Welcome to Stepping Forward Counselling

Counselling therapist in Red Deer, Alberta

Helping adults and teens take a step forward towards happiness.

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Stepping Forward Counselling is located in Red Deer AB and offers both counselling and functional health services for adults, teens and families.

Known for offering great quality and tailored services, our clinic is dedicated to enhancing well being by offering different session modalities suited for different needs such as anxiety, depression, ADHD and much more.

Our therapists specialize in different areas of practice, to support you in whatever problems you are going through.

CBT, DBT, animal assisted therapy and functional medecine are used. Don't hesitate to check out our team members section to know who would be the best fit for your needs.

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Mental Health Services in Red Deer

Individual counselling therapy

From $168 to $195 / 1 hour session.

Using CBT, DBT (and dog assisted therapy with Maxine).

The goal of individual therapy is to focus and work together on concerns that are creating problems and road blocks in your every day life.

Teenager, child counselling therapy

From $168 to $195 / 1 hour session.

Using CBT, DBT (and dog assisted therapy with Maxine)

Teenager/child therapy has for main goal to help your child solve concerns such as anxiety and depression. The objective is for your child to come home with tools and strategies to use in their every day life.

Family counselling therapy

From $230 to $250 / hour session.

Family Therapy has a main purpose of restoring communication and bringing back balance for all members of the family. Depending on the age of family members, we will help you find the right strategies to heal your family.

Individual functional health guidance

$75 per session of 30 mins.

Functional health guidance sessions have for goal to assess and measure any imbalances in the body and brain creating mental health issues.

During a health session, Maxine will assess different physiological systems and will provide health education on your lifestyle, diet, supplementation and potential lab tests.

The goal is to find the root cause of your mental health issues, and help you rebalance your body and mind, resulting in a happy mind set.

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