Professional Consultation
For Registered Psychologists, Registered Social Workers, Mental Health Therapists, and Counsellors
You didn't stop growing when you finished your supervised hours.
Most of us know what it's like to carry a case home, in that quiet, persistent way where a client's story follows you into the evening and you're not quite sure what to do with it. Or you're sitting with a clinical dilemma, an ethical question, a team dynamic that feels off and peer consultation in the hallway between sessions just isn't enough.
Peer consultation is valuable. And it's often piecemeal. Hallway conversations between clients, crisis-focused, reactive. What I am offering is something different: a dedicated, confidential space to think, reflect, and receive support from someone who has been doing this work for a long time and who will think alongside you, offer perspective and support.
What You Can Bring
You might come with any of the following:
• A complex or stuck case - when you're not sure what's happening or what to try next
• Questions about intervention, treatment planning, or case conceptualization
• Countertransference you need to debrief and understand
• An ethical dilemma or concern about documentation
• Questions about supporting or navigating a situation with a provisional psychologist
• Service delivery questions - intake flow, forms, team dynamics, program processes
• Practice direction questions - including your Psychology Today profile, referral sources, or how you're positioning your services
A Bit About My Background
Consultation has been woven into my practice for over a decade, not as an add-on, but as a thread running through nearly every role I've held.
As Clinical Lead at the CASA Concurrent Addictions and Mental Health Program for five years, I provided clinical leadership, supervision, and coaching to a multidisciplinary team that included psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology, and practicum students. I facilitated integrated team meetings, case conferencing, and peer consultation meetings. I sat on clinical lead team meetings, participated in Communities of Practice with the Alberta Health Services concurrent addictions team, and contributed to national-level concurrent disorders committee work. I developed the Clinical Framework for Integrated Treatment — an evidence-based model built for complex, co-occurring presentations. The CAMP team received the CEO's Award for Innovation in 2017.
As a Consultant with the CASA Community Geographic and First Nations Teams, my dedicated role was mentoring, coaching, and consultation to rural therapists across Alberta, including those working within Alberta Health Services and Alexander First Nations. I delivered workshops and training on compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, grief and loss, trauma-informed practice, and concurrent disorders — and I trained an incoming clinical lead on leadership approaches and role transition.
As a Psychologist and Consultant with the Spruce Grove PCN Integrated Youth Mental Health Hub, I developed intake procedures, service processes, and community connections for an early intervention youth mental health model in collaboration with rural family physicians. I co-presented findings at the Collaborative Care Conference in Vancouver in 2019.
As Clinical Director at the Grief and Trauma Healing Centre, I provided clinical leadership, mentoring, and consultation to the team, guided policies and standard operating procedures, facilitated monthly peer consultation meetings, and oversaw student internships.
I have provided ongoing consultation to Terra Centre for over six years, including direct case consultation, program consultation, and a formal C-5 program needs assessment — which included staff and management interviews and a written recommendations report.
I have provided supervision to provisional psychologists in Alberta and consulted with fellow clinicians on complex cases, ethical concerns, service delivery processes, and practice development.
Prior to my clinical roles, I spent twelve years as a Caseworker with the Government of Alberta, Child and Family Services — working with families involved in protective services, liaising with First Nations communities, and providing consultation and direction to frontline workers. This systemic lens has shaped everything I do clinically.
I bring an integrative, holistic approach to consultation — drawing on trauma-informed, bio-psycho-social-spiritual frameworks and over 25 years of experience across government, nonprofit, clinical leadership, and private practice.
Please note: This is not EMDRIA-approved consultation. While I am a trained and certified EMDR clinician, consultation with me is not a substitute for EMDRIA-specific consultation.
Credentials & Professional Standing
Designations
• Registered Psychologist (R.Psych), College of Alberta Psychologists - member in good standing
• Registered Social Worker (RSW), Alberta College of Social Workers - member since 2001
• Member of Psychology Association of Alberta (PAA)
• Approved Provider, Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB)
Education
• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, City University of Seattle (2012)
• Bachelor of Arts, Criminology, University of Alberta (1998)
Clinical Training & Certifications
• Advanced EMDR / N.E.S.T. Certification (2024)
• Parts Work in EMDR Therapy: Working with Dissociated Parts of the Memory System — Dolores Mosquera, Power Psychology (2025)
• Certified Grief Recovery Specialist (current)
• 4-Day Intensive ACT Workshop: Theory and Practice — Cognitive Behavior Institute (2023)
• Certificate in Somatic Embodiment and Regulation — Linda Thai (2021)
• Somatic Psychology and EMDR — Arielle Schwartz (2020)
• Self-Compassion Training — Kristin Neff
• Working with Complex Traumatic Grief within Indigenous First Nation Peoples (2020)
Supervision & Ethics Training
• Ethics Series: Supervision — Consent & Documentation Issues, Dawn McBride, PhD, R. Psych (2023)
• CAP Professional Development Event: Supervision (2024)
• Clinical Supervision Foundations (2021)
Leadership Training
• NAIT Leadership Certificate: Team Building, Conflict Resolution, Leadership Development
Investment
$300 / 50-minute session
Available virtually throughout Alberta and in person in Edmonton.
Book a Consultation
Questions first? Reach out at connect@cranewellness.ca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between consultation and supervision in Alberta?
Supervision is a formal, regulated relationship required for provisionally registered psychologists working toward full registration. Consultation is a voluntary, collegial service available to any registered mental health professional seeking dedicated support with clinical, ethical, or practice questions. Consultation does not fulfill supervision requirements but is recognized as a continuing competency activity by the College of Alberta Psychologists.
Can consultation count toward my CAP continuing competency requirements?
Yes. Receiving formal consultation can be documented as a structured learning activity toward your Continuing Competency Program requirements. Keep a record of dates, topics discussed, and hours attended — a written summary can be provided upon request.
Who can book consultation with Margot Crane?
Consultation is available to Registered Psychologists, Registered Social Workers, mental health therapists, and psychotherapists. Supervisors of provisional psychologists are also welcome. This is not a supervision service for provisionals, though questions about supporting provisionals are a common and welcome consultation topic.
Is consultation confidential?
Yes. What you bring to consultation is held in confidence, consistent with professional ethical obligations. The exception, as in all professional relationships, would be a situation involving imminent risk of harm — consistent with ethical and legal obligations under Alberta law.
Do I need to be based in Edmonton to access consultation?
No. Consultation is available virtually to mental health professionals anywhere in Alberta. In-person sessions are available in Edmonton.
What kinds of issues can I bring to a clinical consultation session in Alberta?
You can bring complex or stuck clinical cases, countertransference concerns, ethical dilemmas, questions about documentation, challenges supporting a provisional psychologist, service delivery and intake processes, or practice-building questions. If it has been sitting with you and you haven't had a real space to work through it — that's exactly what this is for.