Sam Hafeli - MSW, RCSW

If you’re ready to talk, I’m here to listen.

I will always meet you with compassion and kindness.

Mental Health Therapist - Practice Owner

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Sam Hafeli (they/them) has a Masters in Clinical Social Work (MSW) and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) with the Alberta College of Social Workers. Their services are covered by a majority of healthcare benefit plans.

Sam has 15+ years of experience in the mental health and community services field. Their services are covered by the majority of health benefit plans. Sam specializes in trauma and neurodivergency. Sam also has a passion for narrative couples therapy, with couples as well as polyamorous partnerships. Sam is a member of the LGBTQQ2+ community and is a queer and trans affirming therapist.

Sam is not currently accepting new patients. Please contact us to be placed on Sam’s waitlist.

Sam’s Specializations

I work from a phase based model of trauma that includes first developing a safe therapeutic relationship, learning about trauma, and growing your ability to cope.

When needed, I can support you to process past events in an intentional, contained, and healing way.

I treat trauma using Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral skills, Response Based Therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy.

Trauma

I support individuals to explore their identities in a compassionate, supportive, trans and queer affirming space.

I support individuals who are transitioning, coming out, and/or re-defining their relationships.

I also support parents of LGBTQQ2+ children, and LGBTQQ2+ families.

(Please note I am not a trained sex therapist.)

Gender & Sexual Diversity

I provide psychoeducation about Neurodiverse brain function and help individuals develop strategies to meet their goals.

I care about treating executive function concerns, as well as the emotional struggles of ADHD and Autism.

I support my clients to embrace neurodiversity, and I create a space for you to develop a positive relationship with your mind.

ADHD & Autism

I support families, couples, as well as people in polyamorous relationships to work on relational pains and find ways towards relational healing. I enjoy supporting families and couples move courageously through times of struggle.

I view problems in families and relationships from a systemic relational lens that I find helps folks step out of blame and shame and into curiosity and connection.

I support families of all ages, and partnerships of all kinds. I especially am passionate about supporting LGBTQQ2+ families.

Family and Couple Therapy

I help people of all genders and body sizes heal their relationships with food and their bodies in the face of diet culture, sizism and fatphobia.

I help address restriction, binging, and purging concerns.

I am passionate about providing effective treatment of eating disorders for people whose experiences have often been invalidated due to their body size.

Eating Disorders

I am also experienced in supporting individuals with concerns such as:

  • Depression and Anxiety

  • Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • Work and School Stress

Feel free to contact me if you would like to know more about how I can help you with a specific problem not listed here.

Sam’s Approach

Narrative Therapy

  • 0ur problems do not define us, it is how we respond to them and overcome them that does.

  • I work with my clients to externalize their problems to better understand their issues within their own context.

  • I ask questions that help you reclaim the story of your life in a way that honors your values, skills, and intentions.

  • Together we co-author a new story that speaks to your preferred self.

  • Learn more about Narrative Therapy here

Solution Focused Therapy

  • I know I am not meeting you at the very first step on your journey.

  • I will ask you questions to highlight the solutions to your problem you have already found. Let’s build off of that.

  • I support my clients to regularly look for what’s changing for the better, while also holding space to further explore what the problems that persist.

  • Learn more about Solution Focused Therapy here

Additional Therapy Models

  • Response Based Practice

  • Mindfulness Counselling

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

  • Feminist Therapy