Susie Materi
MA, MC, CCPA - C.C.C.
Meet Susie –
In a collaborative, grounding, and empathetic manner, she facilitates soulful growth for clients navigating overwhelm and change. Her care is strong yet gentle, focussed yet fluid, stemming from an experiential and relational framework. She is client-centred and trauma-informed in her approach to working with individuals, couples, and families. Susie is in good-standing as a professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association with Canadian Certified Counsellor designation (CCPA-C.C.C.).
Inspired by the space derived from existential-phenomenology, Susie connects her past cognitive behavioural work with narrative and internal family systems modalities, often drawing on acceptance and commitment therapy. She gravitates to emotion-focused care with somatic and polyvagal theory influences. Susie is Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1 certified and Treating Affairs and Trauma certified.
FREE 15-minute Meet and Greet session - either in-person or virtually, where you can enquire about her services and gain more information.
Use the “Book Now” button to schedule a session. Alternatively, you can reach Susie by email.
Professional Experience & Therapy Focus -
Drawing from a career in kinesiology, Susie returned to school for a second graduate degree to pursue her Master of Counselling Psychology from City University of Seattle, including an eight-month counselling internship at the Calgary Counselling Centre which provided additional specialized training in
· treating depression actively & experientially,
· non-suicidal self-injury & anxiety management,
· crisis de-escalation, and
· trauma-informed counselling for children and families experiencing intimate partner violence.
There, diversity, equity, and inclusion were practiced cornerstones of care that Susie carries with her to Mountain Therapy.
Areas of Practice -
· Couples, Individuals, and Families
· Depression & Anxiety
· Grief & Loss
· Relationship Issues
· Trauma
· Life Transitions
· Neurodivergence
Rates - $150 / 50 minutes or $210 / 70 minutes. These are GST free and can be claimed through most insurance companies, depending on your plan. (Effective immediately, Certified Canadian Counsellors are no longer required to collect GST on psychotherapy services in Alberta.) Please note that direct billing is now available for most insurance companies, depending on your plan.
Availability - in-person and virtual therapy on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.