About Stephanie Brekelmans

Hello! I am Stephanie Brekelmans and I am an associate therapist at Thrive Counselling.

I believe in a collaborative approach to counselling as each person is the expert in themselves. As a therapist I am here to help my clients process and work through the struggles they choose to bring to their sessions and empower them to create the changes they want to see in their lives. I also believe that everyone can use some help when it comes to mental health and reaching out for that help is a sign of strength not weakness. I enjoy being a part of someone’s journey to improving their mental health and become the best version of them.

My educational background is as follows: I have a Bachelor of Arts Advanced Degree in Psychology and Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Manitoba. I am a registered member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and a Certified Canadian Counsellor.

I provide couples, individual, and child play therapy. I work with, children, youth, adolescents, young adults, and adults who struggle with different aspects of their life including but not limited to: addiction, anxiety, boundary setting, coping, depression, fostering healthy relationships, self-harm behaviour, sexuality, stress, suicidal ideation, and those who have experienced trauma.

My foundational approach to counselling in person centered and utilizes a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework, co-occurring model to mental health and addiction, and trauma informed lens. My approaches include motivational interviewing, mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, strengths based perspectives, and solution focused strategies.

In my spare time I love to spend time with friends and family including my dog as well as go on hikes, knit, sew, and crochet.