SHIRLEY PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
How are you, really?
We really want to know.
Because life has a way of becoming overwhelming, but we still answer that question on autopilot. Whether you're struggling with anxiety or depression, facing challenges in your relationship, navigating the complexities of parenting, or working through separation and divorce, you deserve compassionate support from someone who cares about you who can help you unpack what you've been holding in.
At Shirley Psychological Services, we recognize that reaching out for help isn't easy. If you're here, you're likely going through a difficult time and that takes courage. We're not here to judge or offer quick fixes. Instead, we want to know, how are you, really...
...so we provide a safe, private space where you can be heard, understood, and supported as you work toward feeling "good" again. Or better yet, feeling like yourself again.
65+
Combined Years of Experience
4
Compassionate Therapists
1000+
People Cared For
You carry unresolved guilt and shame connected to past experiences or losses. These emotions remain unintegrated, leading to ongoing self-criticism, emotional burden, and challenges with self-acceptance.
Guilt, Grief & Shame
You've tried to "think" your way out of these patterns before, but you keep ending up in the same emotional place.
Stuck in Old Loops
You're keeping it all together on the surface with work, relationships, responsibilities—but internally, you feel depleted and disconnected.
Silent Burnout
The Inner Critic
You have a persistent inner voice tells you you're not good enough, smart enough, or doing enough. It fuels a cycle of self-doubt and makes it hard to see yourself and others in a compassionate way.
Teens, Parenting
& Family Therapy
Support for children, teens, parents and families navigating communication challenges, behavioural concerns, blended families and family transitions. Therapy focuses on strengthening relationships, improving understanding, and creating healthier, more connected family dynamics.
Men's Mental Health
Men’s mental health (MMH) services are delivered by founder, Derrick Shirley, and Mohamed Osman-Abdallah. They work with men navigating stress, relationships, emotional stuckness and overwhelm, and life transitions, offering a grounded and non-judgmental space focused on clarity, accountability, and long-term wellbeing.
Areas of Focus
From anxiety and stress to relationships and life transitions, our specialties reflect the real challenges people face. Each focus area is approached with compassion, expertise, and a commitment to helping you grow.
Adult Mental Health
Support for adults navigating stress, burnout, emotional overwhelm, and mental health concerns that affect daily life, relationships, and work. Therapy focuses on building insight, emotional resilience, and practical coping strategies that support long-term wellbeing.
ADHD
Assessment and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Services include initial screening, assessment, treatment planning, and ongoing support for better emotional regulation, executive functioning, self-esteem, plus strategies to improve focus, organization, and daily functioning.
Children, Teens & Adolescents
Therapy for children, teens, and transitioning young adults navigating identity development, academic stress, family dynamics, emotional regulation, and major life transitions. Sessions provide a supportive space to build confidence, coping skills, and a stronger sense of self.
Depression & Anxiety
Evidence-based treatment for mood and anxiety disorders, including persistent sadness, excessive worry, panic, and emotional numbness. Therapy focuses on understanding underlying patterns, strengthening emotional regulation, and restoring balance and stability.
Life Transitions
Support during periods of significant change such as career shifts, relationship changes, parenthood, grief, relocation, or major life decisions. Therapy helps clients process uncertainty, build resilience, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Parenting Counselling
Guidance for parents navigating behavioural challenges, communication difficulties, emotional regulation, and family stress. Counselling supports parents in strengthening connection, setting healthy boundaries, and fostering secure, supportive relationships with their children.
Based in Calgary, serving all of Alberta
Our Calgary-based team of registered psychologists serve individuals and families throughout Alberta with both in-person (Calgary) and virtual (Alberta) counselling sessions.
With decades of combined experience, we specialize in:
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Men's mental health and emotional wellbeing
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Parenting support and child/adolescent therapy
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ADHD Assessment & Treatment
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Relationship counselling and support
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Separation and divorce support
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Career transitions and workplace stress
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Anxiety, depression, and substance use
Whether you're a parent feeling stretched thin, a man struggling to open up about what you're going through, a family trying to reconnect, or someone simply feeling lost, we meet you where you are.
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