Adam Elkestawi is a Provisional Psychologist who holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. He has worked for over 10 years in areas spanning individual and group counselling, community outreach, and implementing Client-Centered treatment programs that promote wellbeing. Adam has worked for 5 years with the adult vulnerable population providing housing options, crisis & trauma counselling, and suicide intervention. 

More recently, Adam has worked with children and young adults with behavioral and mental health concerns, providing day-to-day living skills, psychoeducation, CBT, and solution focused interventions. ​
Adam has experience in a variety of settings that include shelters, detox treatment facilities, outreach, group home, and housing settings. ​​Adam has extensive experience working with individuals with anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.  He loves to understand people and appreciates the method of brainstorming solutions to complex problems.

Adam draws from Client-Centered, Solution-Focused, and CBT approaches, as well as Jungian, Mindfulness, Narrative, and Existential Therapy treatment modalities. With Couples, and Families, Adam also integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Method therapeutic approaches to help Clients develop solid and secure relationships. 

​More specifically, Adam appreciates the power of mindfulness practices that help an individual focus on the present moment and enjoys implementing this approach in his practice. He integrates narrative therapy in his treatment approach, because he is passionate about storytelling for the purpose of utilizing creative and new approaches to solving problems.
He believes this type of therapy is one of the best ways to empower an individual to own their journey, to help themselves heal, and to inspire others as a reflection of their resilience through the recognition of their triumphant moments of growth. 
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.
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​- Eckhart Tolle

Areas of Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Depression & Mood Disorders
  • Stress Management
  • Domestic Violence
  • Anger Management
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Relationships Concerns
  • Substance Use Issues
  • Suicidal Ideation ​​
  • ​​Trauma 
    • Emotional, Sexual, Physical Abuse
    • Religious Trauma ​​​​​
  • Existential Dread (Negative Nihilism)
  • Spirituality
  • Issues with Sociocultural Identity​

Therapy Approaches

Communities

2SLGBTQIA+
Parents & Caregivers
​First Nations, Metis, & Inuit
Survivors of Abuse
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Youth
​Adults
Couples
Families

Adam offers Direct-Billing to these insurance providers:

A little about me.

I enjoy engaging in deep conversations with friends and aspire to have my own podcast some day.

​I also enjoy volleyball, exercising, reading, hanging out with friends, and karaoke.
Education
  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University (2021)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Calgary (2013)