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

The Power of Simple Joys in a Busy Season image

The Power of Simple Joys in a Busy Season

December can feel full — full of events, emotions, pressure, and expectations. Many people move through this season...
Annika Schaefer
December 14, 2025
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A December Grounding Moment

Grounding helps bring the body back into a sense of steadiness. In December, when stimulation and stress run high,...
Annika Schaefer
December 12, 2025
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Dementia-Friendly Holiday Tips: Creating Meaningful Moments in a Different Season

The holiday season can be beautiful, but it can also be overwhelming for individuals living with dementia — and for...
Annika Schaefer
December 10, 2025
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Your December Energy Budget

The holiday season often brings more commitments than capacity. Many people feel stretched thin — emotionally,...
Annika Schaefer
December 8, 2025
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A Few Openings Before Christmas: Support for the Emotional Weight of December

December often brings a mix of emotions — joy, pressure, nostalgia, stress, grief, and expectations. For many...
Annika Schaefer
December 5, 2025
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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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
  • 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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