Meet Kelly

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Hi! I'm Kelly Tennant. I'm a Rehabilitation Counsellor and owner of Synapse Counselling Services, located in Moose Jaw, SK. I provide in-person and online counselling.

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My training is in psychology, behavioural neuroscience, and rehabilitation. I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a PhD in Neuroscience, and a Master's Certificate in Rehabilitation Counselling.

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I hold multiple counselling designations, all of which require me to be constantly learning and growing as a therapist: 

• Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor with the Commission on Rehabilitation Counsellor Certification (CRC #553957)​

• Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (RTC #3058)​

• Registered Counselling Therapist with the Association of Counselling Therapists of Alberta (CT #2494)​

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What is Rehabilitation Counselling?

Rehabilitation Counselling is the sub-division of the counselling field that helps people living with disability, neurodiversity, or all kinds of chronic health conditions learn to adapt and thrive, so that they are able to live more independently and function more easily in all aspects of life. 

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Training and specialization:

I have two decades of experience working in the field of disability and rehabilitation, including research, teaching, non-profit management, and now counselling for the past 8 years. I opened my private practice at the end of 2021. 

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My specialization is in working with individuals with neurological or brain-based disabilities (stroke, traumatic brain injury, dementia, spinal cord injury, brain/spinal cancer, Parkinson's, MS, CP, ALS), neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, OCD, BPD), those living with chronic illness, and caregivers. I also offer neurodiversity-affirming Adult Autism Screening Services. 

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I am proudly queer-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, disability justice minded, anti-racist, and aligned with the health at every size (HAES) and fat liberation movements. 

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I believe that high quality counselling should be inclusive and affordable. To provide mutual aid within the disability community, I offer sliding scale fees to disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent clients who are underemployed or recipients of disability benefits. ​​

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