

CORA MCLACHLAN
(she/her/hers)
Registered Psychologist (#5146)
Registered Canadian Art Therapist
(587) 802-3728
Welcome!
I work with individual adults. Although I've worked with children for about a decade now, I'm currently focusing on supporting parents, & no longer taking new referrals for children.
I know it can be difficult to make an appointment and walk through the doors of a therapist's office. Please feel free to contact me or book a free phone consultation if you have any questions about working with me.
My Therapy Approaches
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Art Therapy
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Sensorimotor (Somatic) Psychotherapy
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EMDR
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Play Therapy
Areas of Specialty & Interest
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Supporting Non-Biological Parents
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Grief + Loss (especially in the area of infertility and miscarriage)
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Burnout (especially parents and helping professionals)
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Adults with ADHD
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Supporting parent-child attachment through creativity & play
Experience
I have been in private practice since early 2019.
I also do some teaching at the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.
Previously, I've worked as a therapist in the paediatric palliative care department of a children's hospital, a community counselling agency, schools, and drug and alcohol residential treatment centres.
Education
Master of Counselling: Art Therapy, Athabasca University (2014)
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute (2014)
Bachelor of Health Sciences: Addictions Counselling, University of Lethbridge (2007)
Post-Education Clinical Training
EMDR: Basic Training - Prepped for Learning with Dr. Judy Moench
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma - Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institue
Certificate in Treatment of Trauma using Play Therapy Skills & Techniques, Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute
Certificate in Play Therapy Skills, Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute
Registrations + Professional Memberships
Registered Psychologist, College of Alberta Psychologists
Registered Canadian Art Therapist, Canadian Art Therapy Association
Professional Member, Psychologists Association of Alberta
Fun Facts
I am an adoptive parent, a partner, and also a dog-mom.
I enjoy making music, sound art, and arts & crafts out of things I find lying around.
I LOVE chips, campfires, and I'm currently learning to play the fiddle.