Our Team
Our Team
Susan Grinder
Susan Grinder
Founder of Charis Counselling
Registered Psychologist
Founder of Charis Counselling
Registered Psychologist
Susan Grinder is a Registered Psychologist and owner of Charis Counselling Corporation. She has been practicing in the areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and healthy relationship development using Cognitive Behavioral, Narrative, Solution-Focused, and other therapeutic modalities. Susan works with children, adults, couples, and families from a Client-Centered, Existential, and Jungian philosophy. She strives to assist with clients' holistic health via self-acceptance, healing, empowerment, and mastery. She is also a First Nations counselling services provider. Susan is also a Clinical Hypnosis Provider.
Kyneeshaw Brightley
Kyneeshaw Brightley
Provisional Psychologist
Kyneeshaw Brightley offers a non-judgmental, respectful, and collaborative environment for all individuals to find dignity and genuine care. Their perspective focuses on personal strengths and integrates a trauma-informed lens for all people-- including marginalized groups. To support each person's goals, Kyneeshaw utilizes tools from Client-Centered, Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT/ SFBT), Mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). Having been on the client-end of the therapeutic relationship, Kyneeshaw knows the importance of compassion and honesty. Therefore, they are committed to assisting clients in finding what they need and feeling empowered.
Tehya Davey
MA in Counselling Psychology
Tehya Davey is dedicated to creating a safe and nurturing space where individuals can embark on a journey towards wholeness and well-being. Through collaborative work, clients not only address immediate concerns, but also develop a deeper sense of self-awareness, empowerment, and alignment. One of Tehya’s favourite quotes is: “quiet the mind and the soul will speak”. Tehya is committed to listening and cultivating an environment where clients’ souls can open up. She draws from a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, including Client-Centered, mindfulness, Cognitive-Behavioural, Narrative, Emotion-Focused, and Solution-Focused therapies. Her areas of expertise encompass anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sports psychology, trauma, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Having experienced therapy as a client herself, Tehya understands the nerve-wracking nature of the process. She assures clients that they will be heard, seen, and honored for taking this courageous step towards healing.
Johanna Green
Mental Health Therapist
Johanna Green offers a warm, caring, and collaborative approach, she is committed to fostering an environment that empowers people to face their obstacles, harness their strengths, and ascend to the best versions of themselves. Johanna’s approach is grounded in Client-Centered and existential philosophy and integrates tools from Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused, and Narrative Therapy modalities to best meet each person’s unique needs. With a background in serving people living with chronic illness, coupled with personal experience as a family caregiver, Johanna is passionate about helping others navigate key life transitions and overcome challenges related to burnout, grief, loss, depression, and anxiety. Through her own counselling journey, Johanna recognizes first-hand the courage it takes to reach out for support and the transformative power of therapy in helping people find hope, joy, meaning, balance, and fulfilment in their lives.
Glory Grant
Provisional Psychologist
We are often unaware of how our thoughts affect our emotions which in turn, affect how we behave. I offer a variety of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to address core beliefs, create new patterns of thinking/behavior, and teach new coping skills.
Envision your idea of a good life. Think about how good it will feel to be there. Together we can leverage your strengths to initiate real change.
You have the potential within you to understand and decide how to grow. So come as you are and you will be accepted unconditionally.
Using Existentialism, Person Centered, & Solution Focused Therapies, your inherent desire for happiness and success will guide you.
If you are struggling emotionally, I can help you face feelings and improve quality of life. I offer free 15-minute consultations, if you would like to explore whether we are a good fit. Looking forward to meeting you!
Foluso Ogunribido
Provisional Psychologist
Foluso Ogunribido is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and offers a warm, non-judgemental, compassionate and respectful space where individuals can express themselves. Foluso has over five years experience working with children, teenagers, adults and families. Her expertize lies in utilizing various therapeutic modalities like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and culturally-informed therapy. She supports clients with depression, anxiety, trauma, domestic violence, grief, self-esteem, relationship issues, PTSD, racial trauma, immigrants and spirituality. Foluso is committed to work with clients to achieve their goals and feel empowered to use their inherent skills in their daily lives.
Bruce MacLeod
Canadian Certified Counsellor
Bruce’s primary focus in psychotherapy is on addictions and trauma: two major issues in mental health which have touched most of our lives in some form, including his own.
He understands that addiction is a complex distortion in the body's response to trauma and requires a holistic treatment that takes into account one's mind, body and soul.
Bruce has many tools at his disposal including:
Hypnotherapy,
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy,
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,
Somatic Experiencing Therapy,
Heart math,
Family Constellation Therapy,
Integrative Body Psychotherapy. You will find a warm, compassionate healing energy when you choose to work with Bruce.
Eileen Noel
Psychologist
Eileen Noel is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta with 20 years of experience working with adults, children, and families. Eileen is passionate about supporting clients to effectively navigate life challenges and transitions. Her therapeutic approach is holistic, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and grounded in cultural humility. Eileen understands and respects unique life experiences, values, and needs. She works with the client's strengths, strategies, resilience, and inherent capacity for growth and change. She also draws upon skills, tools, and techniques from evidence-based therapies (i.e. Person-
Centered, cognitive, behavioral, narrative, compassion-focused, emotion-focused, attachment-based, and mindfulness-based).
Eileen is equipped to address anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, parenting concerns and challenges, grief and loss, interpersonal violence, relationship difficulties, and workplace concerns and conflict. Her
availability is weekdays, evenings and weekends for in-person and online sessions.
Brianna Friesen
Master of Counselling Psychology Intern
I am currently completing my Master of Counselling Psychology degree through Yorkville University and am an intern here at Charis Counselling. I offer a warm, respectful, and non-judgemental environment and believe in meeting people where they are at in order to support their journey to wellness. My therapeutic approach is based on a Client-Centred orientation, and I incorporate aspects of Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural, Solution-Focused, and Narrative therapies to target the needs of each client. I am committed to helping clients in overcoming barriers to live a full and meaningful life. I also empower clients in identifying and celebrating strengths and building resiliency. I am prepared to support clients with concerns related to stress, relationships, depression, anxiety, and grief. I work with clients 10 years+ in individual, couples, family, or group therapy contexts, and am especially passionate about working with children and youth. I have great respect for the courage that it takes to start the process of healing and I would be honoured to walk with you on your mental health journey
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Janine Heber (they/she)
Master of Counselling Psychology Intern
I offer a welcoming, non-judgmental, and affirming space for clients to feel comfortable and safe. I approach counselling through an intersectional and anti-oppressive lens to understand how people are impacted by societal structures throughout their lives. I have experience working with diverse individuals, including youth, LGBTQIA2S+ communities, survivors of violence and those affected by ADHD, autism, and chronic pain/illnesses. I work collaboratively with clients to support them while they are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and trauma. I work with adults, youth, children over 10 years, groups, couples, and families. Using a Client-Centred approach, I aim to empower individuals in their healing process to help foster self-compassion, recognize strengths, and improve emotional regulation/communication skills.