Izabela

Miss Izabela Bienko

Counselor

“My approach is to create a safe and compassionate relational space which cultivates deep understanding, connection and healing.”

About Me

I create a safe, compassionate space where you can truly be yourself. My approach helps cultivate deep understanding, fostering connection and healing. We'll explore your experiences together, making sense of feelings and finding new ways forward. This collaborative environment is ideal for anyone ready to gently unpack their challenges. You can build a stronger relationship with yourself and others, moving towards lasting well-being.

Approach

You’ll notice sessions move at a steady, gentle rhythm that balances listening with practical steps toward relief. Whether we meet in my Edmonton office or connect by video in English across Alberta and beyond, I blend reflective questioning, brief mindfulness practices and clear psychoeducation so ideas land between sessions. I invite parents, teens and adults to try small experiments and tracking to see what shifts, then we adapt together. This approach tends to help people facing transitions, anxiety or strained relationships.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Psychoeducation

    Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Research

    Scientific investigation into mental health, therapy effectiveness, or psychological processes, contributing to evidence-based clinical practice.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

Works With:

  • All ages
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Communities
  • Families
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

College of Counseling Therapy of Alberta

Child and Youth Care Counsellor, Therapist

College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

Psychologist

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Qualifications

Master of Arts in Child and Youth Care

University of Victoria

Year: 2014

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

City University of Seattle

Year: 2021

Service Areas

Insight Psychological Services

In-person & Online

Edmonton, Alberta

Canada

Edmonton, Canada