Start Feeling Better, Today
Start Feeling Better, Today
In-person counselling in Calgary, Online therapy across Alberta
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Burnout, Addiction, ADHD, Parenting challenges, Emotional overwhelm, Stress management, Relationship challenges, Self-esteem
Youth, Adults, Couples, Families
English, French
In-person counselling in Calgary, Online therapy across Alberta
Finding the right therapist is crucial for your journey. Here’s a quick guide to help you decide.
Patience Owan is a Registered Social Worker who works with youth, adults, couples, and families facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Her approach is grounded in creating a space where clients feel supported, heard, and capable of making progress without feeling overwhelmed by the process.
Many clients work with Patience because they are carrying a lot at once. Stress, anxiety, parenting responsibilities, burnout, trauma, emotional exhaustion, or relationship strain can make it difficult to slow down and process what is happening.
Patience helps clients move through these challenges with both compassion and practical support. Her sessions are conversational and collaborative while still providing structure, tools, and direction that clients can apply outside therapy.
Clients often describe her approach as calming, supportive, and grounded.
Patience believes therapy should help people feel more equipped to handle life, not more overwhelmed by it.
Her work focuses on helping clients better understand their emotional experiences while also building practical ways to manage stress, improve communication, strengthen coping skills, and move forward more confidently.
She creates therapy plans based on each client’s individual goals, experiences, and pace. Some clients need emotional support and validation. Others want clearer direction and strategies. Most need both.
Patience works collaboratively with clients to:
10+
Patience understands that emotional experiences are shaped by culture, family dynamics, expectations, identity, and lived experiences.
She works with clients from diverse backgrounds and values creating a therapeutic space where people feel respected, represented, and understood without assumptions or judgment.
She also offers support in both English and French.
THE FIRST SESSION IS FOCUSED ON GETTING TO KNOW YOU, UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT LATELY, AND IDENTIFYING WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT WOULD FEEL MOST HELPFUL.
Patience creates a calm and supportive environment where clients can speak openly without pressure to explain everything perfectly.
You will talk about:
The goal is not to solve everything immediately. It is to begin creating clarity and support in a way that feels manageable.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THINGS FEEL UNBEARABLE BEFORE REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT.
If you are looking for a therapist who combines empathy, emotional support, and practical guidance, Patience offers a grounded and collaborative approach that helps clients feel supported while making meaningful progress.
