Dr. Natasha Kutlesa, Calgary, AB

I am a registered psychologist in private practice with a special interest in supporting people through transitions and challenges relating to life, sport, or business; treatment of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders; solving complex relationship, family, workplace, and team dynamics; and conflict resolution.
My credentials include a Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology from the University of Calgary, a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, and B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Toronto. For the past ten years, I have specialized in eating disorders, weight/stress related health issues, sleep disorders, and sport psychology. My research interests are in the areas of perfectionism and procrastination, with the research findings presented at many conferences across Canada.
I have worked with Canadian Olympic athletes as a sport psychology consultant and have transferred the principles of sport psychology to performance enhancement in the workplace. The focus of my corporate work is on creating a “corporate athlete.” I help individuals and sport or business teams improve their effectiveness and enhance their interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
My experience working as a behavioural health consultant through the Calgary Health Region and as a sleep technologist at the Toronto Hospital and at London Health Sciences helped enrich my health psychology work. I fuel my passion for life-long learning through teaching graduate-level psychology courses at the University of Calgary and Athabasca University and through supervising and mentoring psychology students.