About Us
I am a registered Clinical Counsellor with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors, and a retired pediatric Occupational Therapist. I work on Vancouver Island in the Nanaimo area. I am originally from Quebec and offer services in French, English and Spanish. Following graduation from McGill University I settled on Vancouver island where I began my professional life. Raising a family on Vancouver Island has given me an appreciation of its beautiful natural setting and what a resource this is for health and well-being.
Nanaimo has been a wonderful place to develop professionally. My initial practice as an Occupational Therapist spanned 30 years, providing therapy services to young clients from infancy to grade twelve. I have enjoyed working with parents, caregivers, teachers and medical teams participating with them in their goals of helping young people become more effective participants in their home life and at school. Counselling was naturally inclusive in my approach with clients.
My post -grad training includes neuro-development and sensory integration. Current studies show the importance of working with the mind-body connection when finding our way through emotional stressors. Clients show that their ability to self-calm allows them to find solutions to many issues. Wishing to continue my professional development in this area I completed an M.A. in Counselling Psychology at City University, Seattle, Washington.
I work in private practice in Nanaimo B.C. offering counselling services to families, individuals and couples.
I am particularly interested in helping clients understand their inner state of calm , over-alertnes (distress), or low affect (depression). Developing this self-awareness has given many clients a sense of agency and optimism in their ability to choose new behaviours and experience a more satisfying life.
Life is like a river, their are shores, rocks, deep pools of calm and turbulent streams. How do we navigate this natural place?