Sharilyn Theriault, M.C.
Registered Psychologist
Adults, Children, Adolescents
“
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
”
Philosophy and Approach
Sharilyn Theriault is a Registered Psychologist who brings extensive experience supporting clients through a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and life challenges. Her approach is compassionate, direct, and goal-oriented, combining warmth and empathy with clear treatment plans and practical strategies. Sharilyn believes that a strong therapeutic relationship creates the foundation for meaningful change. She works collaboratively with clients to understand their experiences, build on their strengths, and develop the insight and tools needed to move forward with confidence. She values being both a supportive presence and a strong advocate, helping clients feel understood while encouraging progress toward meaningful personal goals.
Creating Meaningful Change
Sharilyn creates a caring, authentic environment where clients can explore how past experiences and relationships influence their present thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. She helps clients identify patterns that may no longer serve them, strengthen coping skills, and make choices that reflect their goals and personal values. Her goal is to promote greater self-awareness, stronger relationships, and improved day-to-day functioning. With adolescents, Sharilyn uses engaging, developmentally appropriate strategies and, when appropriate, collaborates with parents to help them better understand and support their youth.
Her therapeutic approach draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She may also integrate mindfulness, somatic approaches, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) -informed strategies. Her work is informed by attachment theory, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology, allowing her to tailor evidence-informed care to each client’s needs.
Areas of Expertise
Sharilyn has been a fully registered psychologist since 2015, with extensive experience providing counselling and therapeutic services to children, adolescents, adults, and families across non-profit, public, and private settings. Sharilyn works with clients experiencing trauma and attachment injuries, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, grief, perfectionism, stress, burnout, life transitions, and self-esteem or identity concerns.
She supports clients in developing emotional regulation skills, strengthening assertiveness and healthy boundaries, and improving parent-child relationships. Her clinical experience includes working with intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviours related to health, safety, harm, mistrust, and scrupulosity, as well as trauma associated with military service, first-responder experiences, and other adverse life events. She also supports entrepreneurs navigating leadership pressures, business partnerships, and complex decision-making. Her professional experience also includes formal psychoeducational assessment supported by ongoing supervision, specialized training professional development. She provides ADHD, emotional and behavioural, and psychoeducational assessments for children (ages 6–11), adolescents (ages 12–17), and adults (18+).
Education and Credentials
Sharilyn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Sociology, and a Master of Counselling from the University of Calgary. She completed coursework in Advanced Intellectual Assessment at Concordia University of Edmonton and is trained and certified in EMDR. Sharilyn is a Registered Psychologist in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists.
Presenting Concerns
ADHD
Adjustment Disorders
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Body Image Issues
Burnout
Childhood Trauma
Chronic Illness
Depression
Grief/Loss
Identity and Self-Exploration
Life Transitions
Personality Disorders
Psychological Assessments
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harm & Suicidal Ideation
Stress Management
Approaches
Attachment Theory
Client-Centered Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Evolutionary Theory
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)-Informed Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Neuropsychology
Play-Based Therapy (for Children)
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
Schema Therapy
Population
Adults (18+)
Children (4 -11 years old)
Adolescents (12+)