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Reclaim your life by
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Depression
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Self-esteem and body image issues
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Anxiety, panic, overwhelming emotions
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Pain and health issues
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The impact of divorce and other difficult life changes
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Coping strategies that interfere with your quality of life such as
substance misuse, your own or living with a family member’s
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Difficulties in relationships
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Grief and loss
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The effects of abuse, neglect, and unhealthy relationships in
family, at work, at school
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The impact of other traumatic events
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Too much stress, lack of balance in your life.
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Qualified to provide: |
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EMDR and other trauma therapies
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Stress management and healthy
lifestyle support
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Skills for coping with strong emotions
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Help to create a positive mind-set
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Parenting support
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Couple counseling
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Interpersonal effectiveness skills
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Grief work
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Body awareness, focusing
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Help to build inner resources
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Brief, solution-focused therapy
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Play Therapy for children
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Adoption screening and support
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Education and Experience: |
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Masters in Social Work including
training in individual, couple, family and group counselling
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25+ years of experience in the counselling field
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15+ years experience as a trainer for
mental health-related professionals in supporting survivors of
trauma
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Addictions counseling since 1978
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20+ years working with women’s issues
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Early Childhood Education instructor
at Northwest College for 4 years and trained in Play Therapy with
Children.
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Intensive training with Dr. Gordon Neufeld
of “Hold on To Your Kids”
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Training in “Personal Resiliency
Skills for Teens”
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7+ years working with EMDR
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Trained in several methods of
couple therapy
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Registered for Private Practice:
Board of Registration for Social Workers in BC
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Member:
BC Association of Social Workers
EMDR Association of Canada
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Choices Adoption and Counselling Services
EFAP for Vancouver, Fraser and Provincial Health Employees
BC Play Therapy Association
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Approved for Counselling Claimants:
Health Canada NIHB for First Nations and Inuit people
Crime Victim Assistance and Criminal Injuries Compensation
Programs (BC)
Nuu-chah-nulth Mental
Health Services
Residential Historical Abuse Program (RHAP) of BC
Confidential location in Beach Grove
(Tsawwassen)
Delta, BC
604-948-4870 |
