About me.REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST & RELATIONSHIP COACH

Hi, I’m Alicia.

Relationships are not just my profession — they are the lens through which I understand the world.

For over two decades, I have worked with couples who love each other deeply yet find themselves caught in repeating cycles of conflict, distance, or defensiveness. Many are thoughtful, capable people who simply don’t understand why the same arguments keep resurfacing.

Most couples are not struggling because they lack communication skills. They are struggling because attachment patterns, nervous system activation, and unspoken fears take over under stress.

My work goes beneath the surface of the argument.

Using attachment science, systems theory, and secure functioning principles, I help couples recognize their relational patterns, regulate their reactions, and build partnerships rooted in accountability, compassion, and stability.

Alongside my professional work, I’ve shared over 25 years of marriage with my best friend, navigated the remarkable adventure of raising children-from babies to teenagers to now young adults-and found serenity in nature’s embrace alongside my 4-legged family members.  

Living inside a long-term partnership while guiding others through theirs has given me a grounded, practical understanding of what sustainable love actually requires.

Today, I also offer structured relationship containers for couples who are ready to do focused, meaningful work.

The Core Relationship Rebuild™ is a six-month guided process that begins with a three-hour Relationship Mapping Intensive and moves through stabilization, deep repair, and long-term integration.

This is not about endless processing. It is about clarity, responsibility, and building a relationship that can withstand stress and growth.

If you are ready to lead your partnership differently, I invite you to explore the private container below.

Growth and the work it demands is the rhythm that propels us forward, transforming steps into leaps of possibility

1995 Bachelor of Psychology
University of Great Falls

1998 Masters of Counselling Psychology
University of Great Falls
1999 Core Elements Counselling Services
Owner

Couples Counselling

A sanctuary for growth, understanding, deep listening, healing, clarity and transformation

Supervision & Coaching

A diversified approach to personal and professioal development, creating insights, skills, growth, empowerment, excellence and lasting success

Online Learning

A learning space of master classes, workbooks, videos, challenges, journals for growth, mastery, resilience, connection and wisdom

Equine Therapy

A unique and profound avenue for healing, self-discovery and transformation through the wisdom, spirit, intuition and magnifacince of these sentient beings

Keynote Speaking

Elevate your audience’s understanding of mental wellness, resilience and growth from years as a Psychologist in many diverse settings from correctional centres, to private practice

Workshops & Retreats

An immersive sanctuary for growth, insight, rejuvenation, compassion, and self-awareness through interactions with others, animals, art, music and experiences that inspire lasting transformation

The Core Relationship RebuildA Structured Six-Month Relationship Intensive

You love each other.But the same conflict keeps resurfacing.

One of you escalates. One of you withdraws.
Both of you feel misunderstood. Over time, resentment builds. Intimacy decreases. Defensiveness increases.

This is not a communication problem. It is a nervous system and attachment pattern problem.

The Core Relationship Rebuild™ is designed to interrupt your cycle at its root and rebuild your partnership with structure, clarity, and accountability.

How the Process Works

Step 1: The Core Relationship Mapping Intensive™ (3 Hours)

We begin with a deep diagnostic session.

In this extended session, we map:
    •    Your attachment blueprints
    •    Your nervous system stress responses
    •    Your conflict loop
    •    Unspoken resentments or “elephants in the room”
    •    Power dynamics and leadership gaps
    •    Your readiness for secure functioning

You leave with:
    •    A written Relationship Pattern Map
    •    A Secure Functioning framework
    •    A clear six-month roadmap

This session sets the foundation for everything that follows.

Step 2: Stabilize & Interrupt (Months 1–2)

Weekly 75-minute sessions.

We focus on:
    •    Interrupting your destructive cycle
    •    Regulation before reaction
    •    Clear repair strategies
    •    Accountability under stress
    •    Shifting from blame to ownership

You begin to see your pattern in real time — and change it.

Step 3: Deep Rebuild (Months 3–4)

Biweekly sessions.

We address:
    •    Attachment wounds
    •    Shame and defensiveness
    •    Trust fractures
    •    Emotional and physical intimacy
    •    Relational leadership

This is where deeper change begins to take hold.

Step 4: Secure Functioning Integration (Months 5–6)

Biweekly sessions.

We build:
    •    Long-term relational agreements
    •    Conflict resilience
    •    Shared mission and values
    •    Stress-tested repair rituals
    •    A forward-looking relationship vision

By the end of six months, your partnership operates differently.

What Is Included
    •    One 3-hour Relationship Mapping Intensive
    •    Sixteen private 75-minute sessions
    •    Structured between-session check-ins
    •    Customized micro-practices
    •    Secure Functioning Agreement framework
    •    Ongoing roadmap refinement, preparation and support

Investment

Pay in Full: $9,900 ($600 savings)

Or

Six Monthly Payments: $1,750

Enrollment reserves your six-month container.

There are no refunds once the intensive has been completed.

The container is time-bound. Extensions or pauses are not built into the structure.

Between-session communication is available during defined business hours and is not emergency support.

If acute safety concerns arise, referral to appropriate services may be required.

Who This Is For

This work is appropriate for couples who:
    •    Are willing to examine their own contribution to the cycle
    •    Can commit to six months of structured work
    •    Want lasting change, not temporary relief
    •    Are prepared for direct, accountable conversations

This container is not appropriate if:
    •    One partner refuses to participate
    •    There is active coercion or unsafe dynamics requiring specialized intervention
    •    You are seeking short-term crisis stabilization only

Therapy & Consulting Model

If you are located in Alberta, services may be eligible for reimbursement under psychological benefits depending on your insurance provider.

If you are located outside Alberta, this work is delivered as relationship consulting/coaching. You are responsible for verifying any benefit eligibility.

All sessions are delivered professionally and confidentially by Alicia Hinger, Registered Psychologist.

Next Step

Step 1: Submit an inquiry.
Step 2: Complete a 20-minute Fit Call.
Step 3: Enrollment and Intensive scheduled.

Not every couple is accepted. Readiness matters.

If you are ready to lead your relationship differently, apply below.

[APPLY FOR A FIT CALL]

02 //EQUINE ASSISTED AND NATURE THERAPIES

Experience the transformative power and healing effects of equine facilitated wellness and nature therapy, where the empathic connection with horses and the natural world opens doors to emotional regulation, trust, stress reduction, personal growth, boundary and communication skills – all in a serene and nurturing environment with acceptance and grace.

03 // WORKSHOPS & RETREATS

Join our transformative workships and retreats, where we’ve empowered countless individuals in areas such as youth development, adult relationships, dating. parenting, team bonding, unwinding and many others. With a track record of successful past retreats and workshops we continuously expand or our offerings each year. We also customize content to meet th specific needs of each request. In these experiences a space is created for meaningful transformation, connections are deepened and lasting changes take root.

04 //SUPERVISION & COACHING

I’ve provided supervision and guidance to aspiring psychologists and therapists for many years, guiding them on the path to becoming registered professionals. I have also supported numerous coaches seeking to enhance their mental health expertise. Additionally, my coaching services cater to individuals navigating life transitions and couples seeking guidance to navigate their relationship journey—offering a map to achieve their desired destinations. In our Coaching sessions we will focus on specific goals, and co-create a clear path forward. Coaching is different then therapy and we will not focus on past traumas but instead create a new vision and path forward.

nurturing the seeds of potential”

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