Many people arrive having managed anxiety or depression for years, sometimes with partial success, sometimes without a clear sense of what is actually driving it.

The work here goes deeper than symptom management. The goal is to understand what is underneath: what patterns have formed, where they came from, and how to shift them rather than simply compensate for them.

Restorative Conversations has particular depth in ADHD. That depth was developed at the Foothills Medical Centre, where both Tanya and Patrick worked within a multidisciplinary adult psychiatry program alongside specialists in adult ADHD.

Assessments here are comprehensive and always include psychiatric screening. ADHD rarely presents alone. Understanding what is actually going on, including what else might be contributing, is more useful than a diagnosis on paper.

ADHD treatment is individualized. Assessment findings shape the approach, not the other way around.

The practice also has particular experience with women receiving a later-in-life ADHD diagnosis. For many, the diagnosis brings relief and grief in equal measure: finally having language for something, and mourning the years spent not knowing. Both sides of that deserve attention.

Trauma is not always what it looks like from the outside. It does not always come with a clear event to point to. It often shows up as anxiety, depression, or difficulty in relationships, things that have been hard to understand because the frame has been too narrow.

Our trauma specialists tailor treatment to the individual client needs. They draw from EMDR, ACT and DBT to support the client in navigating the aftermath of trauma and complex trauma. The foundation piece of all their work is client safety. They do not rush the process.

Psychoeducational assessment answers the question that has been hovering for years: why is this so hard? For a child who is struggling in school, for an adult who has been compensating for something without a name for it, for a parent who wants to understand what their child is actually up against.

Christine Turner provides psychoeducational assessments for children ages 6 and up, adolescents, and adults. Her assessments identify learning disabilities, giftedness, and ADHD, and include psychiatric screening as standard. She spent more than 25 years in the school system before becoming a psychologist, which means she understands what learning differences look like in the classroom, not just in a clinical setting.

Her feedback sessions are the moment many parents and clients finally have language for something they have long been navigating.

For adults navigating questions that need more than therapy alone. A psychiatric assessment is a comprehensive evaluation designed to better understand your mental health, clarify possible diagnoses, and provide recommendations for treatment. Psychiatric assessment at Restorative Conversations is integrated into the broader clinical work of the practice.

Patrick Griffin provides clinical supervision to advanced practice social workers as well as those working toward advanced practice certification with the Alberta College of Social Workers.

Through the AMA Physician and Family Support Program, Restorative Conversations provides psychological services to physicians, residents, medical students, and their dependent family members. If you are eligible for services through this program, please mention this when you reach out.

Not every situation is the right match for this practice, and knowing that up front matters. Restorative Conversations is best suited for people who are ready to engage with the work, not those who need crisis stabilization or highly specialized services outside the practice's scope. If you reach out and we are not the right fit, we will help you find who is.

Not sure which service or clinician is the right fit? Reach out and we can help you figure that out before you commit to anything.