Morgan McClelland

Registered Provisional Psychologist, Master’s of Arts in Psychology

Existing Client Only (Until November)

Edmonton
Morgan's Rate: $180/hour

Morgan has years of experience helping teenagers, adults, couples, families, and veterans get through a variety of difficult mental health and life circumstances. 

Direct Billing to:​

• Alberta blue cross

• Medavie Veterans

• Greenshield

Depression Disorder

Depression is a serious mental health issue that is characterized by prolonged episodes of deep sadness, feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, emptiness, exhaustion and even physical pain such as headaches and stomachaches.

Therapy can help depressed individuals reflect on their struggles and learn new tools to cope and feel better.

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Morgan has significant experience working with individuals who live with major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and other mood disorders. 

How is Depression Treated?

Morgan uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques as well dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) to work through extreme emotional responses while supporting the individual through emotional regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses narrative therapy techniques in aiding individuals to utilize language to portray, create, and embrace their own life stories. This, in conjunction with CBT allows individuals with depression to have power over their thoughts, behaviours, and narratives associated with their experiences. 

Anxiety Disorders

Morgan has years of experience working with people who have experienced anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, performance anxiety, separation anxiety, panic disorders and phobias. She uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help people living with anxiety recognize and challenge unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs about themselves and others. She also utilized solution focused therapy that focuses on relaxation, mindfulness, and cognitive delusion to aid clients in separating unhealthy thoughts from the strong emotional responses that are connected to the thoughts themselves. 

Trauma and PTSD

Morgan has experience working with trauma survivors including veterans, domestic violence survivors, survivors of motor vehicle accidents, medical trauma survivors, abuse survivors, and first responders.

Accident Trauma Care

Since she first became registered, Morgan has worked with survivors of motor vehicle and other accident related trauma.  She uses various approaches including systematic desensitization techniques, behavioural techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, relaxation, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) strategies to support individuals who have witnessed or experienced a traumatic accident.

Exploration of sexuality and gender identity- Morgan is passionate about this area of her work. She enjoys helping individuals learn to better understand their sexuality and gender identity. 

Morgan provides a caring and non-judgemental environment where individuals can embrace their true, authentic self without judgement. She uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to challenge the unhelpful thought patterns surrounding identity, as well as some existential therapeutic practices such as empathetic reasoning, and active listening to help clients establish meaningful relationships and build self awareness about who they are, how they have come to be, and the meaning that being such a person has on the people in their life, their community, and the world. 

Morgan has experience with a variety of counselling approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy emotionally focused therapy, mindfulness and relaxation. She applies these approaches depending on the needs of the individual clients to helps individuals with anxiety , depression, trauma, relationship issues and more.

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She also uses narrative therapy which supports people in becoming experts in their own lives by developing their own stories that fit their authentic selves and allow for further self exploration; metaphor therapy which uses language and imagery to understand, explain, and explore their current presenting problems; and, existential therapy which helps individuals build self awareness, establish meaningful relationships, and accepting anxiety as a part of life. She works with people to identify the meaning of their own lives using empathetic reasoning, socratic questioning, and active listening techniques.