On-site or on-line professional counsellors to help you navigate a wide range of concerns that impact your academic performance and your overall well-being. Short term, solution focused counselling may include relationship concerns, stress, loneliness, depression, anxiety or addictions.

Counselling Services begin after classes start for each semester and go to the end of final exams. Sessions are booked two weeks apart and maximum of two sessions can be booked at a time. 

Ambrose Counselling is located in the main building, upstairs, by the faculty offices, room # L2098.

FALL 2024: Counselling sessions are available to book for September through December

Fall 2024:

• Students must be registered for classes during the semester they are accessing counselling
• 5 free counselling sessions/student/academic year
• $50/session after the first 5 – dependent on treatment plan and availability 
• No-show charges of $75 will apply for sessions cancelled/rescheduled within 24 hours of the appointment time.

Please see Counselling Policies & Procedures below for more details.

Counselling Hours September 9, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Please note: Individual counselling appointments are booked on an every other week basis.  Group counselling sessions can be booked weekly.

Our Counsellors

Vince Urquhart, MDiv, MA

Vince understands the emotional and physical turmoil of anxiety both as therapist and through personal experience. He practices a faith-based approach to counselling, integrating Christ centered counselling with psychotherapy. He has 20+ years of experience in pastoral counselling and ministry, spiritual coaching, church planting, missions work and pre-marital and marriage counselling. Vince is a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety disorders, marriage counselling, pre-marital counselling, depression, grief and life transitions.

Cyndi Rae, MMin

Cyndi is a non-certified student member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).  She holds a Master of Ministry degree from St. Stephens University. In her counselling practice she draws wisdom and experience from close to 40 years of pastoral ministry.  Throughout her career, she has served as a stay-at-home mother, teacher, spiritual director, and missionary.  These varied roles alongside her graduate studies have led to an enduring interest in providing clients with support and guidance through difficult times. 

Dana Delorme, R. Psych, Art Therapist

Dana is a Registered Psychologist and Art Therapist with fifteen years of counselling experience, who practices from a body, spirit, mind framework and is a trauma-trained, art therapy trained, spiritually trained, somatic-based therapist. Dana draws primarily from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and will collaborate with you to establish a focus for your counselling journey and will tailor the approach in a way that best fits you. Dana's areas of focus include anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, stress, distress, trauma, experiences of sexual violence, addiction, grief, relationship concerns, life transition, attachment disruption/injury.

Counselling Procedures & Policies

• Ambrose Counselling is located in the main building, upstairs, by the faculty offices, room # L2098.
• Students must be registered for classes during the semester they are accessing counselling with this exception:
  • Students who were registered in winter classes and are not registered for spring classes may book a counselling session during spring semester at a cost of $50/session.
• 5 free* counselling sessions/student/academic year
• $50/session after the first 5 – dependent on treatment plan and availability
• Individual counselling sessions are booked two weeks apart and maximum of two sessions can be booked at a time. 
• Please book and cancel/reschedule your appointments online through link provided.  You will be asked to set up a profile through the Jane booking system. You will be able to cancel or reschedule your appointment through your online profile with Jane. Please make every effort to cancel or reschedule your appointment via this means. If you are experiencing any kind of technical difficulties with your appointment, please contact the Wellness Coordinator.
• No Show Fee: If you don’t show up for an appointment and did not cancel or reschedule 24 hours before the appointment, you will be charged a $75 fee. If there are extenuating circumstances, please contact the Wellness Coordinator.
• Online sessions: please be aware that you must be in the province of Alberta if you would like to claim the session through your insurance.