Fika Mental Health
Darbey Carlson
Registered Psychotherapist
Clinical Director, ADHD-CSP, EMDR Practitioner
(she/her)
Darbey holds a Masters of Clinical Psychology from the University of South Wales (December 2018) and a Masters of Counselling from Yorkville University (April 2022). Having worked alongside people from all walks of life and of all ages in clinical, general, and athletic settings, she seeks tp to offer a space to navigate present-day/past challenges free of judgment.
Her areas of interest are mood (anxiety, stress, depression), attachment, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She has additional interest in ADHD and Neurodiversity and often use this lens in her work. Darbey is working towards advanced EMDR certification. Now Offering EMDR Intensives.
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Away from work Darbey can be found spending time in the Rocky Mountains, cooking, or trying new things!
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Darbey Carlson's Additional Certifications and On-Going Education
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Level 1 – December 2021
Practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Treating Anxiety, Treating Low Self-Esteem, Treating Perfectionism (July, August, and October 2020)
Working with Complex Traumatic Grief Within Indigenous First Nation Peoples – November 2021
Asist Suicide Training – April 2021
Level B Psychometric Assessment Qualification – June 2019
Mental Health First Aid – June 2017
EMDR Basic Training (52 hours) - October 2022
EMDR International Association Member - 2023
Advanced EMDR - Flash Technique - 2024
Advanced EMDR - Easy Ego State Interventions - 2024
Advanced EMDR - DeTur Substance Use Reduction Protocol - 2024
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Publications
Dhaliwal, J. & Carlson, D., 2020. Canada to Cardiff - Psychology students' experience in Liaison Psychiatry. Royal College of Psychiatrists: Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry Newsletter, University Hospital of Wales. pp.5-7.
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The Prevalence of Depression within a Dermatology Population and the Psychometric Validity Of the Emotion Thermometers. University of South Wales, 2018. (Pre-Print)