Marie Jose Dhaese
Marie Jose has been working in the counselling field since 1970. She has extensive experience providing counselling and psychotherapy with both adults and children . Marie Jose has a Masters of Education degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia. She also holds a Doctorate degree in Expressive Therapy from the National Institute of Expressive Therapy.
Marie Jose works with adults, children and families, using art, play, sandplay, and other expressive therapies, verbal counselling and EMDR. Her specialty areas include grief and loss, separation and divorce, life transitions, accidents, illness and hospitalization, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and stress in the workplace.
Marie Jose also supervises therapists, counsellors, and psychologists (groups and individuals). She is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor approved by the Association for Play Therapy. She conducts expressive arts therapy groups for therapists and provides intensive seminars, workshops, and presentations on expressive play therapy methods. She has conducted workshops and presentations throughout Canada and the USA.
Marie Jose is a teacher and director of the Centre For Expressive Therapy. Follow this link for more information about Marie Jose.
Professional Associations
- Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
- Registered Play Therapist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor - International Association for Play Therapy International (APT) and Canadian Play Therapy Association.
- Registered Art Therapist - American Art Therapy Association and BC Art Therapy Association
- Certified Expressive Therapist - The National Expressive Therapy Association
To book an appointment
If you are covered under an Employee and Family Assistance Program administered by Walmsley and Associates and are either calling for the first time or are wanting to change counsellors, please contact our reception office first.
If you have already registered with our reception office or are prepared to pay for services, you may contact Marie Jose directly for an appointment at: 250-335-1829.