Helping individuals and couples understand patterns, manage emotions, and create the life and relationships you want
Specializing in trauma, relationships, and individual therapy
Real Therapy for Real Life
Who do we help?
Yourself or
Your Teen
For teens and adults who are:
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally reactive
Carrying the impact of trauma or difficult past experiences
Struggling with self-esteem, burnout, or perfectionism
Navigating grief, loss, or major life changes
Wanting deeper emotional understanding and growth
Your Relationship
For all couples who are:
Stuck in recurring conflict or communication breakdowns
Feeling disconnected, distant, or misunderstood
Rebuilding trust after affairs or betrayals
Impacted by addiction and want to heal together
Wanting to strengthen intimacy and emotional safety
Want to heal from trauma together
Services
Trauma Treatment & Attachment Injury Therapy
Trauma and attachment therapy explores the impact of past experiences on your emotions, nervous system, and behaviour. Through evidenced-based approaches, therapy focuses on resolving trauma, repairing attachment wounds, and fostering resilience, self-awareness, and healthier ways of relating.
Couples therapy focuses on identifying and shifting patterns that create conflict or distance. Using the Gottman Method, therapy supports better communication, emotional connection, and trust, while helping partners respond more skillfully and build lasting relationship satisfaction.
Gottman Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy explores your thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour. Using evidence-based approaches, therapy supports self-awareness, coping, and personal growth, helping you build resilience and emotional well-being.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps the brain reprocess and heal from unresolved memories and emotional distress using gentle guided eye movements or bilateral stimulation. It supports your brain’s natural way of processing experiences without needing to relive them.
The World Health Organization recognizes EMDR as an effective treatment for trauma and PTSD. EMDR is also recommended or acknowledged by major mental health authorities, including:
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
EMDR is widely used to help with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, grief, and major life transitions, and many clients notice reduced emotional distress, increased confidence, and greater emotional control as past experiences become less overwhelming.
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The Flash Technique is a gentle, modern trauma-processing method based on EMDR. It helps the brain reprocess distressing memories while you stay in a positive, resourceful state—often using music, movement, stories of fun or exciting events, or other uplifting activities.
This approach is ideal for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and overwhelming memories, especially when traditional exposure feels too intense. Many clients notice rapid relief, increased confidence, and greater emotional control.
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Have you ever thought to yourself, “one part of me wants this, another part of me wants that” or “on one hand I think this, on the other hand I think that.”
This is a completely normal human experience of inner conflict.
We are IFS-informed and trained in Ego State Therapy, offering a flexible, integrative approach to trauma and emotional challenges. Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Ego State Therapy help identify and resolve internal conflicts within yourself;
This approach pairs well with EMDR and Flash Technique, helping clients stay grounded while processing difficult memories. The intention is greater inner connection and peace, increased self-control, and improved resilience.
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Gottman Couples Therapy helps couples break unhelpful patterns and rebuild connection without assigning blame. At our clinic, we focus on fighting the patterns that show up in the relationship rather than fighting each other, creating a safe space where both partners feel heard, understood, and supported. With our specialized training in the Gottman Method, we provide practical tools to repair conflicts, strengthen intimacy, and foster lasting emotional connection.
Our team is also trained in applying Gottman principles to complex relationship challenges, including couples’ addiction recovery, trauma, and affairs/betrayals, supporting couples through high-stress circumstances with empathy, structure, and evidence-based strategies.
Gottman Couples Therapy can help couples:
Break recurring negative patterns and improve communication
Rebuild trust after affairs or betrayals
Navigate addiction recovery as a couple
Strengthen emotional connection, intimacy, and partnership
Manage stress, trauma, and life transitions together
Specialty Services
Our Team
Registered Psychologist (AB)
Certified EMDR Therapist
Gottman Levels 1, 2,3, Trauma/Affairs, Addiction Michelle Bazin, MA
Believes therapy should feel real and useful.
Carmen Sheriff
Clinic ManagerMakes it all work—so your session does too.
Ollie
5lbs of Certified Very Good Boy
Works remotely in select sessions. Sleeps on the job.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We provide evidence-based therapies tailored to each client’s needs, including EMDR therapy for trauma and PTSD, couples therapy using the Gottman Method, attachment injury therapy, and individualized approaches for anxiety, depression, and life stressors.
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Yes! EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy helps clients process trauma and distressing memories safely. It is highly effective for PTSD, anxiety, and trauma recovery for teens and adults in Calgary.
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Our therapists guide clients through structured EMDR sessions using bilateral stimulation to reprocess traumatic memories. This approach reduces emotional distress, promotes healing, and helps clients regain control over their daily lives.
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Yes. Our couples therapy uses the Gottman Method to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen emotional connection. Sessions include structured exercises and tools to help couples build trust and understanding.
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Attachment injury therapy helps individuals and couples heal from relational trauma, betrayal, or disruptions in emotional bonds. It focuses on repairing emotional injuries and fostering trust, secure attachment, and healthier relationships.
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You can text us or call us at 403-560-8231 or send us an email at connect@mycalgarypsych.com to get connected with the therapist and to determine fit.
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Your first session will focus on understanding your needs, reviewing your history, and creating a personalized treatment plan. For EMDR, couples therapy, or attachment-focused work, your therapist will explain the process and answer all your questions.
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Michelle Bazin is a Registered Psychologist with certifications in EMDR, advanced training in the Gottman Method, and attachment injury therapy. She has experience supporting individuals and couples with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges.
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The Flash Technique is an EMDR-based approach that helps clients process trauma quickly and comfortably. It reduces anxiety and distress during sessions while promoting emotional healing and safety.
Take the first step
Call us or text us at
403-560-8231
Complimentary 15 Minute Consultation with the Psychologist
Appointments available
Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 830 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.