About Adrie-Anne
Hello, I'm Adrie-Anne.
You don't have to have the right words, have everything figured out, or hide the parts of yourself that feel difficult to share. You can come as you are.
I am human first, clinical second. I don't shy away from suffering or the deep, dark, fearful, secretive, vulnerable, and painful places. I stay with you in a steady and compassionate way so you don't have to navigate those places alone. I seek to understand what you have been through, without judgment.
I provide online therapy for adults in Regina and across Saskatchewan, with a focus on trauma, anxiety, difficult relationships, and the patterns that can develop when you have spent a long time feeling unseen, blamed, or misunderstood.
The People I Work With
Many of the people who find their way to my virtual office have spent years believing they were the problem. They may have been blamed, criticized, dismissed, manipulated, scapegoated, controlled, or made responsible for the emotions and behavior of others.
Often, they arrive exhausted from years of questioning themselves, walking on eggshells, trying harder, giving more, and wondering why nothing ever seems to change.
Some have spent years being told they are too sensitive, too emotional, or overreacting. I am a highly sensitive person myself, so I understand how deeply you can feel things, notice things others miss, and be affected by the emotional atmosphere around you.
Sensitivity can be a gift. You may notice things others miss, feel things deeply, and have a strong awareness of the emotions and needs of people around you. This can bring empathy, intuition, depth, and meaningful connection.
But sensitivity can also become a burden when you have been hurt. You may become highly alert to changes in tone, mood, tension, rejection, or conflict. You may absorb the emotions around you, anticipate other people's reactions, and become so focused on keeping others comfortable that you lose touch with your own needs.
How I Help
I stay present when things feel overwhelming. I help people work through trauma, anxiety, and difficult patterns as they show up in real time, not just in reflection. I bring both steadiness and structure so there is something to lean on when life feels like too much, and a calm presence when words are hard to find.
Many people know they are hurting but struggle to understand why they continue to feel guilty, angry, anxious, disconnected, stuck, or trapped in painful patterns.
I help clients recognize patterns that may be difficult to see on their own and make sense of experiences that have felt confusing for years.
My work goes beyond symptom management. Together, we explore the experiences that shaped your beliefs about yourself, your worth, your safety, and your place in relationships.
When Faith Is Important to You
If your Christian faith is an important part of your life, you are welcome to bring that into therapy.
We can explore how your faith, relationship with God, and spiritual beliefs intersect with what you are experiencing. I will meet you where you are and respect your beliefs rather than imposing my own.
My Training and Experience
I hold a Master of Counselling degree from Briercrest Seminary and am a
Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling (MPCC) through the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA #3793). I am also a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA #10001293).
I bring over a decade of experience supporting adults through trauma, anxiety, difficult relationships, and the patterns that can develop when your needs have not been understood or respected. I also bring lived experience and specialized clinical training in trauma, EMDR, attachment, emotional regulation, dissociation, and narcissistic abuse recovery.
My advanced training includes EMDR, EMDR 2.0, attachment-focused therapy, dissociation, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD.
I have also completed specialized training in narcissistic abuse and antagonistic relationships, emotional abuse and gaslighting, emotionally immature parents, and complex trauma.
What I Find Most Meaningful About This Work
One of the most meaningful parts of this work has been seeing people begin to understand themselves differently.
They start to recognize that their emotional responses, beliefs, behaviors, and relationship patterns often make sense in the context of what they have lived through. They can also begin learning new ways to respond and become less trapped in patterns that have kept them struggling.
It's deeply rewarding to see people gain clarity, recognize their worth, and begin to see themselves outside of the roles and beliefs they have carried for so long.
If you have spent years questioning yourself, struggling with patterns, reactions, or emotions, or carrying responsibilities that never belonged to you, you do not have to figure it out alone.
I can help you make sense of what happened and stay beside you while you do.