Nick Pyke
Master of Counselling Psychology Intern - reduced rate for services
Supporting individuals through trauma, self-worth, performance anxiety, and identity instability. Frontline experience with military, 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 has a background deeply grounded in service and real-world experience. Over the past 15 years, he has dedicated his career to supporting military members, first responders, and uniformed personnel, giving him a firsthand understanding of the operational stress, unique demands, and distinct culture associated with these professions.
He works with adults seeking to manage chronic stress and high-pressure positions, navigate lifestyle changes, and build resilience. Most of his clients are dedicated, hard-working individuals who are motivated to grow but feel stuck, not from a lack of effort, but because they need a supportive, culturally informed environment to unpack life's challenges and restore their overall well-being.
Nick specializes in helping military personnel, first responders, and individuals navigating anxiety, performance anxiety, social anxiety, overwhelm, self-worth, PTSD and identity shifts.
Nicks’s Approach.
Nick holds a Diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion and is a CSEP Certified Personal Trainer through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. He is currently expanding his clinical scope by completing his Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology through Yorkville University. His approach is rooted in trauma-informed, integrative frameworks, drawing primarily from Adlerian therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and person-centered care, with a strong focus on integrating physical movement and lifestyle management into mental health recovery. With over 15 years of hands-on service experience, including time as a wildland firefighter and deploying overseas as a civilian contractor with the Canadian Armed Forces (Navy and Army), Nick brings a deep, first-hand understanding of operational stress and the unique cultural demands placed on uniformed personnel.
What it’s like to work with Nick.
Sessions with Nick tend to feel direct, grounded, and practical, balanced with genuine empathy and an open sense of humor. Having spent over 15 years in high-stress operational environments, he offers a culturally informed space where you don't have to filter your reality or explain the unique demands of uniformed service. There is a clear sense of collaboration. You’re not left speaking in clinical jargon or circling the same issues. Sessions are down-to-earth and focused on understanding what is holding you back, unpacking life's challenges, and building real-world resilience. Many of his clients are dedicated, hard-working individuals who appear highly capable and composed externally but feel stuck or burned out internally. Therapy with Nick is designed to bridge that gap and restore overall well-being.
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 fitness and health promotion, Trauma, working with military, first responders, and uniformed personnel.
Nick Helps With.
Complex Trauma • PTSD • Social Anxiety • Performance Anxiety • Men’s Mental Health • Chronic Shame • Self-Worth • Chronic Stress • Identity • Military • First Responders • Uniformed Personnel