Chelsea Houston, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider information
Description
Chelsea uses an integrated approach to therapy founded upon child-centred, somatic, attachment-informed, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed theories. She is certified in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SPI Level 1) with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (SPI) and has certification in Child and Family Trauma Therapy techniques. Using her knowledge of attachment, the importance of play, and nervous-system regulation, Chelsea is experienced at building safety and a strong therapeutic relationship with children and families to help them grow and thrive.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Bullying
- Codependency
- Communication
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- HIV/AIDS
- Intellectual Disability
- Learning Disabilities
- Loneliness
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Abuse
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Thursday
12:00 pm
-
8:00 pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Services
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Bibliotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dance therapy
- Eclectic therapy
- Existential therapy
- Expressive arts therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Music therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Sandplay therapy
- Schema therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Pediatrics
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- Master’s degree in Social Work, specializing in Health and Mental Health - University of Toronto
- Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies - University of Calgary
Professional associations
- Alberta College of Social Workers
Facility: Calgary Reconnect Counselling Group
Summary
Calgary Reconnect Counselling Group is Calgary’s haven of specialized counselling services for kids, families, and couples. Why “reconnect”, and why kids and couples? Because connectedness—the quality of our relationships— is fundamental to mental health. Kids, families, and couples are at the core of relational health. That is why our practice focuses on these cornerstone connections: our Kids Reconnect branch supports kids and families, and our Couples Reconnect branch supports couples.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Thursday
8:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Saturday
8:30 am
-
5:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Addictions (assessment/treatment)
- Adlerian therapy
- Applied behavior analysis
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Bibliotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dance therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Eclectic therapy
- Educational assessments
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Expressive arts therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Music therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Positive psychology
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Sandplay therapy
- Schema therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Therapeutic intervention
- Trauma informed care
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible
