Brittany is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
Brittany believes that healing occurs through connection. Her top priority is providing a safe, collaborative, and respectful place to explore your emotions, challenges, values, and goals.
Brittany recognizes that change is difficult and would love to walk alongside you in your journey to living a more fulfilling and connected life. Brittany’s counselling approach is grounded in Person-centered and Emotion-focused therapy.
How will you be different after seeing her?
-living a more present and authentic life
-increased self-awareness and self-compassion
-more connected to relationships with self and others
Brittany completed her Master’s in Counselling through Gonzaga University. Brittany will also be continuing training in Emotion-focused therapy.
Brittany is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
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Erica is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Masters of Social Work Degree from UBCO.
Erica engages with clients to explore their perceptions, strengthen their relationships, and develop meaningful life goals based on an understanding of personalized core values. This is done through the creation of a safe, empathetic, and collaborative space. Erica believes that resiliency is embedded within the human spirit.
As a specialist in the mental health field, Erica supports adults suffering with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance misuse, grief & loss, and complex mental health disorders.
Erica’s core belief that each individuals carries inherent strengths and it is through the curious exploration of these inner resiliencies that change, growth, and acceptance can be cultivated.
Erica is currently in training as a Somatic Experiencing (SE) practitioner, which is a body oriented therapeutic approach. SE aims to resolve symptoms of stress, shock, and trauma that accumulate in our bodies. When we are stuck in patterns of fight, flight, or freeze, SE helps us release, recover, and become more resilient.
From a trauma informed lens, Erica understands that when individuals experience harm, stressful situations, or life transitions, it is not uncommon for complex reactions to develop.
Although suffering is a human experience, the individual journey towards wellbeing is intrinsically unique.
Having worked with a range of populations, Erica draws from various therapies and approaches. She has certification training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Trauma Informed Practice. Her methods also incorporate mindfulness, nature, anti-oppressive, and strength based practices.
Erica is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Masters of Social Work Degree from UBCO.
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Welcoming all UBCO students, FNHA, Physician Health Program participants, ICBC Claims + CVAP (Crime Victim’s Assistance Provider), Autism Service Provider, ADHD Coaching
Shauna Paynter is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is scientifically trained and holds two Bachelor degrees. Firstly, a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia, and the secondly in Education from University of Victoria.
She earned a Master of Art in Transpersonal Psychology through Sofia University in Palo Alto, California. Shauna is highly skilled and trained in Person-Centered Group Process Facilitation and teaches on a regular basis.
Evidenced-based guidance and skill building for strengthening and sustaining strong mental health is her approach. She uses ACT, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, an empirically supported approach that will shift you and set a forward momentum that will take you to places of solid well-being within all levels of your existence.
How will your life be different after seeing Shauna?
1.) Ability to accept and make space for your anxiety and other difficult emotions.
2.) Clarity during decision making- doing what is right for you and staying true to who you are despite difficult circumstances.
3.) Knowing exactly what your core values are, what you stand for and why.
4.) The ability to create meaningful personal goals and take effective action toward those goals.
Welcoming all UBCO students, FNHA, Physician Health Program participants, ICBC Claims + CVAP (Cr...
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Michele offers a holistic, integrated approach to counselling. She understands that our emotional well-being is closely tied to our physical health and mental wellness.
Michele works well with individuals who are diagnosed with ADHD and/or Autism. Approaching each client with their unique needs in mind, Michele aims to support clients in unearthing their true potential in order to live a full and meaningful life.
Michele has been a community and competitive coach for the past ten years. This experience is pivotal in shaping Michele’s therapeutic modality, using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
She is also a fully certified Walk & Talk Therapist. When you book a Walk & Talk session with Michele, you will notice your relationship with yourself is enhanced because you will feel more grounded and centred. Regularly touching the earth and nature is scientifically proven to bring greater clarity and clearer thinking to our brains and bodies. This biological connection is at the heart of Michele’s approach.
If you are a student who sits for long periods of time, or if you are diagnosed with ADHD or Autism Walk & Talk Therapy is an excellent approach for you.
Through the pandemic, Michele recognized the increased need for counselling services with her athletes and decided it was time to complete her degree to be of service to more people. She takes an empathetic approach to her work with others and understands we all start our journey at different stages.
Outside of the clinic, Michele continues to coach various athletes and loves spending time with her family and two dogs in nature.
Michele offers a holistic, integrated approach to counselling. She understands that our emotional...
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Sandra Chapman B.A. (Psychology), LL.B., Master of Psychotherapy & Spirituality-Art Therapy
Intern Counsellor
Within a safe and compassionate environment, Sandra will support you in navigating your unique transitions and moving in the direction you desire by gaining insight into your situation and taking important steps toward leading a meaningful life. Sandra has a specialization in grief work.
Sandra employs both art therapy and traditional talk therapy from an existential, person-centred framework. Underlying this approach is her belief that individuals have vast resources to access their own truth through deep dialogue with their inner voice.
Sandra views life as a series of transitions that may be confusing, disorienting, and sometimes devastating. Changes such as loss of relationship through relocation, divorce, separation, and death; children leaving the “nest”; loss of employment; changes due to illness and/or aging; or realizing a part of the self has been lost due to life decisions and experiences, among others, can challenge the core of who we are. Questions such as “Why me?” and “What now?” may arise. Sandra will assist you in navigating such transitions.
Sandra hold a unique certification in supporting and counselling clients dealing with current or unresolved grief.
Sandra offers evening and weekend appointments, in addition to daytime sessions.
Sandra’s undergraduate studies include a Bachelor of Arts degree (Psychology) from the University of Manitoba, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, Ontario.
In her practice as a family law lawyer,Sandra gained significant experience in conflict resolution, including negotiation and mediation, as she assisted clients in navigating the legal system during an emotionally stressful and challenging time in their lives. With compassion and collaboration, Sandra helped clients identify goals, understand motivations, and take steps to bring their legal situation to a conclusion.
While still practicing law, and while facing a significant life challenge, Sandra began to explore art through the medium of painting. She eventually came to recognize art-making was playing a powerful role in her mental, physical and spiritual well-being. Finding inspiration from her experience, Sandra embraced painting as her career. After 20 years of painting, Sandra sought a deeper understanding of the process by which art-making can promote mental, physical, and spiritual well-being and healing.
She enrolled in the Master of Psychotherapy & Spirituality – Art Therapy, at St. Stephen’s College at the University of Alberta Campus and is now focusing on final projects and her internship in Kelowna with Safe & Sound Therapeutics.
Sandra Chapman B.A. (Psychology), LL.B., Master of Psychotherapy & Spirituality-Art Therapy
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