Ufuoma Odebala

With my expertise, guidance and support, you and I will work towards identifying and accomplishing your goals. I use solutions focused, strength based trauma and violence informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Tree of Life Methodology and other evidence based treatments. I am keen on understanding you within the context of your life such as you and your interactions with yourself, you in your family, you in your relationships, at work, communities and the other systems around you. So, yes, I’ll ask questions. Those that validate and those that challenge you … what happened? What strengths already exist within you and your support systems? What barriers are getting in your way? What does meaningful change look like for you? … I’ll listen… Your stories are sacred. Then you and I will co-create a plan that would inform our work together. I will then work with you to develop your capacity and competence with support along the way for you to help yourself become your best self.

As an experienced social work practitioner, clinical supervisor, educator, researcher and legal scholar, with diverse contextual experiences, I approach my work with humility, compassion and curiosity. I am committed to reflective, values-driven practice grounded in reciprocity (ubuntu), integrity, helpfulness, and self-care. This is what I did at Recovery Alberta community clinics for over two and half years, while working alongside educational institutions and other systems working with children aged 5 and above with their families. This is what I have been doing in the Northwest Territories since 2020. I am registered with professional bodies in Canada (Alberta, and the Northwest Territories), and the United Kingdom.

Yes, life happens! But you do not have to settle for surviving when you can flourish. Help is a phone call or email away. Don’t just survive your situational stressors, trauma, violence, mood disturbance or neurodivergent challenges, thrive with appropriate clinical social work support, counseling and/or therapy. It would be my honour to partner with you on your recovery and healing journey!

Key Areas of Expertise:

Clinical social work practice and psychotherapy across micro, meso, and macro levels

Community advocacy, coaching, conflict resolution, and resource navigation,

Mental health assessment and evidence-based therapeutic intervention (CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness)

Trauma & violence informed, strength-based, and solution-focused care for children, youth, families, individuals and professionals such as educators, lawyers, social workers etc

Culturally responsive practice integrating Indigenous, Afrocentric, and Western worldviews

Clinical supervision, teaching, and post-secondary program development and delivery

Contextual expertise: Child protection, foster care, and adoption case management

Forensic assessment & reports such as Impact of Race and Culture Reports to support sentencing.

Labour and employment relations, including mediation, and dispute resolution;

Canadian immigration and settlement consulting;

Organizational service delivery quality assurance in client care and service standards

Legal and policy research across Canadian and UK common law jurisdictions