What you need is a Psychologist who:
- Is authentic and truly gets it. I had similar struggles to the ones you are facing, to a severe degree, for over a decade. I overcame them quickly thanks to the approach to therapy that I use with my clients; you can too!
- Helps you feel safe and comfortable. You can finally shed the facade of the professional and executive who has it all together at all times and that you have been feeling pressured to keep up, be and express yourself, and talk about your struggles openly. No topic is off-limits.
- Sees you as a whole person, with all your identities, not as a mental health diagnosis.
- Offers evidence-based therapy. I can help you find clear solutions that have been proven to be effective and lasting through scientific research.
- Can connect with you emotionally, as if you were in the same room. I am a trained and experienced online Psychologist and my clients report that they feel deeply connected with me and feel my warmth and empathy, although we are not in the same room.
I am Audrey Kodye, B.A, M.Ed., Registered Psychologist
I founded Overcome Anxiety Psychological to create the empathetic, inclusive and validating experiences with a Psychologist that I missed when I sought my own therapy as a high-achieving professional and first-generation immigrant of Mauritian/African descent.
At Overcome Anxiety Psychological, I strive to give you the space you deserve, a space where :
- you will not be judged and invalidated. In fact, I will share my own shared life experiences when clinically appropriate.
- we will explore all the identities you consider important and talk about your very personal, unique goals, so as to tailor your treatment plan accordingly
- you can easily access, warm evidence-based treatment, that can get you results fast, the same evidence-based treatment that helped me recover. Overcome Anxiety Psychological makes focused therapy accessible to professionals and executives in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
I look forward to meeting and helping you!
To avoid playing phone tag
“May your Choices Reflect your Hopes, Not your Fears.”
-Nelson Mandela
If I can do it, you absolutely can!
My story as a Black, Muslim, Edmonton Psychologist
I was born and raised in Mauritius, a small island off the Eastern coast of Africa. I suffered from different forms of racism, discrimination and trauma from a young age, as a Black girl and woman, and internalized the oppression I was being subjected to on an individual and systemic level.I just was not good enough. I just was not enough.
I became an over-achiever to compensate for the flaws I thought I had. I kept up the hard work and continued collecting awards and scholarships for academic excellence and community involvement.
I moved to Canada and registered as a Psychologist in Alberta.
I married the man of my dreams, got the jobs I wanted, and everything else I could ever wish for and still felt tired, unfulfilled and unhappy, irritable, disconnected from others, defective and so severely socially anxious, social anxiety that I astutely masked, that I felt wiped out by the end of the day, and completely stuck… until I got help!
Now, I can barely imagine I was once where I was. It all feels like a bad dream that is not even mine.
Learn more about my qualifications, registration and modalities as a Psychologist
M.Ed. in Clinical Psychology, Université Charles de Gaulle, France (2013)
- Specialization in cognitive behavioral therapy
- Obtained with honours
B.A., major in Psychology, minor in Mathematics, University of Manitoba, Canada (2010)
- Obtained with distinction
- University gold medal
Certification in:
- ERP (exposure and response prevention therapy), one of only two methods that have strong research support for the successful treatment of Obsesssive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) according to the American Psychological Association.
- T.E.A.M-CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), a therapy framework and cutting-edge approach for the treatment of:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Procrastination
- Perfectionism
- Relationship issues
Additional specialized training in the treatment of:
- OCD [including through the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), a reputable, intensive training course offered by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)]
- trauma, including racial trauma and intergenerational trauma
- indigenous counselling
- Online therapy
amongst others.
I am committed to constantly working on my skills and myself, as a psychologist. Hence, I am also a member of the Tuesday group, which brings together, on a weekly basis, therapists around the world who are engaged in actively improving their therapy skills through practice and personal work. This group is hosted by Dr. David Burns, the creator of T.E.A.M-CBT, my approach to therapy.
Registered Psychologist, College of Alberta Psychologists (#4872)
My registration :
- Allows me to provide therapy to clients who are physically located in Alberta at the time services are provided
- Gives me special priviledges to provide online therapy to clients who are physically located in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
T.E.A.M-CBT (Cognitive Behavioral therapy)
Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)
Solution-Focused therapy
Islamic Integrated CBT
- Chair of counselling services
Northern Lakes college
2018 to 2020
Slave Lake, Canada
- Mental Health therapist
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
2016 to 2018
Westlock, Canada
- Therapist
Momentum Walk-in Counselling
2015-2016
Edmonton, Canada
- Psychologist (children and adolescents)
AILES (Association for the support of HIV positive persons and drug injectors, as well as their relatives, & HIV and substance abuse prevention)
2014
Floreal, Mauritius
- Psychologist
Link to Life (Cancer Support centre)
2014
Vacoas, Mauritius
- Psychologist
Chrysalide (Residential centre for persons suffering from substance use disorders)
2013-2014
Bambous, Mauritius
- International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
- Alberta Black Therapists Network
- Feeling Good Institute Diversity Committee