Supporting your healing journey towards meaningful relationships, personal insight and deeper authenticity.

Offering Telehealth

Welcome!

Relate and Recover Counselling is a supportive and confidential therapy practice located in Lethbridge, Alberta, offering in-person and tele-therapy across Canada.

My name is Marie Damgaard and I am glad you’re here. I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (C.C.C.) and work with individuals dealing with compulsive sexuality (sex addiction), and the betrayed partners of sex addicts. My philosophy of treatment is an integrative approach that meets clients where they are at, while supporting them towards the goals they have chosen for therapy.

My counselling specialization is assisting individuals and couples in repairing the emotional and relational aspects of their lives, as they heal from unhealthy and compulsive sexual choices. I also help partners and spouses who have been emotionally wounded and traumatized by sexual deception and betrayal.

Areas of passion and specialization include:

Sex Therapy
Trauma Work
Anxiety, Depression and Mental Health
Substance Abuse and Addictions
Mindfulness
Body-Oriented Work — Sensoritmotor Psychotherapy
COVID 19 Stress Symptoms

Marie Damgaard, C.C.C. — Marie Damgaard C.C.C

My Specialization

I work with individuals who have a history of compulsive and out of control sexuality that they want to change, but with which they have been struggling and are unable to create a sex life that feels best for them.

The clients I work with are typically individuals who have chronically relapsed and struggled to maintain a way of life that aligns with their values, goals and hopes of satisfaction.

Couples who have been suffering for great lengths of time, report they have more understanding and patience in their relationships once they pursue therapy.

My clients share that in working with me they feel more in control of their lives and choices. They find they are living a more satisfying life, while developing insight into patterns that no longer serve their needs.

Individuals who were unable to keep promises to themselves and those they love and experience chronic relapses, describe having more success as they used the tools available through therapy.

Others mention experiencing a sexual life that is free from shame, and more curiously oriented through exploration and pleasure.

My sex therapy clients share they are more satisfied in their expression and exploration of their sexuality.

My trauma clients share that they feel less anxious and feelings of sadness have lifted.

As an intergrative trauma and addiction therapist, I offer a non-judgemental, non-shaming space to explore your issues with a curious attitude and solid tools for healing. I am LGBTQIP2SAADS+ friendly, and work with multiple faith and non-faith based backgrounds.

I have extensive experience working with a wide variety of populations concerned about this issue. Typical clientele includes but is not limited to professionals, CEOs, farmers, VPs, lawyers, physicians, entrepreneurs, manual labourers, and a wide range of others in various stages of their lives, their relationships.

It is a privilege to work alongside individuals and couples as they discover a life that holds more meaning and satisfaction with more choice and awareness which supports healthy relationships.

I look forward to meeting and supporting you as you begin this new chapter.

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