Marggie Marks Registered Clinical Social Worker

EMDR Clinician and NCCP-Certified Coach, CPC Clinics

I work with athletes, trauma survivors, couples, and families. Sessions run in English or Spanish, in person in Calgary or by video. I hold an NCCP coaching certification and a Master of Clinical Social Work. That pairing shapes how I approach performance work and trauma work.

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18services offered

Designation: Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW)
Role: EMDR Clinician and NCCP-Certified Coach, CPC Clinics
Registration: Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) #16732
Education: Master of Clinical Social Work, University of Calgary
Bachelor of Social Work and BA in International Relations, University of Calgary
Certifications: EMDR Clinician · NCCP-Certified Coach · Gottman Method Level 1 · DBT Skills Training · ASIST
Top 3 Specialties: Sports Psychology · PTSD and EMDR · Couples and Family Support
Services Delivered: 18, across counselling, workshops, and the REVIVE program

Also Works With: Parenting coaching · Infertility counselling · Grief and loss · Anxiety and depression · Neurodiversity · Concurrent mental health and substance-use concerns
Client Ages: Children (0 to 12), Adolescents (13 to 17), Adults (18 to 64), Older Adults (65+)
Works With: Athletes, trauma survivors, couples, families, youth, and high-stress professionals
Languages: English · Spanish
Session Format: In person in Calgary · Virtual
Serving: Alberta
Billing: Direct billing to 30+ insurance providers

What Marggie Works With

Marggie holds 3 primary specialties. Her coaching certification and her EMDR training run through all three of them.

01 / Perform

Sports Psychology

Sport psychology work targets performance anxiety, focus, and confidence under competition pressure. Marggie holds NCCP certification through the Canadian Sport Institute, so the coaching context is first-hand. She also runs 2 workshops for athletes, teams, and sport parents.

Sports Psychology Mental Well-Being for Athletes & Teams Mindful Sport Parenting Workshop

02 / Heal

PTSD and EMDR

Trauma work covers PTSD, grief and loss, and the aftermath of violence. Marggie is an EMDR Clinician trained through EMDR Consulting. Treatment also draws on CBT, DBT, and safety planning.

EMDR Therapy PTSD and Trauma Treatment for Adults Grief Counselling

03 / Connect

Couples and Family Support

Couples work uses the Gottman Method, which Marggie trained in at Level 1. Family sessions cover several areas, including parenting strategies, behaviour concerns, and attachment. She also provides infertility counselling and support for women in transition.

Couples Counselling Family Counselling Parenting Coaching Infertility Counselling Women in Transition

Marggie also provides anxiety therapy, depression therapy, and bipolar I and II counselling. She supports chronic illness and pain, and delivers 2 REVIVE programs. The programs are Executive Reset and Competitive Edge.

Marggie alsoprovides

Anxiety Therapy Depression Therapy Bipolar I & II Counselling Chronic Illness and Pain Youth Counselling Executive Reset Competitive Edge

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What EMDR Therapy Involves

EMDR runs through 8 standard phases, and Marggie works through all of them with you.

History and treatment planning. Marggie maps the memories and triggers the work targets.
Preparation. You build grounding and self-soothing skills before any memory work starts.
Assessment. You and Marggie identify the image, belief, and body sensation attached to a memory.
Desensitization. Guided eye movements run while you hold the memory, until its charge drops.
Installation. A new, more accurate belief replaces the old one attached to that memory.
Body scan. You check for physical tension still linked to the memory.
Closure. Every session ends with you settled, whether or not the memory finished processing.
Re-evaluation. The next session checks what held, and what needs more work.

Marggie delivers EMDR in person and by video, using the same 8-phase protocol.

EMDR Therapy PTSD and Trauma Treatment for Adults

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Marggie May Be a Good Fit If

These are common reasons clients book therapy with Marggie.

See If Marggie Is Right for You

You compete in sport and want a therapist who has coached.

You carry trauma from an accident, an assault, or a loss, and want EMDR.

You and your partner want structured couples work using the Gottman Method.

You want therapy in Spanish.

You parent a child whose behaviour has you out of options.

You are managing both a mental health concern and substance use.

How I Work

We choose the methods that fit your goals, then keep checking that the work is useful outside the therapy room.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

Guided eye movements reduce the charge a traumatic memory still carries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT identifies the thought behind a reaction, then tests it against evidence.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Skills for hard moments, including intense emotion, distress tolerance, and impulse control.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

SFBT starts from what already works in your life, then extends it.

Gottman Method

Structured couples work on conflict patterns, friendship, and shared meaning.

Attachment-focused techniques

These trace how early bonds shape the way you connect now.

Mindfulness practice

Attention tools you use between sessions, including breath work and body scans.

Crisis intervention and safety planning

Marggie holds ASIST certification and builds written safety plans with clients.

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Confidential. Compassionate. Evidence-informed.

What an EMDR session looks like

Map the target. Marggie maps the memories and triggers this work will target.

Build the skills. You build grounding and self-soothing skills before any memory work starts.

Name what's there. You and Marggie name the image, belief, and body sensation attached to the memory.

Follow the light. Your eyes track a slow side-to-side movement while you hold a memory in mind, until its charge drops.

Install the belief. A new, more accurate belief replaces the old one attached to that memory.

Scan for tension. You check for physical tension still linked to the memory.

Settle before you leave. Every session ends with you settled, whether or not the memory finished processing.

Check what held. The next session checks what held, and what needs more work.

EMDR in person in Calgary or by video, on the same 8-phase protocol
Sessions in English or Spanish
Structured, evidence-based, and paced with you

What the Complimentary Consultation Covers

The complimentary consultation runs 20 minutes by phone or video, at no cost.

What brought you here, and what you want to change
Whether EMDR, couples work, or another approach fits
Session format, direct billing, and the next available appointment

Marggie refers you to another therapist at CPC Clinics, if a colleague suits your case better.

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2014in family support and mental health roles

Professional Experience

Family Counsellor and Mental Health Clinician, Alberta Health Services, 2022 to present.
Victim Advocate, Cochrane and Area Victim Services, 2018 to 2023.
Crisis-Line Counsellor and Grief-Group Facilitator, 2016 to 2021.
Active Living Supervisor, University of Calgary, 2015 to 2020.
Family Support Behaviour Strategist, Alberta Health Services, 2014 to 2022.
Registered Clinical Social Worker at CPC Clinics, delivering 18 active services.

Book With Marggie

Book a complimentary 20-minute consultation with Marggie. Sessions run in person in Calgary and by video across Alberta, in English or Spanish. CPC Clinics offers direct billing to 30+ insurance providers.