Nick Pyke
Master of Counselling Psychology Intern - reduced rate for services
Supporting individuals through trauma, self-worth, anxiety, performance pressure, and identity challenges. Experienced with military members, first-responders, and uniformed personnel.
Availability: Accepting New Clients
In-person (Calgary) or Online (Alberta)
*Currently No Waitlist / Reduced Rate
Nick Works With:
Adults
Individuals
Nick works with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, PTSD, chronic stress, low self-worth, performance pressure, and periods of feeling stuck or disconnected from who they are. He’s a particularly strong fit for men, active individuals, and people who are used to pushing through challenges rather than slowing down to examine them.
With 15 years of experience in high-pressure environments, including work as a wildland firefighter and civilian contractor deployed overseas with the Canadian Armed Forces (Navy and Army), Nick understands the demands of performance, responsibility, and operating under stress. His experience gives him valuable perspective when working with military members, first responders, uniformed personnel, and others whose careers require them to remain composed under pressure.
But you don't need a career in uniform to work with Nick. His approach also resonates with people who value physical fitness, personal growth, discipline, and having a clear direction forward.
Nick provides reduced-rate individual therapy in Calgary and virtually across Alberta under the supervision of Katrina Shaw, Registered Psychologist. He is currently accepting new clients.
Nick’s Approach.
Nick believes that understanding the root of a problem is important, but insight alone doesn't always create change.
His approach is collaborative, practical, and action-oriented. He works with clients to identify the beliefs, experiences, behaviours, and patterns contributing to their difficulties, then helps them develop realistic ways to address those challenges outside the therapy room.
Drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred approaches, and somatic mind-body principles, Nick balances deeper exploration with practical strategies.
Nick also brings a distinct understanding of the relationship between physical and psychological wellbeing. Alongside his psychology education, he holds a diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion and is a CSEP Certified Personal Trainer. He recognizes the role that movement, recovery, sleep, stress physiology, and daily habits can play in mental health.
For clients who already value fitness and physical performance, this creates a familiar starting point for exploring emotional regulation, self-worth, resilience, and the pressures they place on themselves.
The goal isn't to give you more things to accomplish. It's to understand what's keeping you stuck and build the tools, awareness, and confidence to move forward.
What it’s like to work with Nick.
Nick is direct, approachable, and down-to-earth, with a good sense of humour and a genuine interest in understanding what makes people tick.
You won't need to know the right things to say or arrive with a perfectly articulated explanation of what's wrong. Nick meets people where they are, asks thoughtful questions, and helps them make sense of what they're experiencing without unnecessary clinical jargon.
Sessions are collaborative and purposeful. Nick is interested in getting beneath the surface of a problem, understanding why certain patterns keep showing up, and figuring out what might actually help. He's comfortable offering practical exercises, reflections, and small challenges between sessions when they support the work you're doing together.
His background in firefighting, military environments, and physical fitness also means he understands cultures where strength, competence, and self-reliance are highly valued. He recognizes that asking for support can feel unfamiliar, especially when you're usually the person others rely on.
Personal Note
Outside the office, Nick stays busy keeping up with his young family. Staying active is a core part of his own daily routine, whether that means running with a stroller, playing disc golf, playing recreational ice hockey, or training at home. He firmly believes in the mind-body connection and aims to practice the same lifestyle balance, movement, and resilience-building strategies he shares with his clients.
Education.
Masters degree in Counselling Psychology - Yorkville University
Specialized training in trauma, operational stress, and clinical work with military members, first responders, and uniformed personnel. Diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion. CSEP Certified Personal Trainer.
Nick Helps With.
PTSD • Social Anxiety • Performance Anxiety • Men’s Mental Health • Chronic Shame • Self-Worth • Chronic Stress & Burnout • Identity & Life Transitions • Avoidance • Operational Stress • Military, First Responders, & Uniformed Personnel