It is my experience that mind and body are connected and that change of one requires change in the other. I therefore employ an integrated and holistic approach that addresses issues from a mind/body/emotion/spirit perspective.

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In addition to experience with cognitive behavioural methodology I am a certified practitioner of Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) - a therapy methodology that integrates cognitive, psychotherapeutic, gestalt, transpersonal and body oriented approaches to therapy.

 

My practice has also involved training and experience working with trauma in children and adults using a wide variety of approaches, including EMDR. EMDR is especially well suited to working with trauma, PTSD and phobias, but also has a wide range of other applications.

 

My counselling experience includes counselling children in an elementary school setting, facilitation of anger management groups for men, and work in a reform school for teens with severe behaviour difficulties. I have also worked as an Employee Assistance program counsellor, and have worked with adolescents and adults in a variety of settings, including private practice.

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I believe that counsellors need to understand what it is like to be a client, as well as a therapist, and that they should do their own personal work before attempting to help others. My training as an IBP practitioner included over 100 hours of personal therapy, so I have been able to experience counselling from both the perspective of receiving and of providing.

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Before beginning my counselling career, I worked as an online teacher for elementary and secondary students, a highschool teacher, and an adult educator in two First Nations communities.

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I was a student of vipassana meditation for many years and lived in a monastic community in Thailand for a year, learning with a Buddhist teacher there. My book, Falling Awake, explains more about my philosophy and approach and provides exercises and practices for personal growth and healing. 

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Other work and life experience includes working as a tree spacer, tree planter, commercial fisherman, rancher, and construction worker and traveling to many parts of the world, including India, Nepal, Europe and South America. In my spare time, I enjoy outdoor sports such as skiing, canoeing, hiking, climbing, running, horseback riding, and biking.

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For more specific and detailed information about my philosophy, approach, and method of practice, please check the list of topics in the navigation panel and browse through this website.

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Life is a journey and an adventure. Good luck on your path, wherever it should take you.