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Certifications
MoCA – Montreal Cognitive Assessment Training & Certification
2020
Vicarious Trauma & Compassion Fatigue
2018
Provincial Crisis Intervention Training
2017
Solution-Focused Therapy
2021
Repairing Attachment Trauma
2022
Schema Therapy: Basic & Beyond for Clinical Challenges
2024
Healing Trauma in Relationships: Approaches to Overcoming Attachment Wounds
2024
Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) Nutritional and Integrative Medicine
2022
Working with the Pain of Abandonment
2023
The Neurobiology of Attachment
2023
Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
2023
The Trauma Dance with Traumatized Clients
2022
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Certification)
2022
About Stephanie
My name is Stephanie Underwood — a Registered Social Worker, MSW Candidate at the University of Calgary, and founder of Healing Narratives Counselling. I provide virtual, trauma-informed counselling to adults in Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta, specializing in relational trauma, early maladaptive schemas, and attachment-based therapy.
I believe people are not broken - they are adapted. Every relational pattern that looks like dysfunction from the outside makes complete sense when you understand where it came from. My work is about getting to that root: understanding the schemas formed in early relational environments, recognizing how they drive present-day patterns, and creating the kind of consistent, safe therapeutic relationship that gives the nervous system something new to learn from.
I offer a free 30-minute consultation to all new clients in Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta. If you're ready to stop managing and start healing, I'd be glad to connect.
Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations
Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec, CA
2012-2016
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, CA
2018-2020
Master of Social Work (MSW)
MSW Candidate
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, CA
2023 - 2026
Registered Social Worker
