Hi!
I’m Chelsie, Welcome to Prairie Sage Counselling & Consultation.
I am the owner of Prairie Sage Counselling & Consulting. I have over 20 years experience in the human service field ranging from youth work to clinical director at a well-respected not for profit agency in Lethbridge Alberta. I have spent the past 16 years in this area building relationships in my community and have developed an excellent reputation for quality evidence based services.
I completed a Bachelor Degree in Social Work at the University of Calgary in 2006 and a Master of Social Work, specializing in Trauma, at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work in 2011. I am a registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers. I have supervised many practicum students helping them to develop their own personal styles.
I am committed to creating a safe space and practice from an anti-oppressive, client centered, trauma informed lens, valuing dignity, diversity, and self-empowerment. My educational and clinical experience has included working with individuals to overcome personal, societal, and systemic factors and enable growth and healing. I work using tenants of Mindfulness, Somatic and compassionate inquiry, and focus on self-healing and therapeutic approaches to care.
I utilize a holistic approach and have been trained in several modalities including EMDR, Brain Spotting, DBT, Compassionate Inquiry, and Mindfulness. I have a neurobiological theory of change and am heavily influenced by current neuro science research. I will work with you to create self compassion with the ultimate goal of realizing your true authentic self. I view authenticity at its base as biological and have experienced and witnessed the transformational power of connection with your physical experience. I have watched clients shift their anxiety and panic into a trusting bio feedback cycle that creates self worth and acceptance.
I would love to get to know you and help you explore and grow into your true self. I am happy to meet with you in person or over zoom to have a free brief introduction to see if we may be a good fit. If not I can hopefully refer you to someone who I believe you would work well with.