About Us
We at Island Clinical Counselling want to provide you with a safe space to share your struggles, be truly heard, and understood. Team up with our specialized counsellors and together we will find ways to increase your resilience and climb those mountains that seem insurmountable or traverse those dark storms that seem unending.
The team at Island Clinical Counselling have Registered Clinical Counsellors, Registered Social Workers ($140-155 per session), Child and Youth Care Workers and Clinical Interns ($60-90 per session). As a training site, we offer lower cost services with clinical interns who are completing their graduate studies in clinical counselling. This is the final part of their degree, working with clients in a counselling setting. The interns that work at Island Clinical have undergone an interview process and already come to the field with prior helping experience.
Areas of Focus:
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorders, Phobias
- Sleep Issues, with a focus on Insomnia
- Depression and Depressive Disorders
- Trichotillomania; Picking and Pulling Disorders (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours-BFRBs)
- Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Trauma Therapy
- Couples Counselling/Relationship Issues
- Support for major life transitions, such as support to post-secondary students
- Stress Management
- Support for caregivers of and for individuals with diverse abilities
- Spiritual Support
- Family Counselling
- Autism
- Intellectual Disability
- Adoption
- Parenting
- Men’s support
- ADHD
- Substance Use
- Eating Disorders
- Trauma Therapy for intergenerational trauma, trauma, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Grief and loss
- Self Esteem
- Sports Psychology, focus on support for athletes
- Support for major life transitions, such as support to post-secondary students
- Support for caregivers of and individuals with diverse abilities
Therapeutic Modalities
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- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Couples and Relationship Therapy
- Interpersonal Neurobiology
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Activity and play-based modalities
- Strength-based or Asset-based model
- Mindful Self Compasssion
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Attachment Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Person-Centered
- Complex Trauma Interventions
- Psychodynamic approaches
- Mediation approaches
- Music Integrated Therapy
- ADHD Coaching
- BFRB Coaching
- SCAMP
- Family Systems Theory
- CBT for Insomnia
- Inference Based CBT
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Expressive Play Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
Choosing a therapist can be hard; finding a match is not easy. We hear a lot of stories about difficult or challenging therapy experiences. It takes courage to try again or to get started for the first time. The Clinical Counsellors at Island Clinical Counselling have been working in the field for many years. You can trust their experience, education, and passion for the job. Discover your best match with a free consultation today.
Kathryn Atkinson Reaches
Nanaimo BCLadysmith BC