Gillian Goheen-Smith
Registered Provisional Psychologist- Red Deer, AB

Languages Spoken: English

I work with children, teenagers, adults and families navigating anxiety, postpartum transitions, trauma, body image struggles, relationship challenges, parenting stress, and the lasting impact of unmet childhood needs. I also support individuals affected by domestic violence and relationship trauma, anger and emotional regulation as well as veterans, first responders, and professionals managing organizational stress and high-responsibility roles. My work is grounded in a developmental lens and an understanding of how early experiences, cumulative stress, and high-alert environments shape mental health, relationships, and resilience.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent 20 years as an educator where I witnessed how early stress, system failures and unmet needs quietly shift people off course. I saw how those disruptions rarely disappear with time but resurface as anxiety, burnout, relationship strain, hypervigilance, or disconnection from self. That long view of human development continues to shape my work as I help clients make sense of their experiences and move forward with clarity and steadiness.

Areas of Focus:

• Anxiety, OCD and chronic stress
• Anger Management and Emotional Regulation
• Trauma and cumulative stress exposure
• Domestic violence and relationship trauma
• Veterans and first responders (high-alert roles)
• Postpartum adjustment and parenting challenges
• Relationship difficulties and attachment patterns
• Body image and self-worth concerns
• Organizational stress and burnout
• ADHD

Therapeutic Approaches:

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• EMDR
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy