Aspen Gowers, R. Psych, Play Therapist-Supervisor, PaT

(she/her)

EMDR Certified Therapist

EMDR Consultant

Online Therapy

About Me

To support healing and growth, I incorporate various cutting-edge models of therapies that support long-term healing and growth. I love supporting people to help improve their overall functioning and to help them find meaning, purpose, and inspiration in their lives. I love working with families to help them better understand each other, support one another, and work through difficult situations. I am a supervisor and work with students located all over the world. I also offer psychoeducational/ADHD, Autism, and gifted assessments. I am a Registered Psychologist and have completed extensive training in Play Therapy, Sandplay Therapy and Eye Movement and Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. I have also completed addition training in Theraplay, Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT), Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), Autplay Therapy, First Play Training and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist, a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist and am also a trained Demartini Method Facilitator. In addition to my clinical work. I also provide supervision to other professionals. I am a Certified/Registered Play Therapy Supervisor in Canada, in the United States and Internationally. I specialize in Play Therapy with toddlers, preschool and school-aged children, Family Therapy, and Individual Therapy with adolescents and adults. I am currently an EMDR Consultant in Training and offer consultation towards becoming a Certified EMDR Therapist. I really enjoy working with students and have found different ways to incorporate play, art, and sandplay into the supervision process. These avenues provide supervisees with more insight into their cases as well as into themselves as therapists.

Education & Experience

I specialize in Play Therapy with infants, toddlers, preschool and school-aged children, Family Therapy, and Individual Therapy with adults. I also specialize in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PaT). I am able to support with various presenting issues, including anxiety, anger, attachment, depression, trauma, and sexual violence. I have extensive training in Somatic-Relational Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR Therapy, Flash Technique, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Synergetic Play Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Theraplay, Family Therapy, Parent-Child Relationship Therapy, Autplay Therapy, First Play Therapy (support with infants), The Demartini Method, Dissociation, Microdosing, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PaT).

Specialty Area

  • Abuse/Neglect
  • ADD/ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Family Issues
  • Gender Identity
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Somatic Issues
  • Stress Management
  • Traumatic Incident

Population Served

  • Adolescents (13-17)
  • Adults
  • Children (4-12)
  • Families
  • First Responders
  • Infants/Toddlers (0-3)
  • LGBTQ+
  • Veterans/Military

Language

  • English

Insurance

  • BlueCross BlueShield

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