Professional Background

Helen Stirling has a Master’s degree in Social Work, a post-graduate/advanced diploma in Art Therapy and a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree.

Helen holds certificates in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Choice Theory and Reality Therapy.

Helen brings a variety of education, work, and life experiences to her practice, with over thirty years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults of various ethnicities and cultures. Clients have often been in crisis and/or experienced trauma, whether in the community, or in youth and adult correctional and forensic facilities. Helen has extensive experience facilitating groups and individual sessions and consistently engages in professional development to better assist her clients in their healing journey. She is a Registered Social Worker with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW) and is on the SASW Private Practice Registry. She is a Registered member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA), a Professional Member with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), a professional member of EMDR Canada, and a certified member of EMDRIA (EMDR International Association).

Interests

Helen enjoys road trips, camping, reading, taking photos (especially of the everchanging skies), learning, creating, spending time with her favourite person/spouse, her pups Stevie and Rocky, family, and friends.


Helen Stirling
BA, MSW, RSW(SK), RCAT, DVATI
Registered Social Worker, Registered Canadian Art Therapist
EMDR Certified Therapist
Approved Mental Health Therapist for NIHB and Indigenous Services Canada
EAP/EFAP provider, Victims Services provider
Certified Laughter Leader - Expert Level Practitioner

Macro Building (3rd floor)
115 2nd Avenue North, suite #316
Saskatoon, SK S7K 2B1

Phone: 306-222-0563

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Helen Stirling

Testimonials From Current & Previous Clients

"A Life's Journey Counselling has been my 'Road to Recovery'. Helen has given me the tools in which to grow and when I stumble, she picks me up and encourages me to laugh and try again! I can't imagine going through life without her support." C.S.

"Helen's mentorship and support is deeply respectful and non-directive. She listens carefully and gently offers insightful questions and ideas to consider, creating a very comfortable and inviting space to creatively express and explore oneself." K.B.

"I highly recommend Helen as a counsellor and Art therapist. I have been seeing Helen regularly since November of 2019. She was always available if I needed help between sessions. I had never tried art therapy, it has helped in every aspect of my life. I was having trouble sleeping and experienced panic attacks at night. I am able to sleep now and rarely have a panic attack. I have been able to get back to enjoying my own art making and creativity. I feel am much more assertive at work and home, and am able to establish healthy boundaries. I am much more relaxed in general. I am able to allow myself time to heal and be more creative. I was experiencing creative blocks prior to seeing Helen, these blocks are also going away. She is such a great person, very easy to talk to, best counsellor I have had period." T.B.