Meet Your Therapists

Our team of licensed professionals is here to support you on your journey to better mental health.

Meet Your Therapists

Our team of licensed professionals is here to support you on your journey to better mental health.

Carly Owen MA, RCC

Registration No: 25348

 

Carly is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (BCACC) with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology, a BA in Child & Youth Care Counselling, and a Diploma in Disability Studies. Carly’s practice is grounded in supporting children, youth, parents, and caregivers in navigating neurodivergence, mental health challenges, and the complexities of daily life.

With both professional and personal caregiving experience, Carly understands the realities of navigating systems, advocating for loved ones, and managing the emotional weight of long-term support. Her approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and holistic, centering on connection and the wellbeing of the entire family.

Carly’s work with Children and Youth

With prior experiences as both an Education Assistant, and an Autism Resource Specialist, Carly offers counselling for children and teens who are neurodivergent or experiencing emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Her sessions are creative and engaging, helping young people build skills in emotional regulation, self-esteem, and social connection.

Carly’s work draws from Positive Behavior Support, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and the PEERS® social skills model, to help youth feel confident, capable, and connected. Carly also provide risk assessments, safety planning, and recommendations to ensure youth and families feel safe and supported through challenging moments.

Areas of Focus

  • Emotional regulation and coping skills
  • Anxiety, depression, and social anxiety
  • Autism and ADHD support
  • Self-esteem and identity development
  • Peer relationships and social skill building
  • Risk assessments and safety planning

Carly’s work with Adults, Parents, and Caregivers

Carly is deeply passionate about supporting those who care for others. Caregiving can be both meaningful and tiresome, and it’s often easy to lose sight of your own needs in the process. Carly works alongside parents and caregivers to reduce stress and burnout, strengthen communication and connection, and cultivate mindful, sustainable caregiving practices.

Together, we explore strategies to support both your wellbeing and your loved one’s growth, creating a sense of balance, clarity, and confidence within your family system.


Areas of Focus – Adults, Parents & Caregivers:

  • New diagnosis, navigating community services and supports
  • Caregiver stress, burnout, and self-compassion
  • Family communication and relationship dynamics
  • Mindful caregiving and boundary setting
  • Anxiety, depression, and grief
  • Executive function and emotion regulation

Building confidence and resilience in parenting


Additional Training:

  • PEERS® Social Skills Facilitation
  • Emotion Focused Family Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing Levels 1&2
  • Complex Trauma Levels 1&2
 

Mesha Aleman MSW, RCC

Registration No: 23802

Client Groups

  • Adults
  • New and expecting parents
  • Single Parent Support
  • Parents/caregivers of neurodivergent children and youth

Areas of Focus

  • Anxiety, Stress management, Burnout
  • Perinatal and post-natal support
  • Co-parenting and post separation support
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Emotional Regulation & Poor Boundaries
  • Parenting children & youth with support needs
  • Navigating community-based resources

Core Values That Guide Us

These core values guide our approach to therapy and shape every interaction with our clients.

Attachment-based

Helping clients understand how early relationships shape adult relational patterns.

Client-Centered

Rooted in empathy, client-led conversations, and empathy.

Strength-based

Focuses on identifying and utilizing strengths that already exist to handle challenges, and feel more confident and empowered in everyday life.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Regular, and evidence-based adapted versions for those with support needs – focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.

Trauma-Informed

Creates a safe, respectful, and non-judgemental space through building trust, providing choice, collaboration, and empowerment. Focuses on what happened to a person, not what you (or others) may think is wrong with them.

Biopsychosocial

Explores the entire person, not just their symptoms. It helps people by understanding how their body (bio), mind (psycho), and life experiences or relationships (social) all work together to affect well-being.

Motivational Interviewing

Gentle and respectful approach that supports a person to find their own motivation to change – without pressure, judgement, or being told what to do.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Helps people learn how to manage big emotions, handle stress in healthy ways, communicate better, and stay grounded during tough moments. Most commonly used to treat people who struggle with poor coping choices such as self-harming.

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