Psychotherapy, counselling, and art therapy services for veterans, children, adolescents, couples, and adults in Edmonton, and online—offered by Ania Telfer, M.C., Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) specializing in trauma-informed, somatic and mindfulness-based therapy for anxiety, trauma, and personal growth.

Looking for guidance to navigate life’s challenges?

✅ Are you a parent wanting tools to help your family communicate better?

✅ Are you a man ready to explore emotions or life changes in a safe space?

✅ Have you experienced trauma or loss and want a way to process it?

These are all good reasons to consider counselling. If you’re seeking support, you already know the value of care, reflection, and growth, and you’re committed to taking the next step.

Counselling is about creating a safe, supportive space to check in, explore feelings, and discover strategies for coping, healing, and connecting—with yourself and others.

Expressive arts activities can be a helpful way to express what’s hard to put into words.

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Depression

Life can feel heavy and overwhelming at times. Together, we explore what’s weighing on you and find small, practical ways to bring light and balance back into your days. Creative expression can also help give voice to feelings that are hard to put into words.

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Anxiety

Worries and tension can take over, making it hard to feel present. I provide a safe, supportive space to understand your anxiety and practice tools to manage it. Using art or creative activities can help calm the mind and make feelings easier to process.

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Relationships

Relationships can be rewarding but also challenging. I support you in understanding patterns, improving communication, and fostering connection with others. Exploring feelings through art can make it easier to express what’s hard to say in words.

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Family

Families can be a source of love, but also of stress and conflict. I support families in improving communication, understanding patterns, and strengthening connections. Art and creative exercises can provide a shared space for expression, understanding, and healing together.

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Children and Youth

Growing up can be confusing, challenging, and full of change. I provide a safe, supportive space for children and teens to explore feelings, build confidence, and develop healthy coping skills. Creative activities like drawing or painting can help them express what’s hard to put into words.

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Trauma

Trauma can leave deep, lasting effects on how we feel, think, and relate to the world. I provide a safe, compassionate space to process these experiences at your own pace. Creative expression, like art or movement, can help release emotions and make sense of experiences when words aren’t enough.

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Men's Work

Men often carry stress, anger, or pressure in silence. I offer support to help identify patterns, understand emotional triggers, and build healthier ways of coping through life's challenges. Incorporating creative approaches can offer an action oriented way to access and understand emotions.

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Addictions

Struggling with addictive behaviours can feel isolating and exhausting. I offer guidance and support to understand triggers, build healthier coping strategies, and regain control of your life. Creative practices can be a helpful outlet for emotions that are hard to express.

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Grief

Loss can feel confusing, heavy, and all-consuming. I provide a compassionate space to honor your feelings, process grief, and navigate the changes it brings. Art and creative expression can help you reflect and release emotions safely.

Using empathy, conversation, and creative tools, I’ll help you tune into your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. Together, we’ll reflect on old patterns and nurture beliefs that honor your growth.

Services

Expressive Arts Therapy: Experience the merging of art, movement and science for profound personal growth and well-being.
Existential Psychotherapy: Explore meaning making, life purpose, and deeper questions and themes.
Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy: Evidence-based mindfulness techniques to increase self-awareness, decrease anxiety, promote well-being, and reduce stress.
Narrative Therapy: Examine your dominant ways of thinking and develop new perspectives on your story

Somatic Based Therapy: Address trauma and emotions through body awareness and physical sensations.
Somatic Yoga Therapy: Combine yoga practices with somatic therapy to increase awareness of stored trauma in the body.
Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Integrate spiritual and sacred beliefs into the healing process from any, or none, of the world’s faith traditions.
Veteran-Specific Therapy: Addressing the unique moral, ethical, and traumatic responses to military experiences and their impact on mental health.

Looking for Art Therapy Counselling in Edmonton, Alberta?

I offer art therapy counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families in Edmonton, Alberta, and nearby communities including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Beaumont, Leduc, Stony Plain, and Morinville. My approach combines talk therapy, creative expression, and arts-based techniques to support your mental health, wellbeing, and personal growth.

Interested in using art as a path toward healing?

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Curious About Healing Through Art?

Searching for support that feels less clinical and more human?

✅ Do you find talking alone isn’t enough to express what you’re carrying?
✅ Are emotions showing up in your body, behaviour, or creativity rather than words?
✅ Are you supporting a child, teen, or family member who struggles to verbalize feelings?
✅ Do you want therapy that honours intuition, imagination, and nervous-system safety?

Art therapy invites reflection through making, noticing, and meaning-making. The focus isn’t the artwork—it’s what emerges through the process.

I see client's at the counselling clinic or in my art therapy studio - Art Can Rescue the World Studio is a place for expressive healing—an Edmonton based art therapy space where creativity, mess, and meaning-making are welcomed. Located near St. Albert and close to surrounding communities of Morinville, Sherwood Park, Beaumont, Leduc and Stony Plain

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My name is Ania Telfer. I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor and hold a Master of Counselling City University of Seattle. Born in Tkaronto (Toronto) to Polish parents, I’ve been based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) since 2006.

Beyond counselling, I’m a professional artist, and I hold a graduate certificate in Spiritually Focused Expressive Arts from St. Stephen's College and a BA in Communications from Concordia University in Montreal. I specialize in trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy, integrating experiential, somatic, and expressive arts approaches with neuroscience, attachment theory, and mindfulness. My practice supports clients in navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and emotional challenges, fostering deep healing and personal transformation.

My therapeutic approach fosters resiliency and hope with a focus on life-affirming interventions. I bring over two decades of arts-based learning experience and a deep understanding of research to my therapeutic work, using creative modalities to promote emotional resilience and well-being.

I’ve lived, worked, and traveled across Europe and Asia, speak several languages, and love learning about different cultures. Outside of my counselling practice, I enjoy yoga, a cozy cup of tea, creating art, and spending time in nature. I love water and horses and am currently involved in training a very cute service dog.

About me

Clients: Ania sees clients experiencing trauma, veteran and first responder related challenges, anxiety, grief, childhood issues, addictions, emotional regulation and any instances where words are inadequate to express the experience. Ania sees children, youth, couples and adults.

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Together we can express what’s hard to say and discover new ways to grow.

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Fees

$160 per therapeutic hour (50-minute session)
Sliding Scale: Available upon request.
Arts-Based Sessions: 75 minutes at a rate of $240 per session.
I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and sessions are eligible for coverage under most extended health insurance plans in Canada. Please check with your provider to confirm your specific coverage.

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Location

North Land Counselling Group

9557 76 Avenue

Edmonton, AB

T6C 0K1

Parking is in the designated lot south of the building

Art therapy and talk therapy for anxiety, trauma, and personal growth.