Counselling

Offered at both our Saskatoon and Hague locations, as well as Saskatchewan-wide through virtual delivery, our team of counsellors offer a range of therapeutic approaches, specializations and availability. Whether you are navigating medical trauma, experiencing anxiety or depression, figuring out what you want in life or anything else, we are grateful you are here.

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Our areas of specialization

Medical Trauma

Whether you are the parent of a medical child, navigating medical trauma yourself, or are finding your way through a diagnosis - our therapists who provide medical trauma support have personal and professional experience in this area.

Anxiety & Depression

Working with an experienced, empathetic and present counsellor can help you navigate intense feelings of anxiety, sadness, loneliness and more. All of our therapists are able to support individuals with these concerns.

Nervous System Regulation

Nervous system regulation is an area that our counsellors are passionate about. Working from a somatic perspective, we can help you understand how life affects your nervous system and what you can do to find a deeper sense of calm and regulation.

PTSD & Trauma

Traumatic experiences and PTSD are a common reason why people seek out therapeutic support, and our team of counsellors are ready to support you. With our holistic, calm and caring approach, we can help you process and integrate these experiences.

Our approaches to counselling

Somatic Experiencing

SE is a body-oriented therapeutic model that helps heal trauma and other stress disorders. Developed by Peter Levine, Ph.D., it is the result of the multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, with more than 45 years of successful clinical application (Somatic Experiencing International, www.traumahealing.org).

Internal Family Systems

IFS is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal (IFS institute, https://ifs-institute.com/).

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

DBT is a structured therapy that focuses on teaching four core skills (mindfulness, acceptance & distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness) to help you create a good life for yourself. You work on those skills through a series of lessons and then start applying them to your life (Dialectical Behavior Therapy, https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/).

EMDR

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based practice based on the research of Francine Shapiro into how the brain processes memory. Our brains can get stuck on distressing events, resulting in negative beliefs that shape one's outlook on life. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping), along with positive/adaptive beliefs that someone knows about themselves, to access the brain's natural problem-solving capabilities.

Populations we work with

Individuals

All of our therapists offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents. Counselling with The Loft is authentic, empowering and holistic. It is of the absolute importance to our team that we work with you, where you're at, to facilitate doing deep work.

Children & Youth

A space that allows children to express their thoughts, emotions and experiences in a natural way through play. This might include toys, activities, sand, art and more.

Couples

Couples therapy is offered for those in a partnership seeking support with things such as improved communication skills, navigating varying stressors found within a relationship, reconnection and more.

Families

For family units seeking improved communication, connection, to navigate conflict and more.

"Entering therapy was like entering a world of love and compassion. It felt comforting to finally interact with someone who would be with me in my darkness, listen to me and reach out to the part of me that wanted to live"

~ Hedda Riktor