About Cady

Hey, I’m Cady (she/her). I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), a mother, a creative, and a messy human. I support clients with perinatal mental health, attachment and relationships, grief and loss, and trauma. I believe that fundamentally we are all good humans just trying to do the best we can given the resources, skills, and nervous systems we have. Although being human is messy and hard, there can also be growth and hope. And most importantly, you don’t have to go through it alone.

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (2023) - Yorkville University

    • Practicum: Calgary Counselling Centre

    Bachelor of Commerce (2017) - University of Victoria

  • Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) #18814
    College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

    Supervisor - Jen Nadon-Murray, MACP, BSc, Registered Psychotherapist #006278
    CRPO

  • CGIP - Certified Grief-Informed Professional (since 2024)

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    Member of the Climate Psychology Alliance-North America (2024-present)

Counselling Approach

  • I prioritize relational safety and nervous system stabilization in sessions with clients. My counselling approach is informed by attachment theory, trauma-informed neuroscience, parts work, and systems thinking.

    I believe that humans are relational beings and our wellness is informed by understanding how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world through our attachment and nervous system patterns.

  • I understand that grief is unique and presents in many ways, and that grief occurs throughout our life, not just when a loved one dies. I help clients name, identify, and normalize their grief while incorporating coping strategies and making new meaning of the loss. Grief can be a complex human experience. Together we make space for both despair and joy.

  • I engage clients as active participants in the therapy process tailoring each session to the client’s needs. Sessions are paced around client readiness and feedback is encouraged. I aim to provide a safe, compassionate, non-judgemental space where clients feel accepted and understood.

    I am LGBTQIA2S+ inclusive and work to be culturally considerate and anti-oppressive. I value approaching healing within the client’s worldview and with wisdom from client lived experience.

Continuing Education

    • IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications (21.75 hrs - in progress)

    • Supporting Clients with Postpartum Anxiety Using IFS (1 hr - 2025)

    • Focusing: An Experiential Process for Change in Climate-Aware Therapy (1.5 hrs - 2025)

    • The Neuroscience of Grief: Supporting our Client’s Grieving Body & the Grieving Brain with Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor (1 hr - 2025)

    • Transforming Traumatic Grief: New Strategies for Meaningful Healing from Traumatic Loss with Dr. Kate Truitt (12.5 hrs - 2024)

    • Trauma Informed Training for Children + Families Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (21 hrs - 2023)

    • Perinatal Loss and Prolonged Grief Treatment: A Case Example (1 hr - 2025)

    • How We Die: How Understanding the Dying Process Helps Therapists Work with Loss with Julie McFadden (1 hr - 2025)

    • The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work: Releasing Anger and the Pain of Relational Trauma with Dr. Frank Anderson (1 hr - 2025)

    • Roots to Resiliency: Therapeutic Skills & Soulful Approaches to Support Others Through Grief with Shauna Janz, MA (8 weeks - 2019)

    • Mental Load and Perinatal Clients (1 hr - 2025)

    • Supporting Perinatal Clients with Boundaries (1 hr - 2025)

    • Treating Depression Actively + Experientially: The Power of Focus + Experiential Learning in Teaching Mood Regulation Skills with Dr. Michael Yapko (9 hrs - 2023)

    • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment + Risk Management (1 hr - 2023)

    • Crisis De-Escalation Training (1 hr - 2023)

    • Whiteness at Work with Desiree Adaway Group (4 weeks - 2020)