Rebecca Hartford

If you’re exhausted, grieving, or struggling to regain balance, you don’t have to do it alone.

Rebecca offers gentle, evidence-based counselling for Adults navigating stress, loss, and women’s or perinatal mental-health challenges. Her compassionate, person-centred approach helps clients rediscover strength and calm while moving through life’s most demanding seasons.

Serving St. Albert and Edmonton area.

Areas Rebecca Can Help With

• Perinatal mental health (pregnancy and postpartum)
  
  
  

• Stress, burnout, and overwhelm
  
  
  

• Loss and grief
  
  
  

• Chronic illness and adjustment to diagnosis
  
  
  

• Caregiver fatigue and compassion exhaustion
  
  
  

• Women’s health and emotional well-being
  
  
  

• Mindfulness, self-awareness, and self-compassion

• Workplace Stress / Return to Work Concerns

• Relationship or Marriage Strain
  
  
  

Approaches & Methods Used

• SFT – Solution-Focused Therapy – identifying strengths and practical steps toward change
   

• SBT – Strengths-Based Therapy – building on inner resources and existing resilience
   

• MI – Motivational Interviewing – enhancing motivation and commitment to growth
   

• MB – Mindfulness-Based Techniques – fostering awareness, acceptance, and calm
   

• ST – Somatic Therapy – using body-based awareness to release tension and support emotional healing
   

• INT – Integrative Therapy – combining evidence-based modalities to meet each client’s unique needs
   

• PCT – Person-Centered Therapy – creating a non-judgmental, empathetic environment that supports self-discovery

Rebecca’s integrative approach allows her to adapt flexibly to each client, blending mind–body awareness with evidence-based strategies to promote emotional balance and long-term well-being.

Credentials & Experience

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

• Master of Social Work — Dalhousie University
  
  
  

• Bachelor of Social Work — University of Calgary
  
  
  

• Experience supporting adults in hospital, mental health, addictions, and women’s health settings
  
  
  

• Extensive work within multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, psychologists, and rehabilitation professionals
  
  
  

• Currently completing certification as a Canadian Certified Perinatal Mental Health Therapist
  
  
  

Rebecca’s Approach to Counselling

Rebecca’s counselling style is person-centered, compassionate, and collaborative. She believes that healing occurs through understanding, empowerment, and connection. Her sessions are guided by empathy and curiosity, helping clients gain insights, develop coping tools, and navigate life’s challenges with confidence and grace.

Book an Appointment

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