Amanda Dragos
Registered Psychologist AB 7458
Amanda Dragos, BA, B.Ed, MACP
amanda@sunriseps.ca
I am a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists who provides Individual Therapy and Assessment. I have a passion for helping clients re-establish safety, independence, and connection in their lives. I value the importance of the therapeutic relationship by creating a space that feels non-judgmental and comfortable for you to be able to come as you are. My hope is to help empower you to live a more present life, less burdened by the past.
I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, a Bachelor of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and French. My previous experience as a teacher, resource teacher, and school counsellor, has broadened my lens in working with children and adolescents with complex needs.
My areas of experience and interest include psychoeducational assessment and diagnosis, trauma (including childhood trauma), anxiety and panic, suicidal ideation, self-harm, emotional regulation and coping skills, stress management, and complex family and relationship issues/wounds, among others. I support children (5 years and up), adolescents, and adults, both in-person and virtually.
I utilize an integrative approach to counselling, drawing on many different theories and modalities such as Humanistic and Person-Centered Approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Memberships
College of Alberta Psychologists
Psychologists Association of Alberta