Finding Your Way to Wellbeing
Sometimes, when we seek therapy, our inner world can feel overwhelming, confusing, and scary. I think of my role as something like a wilderness guide. I do not know your particular inner landscape, but I have the knowledge and experience to help you navigate it safely and to appreciate its inherent wholeness. As we explore together, we will identify what is harming you, tend to what has been wounded, and build skills that help you feel better. Often, what seems overwhelming is not so threatening when we face it together.
As we explore, we also look for what nourishes you, celebrate your strengths, and notice the beauty and meaning that already exist within your own unique landscape.
Who am I?
I'm Cathy Brehaut, a therapist who supports individuals on their journey toward mental wellness and personal growth. I create a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your experiences and work toward positive change. I am located in Calgary and take clients virtually from all over Alberta.
My Approach
I draw from trauma-informed, attachment-based, and nervous system approaches (including Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems). I believe healing happens when we honour our body, and mind. We also need to understand ourselves in relationship, to others and to our social context. I understand how early experiences shape us, and will meet all parts of you with compassion rather than judgment.
I bring my whole self to this work—not as an expert with all the answers, but as a compassionate witness on your journey. My approach is enriched by intercultural experiences and my lived experience as a neurodivergent person parenting neurodivergent trans children.
I create affirming space for clients who are neurodivergent, queer, BIPOC or otherwise challenging the problematic Western ‘ideal’ of what it means to be human. I understand that much distress comes from living in systems not designed with us in mind, not from who we are.
Master of Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University
Canadian Certified Counsellor #11260576
Credentials:
Level 1 Weekend Immersion, Circling Canada 2025
Dick Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems Therapy Master Class, PESI Inc., 2025
Dr. Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy Seminar, PESI Inc., 2024
2-Day Intensive Training: Mindfulness, PESI Inc., 2024
The Body Keeps the Score Trauma Conference, PESI Inc., 2024
Embodiment Conference, 2020 (theembodimentconference.org)
Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, 2020
Power to Parent (Gordon Neufeld’s Vital Connection Course), 2012
Permaculture Design Certificate, Verge Permaculture, 2010