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Looking for support to navigate military experiences and trauma?

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Are you a veteran struggling with:

 

✅ Persistent stress, anxiety, or PTSD symptoms related to military service?
✅ Moral injury or feelings of guilt, shame, or conflict from past experiences?
✅ Difficulty expressing emotions or connecting with others after service?
✅ Challenges transitioning to civilian life or coping with major life changes?

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I offer guidance grounded in research and years of arts-based practice, integrating creative and action-oriented approaches to help process experiences, build resilience, and support emotional well-being—even when words aren’t enough.

veteran specific mental health therapy

Research shows creative approaches can support healing for veterans

 

Studies indicate that veterans experiencing PTSD, moral injury, or military-related trauma often struggle to put their experiences into words. Research shows that non-verbal, action-oriented therapies—like art therapy practices—can help process emotions, reduce stress, and promote resilience. 

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Moral injury happens when what you’ve witnessed or done in service conflicts with your sense of right and wrong. Through gentle support, reflection, and creative approaches, we can process these experiences, express what’s hard to say, and find ways to rebuild trust in yourself and your life.

Together, we can face difficult memories, explore moral injury, and rebuild a sense of self-worth in a safe, non-judgmental space.

hello@nightingalepsychotherapy.ca

©2026 by Ania Telfer

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. 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.

Nightingale Psychotherapy gratefully acknowledges Treaty Six Territory and the Métis Nation of Alberta - the ancestral and traditional territory of the Cree, Métis, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, and Nakota Sioux. I respectfully acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations and continue today. I am grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today, those who have gone before us and we acknowledge those yet to come.

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