Counsellor BIO
LEJLA MURATSPAHIC
Lejla holds a Master degree in Counselling Psychology with Yorkville University and Bachelor of Education Degree with University of Northern BC. She is a member in good standing with BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (registration number 21307).
Lejla is passionate about supporting all youth, adults and families and she also has experience working with neurodivergence, LGBTQ2+ and impacts of trauma. Lejla believes that all people have an innate capacity to move towards healing and she enjoys helping people to recognize their strengths and teach them tools they can use to improve their overall health.
Therapeutic Modalities:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Family Systems
- Trauma Therapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- AutPlay Integrative Play Therapy
Specialities:
- Trauma
- Youth | Couples | Families
- Person- Centred
Areas Of Expertise:
- Abuse or Assault | Sexual |Spousal
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Child Counselling
- Couples | Marriage Counselling
- Critical Incident Stress |Debriefing
- Eating Disorders
- Family Therapy
- First Responder Trauma/ PTSD
- Addictions | Recovery
- Immigration | Multicultural Dynamics
- LGBTQ | Transgender Issues | Gender Identity
- Parenting | Co-Parenting
- Trauma | PTSD
- Separation | Divorce
Works with: Children (ages 11 - 13 years) | Teens (ages 14 - 19 years) | Individual Adults | Couples | Family Counselling
Specialized training in: Trauma Trained | Somatic Experiencing Beginner 2 Practitioner in training | Couples and Attachment | Healing After Infidelity Certificate | Intro to AutPlay Integrative Play Therapy for Neurodivergence | Children Who Witnessed/Experienced Abuse
Languages: English | Bosnian | Croatian | Serbian
Services offered: In-Person | Telephone | Virtually
Hours of Practice: Weekdays: Mornings 6:30am - 7:30am, and evenings 5pm on. Weekend appointments available.
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.