Calgary Divorce Counselling

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Divorce counselling

Divorce is one of life’s most difficult transitions, and it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or emotionally drained. Whether you're navigating co-parenting dynamics, processing grief, or trying to find your footing in a new chapter, you don’t have to face it alone.

 If you’ve been searching for divorce counselling in Calgary, our compassionate, trauma-informed team at Shelly Qualtieri & Associates is here to support you. Together, we’ll help you gain clarity, begin to heal, and develop practical strategies to move forward with strength and confidence.

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Shelly Qualtieri

With over 30 years of experience, Shelly brings a trauma-informed, client-centred approach to her work as a divorce counsellor. She supports individuals through the emotional challenges of separation, including suicidal ideation, emotional dysregulation, and relationship breakdowns, while helping them reconnect with their strengths and build practical coping strategies. Shelly offers a safe and supportive space to process what’s been lost and begin creating what comes next, with clarity, resilience, and a renewed sense of self.

  • Credentials: RSW, MA, Founder & Owner

  • Clientele: Teens 13+, adults, couples

  • Location: Suite 300, 4503 Brisebois Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Kim Noll

Kim brings a compassionate, client-focused lens to her work, with specialized experience in grief, loss, and life transitions. Her approach to separation counselling is grounded in flexibility and care—meeting clients where they are and adapting support as their needs evolve. Whether navigating the emotional weight of divorce, processing trauma, or rebuilding self-worth, Kim helps clients move through emotional dysregulation with tools that foster empowerment, resilience, and a renewed sense of self along the healing journey.

  • Credentials: Registered Provisional Psychologist

  • Clientele: Adolescents and adults

  • Location: Suite 300, 4503 Brisebois Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Lorena Koenig

Lorena brings a holistic and heart-centred approach to divorce therapy, weaving together emotional, mental, and physical wellness to support meaningful, lasting change. With expertise in couples work and life transitions, she helps clients navigate the complex dynamics of separation, build personal agency, and move through anxiety, depression, and adjustment challenges with greater clarity. Lorena creates a grounded, non-judgmental space where clients feel empowered to make intentional choices and reshape their lives with confidence

  • Credentials: Registered Social Worker (MSW)

  • Clientele: Adults and teens 16+, couples

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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Smyrna Gonzalez

Smyrna draws on her research background in Adverse Childhood Experiences to help clients make sense of how the past may be shaping their present, especially during the emotional challenges of separation. As a thoughtful and supportive divorce therapist, she offers change-focused, trauma-informed care that empowers individuals to explore and shift negative core beliefs while addressing anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. Smyrna creates a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental space where healing can begin and lasting growth can take root.

  • Credentials: Registered Provisional Psychologist

  • Clientele: Youth, adults, and couples, men

  • Location: Suite 300, 4503 Brisebois Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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4. Marizabel Forno

Marizabel brings a thoughtful, family-focused lens to divorce counselling, with extensive experience supporting children, parents, and couples navigating separation. Whether working with a child who’s struggling to adjust or guiding co-parents through challenging transitions, she creates a grounded, culturally sensitive space where each family member can feel seen and supported. Her work blends structure with compassion—offering practical tools for communication, emotional regulation, and rebuilding trust. Marizabel’s warm and collaborative approach helps clients move forward with clarity, confidence, and connection.

  • Credentials: Registered Provisional Psychologist

  • Clientele: Children, teens, adults, couples, and families

  • Location: Suite 300, 4503 Brisebois Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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5. Laura Laidlaw, MA, RPC

Laura supports individuals navigating the emotional fallout of high-conflict separation, including those impacted by narcissistic abuse or controlling dynamics. As a divorce therapist, she takes a calm, steady approach that helps clients regain a sense of self, rebuild personal boundaries, and reconnect with their inner voice. With experience supporting men, women, and youth, Laura creates a non-judgmental space for unpacking anger, grief, and identity shifts that can surface during divorce. Her strength-based, trauma-informed lens offers clarity and stability—even when everything else feels uncertain.

  • Credentials: Registered Provisional Psychologist

  • Clientele: Youth 13+, adults, men

  • Location: Suite 300, 4503 Brisebois Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2G3

  • Virtual therapy: Yes

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FAQs about divorce counselling

  • Divorce counselling is a supportive therapy process designed to help individuals and families navigate the emotional, practical, and psychological challenges that come with separation and divorce. Whether you're working through grief, adjusting to co-parenting, or rebuilding your sense of self, divorce therapy offers a safe, compassionate space to gain clarity, strengthen resilience, and begin healing.

  • If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in sadness or anger, having trouble communicating with your ex-partner, or unsure how to move forward, it may be time to connect with a divorce counsellor. Many people seek divorce counselling when they begin to notice that daily life, parenting, or emotional regulation feels harder than usual. Therapy can help you feel less alone, more understood, and better equipped to make meaningful changes.

  • Our team of experienced therapists supports a wide range of concerns, including emotional processing, communication breakdowns, co-parenting struggles, grief and loss, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and trauma from the relationship. We also help clients build healthy boundaries and create a clear path forward. Whether you're seeking separation counselling or divorce therapy, our approach is grounded in collaboration, empowerment, and practical tools that work.

  • We offer a trauma-informed, client-centred approach that honours your unique needs and pace. Every person’s story is different, and our divorce therapists take time to understand what matters most to you. We’ll work together to create practical, bite-sized strategies that help you build resilience, regulate emotions, and navigate this transition with clarity and confidence. This can also be done on your own—no need to go through this process with a partner. If you've been looking for a divorce therapist who truly listens, we’re here to help.

  • From the first session, you can expect a supportive and collaborative environment where you feel heard, validated, and respected. Whether you're processing grief, redefining your identity, or planning your next steps, your therapist will walk alongside you with practical guidance and compassionate care. Divorce counselling focuses on real-life change, so we’ll create strategies and coping tools tailored to your goals and your healing journey.

  • If you’re in the Calgary area and seeking divorce counselling near you that feels both professional and deeply human, our practice may be a great match. We offer in-person and virtual sessions across Alberta, and our therapists specialize in life transitions, relationship dynamics, and emotional well-being. Our warm, evidence-based approach meets you where you are, with no judgment and lots of support.

  • Starting is simple. Book a free 30-minute consultation so we can learn more about your needs and match you with the right divorce counsellor on our team. Whether you're searching for separation counselling, divorce therapy, or just a place to begin again, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

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