Nanaimo Counselling

In my Nanaimo counselling practice I see couples, individuals, sibling groups and various combinations of  family members as required.  I work with clients from adolescence to the elderly.  Although I maintain a broad based general  practice, I have expertise (a combination of extensive training and experience) in a few areas.  

My main area of expertise is in couples counselling.  The model I work with is Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy  or EFT.  This is one of the most successful and scientifically validated models of couples therapy.  I have several years of experience using EFT  and have attained an Advanced designation in the certification process.  For more details regarding my training a brief resume can be found in the Resume section of this site. 

I have also worked with issues of anger and abuse counselling for 15 years in group and individual settings with both men and women.  This is a specialized area in the counselling field to which I can bring a wide range of responses.  The years of experience provide me with a unique insight into working with male clients that few therapists develop so fully. 

In addition to the above my general practice includes counselling in the areas of:

• marriage and relationship counselling
• abuse counselling (emotional/physical/sexual)
• aging
• blended families
• chronic health
• depression
• first nations
• life transitions
• pet loss
• retirement

• stress
• addiction
• anxiety
• career
• conflict
• divorce/separation
• greif
• parenting
• post traumatic stress disorder
• spirituality

I approach my work with clients using a variety of methods or an eclectic approach.  Some of the methods used in my work include cognitive-behavioural therapy, emotion focused therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, family of origin theory, gestalt therapy, hypno-therapy, Jungian psycho-therapy, narrative therapy, solution focused therapy and systems theory.  After years of working in this field I am confident in my ability to implement the best approach at just the right time with the right person.