Behavioural Consultation
Behavioural Consultation Services:
Parent Consultation
Learning and teaching ways to regulate, label emotions and find techniques that work and support the child. Teaching and working towards awareness and confidence within the home, community or at school!
Emotional Awareness & Coping
Supporting parents to learn to effectively manage their child's behaviour to promote positive outcomes for the entire family. Educating parents about evidence-based behavioural strategies that can reduce behaviours and promote positive behaviours. Teaching effective communication techniques, problem-solving skills and techniques for setting and enforcing limits in a positive and consistent manner.
Expanding Play Skills
Learning how to follow your child's lead, by having time where you can be creative and engaged in playing with your imagination and encouraging playing with different activities. Using skills from Theraplay to support families and parents.
Social Skills & Interactions
Learning how to teach children to feel confident and independent when at school, in the community, or other places. Using different tips and tricks. Learning how to be successful in modeling and exploring skills to help a child grow and expand.
Our Behavioural Consultants:
Who are ALL Registered Social Workers with the Alberta College of Social Workers!
Katherine Mitchell
Katherine is a passionate and dedicated registered Social Worker who completed her MSW at the University of Calgary and also has a Bachelor of Psychology from Athatbasca University. Prior to her Master’s program she had over 7 years experience working with the disAbility community in both school and various community settings as a behaviour therapist, teachers-aid and community resource worker. During her Master’s program she also did a practicum with a community based disAbility advocacy group that addresses various barriers experienced by the disAbility community to attaining full inclusion in Calgary alongside self-advocates, community allies, professionals and stakeholders in advocating for policy and programming change.
Katherine’s therapeutic approach is centred on a strengths-based practice in supporting children with achieving their goals within the system of their families/natural supports and community resources to facilitate inclusion, gain confidence, foster skill development and attain independence. She integrates components of Applied Behaviour Analysis, augmented communication approaches, emotion regulation and coping strategies as she believes that behaviour is a form of communication.
Her goal is to create an atmosphere that is judgement-free, calm and where families can feel supported in a meaningful way that is unique to them.
During Katherine’s down time nothing is better than baking, reading or being out in the mountains.
Mariann Bierman
Mariann has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Calgary, specializing in Clinical Social Work with a focus on infant, child, and adolescent mental health. She is experienced in working with children, youth, and families to engage them in a collaborative and strengths-focused approach. Mariann is proud to be neurodiversity affirming in all services she provides, recognizing the unique challenges that these communities face rooted in her own experience of living with ADHD. She embraces the client and family as the expert of their own strengths, challenges, and goals, promoting meaningful connection so that we can see the most effective therapeutic growth and progress.
When working with children and youth, Mariann uses therapeutic play, art based therapy, and skill based therapies like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS). She seeks to empower clients and their families to take control of their emotions, while building skills to advocate for what they need and deserve.
With 10+ years of experience in the world of mental health and complex needs, she is ready to engage clients and their families to address ongoing challenges, while strengthening understanding and empathy for everyone involved. She believes that every individual deserves a compassionate space where they can embrace their authentic self, feel validated in their challenges, and where she can help to build up their resilience together.
On her days off, Mariann is often enjoying time with family and friends, or embracing her introverted side with reading, playing video games, and playing with her pets.