Tena Colton, Psy.D.
Registered Psychologist (Ltd. Reg.) 01722

Tena specializes in short-term therapy. She provides individuals and couples with support and guidance as they work through issues of depression, trauma, phobias, grief, anxiety, communication breakdown, divorce, conflict resolution and anger management.

Special areas of interest are grief, posttraumatic stress disorder and medical crisis counselling.

Tena's therapeutic approach is eclectic, using a system oriented cognitive-behavioural model which emphasizes the development of personal skills, relationship building and capitalizing on the client's own strengths. She is a qualified EMDR therapist.

In 1992, Tena received her Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology from the Alfred Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. In 2002 she received her Doctor of Psychology Degree from the Southern California University for Professional Studies in Santa Anna, California.

Tena is a member of the College of Psychologists of BC, Canadian Psychology Association, Adlerian Psychology Association of British Columbia and EMDRIA.

PsycHealth articles by Tena Colton

Behind a Therapist's Door

from Therapy

Competition Brings Out The Worst In Us

from Personal Growth

Depression in the Elderly

from Depression

Get More Out of Life

from Personal Growth

My First Al-Anon Meeting

from Addictions

Myth of the Ruined Life

from Personal Growth

On Becoming a Grandparent

from Retirement & Aging

PTSD: Helping The Trauma Victim

from Stress & Anxiety

Self-Acceptance

from Personal Growth

What Are You Doing After Work?

from Retirement & Aging

When Is an Affair Not an Affair?

from Marriage & Relationships

Where Is Love?

from Marriage & Relationships

Why Can’t Everyday Be Like Christmas?

from Stress & Anxiety

Workplace Bullying

from Stress & Anxiety