Offering In-Person and Virtual Sessions
Currently accepting new clients
Alexis Burger-Heist
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Verified by Psychology Today
alexis@thecovetherapy.ca
Perhaps you’ve been carrying things on your own for a long time. Maybe it’s a complicated relationship with food and your body, questions around identity, or the lingering impact of past experiences – and you’re realizing that you don’t want to keep navigating it alone. You may feel high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. You know the coping skills and insight that therapy can bring, but in the moments when things hurt the most, those tools feel out of reach. You want support that goes deeper than surface-level strategies and gets to the root issues.
I believe therapy should be a space where your full self is welcomed – including your identity, your story, your hopes for change. My goal is to create a collaborative, affirming environment where you are allowed to unmask and move at a pace that feels safe while still working toward meaningful shifts in how you experience yourself and your life.
I’m a trained trauma therapist supporting people navigating complex trauma, eating disorders, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+ experiences. My work is grounded in relational psychotherapy, informed by EMDR and IFS. Together, we work to process the experiences still held in your body and build a more compassionate, connected relationship with all the parts of you.
Areas of Practice
Anxiety
Depression
Disordered Eating
Trauma
Life Transitions
Grief
Cost
$150 (May 1, 2026 fee increase to $165)
*Registered Social Workers are covered under most insurance benefits.
Accessible Therapy/Sliding Scale program offered.
Education & Certifications
Masters of Social Work, University of New England, 2021
Internal Family Systems, Level I, 2023
EMDR Trained Clinician, 2024
Internal Family Systems, Level II, 2025
Coffee Corner
What are you listening to right now?
Little Bird by Annie Lenox, and also always Taylor Swift
What are you reading right now?
Queering EMDR by Roshni Chandra
What’s your favourite way to spend free time?
Sitting by the water with an iced coffee, listening to audiobooks, walking with my dog, going for long drives with no destination, collaging
Who do you work with?
People typically come to see me because they’re struggling with disordered eating, trauma, depression, or anxiety. I work with adults of all ages.
What would you like for a client to say about working with you?
I would hope that a client would say that they felt truly seen and understood by me during our work together. I hope they’d say that my office was a safe place to them to bring all of their concerns, and they knew I wouldn’t judge them. I hope that they’d say they developed more self-compassion and a greater understanding of themselves.
Have you ever read a book that changed your life?
Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. I read this book in grad school and it transformed how I care for myself while I do the working of caring for others. I could read it over and over and learn something new about myself each time.
What is your favourite poem?
Lost
by David Wagoner
Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here,.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.
Hours of Operation
Monday 9am-9pm
Tuesday 9am-9pm
Wednesday 8am-9pm
Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday 9am-12pm
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