STAYING CURRENT?

In consulting with, and supporting therapists, I repeatedly experience profound respect for the energy, capacity and commitment my colleagues offer to their clients’ wellbeing. I have easily leaned into the role of feeling supportive, encouraging and protective, always aware of the incredible opportunity that these relationships offer for mutual growth. As therapists we are specialized in being “other” focused in our caregiving and it is crucial that we have safe connected peer relationships in which we can focus on and get support for the “me” within the “we” of our relationships with our clients.

CONSULTATION 

I offer one to one consultation. You bring your needs, challenges, questions, and goals and we work on them together in a flexible and collaborative way which integrates theory to the degree you are interested. A rich part of our work can be to use present moment body focussed awareness and reflection to notice and name changes in nervous system states. We can also explore the attachment style of your client as well as the attachment style that you lean toward with different clients. 

NOT IN THE VANCOUVER AREA?

I use the Janeapp secure video platform to connect for consultation when distance is a barrier. One session can usually help us determine if it can work well to support you. 

INTERESTED IN INTERPERSONAL NEUROBIOLOGY?

This is one of my favourite and energizing ways to understand clients and the relationship needs that they bring to therapy as well as the therapy relationship itself. IPNB  explores the ways that our minds, brains, and relationships are interacting with each other all the time, in conscious and non-conscious ways. If this is something you are interested in,  I’m happy to dive into this work with you.

VICARIOUS TRAUMA & COMPASSION FATIGUE

It is always a good idea for us to engage in strategic self-care activities and relationships that nurture our sense of belonging and support our sense of being alive energized and connected.  It is even more important if you are experiencing symptoms of being triggered, or significantly depleted by your clinical work. We can explore what is happening to you and what you may need. With the load many counsellors/therapists face, this can be a real and significant risk, even for those of us with excellent boundaries and self-care practices.