Registered Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Ange Cooper

Welcome! I’m Dr. Ange Cooper, a Registered Psychologist who specializes in ISTDP & IFS therapy. I am a supervisor, teacher/trainer, and former Assistant Dean of Wellness.  My practice integrates Psychological and Spiritual approaches to invite deeper healing and wholeness.

As above so below
As within so without

These are the spiritual philosophies that guide my life and my therapeutic work. I believe that we are all contained within a much greater whole and the problems that manifest in our lives can be understood within this broader context. Using this framework, I am no different to you. Whilst we may have different struggles, we are also human beings of equal worth and value and it is from this perspective that I practice and serve.

About Me...

 I am originally from Lancashire in the UK but now find myself in Nova Scotia, Canada – a very special place, and at a very special time in our evolution.

I have always been interested in people, their emotions and deep conversations, this led me into my psychology career which I have been studying and practicing for over 15 years.  Over the last 3 years, I have become increasingly interested in the healing power of spiritual or transpersonal experiences which have dramatically enhanced the healing of my own inner wounds.  Because of these profound experiences, I work to bridge psychological and transpersonal approaches to enhance the innate healing power that exists within us all

Online Course Alert...

Working with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS): It’s Not All In Your Head”

Working with MUS or a more recent term, Somatic Symptoms, can be challenging, especially when you don’t know what is driving the symptoms and your patient is looking for answers. 

In this course, you will learn to understand what emotional and psychological factors can drive MUS, how you can help patients link MUS to stressful situations, emotions and anxiety, then offer them some basic tools to manage their symptoms.

This course is a great introduction to MUS and is appropriate for primary health care practitioners, other health professionals, psychologists and psychotherapists etc.

Online learning can be a passive experience, in this course you’ll find an active learning experience with experiential exercises to help you embed your learning and bring your new skills to life immediately

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the one with yourself.

Steve Maraboli

Publications

  • 2016

    Patients’ Affective Processes within Initial Experiential Dynamic Therapy Sessions

    K. Aafjes-van Doorn, J. Macdonald, A. M. Cooper, F. Falkenstrom, P. Lilliengren

    Patients’ Affective Processes within Initial Experiential Dynamic Therapy Sessions
  • 2015

    Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)

    Schroder, T., Cooper, A., & Naidoo, R.

    In Formulation in Action. Applying Psychological Theory to Clinical Practice (pp. 99-114). Dawson, D., & Moghaddam (Eds.).  Warsaw, Berlin: De Gruyter Open Ltd

    Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
  • 2014

    Experiential Dynamic Therapy: A Preliminary Investigation Into the Effectiveness and Process of the Extended Initial Session

    K. Aafjes-van Doorn, J. Macdonald, M. Stein, A. M. Cooper, and S. Tucker

    Experiential Dynamic Therapy: A Preliminary Investigation Into the Effectiveness and Process of the Extended Initial Session


The path towards inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.

Marianne Williamson