Heather Dunnigan.

A woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a blue puffy jacket standing outdoors at night beside a large tree.

MC, Registered Psychologist

Email: heather@ignitewellness.ca

    • Depression

    • ADHD

    • Anxiety

    • Borderline personality

    • Emotion dysregulation

    • Life transitions

    • Women's issues

    • Relationship issues

    • Self-esteem

    • Body image

    • Self-harm

    • Boundaries

    • Sleep issues/Insomnia

    • Chronic pain

    • Sexual and Gender Diversity

    • Suicidal ideation

    • Individuals

    • Adults

    • Parents

  • My approach is eclectic, depending on client needs, I may use any of the following approaches in sessions. 

    • Self-Compassion 

    • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

    • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

    • Feminist 

    • Person-Centered

    • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

    • Somatic Experiencing

    • Internal Family Systems

    • $200 - 50 minute session (intake and ongoing)

    • $250 - 75 minute session

  • Yes.

    •  Cash, Mastercard, Visa, Amex, E-transfer (heather@ignitewellness.ca), Debit

  • No direct billing available at this time. I recommend you check with your insurance provider for information about psychological services. In the case that you have coverage, sessions are eligible to be reimbursed following payment.

    • In-Person

    • Video

    • Phone

Hello and welcome, I am Heather Dunnigan, a Registered Psychologist. 

I am passionate about helping clients identify, dismantle, and re-story the unhelpful messages received from ourselves, others, and society to create meaningful alternative stories that embody strength, resilience, and compassion.

Currently, I provide counselling and psychotherapy to individual adults and have an interest in working with parents. I focus my approach to therapy through feminist, culturally conscious, HAES (health at every size), and attachment lenses. I value collaboration with clients as experts in their own lives and adapt my approach according to client needs. I use a number of therapeutic skills and techniques including self- compassion, dialectical behaviour, strengths-based, narrative, and internal family systems. I also aim to provide a safe(r) space in therapy for supporting and exploring topics such as gender, sexuality, and other non-dominant ways of being in the world.

A bit about me:

  • I am a lifelong learner of psychology and you can find me reading or listening to a steady stream of psychology-related books and podcasts.

  • I have been raising three kiddos for over two decades. 

  • I love to see the extraordinary in the day-to-day, especially in nature and you can find me walking in the river valley, or on adventures like hiking or camping.