Counselling in SE Calgary
Curio Counselling serves SE Calgary from our office at 1414 8 St SW — central enough to reach Quarry Park's corporate corridor and Lake Bonavista in 15–20 minutes, and supported by secure video sessions for the deeper-SE communities of McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Cranston, Seton, and Walden where commute time makes virtual the practical choice most weeks. The clinical work is identical regardless of whether you're in our office or on a video call from your home in the deep south.
Book online > Free 20-min consultation >Why SE Calgary Residents Choose Curio Counselling
SE Calgary covers an enormous range — from inner-SE residential neighbourhoods near downtown, through the Quarry Park business district and Calgary's second-largest corporate office cluster, into the established mid-SE family corridor around Lake Bonavista and Willow Park, out to the south-edge growth communities around South Health Campus. The clients we hear from across this range share certain patterns: long commutes, dual-career families building lives away from extended family, healthcare workers carrying clinical-work pressure, established couples doing the slow work of long marriages.
What unifies the work isn't the geography. It's the clinical fit. Each Curio therapist holds a Master of Counselling degree and is matched with each client based on the actual concern at hand. Fit drives outcomes — we treat it that way from your first call, whether you're booking in-person or virtual.
SE Calgary Communities We Serve
For inner-SE residents, our office is 15–20 minutes via Deerfoot Trail. For mid-SE and deep-south residents, virtual sessions are typically the practical default. Each of the communities below has its own dedicated page with content tailored to that specific neighbourhood:
- Quarry Park & Douglasdale — corporate professionals & SE business district
- Lake Bonavista & Willow Park — established mid-SE families & long marriages
- McKenzie Towne & Auburn Bay — deep-SE virtual-primary family hub
- Cranston, Seton & Walden — south-edge growth corridor & South Health Campus workers
Browsing more broadly? Visit our Calgary Communities master hub for complete neighbourhood coverage across all quadrants.
Virtual-Primary, In-Person When You Want It
For most SE Calgary clients, particularly in McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Mahogany, Cranston, Seton, Walden, and the deeper south-edge communities, our 8 St SW office is 25–35 minutes north. Virtual sessions are the format that fits the week — no commute added to your existing one. Research consistently shows that for most concerns, online therapy produces outcomes comparable to in-person care. Inner-SE residents in Quarry Park, Douglasdale, and the Lake Bonavista corridor often pair monthly in-person visits with weekly virtual sessions.
Healthcare Worker & Corporate Professional Care
SE Calgary has two distinct workforce concentrations: Quarry Park's corporate office cluster (Imperial Oil, Pembina, ATB, Cenovus, and others) and South Health Campus's healthcare community. Several of our therapists have specific experience working with corporate professionals navigating burnout and energy-sector cycles, and with healthcare workers carrying vicarious trauma, moral injury, and clinical-work fatigue. We work with EFAPs, AHS plans, and corporate extended health benefits.
Family & Couples Work for the Active-Parenting Years
The deep-SE family communities — McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Mahogany, Cranston, Seton, Walden, Legacy — are full of young families in first or second mortgages, dual-career couples in dual-commute marriages, and the suburban-isolation patterns that accumulate quietly when both parents are running tight on time. Family sessions, couples work, parenting support, and child therapy (play therapy in-person, talk-based for older kids virtually) are common entry points for SE Calgary clients.
Inglewood & Ramsay
Curio Counselling serves Inglewood and Ramsay from our Beltline office at 1414 8 St SW — about ten minutes by car west across the Elbow River bridges, or along 9 Avenue SE to 5 Avenue SE. Inglewood clients most often come to us for anxiety counselling, for PTSD and trauma-focused psychotherapy including EMDR, and for teen counselling. Sessions run in person at our 8 St SW office or by secure video, and many Inglewood clients alternate between the two to keep care consistent through busy weeks.
Quarry Park & Douglasdale
From Quarry Park and Douglasdale our office is a straight run north on Deerfoot Trail. Clients along this corridor most often reach out for anxiety counselling and for support with binge eating and disordered eating — work that depends on consistent weekly contact. Anyone searching for therapists in Quarry Park can book either in-person sessions at 8 St SW or secure virtual sessions on a PIPEDA-compliant platform.
Chestermere
Chestermere sits outside Calgary’s city limits but well inside our catchment — roughly 25 minutes to our office by way of 17 Avenue SE or Glenmore Trail. For most Chestermere clients secure video is the format that lasts: the clinical work is identical, and it removes the commute that most often ends therapy early.
Counselling Services for SE Calgary Residents
- Individual Counselling — anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, life transitions, identity, grief, relocation adjustment.
- Couples & Marriage Counselling — Gottman Method, EFT, Discernment Counselling, dual-career relationship work.
- Family Counselling — first-stage parenthood, parenting partnership, blended families, parent-teen conflict.
- Stress & Burnout Therapy — for corporate professionals, healthcare workers, and parents running close to or past the redline.
- Trauma & PTSD Therapy — EMDR and somatic approaches, including vicarious trauma in healthcare workers.
- Anxiety Therapy — generalized anxiety, performance pressure, parenting anxiety, panic.
- Child & Youth Counselling — for ages 4+, virtually for older kids and teens.
- Play Therapy — for younger children, primarily in-person at our 8 St SW office.
- Grief & Loss Counselling — bereavement, anticipatory grief, complicated mourning.
- ADHD Therapy — adult-focused strategy work, emotion regulation, late-diagnosis support.
Who Benefits from Counselling in SE Calgary?
- Corporate professionals at Quarry Park's Imperial Oil, Pembina, ATB, Cenovus, and surrounding office cluster.
- Healthcare workers at South Health Campus and the surrounding clinical corridor — physicians, nurses, allied health, paramedics.
- Young families in McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Mahogany, Cranston, Seton, Walden, and the deep-south growth corridor.
- Dual-commute couples running careers and households across two SE commutes with very little remaining margin.
- Established mid-SE families in Lake Bonavista, Willow Park, Acadia, Maple Ridge — long marriages, adult-child relationship work.
- Recent relocators who moved to SE Calgary from out of province or abroad and are still building community.
- Empty-nesters and retirees in established SE neighbourhoods working through midlife transitions.
- Energy-sector professionals navigating cyclical layoffs, restructurings, and career uncertainty.
Book a Free, 20-Minute Consultation
For SE Calgary clients especially, the consultation is your low-stakes way to confirm fit before committing the time investment of starting therapy. Twenty minutes by phone or video. Ask about virtual format, ask about your therapist's experience with corporate clients, healthcare workers, or whatever you're navigating, and decide whether the chemistry feels right.
Book your free consultation > Call 403-243-0303Our SE Calgary Therapists
All Curio clinicians hold a Master of Counselling degree from an accredited university and are members in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP), the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), and/or the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA). Our team includes Registered Psychologists, Canadian Certified Counsellors, and Counselling Therapists with specialized training in Gottman, EFT, EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, somatic, and play-based modalities. Several of our therapists have specific experience working with corporate professionals, healthcare workers, and clients in active-parenting years. All therapists are licensed to provide virtual care across Alberta.
Meet our therapists >Our Calgary Office
Curio Counselling
1414 8 St SW, Suite 200
Calgary, AB T2R 1J6
Phone: 403-243-0303
Email: [email protected]
Getting here from SE Calgary: 15–20 minutes from inner-SE (Quarry Park, Douglasdale) via Deerfoot Trail and Glenmore Trail. 20–25 minutes from mid-SE (Lake Bonavista, Willow Park, Acadia). 25–35 minutes from deep-SE (McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Cranston, Seton, Walden) outside of rush hour. Free 2-hour street parking on 14th and 15th Ave SW; Vibe Parking Lot 75 directly behind Mount Royal Place ($4/hr, free after 6pm).
Get directions >Frequently Asked Questions — SE Calgary Counselling
Where is Curio Counselling located, and how do I reach you from SE Calgary?
Curio Counselling is at 1414 8 St SW, Suite 200, inside Mount Royal Place. From inner-SE (Quarry Park, Douglasdale, Douglas Glen), we're 15–20 minutes via Deerfoot Trail. From mid-SE (Lake Bonavista, Willow Park, Acadia), 20–25 minutes. From deep-SE (McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Mahogany, Cranston, Seton, Walden), 25–35 minutes. For deep-SE residents, virtual sessions are typically the practical primary format.
How much does counselling cost in SE Calgary?
Individual sessions are 50 minutes at $200 with our Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs) and Counselling Therapists (CTs). Rates with Registered Psychologists align with the Psychologists' Association of Alberta fee schedule. Most extended health benefit plans reimburse some or all of the cost.
Does my insurance cover therapy?
Most extended health benefit plans in Alberta cover counselling. AHS staff plans through Alberta Blue Cross cover psychology services. Corporate plans for Quarry Park employers (Imperial Oil, Pembina, ATB, Cenovus, and others) generally include psychology coverage. We provide insurance-ready receipts after every session.
Do you offer virtual counselling for deep-SE residents?
Yes. Every Curio therapist offers secure PIPEDA-compliant video sessions across Alberta. For most deep-SE clients in McKenzie Towne, Auburn Bay, Cranston, Seton, Walden, and surrounding communities, virtual is the practical primary format. Research consistently shows online therapy produces outcomes comparable to in-person care for most concerns.
Do you work with South Health Campus healthcare workers?
Yes. Several of our therapists have specific experience working with healthcare professionals — vicarious trauma, moral injury, burnout, the cumulative weight of clinical work. AHS staff benefit plans generally cover psychology services through Alberta Blue Cross. We provide insurance-ready receipts. Confidentiality is absolute within the standard legal limits — therapy attendance and content are not reported to your employer, manager, or regulatory body.
Do you work with Quarry Park corporate professionals?
Yes. Several of our therapists have specific experience with corporate, energy-sector, and senior-leadership clients. We work with EFAPs and corporate extended health plans. Most Quarry Park employer plans cover psychology services. Many clients book 7am, 12pm, 5pm, or 6pm sessions to fit around corporate calendars; in-person sessions are feasible from Quarry Park (15-minute drive) for clients who want them.
What therapy approaches do you offer?
Evidence-based modalities including CBT, ACT, EFT, IFS, Gottman Method for couples, EMDR for trauma, somatic therapy, narrative therapy, and play and art therapy for younger clients. We match each client with a therapist whose training and approach fits the work.
Can my younger child do play therapy if we live in the deep south?
Yes, in-person at our 8 St SW office. Play therapy relies on physical materials (sand trays, figures, art supplies) and the in-person relationship — virtual doesn't work well for kids under 10. Many deep-SE families schedule monthly or every-other-week in-person sessions for the child, often paired with virtual parent coaching from home in the weeks between.
Do you offer evening or Saturday appointments?
Yes. Evening sessions during the week (latest start typically 8pm) and Saturday hours specifically accommodate working professionals and busy SE families. Many couples book Saturday morning slots for joint sessions when weekday evenings are unreliable.
I just got laid off from an energy-sector role. Should I start therapy now?
Now is fine, and often productive. The transition period after a layoff — particularly in the energy sector where layoffs come with industry-cyclical anxiety — involves identity work, grief, decision-making under pressure, and often relationship strain. All of which benefit from a structured space to process. Severance often includes some level of mental health benefit; check your package.