Dr. Patricia Pitsel is a Psychologist, Educator, and Human Resource professional. Prior to starting her own counselling and consulting business in 1982, Pat taught in both the public and post-secondary systems in Alberta and Saskatchewan. She worked in Training and Organizational Development for the Alberta Government, and was Training Coordinator for Nova Corporation.
 
 

• A chartered psychologist in the Province of Alberta [Canada]
• M.Sc. Ed. in counselling from Fordham University in New York City
• Ph.D. in counselling psychology from the University of Calgary.

As well as counselling, particularly in the fields of stress, anger, and depression, Pat also conducts training programs in:

• Conflict management
• Improving Personal Effectiveness
• Interpersonal Communications
• Creative Problem Solving
• Time management
• Improving Organizational Effectiveness
• Genderspeak
• Humour in the Workplace

Dr. Pitsel’s enthusiasm and sense of humour have made her a frequent speaker at conferences and conventions, where she has been known to keep people awake for as long as several minutes at a time.

Dr. Pitsel was awarded the Outstanding Instructor Award from the Faculty of Continuing Education at the University of Calgary, for five years in a row!

Sports Psychology

Pat works with athletes in the field of mental training for improved athletic performance, and has worked with:

• Canadian National Badminton Team
• Alberta Figure Skating Association
• Calgary Wranglers – Jr. A Hockey team
• High Performance and Semi-Pro athletes

She believes that any game where you cannot hit somebody is not much of a game, so she is working on developing full contact badminton.

Email: pitselp@nucleus.com