Begin your wellness journey with ease — get 50% off your first session and see if we’re the right match for you.

Begin your wellness journey with ease — get 50% off your first session and see if we’re the right match for you.

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Rise & Shine Psychology and Counseling

Affirming Counseling Strathcona Junction: Identity-Safe Therapy for Every Version of You

Counseling River Valley Victoria: a restorative space for grief and trauma healing near Edmonton's river valley greenway

Individual Therapy

Couples Counselling

Family Therapy

Child & Teen Therapy

Virtual Sessions Available

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Rise & Shine Psychology and Counseling

Affirming Counseling Strathcona Junction: Identity-Safe Therapy for Every Version of You

Counseling River Valley Victoria: a restorative space for grief and trauma healing near Edmonton's river valley greenway

Individual Therapy

Couples Counselling

Family Therapy

Child & Teen Therapy

Virtual Sessions Available

🌿 Your health. Your journey. Support shaped around your story.

At Rise and Shine Psychology, we believe therapy works best when the person sitting across from you actually understands your world. We built our counseling Strathcona Junction practice around affirming, strengths-based support for LGBTQ+ individuals, multicultural communities, and neurodivergent adults. You should not have to spend your first session explaining yourself before the real work can begin. Book a session today. Find a therapist who treats your identity as an asset, not a hurdle to work around.

At Rise and Shine Psychology, we believe therapy works best when the person sitting across from you actually understands your world. We built our counseling Strathcona Junction practice around affirming, strengths-based support for LGBTQ+ individuals, multicultural communities, and neurodivergent adults. You should not have to spend your first session explaining yourself before the real work can begin. Book a session today. Find a therapist who treats your identity as an asset, not a hurdle to work around.

At Rise and Shine Psychology, we believe therapy works best when the person sitting across from you actually understands your world. We built our counseling Strathcona Junction practice around affirming, strengths-based support for LGBTQ+ individuals, multicultural communities, and neurodivergent adults. You should not have to spend your first session explaining yourself before the real work can begin. Book a session today. Find a therapist who treats your identity as an asset, not a hurdle to work around.

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🌿 Our Rates

  • Standard Rate – $220/hr

  • Motor Vehicle Accident - $235.00/hr

  • Affordable Options – If you don’t have benefits or face financial/accessibility barriers, you may qualify for our Affordable Option Programme.

Therapy sessions can be offered in Urdu, Hindi, Pidgin, Arabic, Bengali and Tagalog. We believe therapy should be accessible to everyone. Inquire today to explore personalised reduced rate options tailored to your unique needs.

🍀 Services

Comprehensive care for every stage of life.

Comprehensive care for every stage of life.

Individual Counselling Strathcona Junction

Anxiety, depression, and trauma can feel heavy to navigate alone. Our individual counselling sessions offer identity-affirming, strengths-based support tailored to your unique goals. We help you process painful emotions, build practical coping tools, and restore a sense of personal confidence.

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Family Therapy Strathcona Junction

When family dynamics shift, every member of the household feels the impact. Whether you are a chosen, blended, or traditional family, our therapy sessions create a structured space for honest dialogue. We help parents and children strengthen connections and navigate transitions together.

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Couples Counselling Strathcona Junction

Relationships under stress need a neutral space where both partners feel understood. Our couples counselling offers identity-affirming support for all relationship structures. We help you rebuild trust, resolve persistent friction, and develop healthier communication patterns that last under real-world pressure.

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Couples Therapy

Relationships under stress need a neutral space where both partners feel understood. Our couples counselling offers identity-affirming support for all relationship structures. We help you rebuild trust, resolve persistent friction, and develop healthier communication patterns that last under real-world pressure.

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Teen Counselling Strathcona Junction

Adolescence brings unique pressures, especially when navigating personal identity and academic stress. Our teen therapists use collaborative, relational approaches to build trust and emotional resilience. We guide young people to develop practical coping strategies, self-confidence, and healthier ways to express themselves.

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Child Therapy

Adolescence brings unique pressures, especially when navigating personal identity and academic stress. Our teen therapists use collaborative, relational approaches to build trust and emotional resilience. We guide young people to develop practical coping strategies, self-confidence, and healthier ways to express themselves.

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🌿 How We Help

Couples Counseling Downtown Edmonton - Why City Pressures Are Different

At Rise & Shine Psychology, we know that couples in Edmonton's urban core face a particular set of pressures. High cost of living, limited personal space, and the friction of two ambitious lives sharing one roof all take a toll. Our counseling downtown approach addresses those realities directly. We do not offer one-size-fits-all techniques designed for circumstances nothing like yours. We work with couples from all backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ partnerships and multicultural families, because every relationship deserves care that reflects who you actually are.

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Why Strathcona Junction Clients Choose Rise and Shine Psychology

We lead with your strengths, not your deficits.

Our therapists use evidence-based, strengths-focused approaches that recognize what is working in your life and build from there. We never treat your identity as a clinical problem.

LGBTQ+ affirming and multicultural care, genuinely.

Every therapist at Rise and Shine Psychology commits to ongoing learning about the communities they serve. Affirming care at our practice means active knowledge of LGBTQ+ experiences, cultural contexts, and the particular pressures that come with navigating majority systems.

Neurodivergence-informed therapy.

If you are autistic, have a condition involving inattention or hyperactivity, or identify as neurodivergent in another way, you will find therapists here who understand how standard therapy models sometimes miss the mark. We adapt our approach to how your mind works.

Flexible scheduling around your life.

We offer evening and weekend appointments so that work, family, and other commitments do not become barriers to getting the support you need.

Financial barriers should not stop you.

Our Affordable Option Program means that cost does not have to be the reason you walk away from therapy. We offer reduced rates for clients facing financial constraints.

Regulated, qualified professionals.

All our practitioners hold registration with Alberta's professional regulatory bodies. You receive care that meets the highest standards of professional accountability.

🌿 What Makes Us Different

Therapy Methods & Techniques

CBT

DBT

IFS

Humanistic (Client-Centered)

Gottman Method

Play Therapy

EMDR

EFT

ACT

Mindfulness

Psychodynamic

Narrative Therapy

Somatic Experiencing

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

A structured, goal-oriented approach that helps individuals recognize and reframe negative thinking patterns. CBT focuses on building practical coping strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.

🧠 Thought Restructuring

🎯 Coping Skills

🌿 What Makes Us Different

Therapy Methods & Techniques

CBT

DBT

IFS

Humanistic (Client-Centered)

Gottman Method

Play Therapy

EMDR

EFT

ACT

Mindfulness

Psychodynamic

Narrative Therapy

Somatic Experiencing

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

A structured, goal-oriented approach that helps individuals recognize and reframe negative thinking patterns. CBT focuses on building practical coping strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.

🧠 Thought Restructuring

📊 Evidence

🤷‍♂️ FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Do your therapists have specific training in LGBTQ+ affirming counseling practices?
I'm neurodivergent - do you offer strengths-based therapy rather than focusing on deficits?
Can I see a therapist who understands my cultural background and identity?
Is it safe to be open about my gender identity or sexuality in your sessions?
Do you work with adults who are exploring their identity or coming out later in life?
How do you make sure therapy doesn't pathologize who I am?

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#412, 10171 Saskatchewan Drive NW, Edmonton, AB

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#412, 10171 Saskatchewan Drive NW, Edmonton, AB

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#412, 10171 Saskatchewan Drive NW, Edmonton, AB

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