Patricia Lavelle is a Registered Psychologist in both B.C. and Alberta. Holding a Master’s Degree from the University of Alberta, and having served for the past 35+ years in clinical roles within both public and private settings, Patricia is known for her warm full presence, as well as a collaborative and practical approach that places client needs first and foremost in the therapeutic process.

Earlier in her career, Patricia’s varied experiences involved providing rehabilitation support to Alberta hospital patients; child/family counselling and assessment services for children in government care; wellness-focused and self-care assistance to clients in employment transition; as well as serving as psychology team leader for an interdisciplinary pain management program. During her past several years in private practice, Patricia has avidly pursued training and obtained extensive experience in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and now specializes in working with couples and individuals using this approach.

Other areas of specialized interest include working with anxiety/mood disorders, anger and grief, chronic/persistent pain issues and trauma utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), as well as the Flash Technique, along with EFT. As another outgrowth of her passionate EFT focus, Patricia also specializes in facilitating Hold Me Tight® workshops for couples utilizing a three-day retreat format. More fundamentally and across therapy modalities, Patricia’s principal goal and commitment surrounds addressing and removing client barriers to positive emotional connection, both within themselves and also interpersonally, as a means to enrich key relationships, and also to more generally enhance their capacities to live the fullest life possible.