Dawn Doucet Banting

MC

Registered Psychologist

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(780) 461-1717

You can book a session with Dawn through her Insight Psychological booking link above!

Specialties

  • Grief & Loss Care

  • Trauma Care (including childhood and adolescent trauma)

  • Anxiety & Depression

  • Life Transitions and Adjustment Issues

  • Stress Management

  • Self-Esteem Issues

  • Family Issues

  • Child & Youth Mental Health

Clients

  • Adults

  • Seniors

  • Children (3-5)

  • Children & Youth (6-12)

  • Adolescents (13-17)

  • Families

  • Couples

  • LBGTQ+ Community

Training

  • Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute- Green Stream- Foundations of Play Therapy Certificate

  • Introduction to Play Therapy, Institute of Child Psychology

  • Introduction to AutPlay Therapy, taught by Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, RPT-S

  • Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Edition 2 (ADOS-2) Training

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Medical University of South Carolina

  • Trauma-Informed Care, Alberta Health Services

  • Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment and Management, Alberta Health Services

  • Grief Therapy as Meaning Construction: Creative Practices for Counselling the Bereaved, Presented by Robert Neimeyer, PhD

  • Indigenous Awareness & Sensitivity, Alberta Health Services

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness

  • The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, Kaizen Solutions

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy- Level 1, The Gottman Institute

  • Clash of the Sex Drives: Helping Couples Resolve Mismatched Desire, The Buehler Institute

  • Developmental Pathway of Addiction and Mental Health- Motivational Interviewing & Stages of Change Model, Alberta Health Services

  • Motivational Interviewing Certificate- Level 1, Kerr Creative

    • Master of Counselling, Athabasca University

    • Bachelor of Social Work, University of Manitoba

    • Addiction Studies Extension Certificate, Mount Royal University

    • Registered Psychologist

  • College of Alberta Psychologists

    Canadian Association for Play Therapy- General Member

  • I have a Master of Counselling with a specialization in Counselling Psychology and have worked as a counsellor and social worker for several years. I have worked in the field of addictions, youth work, and family support and intervention having graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2002 . I also have specialized training in addictions including an Addiction Studies Extension Certificate. Additionally, I have completed several graduate level courses in art therapy and am completing additional training in play therapy.

    I have special interest in neurodiversity, addictions, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship issues, and mental health including but not limited to anxiety and depression. I work with individuals (adults, children, and adolescents), as well as couples and families.

    Using a strengths and empowerment perspective, I actively support clients to recognize their inner and outer resources and to foster self-compassion. I use an eclectic approach which is tailored to clients’ needs and grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution Focused Therapy. I also use art- and play-based approaches, particularly in my work with children, youth and families. Primarily, I want people to feel supported and hopeful in their healing journeys.