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SERVICES Counselling
for individuals, women, couples, families Tania practices from a holistic perspective, which includes a feminist and creative approach and is client centered. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which is a tool sometimes used for processing trauma. Counselling for individuals, women, couples and families Some of the reasons people seek counselling are to increase self worth and self-esteem, to sort out mixed feelings, to build healthy relationships, name the crazy making stuff, and to feel more fulfilled. Trauma – this includes childhood trauma / abuse, which includes emotional abuse; physical & sexual assault; relationship abuse; and critical incidents. Healing from abuse can take a number of different forms. Counselling
is an invitation to honor how you survived. Explore your “blue
print” (how you are now in relationships/work) and what
unique attributes you have. Relationships – wanting to create a healthy relationship, deal with a break-up or divorce, address unhappiness and conflict, alcohol and drug use in relationships, and anger management issues. Relationships problems at school or work can also be explored so that you can see possible ideas, options and solutions. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) – Counselling is useful for exploring thoughts and feelings specifically related to LGBT concerns. Sexual identity questions, coming out and the impact of homophobia can be explored in an open and respectful environment. Through counselling you can look at what your relationship expectations are and how to achieve what you want and need. Individual and couple relationship counselling can help with communication and sorting out feeling alone or misunderstood. Dynamics of abuse can also be looked at with a unique lens that is specific to LGBT relationships. Fertility issues - Anyone facing fertility issues has stumbled upon the new “f” word. Suddenly you have begun a crash-course in the medical terminology surrounding conception. This can become overwhelming and stressful. Relationships and finances may be maxed-out, and this could just be the beginning. Experiencing a miscarriage is a loss. Many people need to grieve this loss, but lack places in their lives that allow for these experiences to be shared in a respectful and understanding way. Guilt, blame, anger and sadness are feelings that can be processed so that you can feel strong on your feet again. The desire to become a parent and the difficulties in becoming a parent can be explored in counselling so that you can feel a renewed sense of clarity and empowerment. This can help you decide between your options to find the answers that are ultimately right for you. LGBT clients often have specific issues. Whether you are just beginning discussions with your partner or want to inseminate on your own, talking over your ideas to increase clarity may be useful in helping take the next steps. If you are in the middle of increasing fertility frustrations or dealing with heterosexual clinics / policies, counselling can help sort out what feels right to you. Sometimes the decisions and tasks seem daunting and take away from your initial vision. You may also want to explore your feelings about single parenting or co-parenting. Creating healthy families as an individual or with a partner or within a community is a lot of work, but do-able! Health and Wellness – This includes the whole you – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. How are you feeling and thinking about stress? Do you have concerns of depression or anxiety? Is a profound loss affecting your current relationships and no one understands? Do you feel tired all of the time or a lack of energy to do the things you even like to do? Do you feel like small things are becoming big things? Have you noticed a change in your eating or sleeping habits? Counselling is an opportunity to spend some time exploring what this means to you. Children and Youth – Children and youth face a variety of challenges growing up. With advancing technology such as the internet, it is sometimes difficult for parents to sort-out growing-pains versus on-going and increasing problems. Bullying, questioning sexuality, sexual exploitation and drugs and alcohol are concerns young people would benefit from talking about with an objective, and holistic counsellor. Children & youth who have been sexually abuse or violated sometimes require counselling or play therapy to sort through their feelings of fear, "dirtiness" trust, guilt, and anger. It is important to re-establish healthy sexual boundaries and to work through these issues to create the ground work for future health relationships. Youth who have experienced sexual violation may have difficulty sharing their experience. They may only want to talk with a professional who has knowledge and understanding of how to move from being a victim to a survivor and to having personal choice again. Counselling is also useful for the prevention of sexual abuse by helping children learn about boundaries and what to do in difficult situations. Women’s concerns – Women encounter a number of specific concerns which would benefit from individual attention and support, in a non-judgmental, feminist outlook. A guiding hand is offered through counselling to learn about the bigger picture and how it affects you as a woman. You choose how to explore your relationship to your body, your significant other, your family of origin, your children, your spirituality and being female. Travel – Traveling or working abroad and need to talk to someone?
Debrief experiences and make decisions in a non-judgmental environment. Talk with someone who understands traveling experiences and receive support for the choices you make. Critical Incident Stress Management CISM is a type of counselling service that can help decrease the effects of trauma and get you back to your regular life. Debriefings are available for individual and group processes. A critical incident is a shock to our psychological system from an event to which we are sometimes left feeling helpless, emotional and physical distress and it can feel incomprehensible. The potential causes of critical incidents include, but are not limited to, actual or perceived threat to your life, sever physical harm or injury, witnessing an unpleasant event such as a car accident or harm to a child, and/or threat or loss of your personal or professional integrity.
Acute reactions, stress reactions and trauma reactions are unpleasant, and disrupting although normal. Counselling can help understand these reactions, put them into a context, and support you in finding your own answers and meanings. Some of the effects of trauma are lack of sleep, nightmares, flashbacks, not wanting to do the things you enjoyed before, memory problems, anxiety, disinterest in sexual intimacy, fear, feeling alone, always feeling sad or unfilled. Employee and Family Assistance Program Services Contracted services are available. Services can include counselling with a brief, solution focused approach, yet still remaining holistic. CISM services also available on contract. Negotiable rates. Crime Victim Assistance Program Counselling Individuals and/or family members registered with the Crime Victim Assistance Program are able to receive counselling services with direct billing to the Crime Victim Assistance Program. Consulting services are available for professional development, groups, workshops, presentations and focus groups. Professional development topics are specifically tailored to your organization. Workshops on promoting health and wellness in the work place and vicarious trauma of health care professionals are available. Investigative interviewing and focus groups on issues important to your organization is useful for improving quality of services. Negotiable rates. Providing counselling services for Port Moody and Vancouver Lower Mainland. |
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