Compassionate, collaborative therapy for adults navigating anxiety, relationships, chronic illness, health-related uncertainty, and life’s difficult transitions.
Maurine offers in-person appointments in downtown Calgary and virtual appointments throughout Alberta.
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Sometimes life’s challenges are clearly identifiable. At other times, we know something is troubling us without fully understanding what it is or how to respond.
Living with a health condition can make this uncertainty especially difficult. Changes in physical health can affect our confidence, relationships, sense of identity, and expectations for the future.
Maurine Agoawike offers a thoughtful, supportive therapeutic relationship in which people can explore these experiences, make sense of what they are going through, and begin discovering what may help.
With more than a decade of experience in adult mental health and social work, Maurine brings particular interest to health psychology and the emotional experience of living with medical illness, chronic conditions, and changes in physical well-being.
Her work begins with a simple but important understanding: Every person is more than the difficulties they are experiencing.
A Thoughtful, Collaborative Approach to Therapy
Maurine approaches therapy with curiosity, compassion, and an appreciation for the complexity of each person’s experience. She recognizes that emotional difficulties rarely have simple explanations and that understanding what someone is going through requires attention to their history, relationships, circumstances, and personal strengths.
Together, Maurine and her clients explore the patterns, emotions, and experiences that may be contributing to their difficulties. This process can help clients develop new perspectives, recognize possibilities they may have overlooked, and discover more effective ways of responding to life’s challenges.
Her work combines psychological understanding with practical support, helping clients translate growing self-awareness into meaningful changes in their daily lives.
Maurine brings more than a decade of experience in adult mental health and social work, drawing on evidence-informed approaches while tailoring therapy to each individual’s concerns and goals.
Health Psychology: Understanding the Connection Between Mind and Body
Physical health and psychological well-being are closely connected. Medical illness, chronic health conditions, persistent pain, and changes in physical functioning can affect how we feel, how we relate to others, and how we imagine our future.
People may experience anxiety, frustration, grief, uncertainty, or a sense of losing control. Others may find themselves adjusting to new limitations, changes in identity, or the demands of managing an ongoing health condition.
Maurine has a particular interest in supporting people as they navigate these experiences. Health psychology offers a way to explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of physical health—not by suggesting that symptoms are imaginary or that people can simply think their way out of illness, but by recognizing that physical and emotional experiences influence one another.
Therapy may provide an opportunity to make sense of these changes, develop ways of responding to uncertainty, reconnect with personal values, and find a more workable relationship with circumstances that may not be entirely within your control.
You Are a Person, Not a Diagnosis
Are you adjusting to a newly diagnosed health condition, living with a chronic or invisible illness, or trying to make sense of symptoms that have not yet been explained?
Perhaps the greatest difficulty is managing daily symptoms. Perhaps it is the anxiety, uncertainty, frustration, or exhaustion that accompanies them. Sometimes the most difficult part is feeling that other people do not fully understand what you are experiencing.
Whatever brings you here, you are a person—not a diagnosis or a medical condition.
You deserve to be heard, taken seriously, and treated with care and respect. Therapy should be a place where you do not have to defend your experience or move faster than you are ready to move.
My approach is grounded in partnership, emotional safety, and practical support. We can work together at a pace that respects your energy, your circumstances, and what matters most to you.
Navigating a complex health journey often requires more than information or advice. It can help to have someone alongside you who listens carefully, respects your experience, and adapts to your changing needs.
I intend to offer that kind of therapeutic relationship—one in which you feel understood, supported, and increasingly able to participate in shaping your own way forward.
Other Concerns Maurine Works With
Maurine also works with adults experiencing:
- Anxiety and stress: Understanding patterns of worry, emotional overwhelm, and persistent tension.
- Trauma and difficult experiences: Exploring the effects of painful experiences in a supportive, considered way.
- Relationships: Understanding recurring interpersonal difficulties and developing greater awareness of emotional and relational patterns.
- Life transitions: Navigating changes in work, identity, relationships, health, or life direction.
- Self-understanding and personal growth: Clarifying values, exploring what matters, and considering how you want to live.
You do not need to identify with a particular diagnosis or have a clearly defined problem to consider therapy. Sometimes the starting point is simply a wish to understand yourself better or find a different way of responding to life.
Therapeutic Approaches
Maurine’s work is person-centred and collaborative. Depending on your concerns and goals, she draws on evidence-informed approaches that may include:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to explore connections between thoughts, emotions, and behaviours and develop more helpful ways of responding.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to build psychological flexibility and consider how to act in keeping with your values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.
Person-centred and trauma-informed care to support exploration at a pace that respects your experiences, needs, and sense of safety.
Maurine also has training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). The suitability of any approach depends on the person and the concerns they bring to therapy.
What Starting Therapy With Maurine May Be Like
Beginning therapy can feel unfamiliar, especially when you are unsure what to say or where to start. You do not need to prepare a complete account of your life or arrive with a clear plan.
An initial session is an opportunity to talk about what has brought you to therapy, what you hope might change, and any questions you have. Maurine will work with you to understand your concerns and consider whether her approach may be a good fit.
Therapy is a collaborative process. You can ask questions, share what feels helpful, and discuss what you would like to focus on as the work develops.
In-Person Therapy in Calgary and Virtual Therapy Throughout Alberta
Maurine offers in-person psychological therapy at Calgary Place 1 in downtown Calgary, as well as virtual appointments throughout Alberta.
Calgary Place 1 — 18th Floor
330 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0L4
If you are considering therapy, you are welcome to arrange a first session to discuss your concerns and explore whether working together feels right for you.
Practical Information
- Session length: 60 minutes.
- Fee: $200.00 per session.
- Insurance coverage: Please check with your insurer whether your plan covers services provided by a Registered Provisional Psychologist and whether any limits apply.
- Registration and supervision: Maurine is a Registered Provisional Psychologist. This means she is registered to practise while completing the supervised practice and other requirements for full registration. She works under the supervision of an experienced Registered Psychologist.
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You can also learn more about the Calgary Place office or explore the psychologists at Anton Psychology & Associates.
Anton Psychology & Associates
Calgary Place 1 — 18th Floor
330 – 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0L4
403-263-5543