Brenda Foster

Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying

Life Transitions (All Ages) Relationship & Interpersonal Issues Depression Anxiety Authenticity & Self-Exploration Grief & Loss

With over 31 years of experience in the mental health field, I offer compassionate, integrative counselling that draws upon a broad range of therapeutic modalities to best meet each client’s needs. My practice emphasizes creativity, flexibility, and collaboration to support meaningful, lasting change.

I incorporate the following evidence-based approaches into my work:

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT): A strengths-based approach that helps clients identify practical solutions and foster positive change.
• Existential-Humanist Therapy: Explores meaning, personal values, and life purpose.
• Person-Centred Therapy: Rooted in empathy, unconditional positive regard, and client autonomy.
• Self Psychology: Draws from psychodynamic principles to foster self-understanding and emotional growth.
• Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT): Uses cognitive-behavioural strategies to challenge and reframe unhelpful beliefs.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Builds self-regulation, assertiveness, and emotional resilience.
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Encourages mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment to personal values for ongoing well-being.

These therapeutic modalities are applied to a wide range of concerns, including life transitions, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-exploration. As an integrative practitioner, I tailor each session to ensure therapy remains relevant, compassionate, and impactful.