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Your Mental Health Toolkit

Practical guidance, strategies, and resources to help you navigate life’s challenges and maintain balance.

For Those Carrying Loss This Season: Holding Grief During the Holidays image

For Those Carrying Loss This Season: Holding Grief During the Holidays

The holidays are often described as a time of warmth and joy — a season filled with togetherness, celebration, and...
Annika Schaefer
December 3, 2025
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Enter December At Your Own Pace

The beginning of December often comes with a rush — decorations appear, invitations arrive, the pressure to prepare...
Annika Schaefer
December 1, 2025
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Staying Real During the Holidays

This year, I’ve found myself indulging in something new: Christmas movies. Not the dramatic, high-budget epics, but...
Annika Schaefer
November 26, 2025
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Your Brain Loves to Fill in the Blanks… Often Dramatically

Have you noticed this? You send a message to a friend and don’t hear back. Immediately your mind jumps in: “Did I...
Annika Schaefer
November 24, 2025
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The Weight and Meaning of Caregiving

Caregiving is often portrayed as an act of love—and it is. But it’s also a role that demands endurance, patience,...
Annika Schaefer
November 21, 2025
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Navigating Self-Criticism and Early Seasonal Stress

Even before the holiday season arrives, November can feel surprisingly heavy. Shorter days, colder weather, and the...
Annika Schaefer
November 17, 2025
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The Beauty of Becoming

I captured a stunning sunset over the weekend — the kind that stops you mid-step. The sky shifted from soft gold to...
Annika Schaefer
November 13, 2025
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Remembering on Remembrance Day

Today, we pause to honour the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of all who have served and continue to serve our...
Annika Schaefer
November 11, 2025
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More Therapy Myths—Busted (Part 2)

In my last post, we explored some of the most common misconceptions about therapy—like the ideas that therapy is...
Annika Schaefer
November 5, 2025
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Think Therapy Isn’t for You? Let’s Bust Some Myths!

Think Therapy Isn’t for You? Let’s Bust Some Myths! Many people hesitate to start therapy because of what they’ve...
Annika Schaefer
November 3, 2025
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Land Acknowledgement: I respectfully acknowledge that I am on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples. As treaty People, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, we share the responsibility for stewardship of this beautiful land.

My office is located on the second floor (unit #8) inside the mental health and wellness collective Present Mind Wellness and is accessible by stairs or a chair lift only. If you need to use the chair lift, please reach out and I can provide you with any necessary information. 

  • Home
  • Meet Annika
    • Meet Annika – Your Counselling Therapist
    • Credentials & Affiliations
    • Annika's Ongoing Training & Development
  • Working Together
    • Why Counselling?
    • Individual Counselling
    • Trauma Counselling
    • EMDR
    • Accelerated Resolution Therapy
    • Insurance Coverage
  • Bilingual Counselling
    • Bilingual Counselling
    • Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
  • Workshops & Speaking
  • Your Mental Health Toolkit
  • Contact
  • Schedule with Annika

  • Schaefer Counselling Services

    64 Riel Dr, Unit 8
    St. Albert, AB
    T8N 4A4 Canada
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Office Hours

Monday to Friday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.

Contact

  • Phone:
    780.994.0464

  • Email:
    annika@schaefercounsellingservices.ca

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