Irene V. Peterson & Associates Counselling Services Inc.


		Irene is a certified Level II EMDR Trauma Therapist specializing in trauma resolution with children, adults, and families who are victims of crime, physical and sexual abuse, family violence, and motor vehicle accident trauma. Irene works with individuals experiencing grief and loss issues through terminal illness, death, relationship losses, and marital issues, divorce and blended family concerns. Irene has extensive experience within the health care and criminal justice systems. Irene is also one of the professional service providers to Health Canada's Employee Assistance Program.


		Heather provides a safe space for individuals to share their story in order to heal, to discover new ways of living, and to make positive changes in their life. She is passionate about helping people achieve their potential using clinical approaches such as cognitive behavioural, solution-focused and mindfulness. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has experience working with individuals within the criminal justice system, the healthcare field and hospice. Her areas of interest include workplace stress, work-life balance, burnout, addictions, anxiety, anger management, primary and secondary trauma, self-care and self-compassion.


		Jill specializes in supporting families who face the unique dimension of parenting adopted and foster children. As an adoptee and a social worker in the field of adoption, Jill has first hand experience. She has also worked extensively with high risk youth and children in care for more than ten years. Jill has an eclectic approach to practice that caters to the needs of her clients. She comes from an empowerment based, attachment focused perspective and she incorporates Cognitive Behavioural, Narrative Art and Play therapy techniques.


		Lee works collaboratively with clients of all ages from a strengths based perspective to promote healing and facilitate positive life changes within a therapeutic relationship of safety and respect. She is sensitive and compassionate and works with clients to determine what their needs are and to develop goals together. Lee has extensive experience working with women, families, caregivers, adults with disabilities and individuals with substance misuse issues. Areas of interest and experience are trauma resolution, grief and loss, life transitions, women's concerns, anxiety, and victims of crime. Lee uses a variety of clinical approaches including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), OEI (Observed Experiential Integration) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).


		Pam is an experienced counsellor and professional coach working with individuals, couples, families and groups. Her primary areas fo focus are: life & leadership coaching; relationship enhancement & couples counselling; managing stress, anxiety & depression; and recovery from trauma, grief & loss. Pam obtained an MSW from McGill University with a primary focus on couples & family therapy. She later obtained a Certificate in Strategic Leadership from the Sauder School of Business at UBC, and has completed the coursework required for certification through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), a leading organization certified through the International Coaching Federation. Pam has an extensive background in health having worked in primary care, mental health and cancer care, in both leadership and counselling capacities. She has Level II training in EMDR.


		Sandra's warm and caring therapeutic approach facilitates her clients' personal progress towards healing. Sandra works with clients of all ages to help them with life's challenges including depression, anxiety, conflict, family difficulties, and life transitions. Sandra's specialization is trauma therapy: she is experienced in clinical approaches to trauma therapy such as EMDR and OEI. In addition, Sandra is skilled in CBT, DBT, and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy. Sandra has combined a background in Business Administration and Counselling Psychology to cultivate a deep understanding of change management and is able to assist people faced with changes in their workplace environment. Sandra is fluent in Spanish.


		Sean Hassall is a compassionate clinical counsellor who works with individuals, couples, and groups on issues like relational trauma (i.e., physical, emotional, and sexual abuse), anger, depression, anxiety, and career development. Deeply committed to helping people function more effectively, Sean helps individuals become more similar to the people they would like to be: more self-directing, self-confident, and able to cope with the problems of life more adequately. Sean’s clinical approach is an integration of emotion-focused therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Sean is a certified OEI trauma therapist. Visit his website for more information or to find out about upcoming groups/workshops:http://seanhassall.com/.


		Bob does individual, couple, or family counselling, deals with depression and anxiety disorders and collaborates with clients on strategies for change across the life span. He is prepared to help clients work on difficulties confronting them in their personal lives, marital relationships, family context, or work environment. Bob works primarily from a cognitive-behavioral theoretical perspective, and is trained in EMDR.


		Ron works with individuals suffering from anxiety and trauma (including PTSD, panic, and phobia), chronic pain, stress, depression, and issues related to disability, accidents, and physical health problems. Ron blends his experience in Biofeedback Therapy (certified senior BCIA fellow) with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to use an integrative mind/body approach to his client problems. The goal is to achieve maximum potential for health and well-being.

		Dr. Lyne Piché offers services to individuals seeking therapy for issues relating to sexuality. These might include sexual dysfunction, sexual preoccupation or specific problems related to sexual health and well-being. She works within a cognitive-behavioral framework to assist individuals and couples who are struggling with issues related to sexuality, intimacy, sexual identity and sexual preference. Specialties include concerns about fetishes, paraphilias and sexual preoccupation. Specializing in sexual therapy, sexual behavior, forensic assessment & treatment. Clients are welcome in both French and English. Clients requiring Court-mandated psychological assessments or treatment are also welcome. Please feel free to check out her website http://drlynepiche.com or contact her directly at 778.552.6747 or drpiche@shaw.ca

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