Hi, I am Brittany MacCartney

I am a registered clinical counsellor, registered psychotherapist (qualifying) and certified holistic sex therapist with multiple years of experience working in the counselling profession.

No one should have to go it alone.

It is rare to find a space to discuss sex, never mind seeking support around sexual concerns. I began offering sex therapy as a means to create space to talk without worry about judgement or being blamed/shamed.

I offer a de-stigmatizing and validating experience to help you feel supported while navigating the stickier and scarier parts of life. I seek to aid our innermost selves in feeling seen, understood, and unstuck. I support and normalise through psychoeducation, specialized training, and a deep well of compassion and empathy.

I ground my work in emotion-focused and trauma-informed care that allows us to slow down and feel the emotions we often ignore in our fast-paced society. Don’t suffer alone: let's address shame and silence and move forward with greater confidence and capacity.

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About me

What you can expect in the room

My approach to sex therapy is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based care. I draw from several modalities to support clients navigating intimacy concerns, sexual shame, relationship challenges, anxiety, painful sex, and emotional disconnection.

I incorporate:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Attachment-Based Therapy

  • Somatic Therapy

Together, these approaches help clients deepen self-understanding, strengthen relationships, and build safer, more connected experiences of intimacy and sexuality.

Professional Experience

Professional Degrees

  • Associate Clinical Counsellor, Allura Sex Therapy Centre: 2025 April- Present

  • Associate Clinical Counsellor, Mindright Counselling: September 2023- April 2025

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Adler University 2023

  • Bachelor of Arts in Literature & Psychology, University of Alabama in Birmingham 2018

Professional Licenses

  • Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO April 2026-Present

  • Registered Clinical Counsellor, BCACC January 2023- Present

Facilitations/Presentations

  • Out of Control Sexual Behaviours: What to Expect When You Are Expecting To Be An “Addict”, Presentation by Brittany MacCartney

Professional Trainings

  • Sex & Trauma: Helping Clients Move Beyond Trauma and Reclaim Their Sexuality, Allura Counselling

  • Treating Out of Control Sexual Behaviours, The Institute for Sex Positive Therapy

  • Sensate Focus: A Clinician’s Foundational Toolkit, Sexual Health Solutions

  • Sex Therapy Master Class, Dr. Marisol G. Westberg

  • Integrating Sexual Interventions into Couple’s Counselling, Modern Sex Therapy Institute

  • Sexual Attitude Readjustment, ANTE UP!

  • Program for Sex Therapists and Counsellors, Certified Holistic Sex Therapist, ISEE

  • Using EFT in Sex Therapy, Modern Sex Therapy Institute

  • Transforming Trauma with EFIT, PESI Canada

  • Sex and Relationships after Baby, Erin Davidson

  • Desire Dyscrepancy: Assessment, Conceptualization, and Intervention, Martha Kauppi

  • Sensate Focus Fundamentals: Transforming Intimacy in Therapeutic Practice, Paula Leech

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