Retro. S...
01/26/2026

🐆🩵 A REALLY vulnerable post from a clinic owner 💚🦁

This mint green fridge is the first fridge I have ever owned. Retro. Shorter than me (I am 5'3). And as corny as it sounds, it makes me smile every day 🧊✨

Why this matters!? 🤔

Hi, I am Karen, the founder of Authentic You. I am 36 years old. And I do NOT own a home 🏡

To say this out loud, still brings up embarrassment and shame. Many millennials quietly carry this burden too.

In 2025, I made a difficult choice. A house down payment with my savings OR investing and building something I deeply believed in... 🌈

I chose to go ALL IN on Authentic You! 🦋

What that choice looks like now +6 months later. • 6 therapy offices • 1 welcoming waiting room • 1 coffee/ tea bar • Admin space • Staff Kitchen & Printer room • A growing group practice built with authenticity, intention, and genuine care 🫶

This fridge lives in our staff kitchen. It is small. It is imperfect. It represents my sacrifices. It also represents courage!

Being a practice owner is not for the faint of heart. There is pressure. There is risk. There are many sleepless nights and moments of self doubt...

But there is also meaning. There is intense passion. There is building something real, even when the path looks different than I ever expected.

If this resonates, you are not behind. You are making decisions out of your comfort zone. And those choices really matter 🙏

Our psychologists are currently accepting new clients. If you are thinking about starting therapy, we would be honoured to support you along your journey!

🌠 Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
📞 (587) 821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

A transparent take on self care in sobriety and addictions recovery 🖤🐆Self care in recovery is often misunderstood. It i...
01/26/2026

A transparent take on self care in sobriety and addictions recovery 🖤🐆

Self care in recovery is often misunderstood. It is not skincare and bubble baths. Unfortunately it is not instant peace and calm.

Self care in sobriety is learning how to stay present when your nervous system wants instant relief. It is learning how to say no to short term fixes. It is learning how to tolerate feelings that were once numbed.
Here is the part that matters 🙏

Substances often act as regulators. They reduce overwhelm. They blunt emotional pain. They create fast relief.

When someone stops or cuts back that substance or behaviours, the body reacts intensely. Anxiety increases. Sleep changes. Emotions feel louder...

That is why recovery support has to be flexible and creative 💯

At Authentic You, our addictions services meet you where you are. Abstinence is not a requirement to start therapy. Harm reduction is part of our work when someone is not there yet.

Our addictions services include: • Trauma informed and integrated addictions counselling • Harm reduction approaches • Work with substance use and behavioural addictions and out of control behaviours • Relapse prevention and stabilization • Support with readiness for change • Referrals to sober living, outpatient, and inpatient treatment programs, when needed Canada wide 🇨🇦

Self care in recovery is not about doing it perfectly and in fact, it can get messy. It is about reducing harm. Building capacity. And staying connected to support long enough for change to take hold.

✨️ Our psychologists are accepting new addictions clients. If you are curious about support but unsure where you fit, that is enough to start!

🦋🌈 Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
⚓️ 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
☎️ (587) 821-2289
📩 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🕸 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

Our Entire Team LOVES Connecting in the GREAT Outdoors and it's a BIG Part of Our Self Care Routines! 🌄☀️🏖We do not know...
01/19/2026

Our Entire Team LOVES Connecting in the GREAT Outdoors and it's a BIG Part of Our Self Care Routines! 🌄☀️🏖

We do not know about you, but after that stretch of plus temperatures in mid January, the Authentic You team is fully spring dreaming on this winter Monday morning! 🌤️🌱✨

That warm air totally teased us. The sun stayed a little longer than expected, which we loved. But now winter feels louder again ❄️😅

However we sense that Spring energy already in the therapy room! 🌷💛🌈

• Dreaming of lighter days ☀️
• Craving fresh starts 🌿
• Noticing what winter has stirred up 🧠
• Getting ready for a season of change 🌸

This is often when people reach out! When reflection kicks in. When emotions surface. When you realize support would help you transform into the best version of you 🥰

Authentic You offers counselling that meets you where you are. Trauma informed. Neurodivergent affirming. Inclusive and relational care. Grounded and human 🌊

If this season is stirring something in you, we are definitely here for it! 🪴

🦋 Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
☎️ (587) 821-2289
📩 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🕸 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

💙 On this Blue Monday 2026.... Remember, some people do not pull you out of the dark. They sit with you long enough that...
01/19/2026

💙 On this Blue Monday 2026.... Remember, some people do not pull you out of the dark. They sit with you long enough that your eyes adjust! Those are the ride or die people in our lives🕯✨️💡

That is also the kind of personal and professional support that actually deeply changes things 💯

Therapy is not about learning to be positive. It is about being accompanied through the dark times. Especially when nothing feels clear yet 🌫️🔦

If you are tired of carrying things alone, counselling can help you; knowing you don't have to do it on your own. At your pace. Always on your terms. Without pushing or pressuring. Contact us 🤍

🦋 Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
📞 (587) 821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

An Authentic Glimpse of Authentic You's Zach! 🌿✨️Zach’s work is shaped as much by who he is, as how he practices. He fou...
01/16/2026

An Authentic Glimpse of Authentic You's Zach! 🌿✨️

Zach’s work is shaped as much by who he is, as how he practices. He found himself being drawn to the field of psychology after exploring other career paths.

Including backgrounds in emergency services 🚨 and wildland firefighting 👨‍🚒 until he realized they no longer fit for him!

Zach has always been observant. He noticed pain in people. Trauma. Grief. Addiction. The quiet ways people protect themselves to survive.

🦋 Rather than turning away, he stayed curious...

His approach is grounded in lived experiences with anxiety, identity, and having to learn emotional openness as a man. His own therapy taught him that healing happens through compassion, safety, and connection, not pressure or performance 💯

He holds a steady belief that people are not broken, symptoms make sense, and growth remains possible, even when early experiences run deep 🙏

Zach is especially drawn to trauma work and nervous system repair. As when supportive and consistent relationships occur, safety can be relearned.

Outside the therapy room, what grounds him also shapes his care.

🥋 Karate, discipline, teaching, community

✈️ Travel that challenges assumptions

🎶 Music and movement, Irish dance, guitar

🎲 Time with friends, laughter, shared moments

In sessions, clients often notice the pace first. Slower. Warmer. Collaborative. No pressure to perform. No need to have the right words 🙏

Zach is accepting new clients as of January 26 2026. He is offering free 15 minute phone or video consultations. Don't wait to book!

📍 202 - 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
📞 587-821-2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

🗓 Book with Zach
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It is Finally Friday All You Beautiful on the Inside People!!! ✨A message from Authentic You, please do not shrink your ...
01/16/2026

It is Finally Friday All You Beautiful on the Inside People!!! ✨

A message from Authentic You, please do not shrink your softness 🤍

Emotional numbing is generally not a conscious choice. It is not a mindset. It is not a personal failure.

For many people, it reflects the impact of a complex nervous system and brain impact/ injury.

We live in a culture that:
• Chases dopamine ⚡
• Pushes quick fixes ⏳
• Rewards distraction 📱
• Villainizes emotions 😶

Pain gets rushed. Grief gets minimized. Anger gets judged. Sensitivity gets labeled as too much. So the body adapts for survival.

Not by shutting off pain. By turning down everything! Including emotions and feelings like:

Love 💕
Joy 🌱
Connection 🤍
Depth 🫶

Your softness did not disappear. It went quiet to keep you safe.

Therapy is not about forcing emotions. It is about creating enough safety for feeling to return. At your pace. On your terms. With care 🦋

🌈 If you are thinking about starting counselling with someone new this January, we have some pretty amazing clinicians currently accepting new counselling clients.

Please reach out to us for more information or check out our website 🙏

Authentic You: Counselling, Assessment & Addictions Services Inc.
📍 202 9080 25 Ave SW, Edmonton
📞 587 821 2289
📧 help@authenticyoupsychology.ca
🌐 www.authenticyoupsychology.ca

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T6X2H4

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