Where your holistic healing journey begins.

Healing your mind and body from the hidden impact of Trauma, and Stress.

In-Person Counseling for Adults in Calgary and Virtual Therapy Across Alberta

Theresa Rybchinski, Registered Social Worker and Somatic Therapist, Calgary, Alberta. A woman stands with her eyes closed and face tilted upward in front of a mountain range during sunset or sunrise.

Hello, and welcome to my corner of the world!

When it comes to mental health, I approach things a bit differently as an Integrative therapist

I combine mind-focused methods (like neuroscience and cognitive therapies) with body-based methods (such as somatic therapy and mindfulness). I also look at the whole system of your health. My goal is to offer a unique and complete therapy experience for your overall well-being.

SOMATIC THERAPY

MINDFULNESS

MIND-BODY CONNECTION

POLYVAGAL THEORY

COGNITIVE PROCESSING

SOMATIC THERAPY MINDFULNESS MIND-BODY CONNECTION POLYVAGAL THEORY COGNITIVE PROCESSING

Why You’re Here

You’ve been holding it together for everyone else, but inside you feel worn thin. The push to be “fine” leaves you running on fumes—snapping at loved ones, struggling to focus, waking up already exhausted. Maybe your body is carrying the weight with tension, headaches, or a racing heart.

On the outside, you seem like the dependable one—the helper, the doer, the one everyone turns to. But inside, it feels like you’re barely holding it together. Patterns like anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or numbing through work, alcohol, or scrolling may be running the show. Sometimes, these are tied to unresolved pain—stress that never lifted, trauma you carried alone, or experiences that shaped how you relate to yourself and the world.

These ways of coping once protected you. They helped you belong, stay safe, or maintain control. But now, they may be the very patterns keeping you stuck.

How Therapy Can Help

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Therapy offers a space to pause and tend to yourself—the parts of you that have been overlooked while holding everything else together. It’s not about “fixing” you, but about creating room to untangle what no longer serves you and reconnect with the pieces of yourself that have been left behind.

Over time, this work fosters a more stable sense of self. One that isn’t shaken by every demand or setback. With more resilience, self-trust, and energy, you can move through life with greater ease and finally have space for the people, experiences, and passions that matter most to you.

In-Person Counseling for Adults in Calgary and Virtual Therapy Across Alberta

Theresa Rybchinski, Registered Social Worker and Somatic Therapist, Calgary, Alberta. A woman with long dark hair sitting on a rock, wearing a light-colored shirt and blue jeans, with a scenic mountain and forest background during dusk.

Hi, I’m Theresa!

I’m not just a therapist, I’m also another human finding my way through this thing called life. Yes, I bring education and clinical training, but I also bring lived experience, deep empathy, and an honest, down-to-earth approach to the therapy space.

My work is about helping people slow down long enough to hear what feels misaligned, so they can reconnect with themselves and move toward what feels more aligned and true for them.

Therapy isn’t a quick fix — it’s a journey. A commitment to your heart, body, and mind. Together, we’ll work to quiet the constant stress loop, uncover the roots of your triggers, and help you feel more at home in your own body.

  • "You are not a project. You are a living, sensing being, learning how to come home to yourself. Let your healing be gentle. Let it include the messy, the uncertain, and the moments that don't look like healing at all. Because that's often where the real work lives."

    Brittany Piper

Areas of Focus

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I support individuals who are ready to reclaim their lives and create meaningful change. The people I work with often come to me feeling:

  • Burned out and overwhelmed: tired of feeling tired, and unsure how to rest. Learn more here.

  • Stuck in over-functioning: constantly busy, always helping others, but longing to slow down. Learn more here.

  • Driven by perfectionism: holding high standards as a way to feel safe or worthy. Learn more here.

  • Anxious or emotionally dysregulated: caught in cycles of worry, fear, or internal pressure. Learn more here.

  • Living with the impacts of trauma: including complex trauma, childhood/developmental trauma, shock trauma, or the ongoing effects of systemic and relational trauma. Learn more here.

If even one of these speaks to your experience and you’re ready for things to be different. Let’s talk.

Type of Sessions Offered

In-person Sessions

Available within the City of Calgary

Join me in my private office for an individual session to work towards your vision for a better life.

Walk and Talk Sessions

Sessions for residents of Calgary

We take therapy outside of the four walls and into the fresh air. Available on Tuesdays. You can find more information here.

Online Sessions

Sessions for residents of Alberta

In the comfort of your own home,
you can have your individualized session over a secure platform.

What to Expect Working With Me:

  • Gain clarity and shift what patterns are keeping you stuck

  • Enhance your ability to manage the emotional rollercoaster of life

  • Become more connected to yourself, your body and your life 

  • Feel more grounded and calm in the day-to-day

  • Break cycles of overwork and move towards a more harmonized life 

  • Feel more comfortable slowing down and allowing yourself to rest 

  • Setting boundaries without the guilt 

  • Build your self-worth and the type of life you want

Theresa is taking new clients and would be honoured to start this journey with you.

Ready to slow down and reconnect to you?