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Curiosity | Compassion | Authenticity | Advocacy
ABOUT URSA PSYCHOLOGY
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MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
At Ursa Psychology, we are committed to providing care that is grounded in evidence and tailored to you. Evidence-based practice means we integrate three things: the best available scientific research, the clinical expertise of our practitioners, and your own values and preferences.
We offer psychological treatments that have been shown to be effective for a wide range of concerns, always adapting them to fit your unique circumstances. Our work is guided by an intersectional lens—recognizing how factors like culture, identity, gender, and lived experience shape both challenges and strengths.This balance of science, skill, and compassion allows us to create treatment plans that are both effective and meaningful.
A WARM & INVITING SPACE
At Ursa, we’ve created a space that feels calm, comfortable, and welcoming from the moment you walk in. Our offices are designed with mid-century modern touches and thoughtful details that reflect our values of care and connection. We want you to feel at ease here, whether you’re waiting for an appointment, settling into session, or just taking a quiet moment for yourself.
Ursa Psychology is conveniently located in the Corydon Village Mall on Corydon Avenue in River Heights. There is ample parking available to clients in the mall lot as well as on side streets. Our offices are accessible to clients using wheelchairs and other assistive devices. Ursa Psychology is committed to being a safe space where clients can be their authentic selves.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Individual Treatment
Individual Treatment
Individual Treatment
Ursa practitioners' areas of expertise include:
- Anxiety & Worry
- Anger Management
- Assertiveness
- Complex Trauma
- Depression & Bipolar Disorder
- Financial Trauma
- Grief & Loss
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Obesity
- Pain Management
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Return to Work Issues
- Sleep Problems
- Stress
- Women's Health
Couples Therapy
Individual Treatment
Individual Treatment
Couples Therapy at Ursa:
We draw from several evidence-based approaches including:
Family Systems Therapy helps us explore how each partner’s family background and past experiences shape the dynamics between you today.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools for identifying unhelpful thought patterns and communication habits, while practicing new, more constructive ways of relating.
Attachment-Based Approaches provide insight into how early experiences of trust and connection influence how partners respond to closeness, conflict, and vulnerability.
Specialized treatment is available for high conflict couples and couples who are adjusting to the unique challenges of new parenthood.
Group Therapy
Individual Treatment
Group Therapy
Group Therapy at Ursa:
At Ursa, we believe in the power of connection and community to foster healing and growth. Our group therapy programs provide a supportive, confidential space where individuals can share their experiences, learn from others, and develop tools for positive change.
Led by our team of skilled clinicians, groups at Ursa blend professional guidance with shared understanding and mutual support. Each program is thoughtfully designed to help participants navigate life’s challenges while building a sense of belonging and resilience.
Explore our current virtual group therapy offerings to find the one that’s right for you.
Our PRACTITIONERS
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Clinical Psychologist
The founder of Ursa Psychology, Dr. Katherine Kovachik provides treatment to adults and couples. She works from a primarily cognitive behavioural framework, incorporating elements of acceptance and commitment, dialectical behaviour, interpersonal, psychodynamic, and narrative therapies. Dr. Kovachik is particularly passionate about working with those experiencing depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and complex trauma, perinatal mental health concerns, grief and loss, and relationship challenges.
Dr. Kovachik is currently only accepting therapy intensive clients.
Lily Pankratz
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Clinical Associate
Lily Pankratz is currently completing her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Manitoba. She provides treatment to adults and couples. Lily uses an integrative approach, with a foundation in third-wave cognitive behavioural framework, such as dialectical behavioural and acceptance and commitment therapies. Lily is particularly interested in working with those experiencing grief or loss, trauma, depression, and relationship challenges.
**Currently accepting new clients.
Dr. Nicole Muir
Dr. Katherine Kovachik
Dr. Nicole Muir
Psychological Associate (IP)
Dr. Nicole Muir is a registered Psychological Associate (Independent Practice) who provides treatment to adults. Dr. Muir uses various components drawn from Schema Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, and Narrative Exposure Therapy to meet the needs of each client. She has a particular interest in supporting those who are experiencing anxiety, family difficulties, complex trauma, grief and loss, and perimenopause /menopause.
**Currently accepting new clients.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Ursa Psychology operates on Treaty 1 Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and Inuit Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis.
As a Métis-owned clinic, with several Métis clinicians on our team, we recognize that our ability to live and work on this land is tied to the ongoing impacts of colonization. We are committed to reflecting on how these systems continue to shape access to care and wellbeing.
At Ursa, we strive for excellence in care and are dedicated to advocacy that supports Indigenous rights, health, and self-determination. We honour Indigenous knowledge, strength, and resilience through our relationships, our practice, and our continued learning.
