About Marlies Wester
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist offering trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples. I specialize in trauma-focused therapy using EMDR.
My approach is grounded, compassionate, and collaborative. I aim to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and supported as you do meaningful, transformative work.
I am registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists as a Provisional Psychologist, and I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I am also a member of the Psychologists' Association of Alberta.
What I help with
I work with people navigating the effects of past and ongoing relational trauma, including:
- PTSD and complex trauma
- Intimate partner violence
- Relationship betrayal
- Narcissistic and emotionally abusive relationship dynamics
- Attachment wounds
- Personality disorders
I also provide Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Who I work with
I work with adults individually and with partners in all kinds of relationships. Whether you are healing from a painful relationship, working through a breach of trust, or wanting to change patterns that keep repeating, you are welcome here.
You do not need to have the right words for what happened. We will work it out together.
MY THERAPY MODALITIES
EMDR
EMDR helps the brain process distressing memories so they lose their intensity. You do not need to relive every detail for it to work, and we move at your pace.
ERP for OCD
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an evidence-based treatment for OCD. Together, we gradually practise facing feared thoughts and situations while learning to respond to them differently, at a pace we set together.
Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
RLT focuses on the patterns that shape how we show up in relationships, and on building honesty, accountability, and healthier ways of connecting. It is effective in individual therapy, with couples, and with other relationship configurations.
DBT and ACT skills
These help with managing overwhelming emotions, building distress tolerance, and acting in line with what matters to you.
Gottman-informed couples work
Practical tools for communication, repair, and rebuilding trust.
Contact
The Psychology Room
202-105 1 St W, Cochrane, AB T4C 1A9, Canada
