Dave Dyck, C.C.C.

Canadian Certified Counsellor
#21-4800 Island HWY N, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 1W6
Phone: (778) 312-2879 ext 122
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Session Fees: $150 individual session (50 mins), $165 for couples' session (60 mins), $240 for EMI session (105 mins)
This member is also available for online counseling.
Online-counseling methods: Phone, Webcam

Free 15 Minute Initial Consultation

Hi! My name is Dave, and I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor through CCPA. I value care being offered from a holistic perspective as I have dealt with a health journey of navigating a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. I believe health incorporates many facets, and it is useful to collaborate with many health professionals to support our complex systems. I have found this unique perspective supports how I can journey with people who have/had to approach the idea of what dysfunction could include. Additionally, I believe in the connection between trauma and health, as has been observed in my own life and for my clients, too. An approach that has been useful in dealing with this is EMI (Eye Movement Integration). EMI shares similarities with EMDR but focuses on more movements and Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements (SPEM), which allows an opportunity to follow the client’s pace. I am currently finishing becoming a Level 1 EMI practitioner.

I consider it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they navigate the uncertainties of life, like dealing with a perceived or a real loss of ability/identity, for example. I aim to be client-centred by collaborating with clients to establish a realistic goal. I strongly believe clients are the experts in their own lives while recognizing that I also bring expertise, so let’s collaborate to find an achievable solution. I draw on influences from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solutions-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Overall, I wish to create and function from a nonjudgmental stance influenced by empathy and compassion. My gentle curiosity influences my approach, and I have found this useful in supporting clients.
I have a strong commitment to supporting clients by being non-judgmental and compassionate as I work with clients.

What does this mean for clients? I can offer help and support through:

·Individual counselling·Couples counselling
·Eye Movement Integration (EMI) therapy
o A modality that is often useful for trauma and phobias
o This modality can help children, youth, or adults
·Depression
·Anxiety
·Self-esteem

How can you benefit from working together?

·Understanding how the role of this dysfunction is affecting you·Discover tools for self-empowerment
·Improved confidence in areas of felt inadequacy

What type of therapy might benefit you?

·Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – this modality often is used to help clients see unhelpful patterns and work out new, different ways of coping·Eye Movement Integration (EMI) – this modality is aimed at processing traumas or fears that are significantly present in one’s life and causing emotional or maybe even physical pain
·Solutions-Focused Brief Therapy – this is an approach that utilizes questioning and goal-oriented approaches to collaboratively find useful solutions
·Narrative Therapy – this is an approach that works toward isolating the problem from the client and finding ways to see the distinction and not be ‘labelled’ by the problem
·Emotion Focused Therapy – this is often used with couples to help both partners to understand negative patterns and address communication struggles.

Dave Dyck Reaches

Nanaimo BC

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