Meet Ada
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Adaobi (Ada) Ewoh
Registered Provisional Psychologist
(She/Her)
Ada is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and Grief Recovery Specialist who provides compassionate, trauma-informed care to teens, adults, and older adults navigating anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, ADHD, OCD, emotional dysregulation, postpartum concerns, relationship and parenting challenges, and major life transitions. She believes therapy is not about “fixing” people, but about creating a safe, supportive space where clients can better understand themselves, process difficult experiences, and reconnect with their strengths in meaningful and lasting ways.
Ada is especially passionate about supporting individuals experiencing grief, trauma, and emotional overwhelm. As a member of the Grief Recovery Institute, she recognizes the profound impact unresolved loss and painful life experiences can have on mental health, relationships, identity, and overall wellbeing. She works collaboratively with clients to help them process emotions with compassion, develop healthier coping strategies, and move toward greater healing, balance, and self-compassion.
Her approach is holistic, relational, and client-centred, integrating evidence-based modalities including EMDR Therapy, Grief Recovery Method, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based practices, attachment-informed approaches, and trauma-informed care. Ada is mindful of creating emotional safety within the therapeutic process and supports clients at a pace that feels manageable, grounding, and empowering.
Ada values the uniqueness of every individual and understands how experiences related to culture, race, religion, identity, gender, family systems, and socioeconomic background can shape mental health and healing. She is committed to providing culturally responsive, inclusive, and affirming care where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, respected, and supported as their authentic selves.
Clients often experience Ada as warm, grounded, empathetic, and genuine. She believes that strong therapeutic relationships are foundational to meaningful change and is passionate about helping clients cultivate insight, resilience, emotional wellbeing, and a deeper sense of connection to themselves and others.
Ada is a Registered Provisional Psychologist in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) and a member of the Grief Recovery Institute. She holds a Master of Counselling degree from Athabasca University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Mount Allison University.
If this resonates with you then do not hesitate to book a counselling session.
Ada is accepting new clients as of May 20th, 2026 , and will be available for counselling bookings on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00am-4:00pm.
A Message from Ada Herself
What is your therapy superpower?
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is helping people feel emotionally safe enough to truly be themselves. Many clients share that they feel deeply seen, understood, and comfortable opening up with me because I bring warmth, empathy, authenticity, and a non-judgmental presence into the therapy room. I believe meaningful healing happens when people no longer feel they need to hide parts of themselves out of fear, shame, or criticism.
I also balance compassion with insight and gentle challenge. While supporting clients through difficult emotions and experiences, I help them build self-awareness, recognize patterns, strengthen coping strategies, and move toward meaningful and lasting change at a pace that feels manageable, grounding, and empowering.
What values guide your clinical work?
The values that guide my work include compassion, authenticity, empathy, cultural humility, hope, and human connection. I deeply believe healing and growth are possible, even during seasons when people feel overwhelmed, grieving, disconnected, stuck, or uncertain about themselves.
My goal is to create a therapeutic space where clients feel respected, supported, and empowered to reconnect with their strengths, resilience, and inner capacity for healing in a way that feels safe and meaningful to them.
Favourite quote, metaphor, or philosophy you bring into sessions:
“Difficulty calls us to rise, and in that rising, we learn what we are capable of.”
Interests or hobbies outside of work:
Outside of work, I enjoy spending quality time with loved ones, engaging in meaningful conversations, listening to music, trying new foods and watching true crime documentaries. I also recharge and stay grounded by finding moments of stillness and reflection through devotion and worship.
Fun fact or story that helps clients connect with you:
A fun fact about me is that my curiosity about people and human behaviour extends far beyond my work as a therapist. I genuinely enjoy learning about different cultures, perspectives, and lived experiences, and I often notice the small things that help people feel emotionally safe, valued, and understood.
Ada Works with Teens, Adults & Older Adults!
Areas of Competence & Clinical
Focus / Presenting Concerns:
Abuse
Addictions
ADHD
Aging
Alcohol Abuse
Anger
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioural Issues
Body Image
Bullying
Chronic Pain or Illness
Codependency
Communication
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce/ Separation
Domestic Abuse or Violence
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Abuse
Emotion Regulation
Fears/ Phobias
Gambling Addiction
Geriatric Counselling
Grief, Loss, Bereavement
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
Loneliness
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Disorder
Parenting
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy, Prenatal and Postpartum Psychosis
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Isolation
Spirituality
Stress
Substance use/ abuse
Suicidal ideation/ thoughts
Trauma
Video Game Addiction
Weight Loss
Women’s Issues
Workplace Stress
Therapeutic Modalities &
Counselling Interventions Used:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Christian Counselling
Humanistic Therapy
Eclectic Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Existential Therapy
Forgiveness Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Humanistic Therapy
Integrative Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Strength-Based Therapy
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Academic Background
Master of Counselling in Counselling Psychology (MC), Athabasca University (2021)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (B.A.), Mount Allison University (2014)
Certifications & Trainings
• Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, The Grief Recovery Institute
• EMDR Basic Training, EMDR Consulting
• Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence Certification Training, Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS)
• Legal Liability and Ethical Action: What every Alberta Therapist/Counsellor needs to know with Dr. Robert Solomon
• Cyber Security Training with Jamie Swanson, Zen Cyber
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Canadian Mental Health Association
• Indigenous Awareness Learning Workshop with Elder Ann Magnusson
• From Ego to Eco- Shifting Relationships from Power and Control to Collaboration and Love with Terry Real, LMFT, Academy of Therapy Wisdom
Ada’s Clinical Areas of Specialization
Trauma & PTSD
Ada supports individuals who have experienced trauma, attachment wounds, adverse life experiences, or overwhelming events that continue to impact their emotional wellbeing, relationships, sense of safety, and daily functioning. Trauma can affect emotional regulation, self-worth, trust, and connection with others. Ada provides a compassionate, trauma-informed space where clients can safely process difficult experiences, build coping and emotional regulation skills, strengthen self-awareness, and reconnect with a greater sense of safety, empowerment, and self-compassion. Her work integrates EMDR Therapy, CBT, mindfulness, attachment-informed approaches, and nervous system-focused strategies.
Grief & Loss
As a Grief Recovery Specialist, Ada supports individuals navigating the emotional impact of death, relationship loss, unresolved grief, identity shifts, and significant life changes. Grief can affect every part of a person’s life, often leaving individuals feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or alone in their experience. Ada provides a warm and supportive space for clients to process painful emotions, honour their experiences, and move toward healing while maintaining meaningful connection to what matters most to them. She understands that grief is deeply personal and supports clients without judgment, pressure, or timelines for healing.
Anxiety, Stress & Emotional Overwhelm
Ada works collaboratively with individuals experiencing anxiety, panic, overthinking, social anxiety, emotional overwhelm, perfectionism, and chronic stress. Together, they explore the underlying factors contributing to anxiety while developing practical coping strategies, grounding techniques, emotional awareness, and healthier thought patterns. Her goal is to help clients feel more emotionally regulated, balanced, confident, and connected to themselves while navigating life with greater clarity and resilience.
Boundaries, Self-Worth & Assertive Communication
Ada supports individuals who struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, fear of conflict, guilt, emotional burnout, or feeling overly responsible for others. She helps clients strengthen boundaries, improve communication skills, increase self-worth, and develop healthier relationship patterns while learning how to express their needs in ways that feel confident, respectful, and authentic without losing connection to the people they care about.
Life Transitions & Identity Changes
Major life transitions can bring uncertainty, grief, fear, emotional stress, and shifts in identity, even when the change itself is positive. Ada supports individuals navigating experiences such as career changes, parenthood, relationship changes, relocation, burnout, cultural adjustment, and personal growth journeys. She helps clients process these transitions with greater self-compassion, clarity, resilience, and confidence while creating space to better understand who they are and what they need during periods of change.
BIPOC & Cultural Identity Concerns
Ada provides culturally responsive, inclusive, and affirming support for individuals navigating experiences related to race, culture, identity, belonging, intergenerational expectations, discrimination, immigration, and cultural stressors. She understands the importance of feeling genuinely seen, understood, and respected within the context of one’s lived experiences. Ada strives to create a therapeutic space where clients can safely explore these experiences openly and authentically while feeling supported without judgment or assumptions.
The Authentic Heart Behind Ada’s Work
Creating a space where healing, grief, and growth can exist together.
Losing my parents was one of the most painful and life-changing experiences of my life. Grief changed me deeply, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and personally. There were moments in my own journey marked by overwhelming pain, uncertainty, and emotions that felt difficult to put into words. Moving through those experiences gave me a much deeper understanding of how important compassion, support, and genuine human connection are during life’s most difficult seasons.
Those experiences became one of the greatest inspirations behind my path toward becoming a Psychologist and Grief Recovery Specialist. They strengthened my passion for understanding people’s stories, emotions, and lived experiences, and deepened my commitment to creating spaces where individuals feel safe enough to be fully seen, heard, and supported without judgment.
I understand, both personally and professionally, how isolating grief, trauma, emotional pain, and major life transitions can feel. I also believe healing is possible when people are given the space to process their experiences with compassion, emotional safety, and support. My work is especially meaningful to me when clients begin reconnecting with themselves again, moving from surviving to feeling more grounded, hopeful, empowered, and authentic in their lives.
Being trusted with someone’s vulnerability is something I never take lightly. I strive to show up in every session with warmth, empathy, authenticity, and care while supporting clients through grief, trauma, anxiety, emotional struggles, and life transitions at a pace that feels safe and manageable for them.
Like many people, I have also experienced seasons of stress, grief, uncertainty, emotional pain, and personal growth through difficult experiences. Those moments have deepened my empathy and reinforced my belief that healing is not linear, and that reaching out for support is a sign of strength, not weakness.
One of the most important things I want clients to know is that you do not need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. You are allowed to show up exactly as you are. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe enough to explore your experiences, build insight, reconnect with yourself, and move toward healing and growth in a way that feels meaningful and supportive to you.