Curio Counselling vs. Therapy Collective Calgary: Comparing Collaborative Practice Models
Therapy Collective Inc. is a Calgary practice co-founded by two clinicians combining different therapeutic strengths, including a therapy dog as part of their offering. Curio Counselling is a larger multi-disciplinary specialist practice. Here is how they compare for clients evaluating both.
Therapy Collective Inc. is a Calgary private practice founded collaboratively by two female clinicians who deliberately combined their different therapeutic strengths to create what they describe as a holistic approach to mental wellness. Their team includes 14 therapists with diverse specialties and — a genuinely distinctive feature — a therapy dog available to provide comfort and connection during sessions.
The animal-assisted therapy component is worth noting specifically: research supports the use of therapy animals in clinical settings for reducing anxiety, facilitating rapport, and increasing engagement — particularly for children, adolescents, and adults with trauma histories for whom human connection feels threatening. It is not a gimmick. It is an evidence-informed adjunct to the therapeutic process that very few Calgary practices offer.
Team Size and Specialist Range
Therapy Collective's 14-therapist team covers a range of specializations, making the practice meaningfully more than a two-person boutique. The collaborative founding model — two clinicians deliberately integrating complementary approaches — is reflected in the practice's identity and likely in how clinical consultation happens within the team.
Curio Counselling's team is comparable in scale with deliberate specialist hiring across EMDR, EFT, Gottman Method, play therapy, art therapy, DBT, ACT, somatic approaches, and OCD-specific ERP. The broader modality coverage at Curio is an advantage for clients whose presenting concern requires a specific clinical approach.
The Therapy Dog Differentiator
For clients who specifically respond to animal-assisted support — including children with anxiety or trauma, adults with social anxiety or PTSD, and anyone for whom the clinical office environment feels cold or clinical — Therapy Collective's therapy dog is a meaningful and specific reason to consider them. No other currently prominent Calgary private practice offers this as a standard feature.
Curio Counselling does not offer animal-assisted therapy. Play therapy and art therapy serve some of the same functions — creating a non-verbal, non-confrontational therapeutic medium — but through different mechanisms.
Location
Therapy Collective operates from a Calgary location with virtual sessions available. Curio Counselling is at 1414 8 St SW in inner SW Calgary with virtual sessions across Alberta.
Who Each Clinic Serves Best
Choose Therapy Collective if:
- Animal-assisted therapy is specifically meaningful for you or your child
- You want a practice built on a collaborative, integrative founding philosophy
- A smaller, deliberately constructed team culture matters more than maximum modality breadth
Choose Curio Counselling if:
- You need EMDR, EFT, Gottman Method, ERP for OCD, play therapy, or art therapy specifically
- You need individual, couples, family, child, and group therapy under one specialist practice
- Inner SW Calgary location or full virtual access across Alberta is the priority
Curio Counselling Calgary
Address: 1414 8 St SW, Suite 200, Calgary, AB T2R 1J6
Phone: 403-243-0303
Website: curiocounselling.ca
Booking: curiocounselling.janeapp.com |
