Meet Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray
Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray, DMFT, RMFT, MSW, RSW, provides psychotherapy and counselling for individuals, couples, and families.
A grounded, relational approach to therapy
Clients work directly with Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray, a registered marriage and family therapist, registered social worker, psychotherapist, and Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Her approach is collaborative and attentive to the concerns, relationships, and goals that bring each client to therapy.
Therapy may address emotional distress, relationship patterns, family stress, trauma, grief, stress, and practical questions in daily life. Trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approaches are used when they seem helpful for the work.
Trauma-Informed Care
Therapy can attend to emotional overwhelm, nervous system stress, pacing, and readiness for deeper therapeutic work.
Relational Therapy
Care considers relationship patterns, family systems, communication, conflict cycles, and repair.
Practical Tools
Sessions may include skills for emotional regulation, reflection, grounding, communication, and everyday decision-making.
Experience & Credentials
Experience & Credentials
Dr. Evelyn’s training and clinical experience inform thoughtful, individualized therapy for people, couples, and family systems.
Professional Background
- Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy
- Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
- Registered Social Worker
- Psychotherapist
Clinical Areas
- Individual therapy
- Couples therapy and relationship counselling
- Family therapy and parent-child concerns
- Trauma, grief, stress, and emotional overwhelm
- Life transitions, communication patterns, and relational repair
When meaningful to the client, spirituality or faith can be thoughtfully integrated into therapy as part of a broader understanding of wellbeing, values, and personal meaning.
Clinical Approach & Areas of Focus
Clinical Approach & Areas of Focus
Dr. Evelyn Bent-Rattray draws from several therapeutic approaches depending on what someone is bringing in, what they hope will change, and what kind of support makes sense. The sections below give a clearer picture of common concerns and approaches.
Marital and Premarital
Therapy for couples preparing for commitment, addressing recurring conflict, rebuilding trust, or making important relationship decisions.
Relationship Issues
Care for communication breakdowns, emotional distance, intimacy concerns, infidelity, boundaries, and relational repair.
Thinking Disorders
Therapy may include thought-related concerns, changes in perception or functioning, and appropriate coordination of care when needed.
Treatment Approaches
Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Dr. Evelyn draws from different approaches depending on the person, the concern, the relationship context, and what feels useful for the work.
Relationship and family work
- Attachment-based
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Relational
Practical tools and reflection
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Whole-person care
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Integrative
- Trauma Focused
Child and developmental support
- Play Therapy
- Developmentally responsive support
- Parent and caregiver involvement when helpful
Areas of Expertise
These are some of the concerns that may come up in therapy. Fit, scope of care, and level of support can be discussed before beginning.
Relationships and family
- Marital and premarital concerns
- Relationship issues
- Family conflict
- Divorce
- Infidelity
- Parenting
- Peer relationships
Mood, anxiety, and stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Children, youth, and coping
- Child concerns
- ADHD
- Behavioural issues
- Anger management
- Coping skills
- Self esteem
- Emotional disturbance
Trauma, safety, and complex care
- Trauma and PTSD
- Sexual abuse
- Self-harming
- Suicidal ideation
- Psychosis
- Personality disorders
- Thinking disorders
Substance use and habits
- Addiction
- Alcohol use
- Drug abuse
- Substance use
- Gambling
- Internet addiction
- Video game addiction
Identity, meaning, and intimacy
- Spirituality
- Sex therapy
- Sexual addiction
- Dual diagnosis
- Impulse control concerns
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Antisocial personality
What You Can Expect
What You Can Expect
Therapy is a collaborative process. The work is shaped by what brings you in, what matters to you, and what kind of change would be meaningful.
Clinical Pacing
Sessions are guided by your concerns, goals, readiness, and capacity for therapeutic work.
Collaborative Care
Your voice, values, choices, and lived experience are central to the therapeutic process.
Practical Direction
Together, you can clarify patterns, address emotional distress, and identify workable next steps.
Professional Memberships & Resources
Professional Memberships & Resources
Professional resources and affiliations connected to clinical care, relationship work, and informed therapeutic practice.
Ready to Begin Therapy?
Whether you are looking for therapy for yourself, your relationship, or your family, you can book a session or send a short question first.