Dr. Rosemary Rukavina
Registered Psychologist #2775
Dr. Rukavina’s passion about therapy is in the opportunity it allows people to redefine how they want to be in their relationships and in the world. Throughout therapy, clients develop insights into their behaviours and leave empowered to live more fulfilling, productive lives.
Pronouns: She/Her
Dr. Rosemary Rukavina is a Registered Psychologist and holds a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and Master of Counselling degree.
Over the past 10 years, Dr. Rukavina has worked in various public and private health care settings including, corrections, child and youth mental health, and family services. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Rukavina is adjunct faculty for masters and doctoral programs in clinical psychology and counselling.
Dr. Rukavina offers in-person and virtual therapy sessions. She welcomes people of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and spiritual or religious persuasions.
At the end of therapy, Dr. Rukavina’s clients are better able to cope with life stress, feel less burdened by their past, have closer relationships, and have an improved self-understanding. Couples leave with deepened intimacy, restored trust, and an ability to manage conflict.
Since 2011, Dr. Rukavina has provided therapeutic services to youth 16+, adults, couples, and groups in the areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, sleep disturbance, stress management and major life transitions. She also assists couples dealing with infertility, sexual desire discrepancies, communication, and parenting issues.
Research supports that success in therapy comes from having a trusting relationship with your therapist. Therefore, Dr. Rukavina’s primary focus is for her clients to feel respected, supported, and hopeful about their healing. She does this through the intentional questions she asks and the comprehensive knowledge she shares. She then focuses on providing timely and effective care to her clients and their families.
As no individual or relationship is alike, Dr. Rukavina tailors her practice to the needs of her clients. She only uses treatment modalities that are based on scientific evidence to help her clients get the long-lasting changes they seek. Her approach is primarily rooted in the principles of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)* and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Her work is also heavily influenced by narrative, psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive behavioural and Adlerian approaches.
*EMDR intensives (half or full day sessions) available upon request and scheduled based on an initial 90-minute consultation appointment. These intensives offer clients an opportunity to speed up their therapeutic work, while potentially causing less disruption to their life.
