RELEASING THE PAIN AT THE SOURCE
CENTRAL FOCUS
~ To stabilize, clarify, ground, create a way forward
Whether working with an individual, couple, or family, our goal is to bring stability to chaos. Under stress, people often struggle to determine if their thoughts and actions are right. In our quest for clarity, we not only listen to what is being said but also tune into the underlying intentions.
As confusion is exposed, we reflect back our understanding so they can correct any misinterpretations. This mutual process of understanding allows us to offer insights and reframe their situation in ways that bring fresh clarity. This seemingly simple yet profoundly complex approach eases tension and helps our clients reclaim the sense of sanity they fear is lost.
Once our clients feel grounded and secure, they find themselves free and ready to begin making the changes necessary to improve and move forward in their lives.
SPECIALIZATIONS
ABOUT US
We are Daniel and Mia Klassen, two licensed and experienced therapists who believe in the power of human connection and resilience. We are passionate about supporting individuals, couples, and families in their journey towards greater understanding of how life works and is; self-understanding; healing; and growth.
Daniel Klassen
Daniel is a Provisional Psychologist licensed by the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) in Alberta and a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC), offering services across other Canadian provinces.
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His therapeutic approach involves addressing the issues my clients identify with sensitivity and care, guiding them thoughtfully as they work to release the emotional pain and confusion that burden them. Daniel do this by focusing on any missing or flawed understanding, tracing the origins of their challenges, and systematically dismantling them.
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To facilitate this work effectively, Daniel employ multiple approaches that incorporates techniques from Narrative Therapy, EFT, CBT, ACT, IFS, and more.
Mia Klassen
Mia is a Registered Professional Counsellor through CPCA, who specializes in acute, severe, and early childhood trauma. Mia exemplifies safety - someone you can to come out of hiding and hurting to. Through profound compassion, skill, and understanding, she guides her clients to healing. Mia presents on the topics of Trauma, Boundaries, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and teaches on Compassion Fatigue and Building Resiliency. Mia has extensive training in Complex trauma and IFS.
OUR MOTIVATION
Being overwhelmed by emotional pain and psychological suffering early in our youth, we grasp what it feels like to live a life of turmoil. We have experienced the heartbreak of witnessing loved ones struggle and witnessed their lives slip away without the support they so desperately needed. For Daniel, someone once reached out to me, and I found in them the strength to accept that help. Today, it is our heartfelt mission to be that same source of support for you. This work is more than just our profession—it is a calling that fills our heart and represents our deepest purposes in life. ​​
WHAT WE LOOK FOR THAT LEADS TO HEALING - A PANG
Dictionary Description of Pang:
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a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.
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a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm: hunger pangs. (Dictionary.com)
​ ~ A Pang is a painful, emotional Sting.
When we observe our client experiencing a pang as they confront what hurts them, it signals that the root of their suffering is present right here, in that immediate moment. The pang pinpoints the target that must be addressed—treated, or even nullified—to ease the mental and emotional distress they are enduring. Instead of shying away from the pain, we see the pang as the gateway to dismantling the structure and network that sustains this painful spasm. This pang stands as a candid and reliable indicator that a wrong has occurred, with the individual's soul affectively crying out, "Please help me, I need help!"
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Contained within this pang are all the details of the offense that has wounded our client. The story of that hurt needs unraveling - it is the pang that holds the hurt in place, and the sufferer simply is unable to do that by themselves. It is in relationship we are hurt; it is in relationship we are made well again.