Margot Crane has provided support to children, youth and families from various walks of life and circumstances for almost 20 years. She has been a Registered Social worker since 2000 and a Registered Psychologist since 2014.

After completion of her undergraduate degree in Criminology, at the University of Alberta, Margot worked in the field of child protection in various capacities. Margot completed her Master in Counselling Psychology through City University of Seattle in 2012. 

Margot has taken course work in Clinical Supervision and currently provides supervision to mental health therapists as well as provisional psychologists. She consults to Terra’s mental health team, serving pregnant and parenting youth. Margot has facilitated workshops on Vicarious Trauma, Self Compassion and Trauma informed service delivery.

Margot employs a myriad of evidence-based tools including Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy. She has been trained in and utilized EMDR in practice since 2017. In addition, she has taken workshops in Somatic Parts work, Ego State Interventions, Complex Trauma in Indigenous populations, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Self-Compassion, Dialectical Behavioral skills. Margot certified as a meditation teacher for children and youth through Lifestyle Meditation. 

Previously, Margot was the clinical lead for a youth concurrent disorders program, wherein she empowered clients to cocreate goals and tailored services to meet individualized needs. Margot also has been employed as a Consultant to rural and Indigenous service providers in child and adolescent mental health, providing mentorship, education, consultation and coaching.

She participated in the CASA Lecture Series, The Pandemic’s Impact on Substance Dependence. Margot has collaborated with many groups providing mental health presentations at schools to youth and staff. She has been featured in the Alberta Family Wellness Brain Story Certification promotional video and has co-authored a course in Alternative Healing Methods for a local Indigenous college.

Margot is a member in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Alberta College of Social Workers, and The Grief Recovery Institute.

I am inspired by the resiliency and inherent capacity for individuals to heal. Grief has traditionally been misunderstood and concealed, relegated to the shadows. I continue to be grateful for the opportunity to journey alongside others, providing support and authentic connection toward recovery. Throughout the course of life, loss is a universal experience; I too have worked though significant personal losses. My mother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in 2008. This loss was pivotal and life changing for me. It was the catalyst for me to return to school and obtain my Master’s in Counselling Psychology.

I provide a safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate therapeutic space for youth, adults and parents/caregivers. My approach is flexible and collaborative with foundations in Eye Movement and Desensitization (EMDR), Somatic and Body Based Approaches, Grief Recovery Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Ego States, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness.  In 2019, I completed a 200-hour Akhanda Yoga teacher training.

I have a specialty in working with concurrent disorders, individuals with a mental health concern and substance use struggles at the same time. Often, unresolved grief and trauma contribute to this cycle; healing is necessary for recovery. I have supported people though a variety of lived experiences including relationship and job loss, childhood trauma and family of origin issues, identity exploration, parent-child relationship struggles, step-family integration, and residential school trauma.

In my personal life, I enjoy travelling and attending wellness retreats across the globe, music, time with family and friends, hiking, yoga, biking, and adventure. Continued learning, balance and self growth are also important to me. I continue to engage in continuing competency learning opportunities.