Judy Bergman

If you’re carrying stress, grief, or the lingering effects of trauma, Judy offers a place to rest, reflect, explore and rebuild.

Judy provides holistic, strength-based counselling for adults seeking to reconnect mind and body, manage burnout, release trapped trauma pieces and rediscover purpose.  Judy seeks to find the root of your challenges, along with the seeds of healing already within you, to build new understanding, resilience and growth.  Judy’s compassionate, creative approach helps clients in  find peace, balance, resilience, personal insights and renewed authenticity.

Serving St. Albert and Edmonton area.

Areas Judy Can Help With

Adults

• Trauma, PTSD, and the lasting impact of adversity
  
  
  

• Anxiety, depression, and stress
  
  
  

• Grief and loss
  
  
  

• Burnout and fatigue
  
  
  

• Relationship and communication challenges
  
  
  

• Return-to-work issues and workplace stress
  
  
  

• Body–brain connection and mind–body awareness
  
  
  

• Mindfulness and self-awareness
  
  
  

• Life transitions
  
  
  

• Building coping skills and resilience
  
  
  

Approaches & Methods Used

• CBT – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns
   

• SFT – Solution-Focused Therapy – highlighting strengths and focusing on future-oriented solutions
   

• BSP – Brainspotting – processing trauma through visual focus to unlock deep-rooted emotional experiences
   

• NT – Narrative Therapy – helping clients reframe their personal stories
   

• EPT – Expressive Play Therapy – using creative tools such as art, clay, or games to promote insight
   

• GRM – Grief Recovery Method – structured healing for loss and grief
   

• HSB – Holistic Strength-Based Therapy – integrating emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being through a whole-person approach

• MB – Mindfulness-Based Practices – fostering calm, awareness, and presence

• TF – Trauma-Focused Therapy

• CC – Client-Centred Therapy (collaborative growth)

• PD – Psychodynamic Therapy (past patterns & self-insight)

• Eclectic Therapy - blending variety of therapies to tailor to an individuals needs

Judy’s holistic, integrative, trauma-informed style draws from both scientific and creative modalities, allowing her to tailor each session to the individual. Her work is inclusive, culturally sensitive, and grounded in compassion.

Credentials & Experience

• Registered Social Worker — Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
  
  
  

• Master of Social Work (Clinical Specialization) — University of Northern British Columbia
  
  
  

• Bachelor of Social Work — Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
  
  
  

• Over a decade of experience providing counselling and social work support
  
  
  

• Extensive background in child protection, Indigenous community health, and addiction recovery
  
  
  

• Experience supporting a widely diverse population of adults through Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) and virtual counselling
  
  
  

• Collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, educators, and allied health professionals
  
  
  

Judy’s Approach to Counselling

Judy believes that every person carries within them the seeds of strength, resilience, and wisdom — sometimes hidden beneath life’s storms. Her role is to help uncover and nurture those inner resources. By combining talk therapy with creative, mindfulness, and body-based practices, Judy helps clients reconnect to themselves, release stored tension, and foster emotional balance. Her approach honours the body–mind connection, recognizing that healing involves understanding, and both emotional and body awareness.

Book an Appointment

Judy is currently accepting new clients for in-person and online counselling in St. Albert, Alberta.