Leigh-Ann Brunke, RP

Leigh-Ann Brunke, RP, is a Registered Psychotherapist and specializes in stress and trauma while working alongside individuals and family's.  Leigh-Ann completed her honors in Psychology and Criminology and received two concurrent Bachelor Degrees.  

Leigh-Ann has specialized in working with children since 2005 and served many families over the decade. Leigh-Ann provided in home care for families with children with Autism using Applied Behavioural Analysis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to successfully increase life skills, speech and language and social skills.

Leigh-Ann then sought to continue her education and completed her Masters of Counselling in 2014 and expanded her level of support to include complex trauma and stress.  Leigh-Ann completed a certificate for working with First Responders and focused on supporting this complex population.  Clients experiencing irritability, flashbacks, anger and a lack of joy in the activities they used to enjoy were able to find peace and aliveness in their life again through utilizing EMDR.

Leigh-Ann has also focused on Men's Health and has co-facilitate groups for Men's Anger Management, mindfulness based women's groups and has obtained certification as a hynotherapist.  

Leigh-Ann also provided services for high conflict families at the Office of the Children's Lawyer providing reports and assessments for the court regarding mental health suggestions, program referrals for parents and children as well as custody and access recommendations that best serve the child.

Leigh-Ann's extensive training history will be incorporated to support your journey back to health from stress, anxiety, and trauma using evidence based and strategies such as EMDR, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and EMDR, and mindfulness.

These modalities are integrated to provide effective tools for complex problems that will focus of the root of the problem to provide positive change in your life. We will never forget our past traumas, but we can live in a way that they no longer impact us.

Leigh-Ann is dedicated to helping you shift from living with fear, shame, guilt and self blame. Supporting you to remove these heavy burdens that block peace and happiness. You will work together with Leigh-Ann to understand the root cause of these negative patterns to help you will move forward with new meaning and perspective to create opportunity for living with peace.