Nico Scholten
Registered Psychologist

"If the challenges of life have become overwhelming, I am here to help. I am known for my ability to establish a trusting relationship in which you can share your story and gain insight and perspective.

I am a 'senior' psychologist with 45 years of experience working in virtually all levels within the fields of addiction and mental health. Relationships, addictions, trauma, anxiety and depression are my focus, and you finding the right partner for the counselling process is essential."

Nico came to Canada from the Netherlands in 1967. He had a brief career as a teacher before going on to a career in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment. Nico was the Executive Director of a Children’s Mental Health Centre in Sarnia, Ontario and the founding CEO of Whitespruce Youth Treatment Centre in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; the first residential treatment centre for chemically dependent adolescents and their families in Canada.

Prior to retiring from Alberta Health Services, Nico was a Senior Clinical Specialist in Rehabilitation and Concurrent Disorders with Addiction and Mental Health Services. Presently, Nico works as a psychologist and counsellor and has a small private practice where he provides supervision and consultation to provisional psychologists.