Katie is a Registered Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologist. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education and a Masters of Counselling Psychology.
Katie provides individual counselling to children, youth and adults who are facing life challenges and mental health concerns. She has gained a variety of experience with children and youth as both an elementary school teacher and mental health counsellor. Katie has worked extensively with individuals who have faced trauma, anxiety and
depression, autism spectrum disorder and behavioural concerns.
For the past 3 years, Katie lived and worked in Indigenous communities in Northern Alberta. She faciliated youth community engagement sessions and assisted in suicide prevention initiatives. In addition, she has assisted individuals during times of crisis and provided therapy.
Katie utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches to meet the unique needs of each client. She has training in play therapy, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and solution focused therapy. Katie also provides couples therapy and utilizes the Gottman approach.
In her free time, Katie enjoys exploring the outdoors with her French bulldog, Ivan, cooking, yoga and working out!
Lisa Curial (B.A. University of Alberta ‘08) (M.Ed University of Alberta ‘12) has been a Registered Psychologist in Alberta since 2014. Lisa has worked all over the province supporting some of Alberta’s most complex and diverse students. First working with the Calgary Board of Education, Lisa travelled province-wide supporting students in rural communities as well as throughout Calgary. Following, Lisa moved to a position with Edmonton Public Schools working with diverse children in Edmonton.
Lisa brings her assessment expertise to our team in order to assist families understand more about their child's learning needs. Services Lisa currently offers individuals at Alberta Therapy Co include:
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Psychoeducational Assessments
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ADHD Assessment (child and adult)
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Autism Diagnosis (child and adult)
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Learning Disability (reading, writing, etc.)
Lisa has worked with children with a wide range of differences and ages. She has extensive experience working with children with differences such as autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, behavioural difficulties, ADHD, ODD, gifted students and those with social/emotional difficulties. She has also worked with children who are non-verbal. She has particular interest in reading and completed her master’s thesis in reading disabilities.
Lisa has worked with the College of Alberta Psychologists as an oral examiner of future psychologists. Lisa also has run workshops for parents looking for additional behavioural strategies for their children, is a regular guest blogger for local influencer Life of Dr. Mom, and has appeared on podcasts talking about topics such as childhood anxiety and common childhood behavioural challenges.
In her spare time, Lisa enjoys being with her husband and two small boys. As a family they enjoy being outdoors, skiing, and travelling.
