Karla Buchholz (She/Her)
Registered Provisional Psychologist

780-461-1717
Areas of Specialty
• Alternative Sex Behaviours
• Female Sexual Issues
• Gender Identity
• Sex Compulsion/Out of Control Sexual Behaviours
• Sexuality and Intimacy Issues
• Anxiety
• Cult and High Control Organization Recovery
• Religious or Spiritual Trauma
• Sexual Assault and Abuse
• Trauma
Treatment Methods
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Couples Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Person Centered Therapy
• Sex Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
Demographic Specializations
• Adults
• Adolescents (13-17)
• Couples
• LGBTQ community
• Sexuality
Locations
2532 Ellwood Dr SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9
Additional Location
Online Counselling
About Karla Buchholz
As a therapist, it is important to me to build collaborative therapeutic relationships with all of my clients. My role in the counselling experience is to provide a safe, accepting environment where clients feel genuine support, empathy, and nonjudgement. I believe in using trauma-informed, evidence-based practices and an integrative strength-based client-centered approach with clients through their personal growth and healing journeys.
I am sex-positive, fully LGBTQIA+ affirming, and also specialize in helping individuals who have experienced religious trauma or spiritual abuse. As someone who grew up in fundamentalist religion, I am passionate about deconstructing any harmful indoctrinated beliefs based in religious supremacy, and working to heal from harm caused by “purity“ culture. I have expertise in helping individuals free themselves from values instilled by more high-control religious groups and identified cults or cult-like practices. I take a non-judgemental approach to helping individuals and couples explore a healthy, comprehensive, accurate, inclusive, consent-centered, pleasure-based, shame-free sexuality and spirituality.
I like to use integrative approaches with clients and often draw from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy.
I believe in the wisdom of lived experiences and view clients as resilient and having the capacity to grow and explore new meaning in life.
Qualifications
• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts (Major: Psychology, Minor: Counselling)
Finances
Rate:
Sliding scale:
$210
No
Accepted Insurance Plans
• Blue Cross
• Green Shield

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