Natalie Santanna, MA
ASSOCIATE COUNSELLOR/PSYCHOTHERAPIST
- Depression & despair
- Stress management
- Anxiety
- Relationships (partner, family, friends, etc.)
- Self-esteem
- Personal well-being & everyday challenges
Natalie is a kind, caring, and compassionate person that was drawn to counselling with the hope of being able to help alleviate some of the pain and suffering that individuals face. Natalie knows that life can be full of challenges that, at times, are hard to navigate on our own. She believes in the healing and transformative effects of empathetic listening and understanding in which counsellors can offer. Taking a person-centred perspective, Natalie believes in the good, worthiness and potential in everyone no matter what their situation, where they come from, or choices they have made. In therapy, she works to create an atmosphere the encourages restoration of inner balance and well-being. She believes each person is unique and therefore therapy is not an endeavour of one-size fits all. Her active listening skills create space for her clients to share openly without fear of judgment, and her guidance is rooted in the recognition that the client is the expert of their own life.
Natalie completed her Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice at University of Winnipeg, Manitoba and her Masters of Counselling at Athabasca University, Alberta.