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Charis Counselling

Meet our team

Find the therapist who feels right for you

Therapy works best when the fit is right. Compare our counsellors and psychologists by specialty, the ages and populations they serve, credentials, fees, and availability — and reach out any time you would like help narrowing it down.

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Guidance, not urgency — the right fit is worth a careful look.

Fit comes first

Compare specialties and the ages and populations each therapist serves before anything else.

Credentials vary by therapist

The team includes Registered and Provisional Psychologists, a Canadian Certified Counsellor, and a Mental Health Therapist.

Fees range $120–$235

Individual session fees vary with each therapist's credentials and experience.

Every profile you will meet is a real member of the Charis team — current bios, photos, and rates live together on our live profiles page.

Matching guidance

Compare fit before comparing appointment times

Before you scan profiles, know what you are comparing. None of these factors ranks one clinician above another — together they simply point you toward the person whose focus, approach, and fee suit you best.

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  • Concern & population fit
  • Modality or approach
  • Credentials
  • Fee
  • Availability
  • Phone consultation

Therapist profiles

Scan the team by specialty, population, and fit

Start with the people, then open a full profile for current specialties, modalities, fees, availability, and booking details.

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Portrait of Susan Grinder

Registered Psychologist · Founder

Susan Grinder

Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationships, and holistic health.

Children, adults, couples, and families

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Susan is the owner and founder of Charis Counselling. Her practice draws from cognitive behavioural, narrative, solution-focused, client-centred, existential, and Jungian approaches. She supports healing, self-acceptance, empowerment, and holistic wellbeing, and is also a First Nations counselling services and clinical hypnosis provider.

Portrait of Kyneeshaw Brightley

Provisional Psychologist

Kyneeshaw Brightley

Trauma-informed, collaborative care grounded in dignity and personal strengths.

Individuals, including marginalized communities

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Kyneeshaw offers a respectful, collaborative, and non-judgmental environment grounded in personal strengths and trauma-informed care. Their work integrates client-centred therapy, REBT, CBT, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems, with compassion and honest collaboration at the centre.

Portrait of Sarah Rausch

Provisional Psychologist

Sarah Rausch

Trauma-informed care for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationships.

Children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families

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Children and youth live through many different experiences that shape their lives as they mature, relate to others, and navigate the world around them. Sarah believes in the privilege of helping young people navigate these complex experiences through non-judgemental and trauma-informed care. She is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families as they navigate life's challenges and build healthier, more connected lives. Her approach focuses on nurturing the therapeutic relationship through empathy, collaboration, culturally-sensitive and evidence-based practices. She strives to create a safe space where clients of all ages feel heard, empowered, and supported. Sarah works with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, autism, life transitions, stress management, emotional regulation, self-esteem, grief, conflict resolution, and relationship difficulties. She tailors therapy to each individual's needs, drawing from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Person-Centered Therapy, attachment-based, and strength-focused approaches.

Portrait of Janine (Jasper) Heber

Provisional Psychologist · they/them

Janine (Jasper) Heber

Affirming support for trauma, neurodivergence, chronic pain, mood, and relationships.

Ages 10+, adults, couples, families, and groups

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Janine provides an affirming space informed by intersectional and anti-oppressive practice. They have experience with youth, 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities, survivors of violence, ADHD, autism, and chronic pain or illness. Their collaborative, client-centred work supports self-compassion, emotional regulation, communication, and recognition of personal strengths.

Portrait of Johanna Green

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Johanna Green

Life transitions, caregiver strain, burnout, grief, depression, and anxiety.

Individuals navigating change, illness, and loss

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Johanna brings a warm, caring approach grounded in client-centred and existential philosophy, with tools from cognitive behavioural, solution-focused, and narrative therapy. Her professional and personal caregiving experience informs her support for people navigating chronic illness, burnout, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, and major life transitions.

Portrait of Nicole Manson

Mental Health Therapist

Nicole Manson

Stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, performance, and relationships.

Children 8+, teens, and adults

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Nicole creates a warm, collaborative environment rooted in person-centred therapy, empathy, and genuine connection. She also draws from CBT, emotion-focused therapy, and solution-focused therapy to support each person’s needs and goals, including school or sports performance and relationship challenges.

The published team may change as availability changes. Full profiles remain the source of truth for current fees, schedules, and booking routes.

Credentials and supervision

Credentials explained with care

Different designations do not mean different levels of care. They describe each clinician's training path and registration — and they are the main reason individual session fees range $120–$235.

✓Registered Psychologist
Fully registered to practise psychology in Alberta. Susan Grinder, who founded Charis in 2014, is a Registered Psychologist.College of Alberta Psychologists ↗
✓Provisional Psychologist
Completing the supervised practice period required for full registration, working under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist.College of Alberta Psychologists ↗
✓Canadian Certified Counsellor
A counsellor holding national certification, with the graduate education and supervised experience that certification requires.Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association ↗
✓Mental Health Therapist
A therapist providing counselling support; their profile lists the specific training and experience behind their practice.Confirmed on the clinician profile

Where supervision is current, it is noted on the clinician's own profile — so what you read always reflects their present registration.

Support animals

Support animals may be part of the in-person experience

Some people find a calm animal presence makes the room easier to settle into. At our West Edmonton office, support animals may sometimes be present by arrangement — always depending on allergies and the needs of everyone we see.

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