Counsellor BIO

Kirsten has been in a counselling role since 2010. During this time she has worked in a variety of sectors including community mental healthcare, substance use treatment, post-secondary education and private practice. She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology obtained in 2014 and is a registered clinical counsellor.

Kirsten provides a holistic approach to counselling, focused on understanding the unique experience of each client and customizing treatment to fit. She sees counselling as a collaborative experience of discovery where the client and counsellor work together to process difficult experiences, find strategies that work for them and forge a path out of unhelpful patterns.

Kirsten strives to provide a confidential and nonjudgmental space for the safe exploration of thoughts, beliefs, emotions and experiences.

Therapeutic Modalities:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Trauma Therapy

Specialities:

• Anxiety and Depression
• Stress and Coping
• Trauma Informed

Areas of Expertise:

• Bipolar Disorder
• First Responder Trauma | PTSD
• Separation | Divorce
• Addictions | Recovery
• Grief and Loss
• LGBTQ | Transgender Issues | Gender Identity
• Personality Disorders
• Trauma | PTSD
• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Communication
• Shame
• Stress
• Self-Esteem
• Mood Disorders

Works with:  Teens (ages 15- 19 years) | Individual Adults

Specialized training in:  EMDR Levels I & II | 3 Phased Trauma Intervention Training | DBT Skills & Facilitation | Emotion Focused Couples Therapy | San’yas: Indigenous Cultural Safety Core Health & Mental Health Training (ICS) | CORE Addictions Practice | Master Strategies in Treatment of Trauma | Feedback Informed Treatment | CTRI Motivating Change | CTRI Substance Abuse & Youth Certificate in Group Work | Gender Affirming Primary Care.

Languages:  English

Services offered:  Telephone | Virtually

Hours of Practice:  Mondays 10am - 7pm | Tuesdays 2pm - 7pm | Wednesdays 10am - 12pm and 5:30pm - 7pm | Thursdays 3pm - 7pm

Contact Walmsley: If you are covered under an Employee and Family Assistance Program administered by Walmsley and are either calling for the first time or are wanting to change counsellors, please contact Walmsley first. If you have already registered with Walmsley or are prepared to pay for services, you may contact this counsellor at the number above.