MS. MICHELLE GRITTER, REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLOR
Michelle has been a therapist for 8 years with a twin focus on families with young children and couples therapy.
When focused on families, her work with children is about connection. Michelle uses creativity and play methodologies to build trust and engagement through fun! Attachment principles are used to treat children who have experienced developmental trauma and may be suffering from symptoms such as: frequent meltdowns, anger/yelling, social difficulties in school, constipation, stomach aches, encopresis, selective mutism, separation anxiety, and bed-wetting. Michelle seeks to empower caregivers in their role to feel more confident and equipped to handle the stresses of parenting.
When working with couples, Michelle’s goal is to serve as a collaborative and restorative partner for the couple’s relationship, helping to strengthen and heal it. The couple is the expert in the therapy room, conveying their experience and their vision for their relationship. Advocating both partners, Michelle uses emotion-focused principles to help the couple better discover their needs, articulate them, and learn approaches to preserve and elevate the relationship, so they can be better satisfied.
Michelle is a passionate learner, has a Master’s degree in counselling from Providence University in Manitoba, and is well into a Doctorate degree in Psychology from California Southern University. Her Doctorate research is focused on sex and relationships. In addition, Michelle is a full-time Professor at Providence University’s Counselling Department guiding and educating Master’s-level counselling students in clinical practical learning and family and couples therapy.
With appreciation for the significance of choosing a provider, Michelle is currently accepting new clients. She divides time between Calgary and Revelstoke, is fluent with virtual counseling, and meets with clients in Revelstoke at least once per month.
When focused on families, her work with children is about connection. Michelle uses creativity and play methodologies to build trust and engagement through fun! Attachment principles are used to treat children who have experienced developmental trauma and may be suffering from symptoms such as: frequent meltdowns, anger/yelling, social difficulties in school, constipation, stomach aches, encopresis, selective mutism, separation anxiety, and bed-wetting. Michelle seeks to empower caregivers in their role to feel more confident and equipped to handle the stresses of parenting.
When working with couples, Michelle’s goal is to serve as a collaborative and restorative partner for the couple’s relationship, helping to strengthen and heal it. The couple is the expert in the therapy room, conveying their experience and their vision for their relationship. Advocating both partners, Michelle uses emotion-focused principles to help the couple better discover their needs, articulate them, and learn approaches to preserve and elevate the relationship, so they can be better satisfied.
Michelle is a passionate learner, has a Master’s degree in counselling from Providence University in Manitoba, and is well into a Doctorate degree in Psychology from California Southern University. Her Doctorate research is focused on sex and relationships. In addition, Michelle is a full-time Professor at Providence University’s Counselling Department guiding and educating Master’s-level counselling students in clinical practical learning and family and couples therapy.
With appreciation for the significance of choosing a provider, Michelle is currently accepting new clients. She divides time between Calgary and Revelstoke, is fluent with virtual counseling, and meets with clients in Revelstoke at least once per month.