When Counselling Can Make a Difference
Counselling provides a supportive space to navigate anxiety, stress, grief,…
A neuroscience-based approach to nervous system regulation for those seeking a non-traditional approach to mental health care
Clinical Social Worker
Level 3 & S2 Trained
Advanced Trained
In-person in Edmonton & virtual
Virtual
Joanne Lagasse is a Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW), with Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary, a BSW from Dalhousie University, and a BA from the University of Alberta. She works with health-care professionals, military members and veterans, neurodivergent adults, and anyone determined to move through life’s harder chapters.
Joanne believes that many of the challenges we experience are connected to what has happened to us in life. Her current practice has a particular focus on Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), a specialized, trauma-focused approach that works with the nervous system’s responses to overwhelming experiences. She is Level 3 and S2 trained in DBR and also has extensive advanced training in EMDR and related trauma approaches. Her work is informed by Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, and narrative approaches. Warm and non-judgmental, she meets people where they are and works collaboratively toward meaningful change.
Lagassé Counselling
A focused approach to psychotherapy centred on Deep Brain Reorienting, advanced EMDR approaches, and supportive counselling.
Trauma-specific, neuroscience-based therapy delivered with warmth, clinical expertise, and a deep respect for your pace, your goals, and your unique life experience.
DBR has become a central focus of Joanne’s current practice, offering a specialized approach to working with trauma and nervous-system responses.
Training across RTEP, EMDR 2.0, Dolores Mosquera approaches, Intensives, Flash Technique, EMDR Grief, and pre-verbal protocols.
A stance that meets you where you are — without shame or judgment.
Evidence by IFS, CBT, DBT, narrative approaches, EMDR, and DBR.
In-person sessions are available in Edmonton, with virtual appointments available for clients in Alberta and Ontario where appropriate.
Begin with a confidential conversation about what brings you to therapy, your goals, and which approach may be the right fit for you.
Reach out and schedule a confidential consultation at a time that suits you.
Talk through your history, goals, and whether DBR, counselling, or an EMDR approach is the right fit.
Together, determine a therapeutic approach that fits your needs, pace, and circumstances.
Start focused, trauma-informed work with a pace that respects your experience.
Joanne’s practice is relocating to the 34th floor of National Bank Centre a quiet, private setting designed to feel less like a clinic and more like a comfortable retreat in the heart of downtown Edmonton.
A few of the things people ask before their first session. Have another question? Reach out any time.
Joanne works with health-care professionals, military members and veterans, neurodivergent adults, and anyone facing trauma, anxiety, mood, or substance-use concerns with a non-judgmental, approach that meets you where you are.
Deep Brain Reorienting (50 minutes), EMDR (80 minutes) and general counselling (50 minutes).
Standard virtual or in-person sessions are $220 per 50-minute hour. Debit, cash, e-transfer, and credit card are accepted, with payment due at the end of each session. Receipts are provided for RCSW services, which many extended health plans cover — check your plan for social work coverage.
Yes. Sessions are available both in person at the downtown Edmonton office and through a secure, confidential video platform — whichever suits you best.
Yes. Your privacy is protected in line with professional and legal standards, and the practice is built around discretion.
Take the first step toward focused, private, trauma-specific care designed around your needs, pace, and goals.
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