Narrative Therapy helps you separate yourself from your problems and reframe the story you tell yourself. Many clients in Calgary come to therapy feeling defined by anxiety, depression, or trauma. Narrative Therapy shifts focus toward your strengths and values, helping you move away from limiting beliefs and into a more empowering life story. Our Calgary psychologists use Narrative Therapy to support teens and adults in building resilience, meaning, and hope for the future.

IFS views the mind as a system of “parts” — protectors, critics, and wounded inner selves. In therapy, our Calgary psychologists guide clients to approach these parts with compassion rather than judgment. This process reduces inner conflict, increases emotional regulation, and builds a stronger sense of self-leadership. IFS therapy in Calgary is especially effective for trauma, attachment wounds, and perfectionism, offering clients a pathway toward greater harmony and self-acceptance.

ACT builds psychological flexibility, which is the ability to live meaningfully even when life feels difficult. Instead of battling painful thoughts and emotions, ACT therapy helps clients accept what they cannot control while taking action toward their values. Our Calgary psychologists use ACT with adults and teens facing anxiety, depression, OCD, and major life transitions. By reducing avoidance and building clarity, ACT therapy supports lasting change and greater resilience.

CBT is an evidence-based approach that teaches clients to identify distorted thinking, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and replace unhealthy thoughts with new perspectives and behaviours. At NU Psychology, our Calgary psychologists often use CBT with other approaches to treat anxiety, ADHD, depression, and OCD. CBT therapy in Calgary is a goal-oriented approach that supports clients to gain practical tools to reframe thoughts make everyday life more manageable.

DBT helps people regulate intense emotions and build stability in relationships. Our Calgary psychologists use DBT therapy to support clients with building distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotional regulation, and communication skills. DBT therapy in Calgary is helpful for adults and teens who struggle with self-criticism, self-harm, mood swings, or relationship challenges. Clients learn at NU Psychology learn skills to create confidence and consistency in their daily lives.

The Gottman Method is an evidence-based approach that helps couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and deepen connection. At NU Psychology, our Calgary couples psychologists use structured exercises to help partners move past conflict and strengthen intimacy. Couples counselling in Calgary with the Gottman Method is effective for repairing ruptures, navigating high-stress transitions, and preventing small issues from becoming larger patterns.