Dayna Mullen
Registered Psychologist
M.Sc., RPsych
*Accepting new clients
* Virtual options
*Individuals 14+, Families & Couples
My Expertise
My expertise is with: Everything Relationships! I help Couples Through:
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Affairs
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Distance/ Disconnection
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Fighting/Criticism
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Creating Healthy Boundaries
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Managing 3rds (Ex-spouses, family of origin, friends, kids, work, finances)
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Addictions/ Substance Use
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Parenting Conflicts
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Poor communication
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Pre-Marital Therapy
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Preparation for Change (Bbaby, move, job, illness)
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Seperation/ Break up/ Divorce
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Sexual Difficulties
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Deal Breakers
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Issues related to Polyamory and Open Relationships
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Conflict Resolution
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Rebuilding trust, safety and security
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Strengthening healthy Relationships
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Re-pairing and soothing each other
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Helping Couples create a Couple Bubble (Having each others back & deeper understanding of each other)
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I help Individuals with:
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Depression
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Trauma
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Anxiety
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Clarity in life’s direction/meaning and purpose
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Family of origin issues/relationships (childhood and current)
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Helping them find healthy, secure relationships with themselves and others
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After relationships/ Attachment issues
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Work related struggles and direction
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Processing the loss of a relationship and rebuilding the self
Therapeutic Approach’s
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PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple’s Therapy)
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IFS (Internal Family Systems)
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Gottman
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Emotion Focused Therapy
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Reiki
Therapeutic Style
My philosophy is simple: I believe that healthy, secure, connected relationships with ourselves, and others, is essential to achieving a balanced life with meaning and purpose.
In contrast however, the opposite is exponentially true—when our relationships to self and others are unhealthy, insecure, and painful everything in life is more difficult and seemingly less possible.
That's where I come in.
I want you to thrive in your life, not just get by, or worse, suffer. I will help you understand what’s really going on in your life and relationships, and discover what's in the way and how to move what needs moving or build what needs building. My work with you will be authentic, dynamic and focused. We won't get stuck telling your story without finding a solution to what troubles you.
My style is relational, supportive, direct, engaging, motivating and kind. I bring lots of personality to my work and whether I work with you individually or as a couple, if you're willing to put in the effort, I'll help you find a way out of seemingly impossible places.
Experience:
Early in my career I worked in forensics with mandated sexual perpetrators, sex addiction as well as female offenders in prison. Although the therapy was providing support and rehabilitation it never incorporated family or couple’s therapy.
I realized that my clients would be sent home to an abusive family or marriage with no therapy to repair, rebuild and reintegrate them. It was hard to feel like I was making a lasting impact on the lives of my clients. This lead me in the direction of marriage and family therapy. I knew that I wanted to contribute to others' lives in a profound and long-lasting way, so I returned to school and earned my Master's of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. From there, the love of this work truly blossomed and I became involved with various mental health organizations in Calgary and eventually started my own private practice specializing in relationships and couple’s therapy.
Qualifications:
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Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy- Loma Linda University (2005)
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PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) Level 3 Certified
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IFS (Internal Family Systems) Level 1
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Inner Child Parts work- Level 1
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Reiki Level 1 & 2
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Registered Psychologist in Alberta #3595
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Professional Life Coach Certification
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Psychologist Master in Vermont, USA #047.0133697
More than just my work:
My husband, kids, parents and my friends are my life. I’m obsessed with all thing’s relationships. On a day off you would find me listening to a podcast or audiobook and spending time out with my hubby, kids or close friends. I love Pilates, hiking, being in nature, watching my kids do their sports, and just hanging out with the ones I love most. People who know me would describe me as: playful, kindhearted, outgoing, and love to make people laugh! Black coffee and milk chocolate are my fav, and I’m a big fan of singing and dancing to 90’s music. I’m sort of a neat freak; that comes from my mother, and I’m an only child.
