More About Cyndi Millett

Like many sojourning, my early life experiences of trauma and grief accumulated to the point that pain and anxiety were affecting my ability to thrive. When my brother-in-love died from lung and brain cancer in 2018, the tools, training and experience I had through the Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute and facilitating grief group processes through Alberta Health Services, did not take me through the depth of processing I needed. I heard so many great things about the Grief Recovery Method® that I enrolled to process my brother-in-love’s death. The second day into the training my lovely dad died. When I enrolled a second time, I was doubly invested in experiencing more of the heart healing that had begun. I was relieved I could share how my experiences with these deaths felt, without others’ cliches, correction or avoidance. At the end of it, my heart felt so much lighter and peaceful.

My own healing journey and life experiences assist me in offering counselling support with integrity, empathy and compassionate presence in an atmosphere of shared knowledge and hope. I see healing as a sacred process, deserving honour and witness, and growth as partner of healing. I am especially passionate about walking people through the pain which accompanies losses, trauma and grief and what we might call the “dark night of the soul” into illumination that brings transformation. I may often be found saying, “May you recover all (that was stolen from you)!”

I enjoy working from a trauma informed and holistic approach to wellbeing that includes the soul, body and spirit. Our body is often the first signaler of our distress, and our spirit influences our healing and thriving. My future plans include applying the learning and experiences I have gained within the niche of Equine therapy, as horses have been a primary source of learning about attunement, grounding and self-regulation in my early and later years.

In my personal time, I enjoy soaking up time with my family who are the loves of my life, trying varieties of flavoured coffee, adventuring outdoors, and creative arts. I stay centred through my faith experiences and enjoy singing with the team of my church.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Masters of Counselling

Affiliations

College of Alberta Psychologists

Psychologists Association of Alberta

The Grief Recovery Institute.

Certifications

The Grief Recovery Method

EMDR Therapy

Hakomi Therapy

Christian Counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

PET-C Level 1 & 2 (Couples Therapy)

Languages

• English

My Areas of Focus/Specialty Training:

Anxiety & Depression

• Anxiety
• Depression

Couples

• Couples Counselling

Grief & Loss Care

• Grief and Loss

Other Areas

• Stress Management

Trauma Care

• Trauma

I have experience in:

• Adolescent and Teen Issues
• Death or Loss of a Pet
• Divorce or Separation
• Family Caregiver Stress
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Losing Someone to Suicide
• Loss of Employment
• Loss of a Child
• Loss of a Loved One
• Loss of a Preterm Child
• Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma
• Parenting Issues & Support
• Parents & Caregivers
• Perinatal Mental Health
• Postpartum Depression
• Premarital Counselling
• Self-Esteem Issues
• Suicidal Thoughts
• Teen's Mental Health
• Workplace Stress
• Workplace Trauma

My treatment approaches:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• Faith Based Therapy
• Grief Work
• Somatic Experience Therapy