Sanni Paljakka is a psychologist and Director of Training at the Calgary Narrative Collective. Her labors of love in life are divided into two intertwined "philosophical laboratories": her own therapy practice among clients from all walks of life, and the deeply felt responsibility of good teaching and training for the new generation of students of Narrative therapy. To that end, she writes, publishes and co-edits for the Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy with a particular interest in writing therapeutic documents, the notion of "love" and its absence in modern relationships, and the wicked therapeutic and moral dilemmas that arise in her work with both her clients and students. Sanni is the primary author of the book entitled "So You Want to do Narrative Therapy? Letters to an Aspiring Narrative Therapist" published by Routledge Press in 2024. Sanni was born in beautiful Finland, spent her teen years in  bohemian Vienna, and her adulthood in the affectionate company of her 2 children in Calgary, Canada.

Tom Carlson, Ph.D. is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is a professor and branch director in the Couple and Family Therapy Program at Alliant International University- San Diego Campus. Tom is an unorthodox, purposefully idealistic and impassioned professor, therapist, supervisor, author, and co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy. He has published and presented extensively in the areas of narrative therapy, pedagogy, LGBTQ affirmative therapy, relational accountability for couples, and pro-feminist therapy with women who have suffered mistreatment and abuse at the hands of men and patriarchal ideologies.   Tom is the co-author, along with his colleagues David Epston and Travis Heath, of the recent book "Reimagining Narrative Therapy Through Practice Stories" as well as a new book with his colleague Sanni Paljakka called "So You Want to do Narrative Therapy? Letters to an Aspiring Narrative Therapist" published by Routledge Press in 2024. Tom was born, lives and works in sunny southern California but traces his ancestry to the cold north of Norway and Sweden.

Chelsey has been part of the Calgary Narrative Collective since 2019 and serves as a Clinical Supervisor and Director. Chelsey has been a registered psychologist for 12 years and has worked in a number of settings with young people and adults with the hope of facing problems through interesting and imaginative conversations.Chelsey has published 3 articles in the Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, one of which has been republished on psychotherapy.net.
 

In her free time Chelsey enjoys making arts and crafts, dressing boldly, reading fiction novels and short stories, (particularly horror), and dreaming about the day she never has to write another bio. She tries to be funny and hopes to contribute to a world where laughing is taken more seriously.

Tiffany Saxton is a social worker and therapist with nearly thirty years of experience. She has worked for two decades as a mental health therapist for Alberta Health Services (now Recovery Alberta) and is a founding member and director of the Calgary Narrative Collective.  Tiffany has published in journals, presented at workshops and conferences, and supervised numerous students. She has a particular interest in working with underserved populations, including Indigenous peoples and newcomers to Canada, and in bringing interpersonal neurobiology into Narrative Therapy.  In her spare time, Tiffany can occasionally be found dumpster diving for treasures to upcycle and deconstruct into art.

Loree is a founding member and director of Calgary Narrative Collective.

Previously she worked for over 3 decades as a  therapist and supervisor of the  narrative therapy team  in an adult  mental health program  with Alberta Health Services.  She was a clinical member and approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  Loree was   a faculty member, teacher and supervisor  with The Family Therapy Training Program, an AAMFT accredited program,  for more than 15 years.  She has facilitated numerous narrative workshops and week-long narrative therapy intensives.