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Susan Russell Registered Clinical Counsellor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Victoria BC www.surussell.com

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Susan Russell Registered Clinical Counsellor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Victoria BC

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The Gifts of Loss Workshop

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New Beginnings

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Mandala Counselling Group

Welcome

 

Education ~ Counselling Goals
Expertise ~ Experience

We are always in the place of beginning.
Everything we've been leads us to who we are becoming.
Like a strand of beads, the memories exist separately
but join in concert to form the whole of who we are."
Ellen Ann Eddy

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Susan Russell Registered Clinical Counsellor

My work is focused on supporting my clients as they explore life transitions, interpersonal relationships, personal growth and past and present life trauma.

The core of my work is the facilitation of the development of a strong sense of Self. I am very excited by the appearance of greater personal power and the sense of fulfillment and passion for life which seems to emerge in the individual as a result of a our sessions together.

 
 

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 Foundation for Human Enrichment, 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

  • Artist

  • Life Transitions

  • Trauma

  • Spiritual Companioning

  • Self Esteem

  • Chronic Illness

  • Caregivers and the Elderly

  • Issues related to people of First Nations

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Work Experience

  • Continuing Education Instructor, University of Victoria, 2008/09
     

  • Consultation and workshop presentation: The Cridge Center for the Family 2006/08 www.cridge.org
     

  • Volunteer Health Care Worker, Lesotho and Rwanda, Africa, 2007/08
     

  • Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: Instructor, Counselling Skills for the Clinician, 2007
     

  • TOP: Trauma Outreach Project: Disaster relief work, New Orleans LA, 2005/06
     

  • Mandala Counselling Group: Collaborative member; community work, educational presentations, workshops and seminars. www.mandalacounsellinggroup.com 2004 – present
     

  • Nuu Chah Nulth First Nations Outreach Project: Counsellor, 2004-present

 
     

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