About Us – Boost Psychology
We are a team of licensed psychologists providing evidence-based care to our community. We are experienced in a variety of issues and have supported many people on their journey toward growth and change. Our team all has advanced degrees in counselling psychology as well as additional licensing from the College of Alberta Psychologists. We practice using evidence-based techniques that have been proven to get results in clinical studies. We are a trusted source for treatment in Edmonton and have worked with many clients over the years to support them in their personal development and the alleviation of mental health disorders.
Kirsten Klemm, M.C., R. Psych
Registered Psychologist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
Kirsten is a Registered Psychologist and the Director of Boost Psychology. She is passionate helping her clients reflect on their lives and assisting them to move toward feeling better. Kirsten first and foremost, practices from a humanistic lens. She values each of her clients for their individual strengths. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral and exposure-based theories of counselling. Kirsten works to create a warm and welcoming space for all who attend Boost.
Kirsten works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, life transitions, and trauma and PTSD. She especially enjoys working with people experiencing perfectionism, workaholism, and boundary issues. For PTSD treatment, she uses Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) or Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
Kirsten is a member in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists Association of Alberta. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, reading, trying new hobbies, and golf.
Kirsten Klemm, M.C., R. Psych
Registered Psychologist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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Revekka (Rea) Kakoullis, M.Sc., R. Psych.
Registered Psychologist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
Revekka Kakoullis, also known as Rea is a free-spirited psychologist in Edmonton, AB with 19 years of clinical experience. She assists adolescents and adults experiencing issues with: anger, anxiety, coping skills, depression, grief, interpersonal conflict, parent-child conflict, school refusal, self-esteem, self-injury, stress, and suicide. She works with clients 16+.
Rea values respectful, authentic and collaborative therapist-client interactions, in a psychological and emotionally safe environment. Rea works to ensure her clients experience acceptance, comfort to express authentic feelings, meaningful interpersonal connection, as well as purposeful and empowering support.
Rea believes though our humanness may leave us exposed to certain vulnerabilities it is through our courage we are able to transform those vulnerabilities into meaningful growing opportunities. Having been born in Cyprus during a time of upheaval, it fostered a great compassion and understanding for others, this eventually led her to become a psychologist.
Rea draws on a compassionate, validating, and empowering counseling framework. Her approach involves supporting her clients to help them enhance self-awareness, illuminate personal and social strengths, and understand their responsibilities and choices. Consequently, she takes a culturally sensitive/competent, developmentally attuned, trauma-informed, and solution-focused approach to therapy. Rea’s approach includes responsive therapeutic intervention in every session – be it only one session or more.
Revekka (Rea) Kakoullis, M.Sc., R. Psych
Registered Psychologist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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Chelsey Wakefield, MACP, R. Psych
Registered Psychologist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
Chelsey believes that real change and support happens when you are able to connect with your therapist and establish a therapeutic relationship. All the education, training, and therapeutic tools aside, we need to feel comfortable and safe while “sitting on the couch”. To get the most out of therapy you need to find a therapist that is the best fit for you. In order to do that you probably need to know a little bit about her…
Chelsey has always known that she wanted to work with people and help others. She used to think that this meant that she needed to be the driving force in change. She thought that in order to help someone she needed to become an expert and be able to tell people the “right” thing to do. Throughout her time working in the Human Services field and through her training to become a Registered Psychologist she has realized she was very wrong in this assumption.
Real change comes from within and it starts with the individual and not the therapist. Although Psychologists have knowledge and expertise in the counselling process, we are the expert in our own lives. Psychologists and clients need to collaborate to reach counselling goals. Chelsey believes that the best way for her to help you is by spending time getting to know you and creating an environment where you can feel safe and comfortable to share. Establishing a space where you can feel safe to share and be vulnerable provides the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of your unique circumstances, feel empowered, and able to identify insights, supports, and tools to your current situation.
Human beings are social creatures, we have an innate need for relationships. As such, relationships play a huge role in our lives and directly influence our emotional, mental, and even physical health. Cultivating a healthy relationship with our partners is vital to our overall well-being and life satisfaction. Using the Gottman Method, Chelsey works to help couples create a sense of hope and resilience in their relationship by focusing on creating, fostering, and nurturing friendship, trust and commitment, bring forth a positive perspective, learn effective communication skills, and, ultimately, building a meaningful life together.
As a Registered Psychologist, Chelsey is passionate about supporting couples, adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, coping, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and trauma. We are all doing the best we can with the moments we are given and sometimes we need support to do even better.
What Does Working With Chelsey Look Like?
First, she will start by getting to know you and understanding what has brought you in to seek out support. She is often told that she has a genuine, “what you see is what you get” nature that allows clients to feel comfortable. This ultimately provides a space where you think about your concerns in a different way and gain a deeper understanding of who you are and what you are currently experiencing. You will also hear Chelsey asking you, “what is your goal” or “agenda” in coming to counselling. She believes that having a landmark helps to identify and pull upon your strengths and resources to create change. Lastly, Chelsey’s style is often described as direct and focused. This allows you to make the most of your time and investment in your mental health as well as, create a compassionate, non-judgmental, and supportive environment. Chelsey is available evenings and weekends to best support her clients.
Chelsey Wakefield, MACP, R.Psych
Registered Psychologist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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Shalini Dhunnoo, M.C., R. Psych.
Registered Psychologist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
First off, Shalini would like to say good for you for taking a step towards wellness by visiting this page and thank you for taking the time to read a bit about her counselling perspectives and focus.
She understands that there are so many different factors in life that can cause us to feel overwhelmed. Counselling is a way to more objectively reflect on your experiences and develop coping skills to improve your quality of life.
Shalini views counselling as a collaborative conversation where the client is the expert of their experiences and where she can bring forth clinical understandings and experience, and importantly, empathy. She emphasizes working with clients in a way that is real, good-humored, and goal focused. Her interest in counselling resulted from her own trauma and mental health struggles and as a result, she believes in treating individuals as humans first. She values cultural humility, and addressing concerns based on client needs and strengths.
Shalini has experience and continues to work with children (starting at age 8), youth, adults and seniors of varying cultural backgrounds, with a range of concerns. She works with issues related to stress, depression, anxiety, trauma experiences, family/relationship concerns, cultural dynamics (with a decolonizing lens), work, school, and other day-to-day stressors, chronic pain, self-esteem, and general coping skills. She applies a variety of counselling approaches to fit the client, including: cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to help one understand the link between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours; narrative therapy to help clients understand life stories, reframe experiences and perspectives towards personal growth, and emphasize personal strengths; solution-focused therapy to emphasize client goals and problem solving; and existential therapy to define values and find meaning in life experiences.
Shalini received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta, majoring in psychology and sociology, followed by her Master of Counselling from City University of Seattle. She is a registered psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. Shalini believes that it is important to stay current with cultural views of mental health and clinical skills and engages in ongoing education. She will be available for appointments on Sundays at Boost Psychology.
Shalini Dhunnoo, M.C., R.Psych
Registered Psychologist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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June Marie McMaster, M.C.
Registered Provisional Psychologist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
June Marie McMaster (June) adheres to a non-pathologizing and non-blaming perspective on mental health issues. In other words, she is guided by the concept of common humanity which affirms that, through no choice of our own, we all just find ourselves here doing the best we can to face inevitable struggles in life. June believes that human nature is intertwined with basic instincts (i.e., self-protection from threats and the drive to seek out what will help us survive/thrive). However, in today’s world, our innate responses sometimes do not serve us in healthy ways. June is convinced that awareness of this is the first step, followed by courageously and compassionately taking on the responsibility of working towards change.
How each of us operates in the world is also based on our personal history and sometimes manifests as patterns beyond our conscious awareness. Therefore, June upholds that one of her main roles is to encourage her clients (with non-judgemental curiosity) to attune to their physiology, thoughts, defences, and core emotions, all of which serve as valuable information for a deeper understanding of the self that can subsequently instigate healing. To June, all emotions are welcome; emotions are wired within us and often serve to communicate that something needs to be addressed. However, June respects individual autonomy; she understands that clients who are not ready to delve into emotionally laden reasons behind their struggles can still benefit significantly from therapy through psychoeducation and by learning various strategies to help with symptom relief.
June offers individual counselling for teens (13+) and adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma-related issues, loss and associated grief, existential angst, relationship problems, parenting concerns, and identity confusion.
June is in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Alberta and a Master of Counselling Degree from City University of Seattle. In her sessions with clients, June primarily integrates techniques from compassion focused therapy (CFT), narrative therapy, and intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP). Moreover, she regularly uses, and has a deep appreciation for, solution-focused therapy (SFT) and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). June is honoured to have the opportunity to provide clients with respect, dignity, full attention, and support as they share their stories and associated concerns in a safe environment.
June Marie McMaster, M.C.
Registered Provisional Psychologist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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Daniela Vargas, BA
Mental Health Therapist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
Daniela is currently completing her Master of Counselling degree at City University of Seattle. She holds a client centered and strengths-based approach to therapy through her belief that genuine and empathic care is necessary for clients to process, accept, and develop resiliency.
Daniela is interested in several therapeutic modalities that include utilizing cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy (SFT), narrative therapy, and emotionally focused therapy (EFT). She has a special interest in working with clients experiencing burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. She is currently working on obtaining her level-one Gottman Couples Therapy certification. Through a warm and welcoming environment, she encourages individuals (18+) and couples to feel comfortable in working towards healing. She is also fluent in Spanish and welcomes Spanish-speaking speaking and refugee clients. Daniela is supervised by Registered Psychologist, Chelsey Wakefield.
Daniela Vargas, BA
Intern Therapist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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Corrine Slator, BGS
Intern Therapist
South Edmonton Counselling Therapist
Corrine, a Master of Counselling student at City University, is passionate about helping clients align their thoughts and behaviors with core values and life goals. She utilizes strength-based methods, emphasizing personal empowerment and self-efficacy. Balancing professionalism with a warm and approachable demeanour, Corrine creates a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their innermost thoughts and emotions while progressing towards practical solutions with measurable progress.
Corrine is committed to supporting individuals navigating major life transitions and challenges such as anxiety, depression, burnout, low self-esteem, and interpersonal conflicts. She naturally gravitates towards the cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, while also demonstrating interest in other modalities including solution-focused therapy (SFT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Under the supervision of Registered Psychologist Chelsey Wakefield, Corrine is dedicated to learning and integrating various therapeutic techniques to best meet the needs of each individual client.
Corrine Slator, BGS
Intern Therapist – Edmonton
780-628-5446
2307 – 90B Street SW Edmonton
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