Resilience Counselling and Consulting

Strong, Smart, Quietly Falling Apart?
Therapy for Women Tired of Holding it all Together.

For so long you have pretended everything is fine, and it is exhausting. You smile and, on the outside, it looks like you have it all together, but inside you carry more than anyone realizes. The never-ending worry, the self-doubt, the feelings you try so hard to avoid. You are tired of pushing through. You know something needs to change.

Women come to me when they are ready to do more than just cope. Whether you are a perfectionist, a people-pleaser, an over-thinker, an over-doer, or just exhausted from being the responsible one, I can help you get to the root of what is really going on, and together we can create deep and lasting change.

I can help you understand the connection between how your past is showing up in your present, and help you work through what has been keeping you stuck. We will work with the difficult emotions and the parts of yourself you have been pushing aside. We will process the painful experiences and beliefs that are holding you back from living the life you want to live. I want to help you walk away from therapy feeling lighter, with more space from anxiety and overwhelm, more trust in yourself, and less driven by patterns that no longer serve you.

I am Vivienne Livingstone, MSW, RCSW, a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist offering in-person therapy for trauma, stress, and anxiety in Calgary, and online across Alberta. I am advanced trained in the Flash Technique, a very gentle, evidence-based way to take the charge out of a difficult memory.

What sets Flash apart is the approach. You keep your attention on something positive and engaging while your brain does the processing, without you having to consciously hold the difficult memory in mind, relive it, or talk about it. It is one of the gentlest ways I work, and many people are surprised by how much lighter something can feel after a short piece of focused work. That is what makes it so useful for the things that have felt too big to go near. It can stand on its own or work alongside the other therapies I use.

Alongside the Flash Technique I use EMDR (EMDRIA Certified), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (IS-ART Master Practitioner), Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI), and IFS-Informed Parts Work.

Book a free 15-minute phone consultation at resilience-now.com or call (403) 826-2685.