Our Team
REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGISTS & MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
Brian Welling, MA, BA
Registered Psychologist and Clinical Director
Brian currently sees individual adults for a wide range of issues, including, but not limited to trauma, addictions, personal growth, grief and loss, relationship and communication issues, existential issues, adjustment issues, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, personality disorders, anger management, high functioning autism, and psychosis.
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Dr. Krista Leicht
Medical Director and Psychiatrist
Dr. Krista Leicht is a Canadian-trained and Alberta-licensed Medical Doctor and Psychiatrist, who brings over twenty-five years of Clinical experience to the team.
A pioneer in the Canadian Psychedelics industry, she is the Chief Medical Officer for Tidalcare.com, an Alberta psychedelics company. The company is uniquely poised in the industry to be the pre-eminent Rx and D company in psychedelics, through research alliances with three Ontario Universities.
Krista is uniquely qualified to provide clinical guidance as well as access to life-saving rTMS, MeRT and ketamine treatments.
Deanna Clarke, BHSc, CCYC, CCAC, RTC
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Psychotherapist
Deanna Clarke (Dee) is driven by an authentic and non-judgemental curiosity. Her goal is to provide a safe and sacred space for clients to feel empowered to create change in their lives. She is an experienced therapist who specializes in counselling for individuals, couples, children and youth, addiction therapy, and transpersonal psychotherapy. She creates a nurturing environment for young individuals, offers empathy and evidence-based methods in addiction therapy, and focuses on spiritual aspects in transpersonal therapy.
Each 50-minute session with Deanna is available for a $130 fee.
Wendy Myshak, BA, RTC, CT
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Psychotherapist
Wendy is a heart centred, intuitive, counsellor who takes an integrative approach to therapy in the areas of addiction and recovery, stress, depression, spiritual emergency, and generational trauma. Wendy is trained in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, and is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with integrated and lived experiences that support deep healing.
Each 50-minute session with Wendy is available for a $130 fee.
Stewart Cranston, BA
Mental Health Therapist
Stewart holds degrees in Counselling (Masters), and Psychology (BA). He has been counselling since 2023 in private practice settings and at a non-profit organization working with survivors of sexual violence. He is a thoughtful and compassionate therapist with a calming presence. He is dedicated to helping clients to live more freely and self-actualized in the face of life’s challenges.
Each 50-minute session with Stewart is available for a $120 fee.
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST
Scarlet Powell, BA
Registered Massage Therapist
Scarlet’s technique is slow, rhythmic, and gradual as she thoroughly treats areas of soft tissue dysfunction. She works by the principle that calming the nervous system invites muscles to soften and treatment to be most effective. Therefore, though she uses deep tissue, active release, PNF stretching, and trigger point release techniques when appropriate, the overall experience is deeply relaxing.
Craig Malone
Registered Massage Therapist
Craig has a passion for massage therapy and views the modality as a form of communication. Working with the body, not just on the body, he uses advanced neurological techniques to relieve tension and stress. To effectively accomplish this, no oils or lotions are used during a session. Craig specializes in deep tissue, myofascial release, nerve flossing, and lymphatic drainage.
OSTEOPATHIC MANUAL THERAPY (OMT)
Theresa Dextrase
Osteopathic Manual Therapist (OMT)
A session with Theresa involves primarily gentle osteopathic palpation and manipulation. She hopes to bring you more in touch with how you are living in your body, and your internal resources. All work takes place within your comfort.
Theresa has been a health professional since 1995. She completed a 7-year program with the Canadian School of Osteopathy—Manual Practice (Vancouver Campus) in April of 2016. She won a research award for her thesis, A Qualitative study of the Osteopathic Manual Therapist as Educator in Clinical Practice and thus was entitled to and completed an extra year of advanced studies with the main campus of the college in Montréal, Collège d’Études Ostéopathique.
Shawn Weldman
Osteopathic Manual Therapist (OMT)
Shawn Weldman is a passionate manual osteopath who graduated at the National Academy of Osteopathy in August of 2018. He takes pride in using the most current research and science to get his patients results – both physically and mentally. Through the application of various treatment protocols such as joint mobilizations, soft tissue therapy, visceral manipulation, cranial osteopathy, muscle energy techniques and corrective exercises – he assists his patients in optimizing their health and lifestyle practices.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Michelle Marien
Office Administrator
Michelle is the first friendly face encountered upon arrival at Welling Centre, and the helpful voice on the other end of the phone. In addition to reception, she handles much of the daily operations. Outgoing, kind, and empathetic, Michelle’s strong desire to be of service led her to a wide variety of previous work experiences, ranging from working with children as a nanny, art, and day camp instructor, to furniture upholstery and shipping, and working in a destructive testing laboratory as a materials engineering technologist. Michelle truly embraces her “Jill-of-all-trades” personality, putting many of her accumulated skills to work at Welling Centre.
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