Our Team

Chantelle is a registered counselling psychologist with a B.A. in psychology (First Class Honours) from Simon Fraser University and a M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia where she was trained in clinical assessment and evidence-based models of therapy. She has specialized training in various interventions including CBT, ACT, mindfulness and relaxation training, trauma-focused approaches to adults, children and youth including EMDR, trauma-focused CBT as well as dynamic experiential approaches to treatment such as play-based therapy, parent-child therapy, and couples therapy.  Common areas of referral include stress, generalized anxiety and panic disorder, mood concerns including depression, past trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, adjustment concerns related to grief and loss, divorce, workplace challenges, parenting consultation, relationship issues including communication struggles and ways to establish a more effective attachment bond. Chantelle considers it a privilege to collaborate with her clients to develop specific and meaningful treatment goals. She uses a combination of compassion, useful insight, practical information and relevant skill-building to assist her clients in achieving their desired outcomes. 

A particular area of focus over the last decade of her career has included addressing the widespread issue of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Her passion in this area has enabled Chantelle to present nationally and internationally on the importance of screening and treating ACEs by creating greater understanding of the scope of the problem and specific skill-building within key identified areas of one’s life to offset the impact of adversity. Chantelle strives to achieve inclusivity in her practice for all individuals and aspires to the core values of curiosity, warmth and kindness to help her achieve this goal. Currently, Chantelle’s overall happiness in her professional life is fed jointly by her love for her inspiring family and friends, time spent outdoors on the water or on a nature trail with her exuberant dog, Bailey, or by challenging herself with learning something outside her comfort zone. Chantelle is proud to be a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Psychologists Association of Alberta, and the Canadian EMDR Association, and regularly participates in clinical consultation and professional development training to better serve her clients. 

Dr. Tyler Brown is a registered psychologist in the province of Alberta. He completed an honours bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Calgary before completing master’s and doctoral degrees in counselling psychology at McGill University, specializing in clinical health psychology. Tyler has provided psychological services in various settings including private practice, a university psychology clinic, and multiple hospital outpatient clinics. He completed his residency training at the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen Site, with rotations at the Chronic Viral Illness Service, the Psychosocial Oncology Program, and the Balfour Mount Palliative Care Unit. After receiving his doctorate, Tyler completed further training as a postdoctoral fellow with McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, focusing on supporting the psychological wellbeing of individuals affected by cancer.

Tyler’s psychotherapy practice focuses on providing individual therapy for adults (including seniors) in the broad areas of grief/loss, life transitions, and adjustment. He also offers clinical expertise in depression and anxiety, stress management, coping with chronic and serious illness (e.g., cancer), psychotherapy with men, assertiveness training, relationship difficulties, as well as existential/spiritual concerns (e.g., fear of death, struggles regarding freedom and responsibility, isolation, identity, and meaning in life). According to individual goals and needs, Tyler’s work incorporates psychodynamic and existentially oriented psychotherapies as well as other evidence-based approaches.

While clinical practice is Tyler’s priority, he is also involved in many other professional activities. For example, he serves as a research committee board member for the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology. He is also a research affiliate for the University of British Colombia’s Men’s Health Research Program. Tyler’s work has been presented at numerous conferences and in peer-reviewed academic publications. In addition, he maintains membership with the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology.

Jenny Peetoom is a registered psychologist with a master degree in counselling psychology.  She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta. 

Jenny approaches therapy as a collaborative process between client and therapist. She understands that sometimes we find ourselves struggling or stuck in life; that painful emotions, thoughts, events, or ways of interpreting the world get in the way of living a valued life. Having a safe place to be oneself, to risk change, and to hear a compassionate, outside perspective can foster new insight, promote healing, and create fresh ways to tackle difficulties. Jenny tailors her clinical practice to meet the needs of her clients while rooting herself in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour therapy (CBT), and Emotion Focused therapy (EFT). Jenny works primarily with adult and adolescent clients and provides individual, couple, and group therapy. She focuses her clinical skills treating the following concerns: anxiety (including social anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias), PTSD, OCD and other compulsive disorders, depression and mood disorders, and interpersonal relationship difficulties. Other treatment areas include low self-esteem, adjustment issues, trauma, grief and loss, emotion regulation, and behaviour change.

Jae Chantler is a registered psychologist with an M.A. in Psychology from the American Public University, Charles Town, West Virginia, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists, and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

Jae is easy to connect with and creates a safe and supportive space where her clients can experience steady, genuine care. She fosters a compassionate, collaborative relationship with her clients, tailoring therapeutic practices to their unique challenges, circumstances, and goals. While rooted in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), she may integrate techniques from a variety of evidence-based theoretical orientations including client-centred, rational emotive behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, existential therapy, narrative therapy, inner family systems, and solution-focused therapy.

Jae enjoys working with adolescents, adults, couples, groups, and families. She also welcomes persons of all cultures, races/ethnicities, faiths, abilities, identities, and orientations. Clinically, she supports her clients with the following concerns: emotion regulation, relational conflict and trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, injury and sports counselling. Her other areas of focus include burnout and life transitions/adjustment, stress management, impostorism, perfectionism, issues around eating and body image, self-esteem, shame, sexuality, spirituality, and personality-related problems.

Nicole is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Calgary and a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Athabasca University.  

Nicole strives to bring warmth, patience and gratitude into every therapy session, and aims to foster an environment of trust and safety with all of her clients. She is very well-versed in the short-term and long-term effects of trauma, and enjoys using that understanding to help people on their journey to improved mental health and well-being. She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), but also incorporates elements of Mindfulness, Narrative and Solution Focused Therapy in her work. She uses these therapy models to help clients reflect on past experiences and how they can shape the way we view ourselves, others and the world around us. Nicole believes that by understanding the impact of important things that happened to us previously, we can gain the insight that helps us to address the challenges in our current life, in addition to harnessing our strengths and abilities to achieve our most meaningful goals in life. 

Nicole has experience working with young adults, adults, and seniors, and is enthusiastic about working with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences. She specializes in working with people who have encountered various kinds of trauma on their life’s journey, including individuals diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and people who experienced trauma while they were growing up. She also has experience working with anxiety, depression, and issues related to self-esteem. Additionally, Nicole has had significant experience working with adults with Intellectual Disabilities, as well as working with the families supporting those individuals, and is happy to work with new clients facing these challenges.

Lindsay is a registered psychologist and member of the College of Alberta Psychologists who brings a wealth of expertise and experience across all stages of development in the lifespan. Her early career experiences include seven years working with children and youth with concurrent behavior disorders and their families in specialized mental health classrooms, residential settings and outreach treatment programs. She completed a Master of Arts Degree in Counselling Psychology and continued to work with children, youth, and families, while expanding her areas of competency to include adults and couples over the last 6 years. Lindsay also has a passion for supporting individuals with executive functioning deficits, who may or may not have already received a diagnosis of ADHD.

 Lindsay incorporates various evidence-based approaches in her work with clients that are tailored to her client’s specific needs. Therapeutic modalities often used in her work include but are not limited to: cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and solution focused therapy.  She also enjoys providing more formal assessments of children, youth and adults as needed, including adult ADHD assessments. 

Some of Lindsay’s core values in her work with clients include integrity, humility, compassion, confidentiality, collaboration, empathy, cultural sensitivity, respect for autonomy, and sensitivity to difference. Lindsay is truly passionate about supporting others to cultivate increased self-awareness and confidence on their journey toward living a more authentic and fulfilling life.  Outside of work she enjoys the simple things in life! As a social person, she spends a lot of time with family and friends or planning her next travel adventure. 

Mary is a registered psychologist with a B.A. in Psychology (Honours) from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary.  She offers psycho-educational assessments and psychotherapy to people of all ages.  Mary has many years of experiencing working with children, teens and adults with diverse abilities and complex needs, and has worked as a Custody Supervisor, a Support Worker and an Employment Mentor prior to becoming a psychologist.  

Mary specializes in working within the family unit and supporting parents to understand their children’s needs. She actively works to help parents understand the challenges, joys, and complexities that go along with parenting. Mary primarily uses a combination of Cognitive Behaviour techniques and a Narrative lens to focus on: co-parenting in different households, behavioural support for children and adults, parent support and consultation, in addition to providing therapy for anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns for children and adults.   

Mary believes strongly in inclusion and helps people view themselves with understanding, compassion and acceptance. Mary helps her clients create value and find joy in their daily lives.   If you work with Mary, you can expect that she will bring her passion for life, enthusiasm and compassion to every session. Come as you are, and you will be accepted.  

 When not in the office, Mary fills her bucket by attempting to walk every street in Calgary, crafting, and exploring dog parks with her hyper pup, Sansa.

Lorri is your first point of contact at Southport Psychology. Lorri comes from a long Alberta Health Services career in both hospital Pharmacy and Public Health. After retiring from AHS in 2018, she worked as a Healthcare Navigator, helping clients across Canada access the care of specialists more rapidly, before finally joining the Southport Psychology team in May of 2019. It is important to Lorri that anyone that who enters our office feels welcome, comfortable and safe in our space. Lorri values and maintains your confidentiality while also working to normalize the process of seeking out mental health assistance. She wants your experience, from initial call to final visit, to feel as natural and comfortable as any other appointment you may have in your life. Lorri truly enjoys people and you can often hear her say “Feel free to call me, I’m here to help.”

Dr. Dennis Pusch is a registered Clinical Psychologist who completed his B.A. in Honours Psychology at Trinity Western University (graduating summa cum laude) prior to completing his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Calgary.

Dennis brings years of training and experience in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to his clinical work, but adds other therapeutic models and perspectives to his work according to the needs of his clients, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, existential therapy and relapse prevention. He is committed to using therapeutic strategies that have been consistently proven to be effective, but believes that those strategies are most helpful if they are offered in a therapy relationship that is supportive, friendly, and respectful. Dennis’ clients are generally adults (including seniors) and adolescents, and he is pleased to offer services to people from all faiths, races, and orientations. He works with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety in all its forms (e.g., panic, OCD, social anxiety, phobias, generalized anxiety), work stress, trauma, addictions (including drug and alcohol addictions as well as behavioural addictions like sex addiction, gambling, Internet, video games or shopping), and death or loss. He also provides marital therapy, as well as assessments for educational and vocational purposes. Dennis has been qualified as an expert witness in court, and maintains memberships in the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

While his first passion remains his work as a therapist, Dennis has maintained a broader range of professional interests. He has been a field supervisor for the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Calgary and has trained graduate students and psychology residents in assessment and therapy, as well as supervising a number of provisional psychologists. He served as a member of the Adult Mental Health Advisory Council. He was instrumental in developing and leading the Behavioural Health Consultation program in Calgary, and he has served as the project lead and chair of a working group that developed a clinical pathway for depression in primary care. He collaborated with Dr. Keith Dobson (University of Calgary) in leading a multi-year research program designed to assess the impact of childhood trauma on physical and mental health outcomes later in life, and to develop treatments that can be offered in primary care settings for adults who experienced traumatic events in childhood. His work has been presented at numerous conferences and in peer-reviewed academic publications.

Leigh-Anne is a registered psychologist with a Master’s degree in counselling psychology. She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

Leigh-Anne is a born and raised Calgarian. She has served in not-for-profit agencies, schools, and private practice working with children, adolescents, and adults. 

She believes that self-awareness is key in bringing change. She works with clients to identify patterns of unhelpful coping strategies/communication styles and encourages the practice of tools discussed in therapy. She integrates therapeutic tools to meet clients where they're at and tailors her approach to each client’s unique needs. She works collaboratively with her clients to identify goals and provide a safe space, free of judgement.  

She combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, mindfulness, attachment, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to treat clients in the areas of anxiety, stress management, depression, coping with change, trauma, emotional regulation, self-esteem, spirituality, parenting advice, and child-focused family intervention. Leigh-Anne works with her clients to build awareness of current coping strategies, triggers, and thought patterns and build tools that are effective in growth. 

Leigh-Anne is also trained in providing psycho-educational and mental health assessments. She works with both children and adults to uncover learning styles, mental health needs, and identify appropriate supports.