Registered Psychologist

Irene Spelliscy

Irene has been a Registered Psychologist in the province of British Columbia (CPBC #2299) since 2016 and was registered in the province of Alberta until April 2024. She completed her required academic and professional supervision in both the areas of assessment and counselling. She graduated with an honours degree in Psychology from the University of Victoria in 1995, and completed her Masters degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Alberta in 2005. Irene went on to complete additional coursework in both cross-cultural counselling and play therapy. Her theoretical orientation is primarily cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) but she also works from a solutions focused, family systems, and emotion focused orientation. CBT is based on the understanding that our thoughts and beliefs directly shape our emotions and behaviours. When we examine and understand the way we think, and why we think that way, then we begin to think more accurately, resulting in more manageable feelings and we can change problematic behaviours over time. As a result, many people feel more empowered. CBT is an efficient and change-focused form of therapy and has great clinical success rates.

Irene Spelliscy // Psychologist

Irene has close to 30 years experience working with at-risk youth, young offenders, children, adults, and families in various roles. Her  academic interest focused on cognitive disabilities, self-harm, suicide, and juvenile delinquency. Throughout her professional career, Irene has counselled children, youth, families, and adults on such issues as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide, child development, learning disabilities, family conflict, parenting skills, and behavioural concerns. She has also presented workshops to schools, professionals, and parents on a variety of child development, parenting issues, mental health awareness, and educational issues. Irene has also delivered numerous health and wellness workshops for various organizations such as PCL, University of Alberta and ATB Financial. 

Irene possesses notable assessment, student support and cross cultural experience, having worked with various Indigenous student groups at the University of Alberta. She presented workshops on cross-cultural counselling in partnership and with cultural approval by local Indigenous elder, Jerry Wood, to graduate classes in the Counselling program through the Faculty of Education. Irene provided psycho-educational assessments for the Edmonton Catholic Schools Early Learning programs through the Genesis Centre for years, going on to provide supports to many schools throughout the Edmonton school district. 

Now, she focuses much of her work on support, intervention, and education on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). She has worked with many provincial first responders, including the RCMP, in clinical  work as well as providing training, education, and critical incident support.

Irene is from a large family, and is a mother to 2 active teenage boys. Being a parent has provided her with a new level of empathy for the complexity of parent relationships to their children, the importance of having balance and fulfillment in our lives, and the need to create a community of support.

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