Brigitte is a warm and engaging registered psychologist with experiencing helping individuals in both private and public settings in both individual and group formats.
Brigitte is available to help teens and adults develop an understanding of their difficulties and develop strategies required to self-manage conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction. Her goal is to help individuals to build their confidence with their ability to respond to their own emotional and psychological stress in safe and health ways.
Brigitte uses a number of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Prolonged exposure.
Brigitte is available to see teens 12+ and adults.
NB: Does not conduct cognitive assessments (including for ADHD and ASD)
Conditions of Special Interest:
- Anxiety and worry
- Depression and low mood
- Trauma
- Addiction
- Stress and overwhelm
- Emotional regulation
- Persistent pain
- Workplace stress and burnout
- Returning to work after an injury
- Grief and loss
- Coping with chronic health conditions
As humans, we all need help at some point and it is a strength to reach out and ask for help.
I love to help individuals with learning self-regulating skills to decrease their distress. As we’re all different and unique, not all skills work the same for each person. I like to help clients find the skills that work best for them and learning different ways they can apply them in different environments.
Anxiety and depression are lifelong mental health disorders.
Anxiety and depression are mental health disorders that can be effectively treated in individuals with the right support and intervention for them. Treatment times can vary from person to person and is important to keep this in mind.
Working with adolescents who are having difficulty at school or with their peers. For adolescents it is an incredibly hard time and difficult for others, such as adults to understand the full impact it may be having on them. I like to work with adolescents and advocate for them, especially as it may be hard at times for them to do so themselves.
Individuals who feel they need someone to talk to or that are experiencing difficulties with their mental state, wellbeing or functioning. As humans we all need a little help at times and speaking to a psychologist can be incredibly beneficial. Psychologists people with all different symptoms, difficulties and concerns.