OUR THERAPISTS
Irmie Nickel - Psychotherapist, Couples Counsellor, & Occupational Therapist
Irmie sees couples, adults, adolescents, children, and families.
Licensed as an occupational therapist, Irmie’s psychotherapy experience with couples, individuals and families spans over 30 years. She has advanced post graduate training in psychiatry, community mental health, attachment, crisis work and trauma.
Drawing from her occupational training, Irmie specializes in assessing and providing therapy to couples, individuals and families struggling with a variety of mental health issues including trauma, attachment, ADHD, ASD, depression, anxiety, bi-polar and borderline personality issues to name a few. While Irmie enjoys working with clients from all walks of life, her passion is with couples struggling to connect when one or both are struggling with a mental health issue.
Combining her empathetic and person centered approach, Irmie works from a holistic perspective supporting the body, mind and soul into a healthy alignment. Clients who meet with her will find Irmie offers a safe, non judgemental space to process life’s challenges encouraging healthy strategies to navigate life in a new and fulfilling way. Irmie is often covered by insurance.
Irmie is often covered by insurance.
Some of Irmie 's areas of practice include, but are not limited to:
- Relationship Challenges
- Relationships struggling with ADHD or ASD
- Anxiety & Depression
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Domestic Violence
- Addictions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Self Harm
- Grief
- Mental Health Disorders
- Child/Adolescent Behaviour Problems
- Learning Disabilities
- Career Vocational Issues
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Dementia & Other Cognitive Dysfunctions
- Brain Injuries
- Life-transitions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
In Irmie's practice she incorporates various modalities including, but not limited to:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Attachment Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Emotional Focused Therapy
- Narrative Therapy