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Dorion Dellabough, M.Ed., RCC

  Registered Clinical Counsellor
  4350 Woodcrest Place
  Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 2C2

  Phone: 250-857-8217
  Email: Contact Dorion

  Session Fees: 1 Hour Sessions / Individuals $80 / Couples $90 / Evening appointments available.
  Website: www.helpisinsight.ca


"My focus is to enter into a genuine and respectful relationship with you - to connect, listen, understand you as best I can, support your strengths, and challenge unhealthy patterns. Together, we'll identify your burdens, face them, and release their hold on your life."

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A bit about me...

ACADEMIC Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology (Royal Roads Military College)
  • Masters in Educational Psychology (University of Victoria)
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor
  • Numerous professional development certificates, including: stress and anger management, relationship building and enhancement, PREPTM, suicide intervention, ASISTTM, addiction awareness, and effective communication.

COUNSELLING Experience
I have many years experience as a counsellor dealing with a range of issues - from the basics of poor communication to the complex intricacies surrounding sexual abuse. I have worked with individuals, couples, families, and small groups in both a proactive and crisis capacity.


WORKPLACE WELLNESS Experience
  • Four years delivering presentations and workshops on workplace wellness issues.
  • Two years presenting parenting and communication skills to parents and teachers.
  • Produced two "Healthy Living" awareness videos for the Federal Government.

LIFE Experience
Thus far, my life's horizons have been broad. I have many interests, yet psychotherapy remains my calling. Besides my experience as a husband and father, I have been a military officer and pilot, a crisis counsellor, an entrepreneur, and a community health and wellness specialist. I believe this broad experience gives me a sense of grounding with respect to the "Big Picture," and it helps me to better understand, empathize, and address the problems and frustrations of my clients.


MY APPROACH TO THERAPY
I believe that regardless of one's approach to counselling, ultimately, clients want results! That is my goal. Counselling can serve many purposes. It can be an opportunity to:
  • increase knowledge or skills;
  • hear one's own words reflected back and thereby realize thinking errors;
  • provide more accountability for new decisions;
  • help struggle through difficult decisions;
  • be heard and taken seriously; or
  • seek support when we are isolated or overwhelmed.
Usually, we're trying to make sense of something, but we're stuck!

Consider issues such as personal growth, parenting, staying in committed relationships, altering or ending destructive ones, grief, understanding emotions, behaviour change, spirituality, and so on. What do each of these often difficult, but normal concerns have in common? Relationships - to oneself, to others, or to a greater cause. It is through our relationships that we are presented the opportunity to uncover our past, realize present blind spots, and explore future possibilities.

My therapeutic approach is practical, and is influenced by your present needs and abilities. I draw from various psychological theories such as: developmental psychology, person centred psychotherapy, attachment theory, Jungian Psychology, cognitive behavioural methodology, existential perspective, and current neurological studies. Of course, if there is no genuine connection to work from, these are just theories, so my first goal is to understand YOU. I look forward to our first meeting, hearing your story, and helping you to find answers.

 

 

 

 

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