Sydney Tkachuk
- Position: Registered Psychologist
- Experience: Master of Arts – Counselling Psychology (MACP)
- Location: Sherwood Park, AB
- Phone: (587) 745-2662
- Regulatory or Governing Body/Professional Association: College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP); Psychologists' Association of Alberta / 4860
- Registration: 6428
- Fees: $220/hour *Note: Fees will be changing to $235/hour as of July 1, 2025
- Availability: Mondays, Fridays, & Saturdays
- Clients: Children (6+); Teens (13+); Adults (18+)
- Sessions: In-Person & Virtual
- Direct Billing/Insurance: Sydney is covered by most insurance plans (Alberta Blue Cross, GreenShield, and plans under the Telus Health Portal). Note: Sunlife does not allow direct billing for mental health providers. If we cannot direct bill, we will issue a receipt for you to submit for reimbursement.
- 2833 Broadmoor Blvd, Unit 260(Second Floor) Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2H3
- +1 (587) 745-2662
- info@onyxtherapy.ca
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We offer in-person sessions in Sherwood Park, AB and online sessions across Alberta.
Our admin team will reach out to you within 24 business hours to schedule your appointment.
About Sydney Tkachuk, M. Ed.
My passion is working alongside adults, adolescents, and children (6+ years) who experience challenges with trauma and neurodivergence.
I have acquired diverse opportunities over several years within the mental health field, including collaborating with various vulnerable populations and individuals on the neurodivergent spectrum. My relevant past experiences involve acting as a behavioural interventionist for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and aiding youth in their healing journeys from sexual traumas. Additionally, I volunteered as a crisis line operator, providing support and resources to those in emotional distress.
Currently, some of my focus areas as a Registered Psychologist include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual traumas, ASD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anger, anxiety, depression, suicidality, and other mental health concerns.
Several challenges I can assist these populations in addressing involve boundaries, communication concerns, relational difficulties, emotion regulation, modifying behavioural habits, and altering thinking patterns.
Ultimately, my primary role is to act as a guide to help you navigate and process through the obstacles of what is both current and past trauma with the goal of improving your daily functioning.
My growth and healing approach to therapy integrates multiple modalities to empower those seeking support to be able to express their authentic selves without the pressure of needing to mask.
In our time together, you have the freedom to be whoever you want, not who you think you’re supposed to be. I value your contributions and what you have to offer, knowing they will be unique for everyone. Consequently, your treatment plan will be tailored to your distinct circumstances.
I utilize various methods to help facilitate change, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emotion focused therapy (EFT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), somatic therapy, and other evidence-based approaches.
I truly believe in the power of this healing journey and how transformative a process it can be for others to make impactful breakthroughs.
As a therapist who has also participated in therapy personally, I understand how intimidating and overwhelming this experience may be. If I get the privilege to be your therapist, I will strive to create an environment where you are able to feel safe. Fostering a foundation of safety is highly important to me to help you feel comfortable in being vulnerable.
Trust is essential for establishing security in a therapeutic environment as well. The relationship you build with me must contain an element of trust to be able to let your guard down. Therefore, I greatly appreciate a strong therapeutic connection beginning to form from the initial session. This bond is often part of your first step towards healing.
I am convinced that all individuals have the potential to grow and evolve. Wherever you are on your healing journey, I am ready to collaborate alongside you at your current stage.
Recognizing that healing is complex as it does not follow a linear process. I want you to know that you will not be alone in the unpredictability that accompanies this challenge. We will push through the struggles together to establish some sense of stability.
The distance you have come to reaching this point of reconciliation is a testament to your remarkable resilience already. If I am privileged enough to work with you, I want to let you know that I am proud of you for taking this leap with me. I will be a pillar of support for you on your mental health journey towards healing and wellness.
Professional Background
- Master of Education in Counselling Psychology – University of Lethbridge
- Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology – University of British Columbia Okanagan
Presenting concerns
- Abandonment
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adjusting to Change
- Adolescent Issues
- Anger & Aggressions
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Bipolar
- Blended Family
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Boundaries
- Breakup
- Bullying
- Caregiver Stress
- Child/Youth
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Commitment Issues
- Communication
- Complex Trauma/Posttraumatic Stress (C-PTSD)
- Conflict Resolution
- Connection
- Control
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce/Divorce Adjustment
- Self-Care
- Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion
- Separation
- Sexual Violence/Consent
- Shame
- Sleep Disorders
- Stress
- Suicidality/Suicide Ideation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trust issues
- Worry
- Young Adult Issues
- Domestic Violence
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emptiness
- Executive Functioning/Dysfunction
- Family Dynamics/Issues
- Fatigue
- Fear
- Forgiveness
- Grief, Loss, & Bereavement
- Guilt
- Helplessness
- Identity
- Inadequacy
- Impulsivity
- Irritability
- Isolation
- Jealousy
- Life Challenges/Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissism
- Neurodiversity
- Oppositional and Defiant Behaviour (ODD)
- Panic/Panic Attacks
- Parenting
- Perfectionism
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Rejection
- Religious Issues
- Relationship Concerns
- Self-Harm
- Sensitivity to Criticism
- Sexual Assault/Abuse
- Sexuality
- Sibling Challenges
- Social Anxiety
- Substance Use
- Teenage Issues
- Trauma
- Values Clarification
- Worthlessness
Approaches Used
- Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)
- Attachment Based
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Mindfulness
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Solution-focused Therapy (SFT)
- Somatic Informed Therapy
- Trauma Focussed/Informed
Professional Association
- College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)
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