Good mental health is essential to our physical and emotional wellbeing, and is as important to recognize and treat as any physical ailment. Your mental health can affect your ability to handle normal stressors and make choices.

Our mental health therapists provide short term individual therapy treatment for many common mental health concerns such as stress, anxiety, and depression for adults, youth, and children. The team also provides educational information sessions on various mental health topics.

Call 780-997-0046 to schedule an appointment with a mental health team member or complete the online form.

We do not provide crisis or urgent care so we encourage people to access emergency care services or click here for a list of 24 hr helpline phone numbers.

Workshops

Managing Stress & Anxiety

Managing stress and anxiety can sometimes feel like a continual balancing act. This small group workshop will provide strategies and techniques to help effectively reduce and manage the stress and anxiety in your life.

Interested in this program? Call 780-997-0046 or complete the online form

Happiness Basics

Happiness is a state of mind that must be chosen and reinforced with action on a daily basis. Happiness Basics will help you build the skills you need to increase the amount of positive experiences, engagement, meaning and opportunities for achievement you have in your life. Taking part in this workshop, which was initially developed by the Red Deer PCN, has been shown to improve mood, vitality and energy, as well as physical and mental health.

Interested in this program? Call 780-997-0046 or complete the online form

The Hold Me Tight Program: A Relationship Education Group for Couples

Learn the essential conversations for a successful relationship which will include private exercises with your partner and watching video demonstations. These tools will help you to understand and improve your relationship with your partner. This weekend session was developed by Dr. Sue Johnson who wrote the book “Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love”.

Interested in this program? Call 780-997-0046 or complete the online form

Understanding Your Grief (in partnership with Angel Whisperers/Families First Society)

Losing a loved one is personal, unique and difficult journey, and one of the hardest life experiences you are ever going to embark on. When someone you love dies, it can be hard to understand your often complex and overwhelming thoughts and feelings. Taking part in this workshop will help you to understand your grief.

Interested in this program? Call 780-997-0046 or complete the online form

Living with Loss

Where you can turn, when you don't know where to turn.

What you can do, when you don't know what to do.

We're here. We're listening.

Our grief support program will help to guide you along the uncharted path of your journey. Interested in this program? Call 780-997-0046 or complete the online form

Psychiatry Consultation

Our physician members and Mental Health tearm work with psychiatrists who provide recommendations for care to your family doctor.

If you are referred for a consultation with a psychiatrist for assessment, diagnosis or treatment, the psychiatrist will work with the mental health support team to develop a treatment plan. Your family physician will be involved in your ongoing treatment.

Format: Consultations with psychiatrist

Cost: Free to patients of Alberta Heartland PCN physicians

Interested in this program? Referral from an Alberta Heartland PCN family doctor required. Talk to your family doctor or click here to see if your family doctor is a member.