My Education
I graduated from Concordia University, Montreal, QC. (1972) with a B.A. in Fine Arts and Psychology and an MEd., counselling, University of Victoria, B.C. (2003).
I am a registered clinical counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (S.E.P.), having completed certified training with the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, Boulder, CO.
I have also completed a programme of study, Somatic Transformation, with Dr. Sharon Stanley.
My Goals as a Counsellor
I encourage an atmosphere of absolute confidentiality, sharing and support.
I believe each of us has the right to feel safe and respected in an unbiased environment. The empathic response of another human being often results in a feeling of worthiness and empowerment.
I believe all of us have the longing, and are entitled, to be acknowledged and appreciated.
The importance of maintaining a relationship of collaboration with my clients is vital to my work, as is the importance of trusting the client's ability to choose the path which they see, at that moment, as being best suited for their growth, sense of safety and emotional health.
I see myself as a facilitator of that process.
Areas of Expertise
- Past and Present Trauma Experiences
- Issues related to people of First Nations
- Caregivers of the Ill and Elderly
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Work Experience
- Volunteer Health Care Worker, Lesotho, Rwanda, Kenya - Africa, 2007 to present
- Consultation and workshop presentation: The Cridge Center for the Family, 2006/10 www.cridge.org
- Instructor, Counselling Skills for the Clinician, Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 2007 www.ccaom.com
- Disaster relief work, TOP: Trauma Outreach Project New Orleans LA, 2005/06
- Counsellor, Nuu Chah Nulth First Nations Outreach Project, 2004-present
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