Renata Logan

Registered Psychologist

Phone: 780.935.4413          Email: [email protected]

I carry special interest and experience in the following areas: interpersonal/relational issues; work-life balance/stress-related conditions; chronic disease management and holistic nutrition; grief/bereavement; existential psychology; and the integration of Eastern medicinal and/or indigenous practices for personal growth/transition across the lifespan. In addition to my clinical work with individual and couples, I periodically run psychoeducational group workshops for couples experiencing mild to moderate relationship distress.

Basing my work in a holistic frame, I believe that the source for all healing and positive, lasting change is rooted in the mind-body-spirit triad, as well as the family-community connection. In a clinical setting, my focus is to assist clients of all ages and histories in  're-authoring' their life stories – that is to access those resources that may guide them towards improved daily life functioning, as well as towards healthier, more sustainable and connective relations with their supportive others. Using a variety of treatment modalities, I tailor the therapeutic experience to best match each client's needs at any given point in therapy.

While my formal training has been in family systems with components of cognitive-based therapies, my work has expanded to include experiential and body-centered therapies, such as Emotion-Focused Therapy, Hakomi (Mindfulness-based), and Somatic Experiencing Therapy. To support the recovery from post-traumatic stress and forms of complex trauma, I combine components of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Somatic Experiencing Therapy.

Education and Mental Health Training

Academic Education:

  • Masters of Science in Family and Marital Therapy, Loma Linda University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Linguistics, University of Alberta
  • Theatre Arts Diploma, Grant MacEwan Community College

Mental Health Training & Certifications:

  • Healing Shame Practitioner (May 2020-December 2024) – Certified
  • Somatic Experiencing Therapy (November 2020 – February 2023) - Certified
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (February 2010-present)
  • Psoma Yoga Therapy (October 25 – November 1, 2016)
  • Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapy (April 2011-March 2015) - Certified
  • Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders (May 2015-May 2017)
  • Recreation of the Self Psychotherapy: Levels I & II Practitioner Training. (July 2014, April 2015; Nov 2015)
  • Yoga 200-hr Level Teacher Training (Certified as per Yoga Alliance specifications)

Membership & Affiliations:

  • Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)
  • Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA)
  • Edmonton Emotion-Focused Therapy Community
  • Int’l Centre for Excellence in Emotion-Focused Therapy (ICEFFT)
  • Centre for Healing Shame
  • Eating Disorders Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA)
  • American Association of Marital & Family Therapists (AAMFT)
Summary
Name
Renata Logan
Job Title
Registered Psychologist
Company
Maria Schmid & Partners