River & Ridge Mental Health Collective formerly Erin Bonner Psychology

River & Ridge Mental Health Collective formerly Erin Bonner Psychology Psychologist in Cochrane Alberta

We’re so pleased to welcome Karen Pipe to the R&R team 💛Karen joins our practice as a Graduate Intern Therapist from May...
05/18/2026

We’re so pleased to welcome Karen Pipe to the R&R team 💛

Karen joins our practice as a Graduate Intern Therapist from May 2026 – December 2026, offering sessions through our Low/No Cost Therapy Program.

Karen brings over 25 years of experience in public health, supporting individuals, couples, and families through complex life experiences. She offers a calm, grounded, and compassionate space where clients can slow down, feel understood, and work toward meaningful change at a pace that feels right for them.

Karen works with:
▫️ Individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, illness, self-esteem, identity, and major life transitions
▫️ Couples looking to strengthen communication, better understand relationship patterns, and foster deeper connection
▫️ Families navigating relational stress, family estrangement, and life changes

Karen takes a relational, collaborative, and client-centred approach, integrating attachment-based, emotion-focused, cognitive, and mindfulness-informed strategies.

We’re excited to have Karen as part of the team — welcome, Karen ✨

05/05/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Meet Kassia Bouffard, Mental Health Therapist at River & Ridge Mental Health Collective

Kassia brings over a decade of experience supporting children, youth, and families across school, clinical, and home-based settings. Her work is grounded in a deep understanding of how early relationships, family dynamics, and environment shape emotional well-being across the lifespan.

Kassia is known for her warm, down-to-earth, and collaborative style. She builds genuine therapeutic relationships rooted in empathy, curiosity, and respect—helping clients access their strengths, clarify their goals, and move toward healing on their own terms.

Alongside her clinical background, Kassia has spent many years in the English equestrian world as a competitive rider, youth coach, and trainer. This experience informs the patience, attunement, and steady presence she brings into the therapy room—supporting growth through connection and trust.

Kassia works with:
✔️ Youth (10+) & adults
✔️ Anxiety & depression
✔️ ADHD & emotional regulation
✔️ Relationship stress
✔️ People-pleasing & perfectionism
✔️ Self-worth, identity & body image concerns

She integrates CBT, ACT, DBT, and IFS-informed approaches within a person-centred framework—offering care that is both supportive and growth-focused.

Kassia is currently working on securing her license with the College of Alberta Psychologists and is practicing as a pre-licensed therapist and until she finalizes her registration she will be offering services at a reduced rate.

📍 In-person in Cochrane, AB
💻 Virtual sessions available
💬 Reduced-fee counselling
👉 Now booking new clients — link in bio

Compassionate, accessible support—right where you are.

Looking for support for yourself, your child, or your relationship? We’re currently accepting new clients at River & Rid...
04/03/2026

Looking for support for yourself, your child, or your relationship? We’re currently accepting new clients at River & Ridge Mental Health.

Our team offers therapy for children (5+), teens, adults, and couples, with support for concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, emotional regulation, relationship challenges, and more. We take a compassionate, individualized approach and draw from evidence-based therapies to meet you where you’re at.

Several of our clinicians have immediate availability, so you can get started right away.

If you’re ready to take the next step, you can learn more about our team and easily connect with us here:
https://riverandridgementalhealth.com

We’d be honoured to support you.

Vanessa Rae, Registered Provisional Psychologist, is now accepting new clients ✨Vanessa works with children (ages 5+), t...
03/22/2026

Vanessa Rae, Registered Provisional Psychologist, is now accepting new clients ✨

Vanessa works with children (ages 5+), teens, adults, and couples, offering a supportive and compassionate space to explore challenges, build insight, and create meaningful change. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, relationships, or life transitions, Vanessa is here to help you move forward with confidence.

If you’re ready to get started, reach out or book through our new client page 💛

01/29/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Meet Ceilidh McLeod, Canadian Certified Counsellor & Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at River & Ridge Mental Health Collective.

Ceilidh believes in a whole-person, holistic approach to healing—supporting not only what you’re struggling with, but who you are at your core. She helps clients discover how small, intentional shifts in thoughts, emotions, and behaviours can lead to deep and lasting change.

Her work is grounded in lived experience. Through personal loss, supporting families impacted by addiction, and years of work alongside military personnel and their loved ones, Ceilidh has seen firsthand how mental health affects not just individuals—but entire families. These experiences shape the deeply compassionate, steady presence she brings to therapy.

Ceilidh offers a safe, nurturing space to explore your inner world, heal past wounds, and gently shape a life that feels more grounded and fulfilling.

She supports individuals navigating:
✔️ PTSD & childhood trauma
✔️ Self-esteem & body image concerns
✔️ Men’s mental health
✔️ Military life, transitions & family stress

With advanced training as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and in IFS-informed therapy, emotional eating, and body image work, Ceilidh brings depth, skill, and care to every session.

📍 In-person in Cochrane, AB
💻 Virtual sessions available
👉 Now booking new clients — link in bio

You don’t have to walk this path alone. Support is here, at your pace.

01/16/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Meet Vanessa Rae, Registered Provisional Psychologist at River & Ridge Mental Health Collective.

Vanessa’s work is deeply rooted in lived experience. After navigating her own long journey with an eating disorder, she understands what it feels like to be scared, overwhelmed, and unseen—and how powerful it can be when someone finally creates a space where you feel safe enough to heal.

In Vanessa’s therapy room, you won’t find distance or clinical coldness. You’ll find a real human—present, compassionate, honest, and supportive—who sits with you through the hard stuff. Clients often describe sessions as feeling like talking with a trusted friend, paired with the insight and tools needed for real, lasting change (and yes, humour is welcome here).

Vanessa supports clients in going beneath the surface, helping healing become transformational—not just a temporary fix.

She works with:
✔️ Teens, adults, seniors & couples
✔️ Childhood trauma & eating disorders
✔️ Anxiety, ADHD & depression
✔️ Relationship challenges & codependency
✔️ Family conflict, divorce & life transitions
✔️ Coping skills, impulsivity & spirituality

📍 In-person in Cochrane, AB
💻 Virtual sessions available
👉 Now booking new clients — link in bio

If you’re looking for a space where you can be fully seen, supported, and understood—you’re not alone.

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01/12/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Meet Kassey Shier, Registered Provisional Psychologist & Canadian Certified Counsellor at River & Ridge Mental Health Collective.

Kassey works with individuals who are standing at a crossroads—navigating breakups, career shifts, divorce, identity changes, or the quiet realization that life no longer fits the way it once did. When the past feels heavy or you feel stuck and unsure how to move forward, Kassey offers compassionate, trauma-focused support to help you heal and reclaim your sense of agency.

As an EMDR-trained therapist, Kassey helps clients process unresolved experiences while building the tools, confidence, and clarity needed to create meaningful change. Her work is grounded in empathy, connection, and the belief that growth is possible—even when life feels uncertain.

Kassey supports:
✔️ Teens (14+), adults, couples & families
✔️ Anxiety & depression
✔️ Trauma & grief
✔️ Relationship challenges
✔️ Life transitions & identity shifts

Drawing from EMDR, person-centered, strength-based, CBT, humanistic, IFS, and solution-focused approaches, Kassey adapts therapy to you—meeting you exactly where you are.

📍 In-person in Cochrane, AB
💻 Virtual sessions available
👉 Now booking new clients — link in bio

If you’re ready to rewrite your story and step into a more empowered version of yourself, support is here.

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01/10/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Meet Melanie Robert, Registered Provisional Psychologist at River & Ridge Mental Health Collective.

Melanie offers a warm, empathetic, and supportive space for teens (14+) and adults who are feeling stretched thin, stuck in perfectionism, or struggling to find balance across competing life roles. She takes a big-picture, holistic approach—supporting clients not just to cope, but to build a life that truly aligns with their wellness goals.

Melanie works with individuals navigating:
✔️ Anxiety & overwhelm
✔️ Perfectionism & people-pleasing
✔️ Sports performance & mental skills
✔️ Role strain, burnout & balance
✔️ Finding flow and fulfillment in daily life

Drawing from person-centered, DBT, CBT, strength-based, humanistic, and solution-focused approaches, Melanie tailors therapy to you—because no two journeys are the same.

📍 In-person in Cochrane, AB
💻 Virtual sessions available
👉 Now booking new clients — link in bio

You don’t have to do it all alone. Support is here.

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We may have a new name but we still have the same incredible therapists who are accepting new clients! Maybe you have be...
11/29/2025

We may have a new name but we still have the same incredible therapists who are accepting new clients! Maybe you have benefits to use or are in a transition in life or you are feeling some feels as we approach the holiday season and end of 2025. Check out these quick descriptions of the areas of focus for some of our clinicians and you can read each of their full profiles on our website.

We do offer some direct billing for all of our registered therapists, please inquire to see if we can direct bill to your specific plan.

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205 100 Grande Boulevard
Cochrane, AB

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