
Be The Change Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified by Psychology Today
101 Kootenay Street North, Cranbrook, BC V1C
Not accepting new clients
Let's Connect (778) 720-5570

Not accepting new clients
'Challenge brings change". Easy to say, yet difficult to do. Victor Frankl wrote, "when we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves", (Man's Search for Meaning, 1946). When we find ourselves in difficult situations, we have choice - remain in the pain, or seek support to move through. I know life's greatest challenges have brought incredible change to my life, but it hasn't been easy. You don't need to face challenge and change alone.
I am a strengths-based, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive therapist. Trained in solution-focused and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Experience working with survivors of crime and trauma, mental health and addiction. My specialty is supporting people in conflict, (including parent-teen struggles and youth in crisis), as well as families experiencing addiction.
Infertility, separation and divorce, single-parenting, adoption, blended families, parent-teen conflict, depression and anxiety, addiction and recovery are all personal challenges that have brought incredible change to my life. I have 30 years of professional and educational experience to help, but also 50 years of lived experience to relate.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email
Be The Change Counselling
now - (778) 720-5570
Let's Connect (778) 720-5570

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Cheque, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Alberta Blue Cross
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- SunLife
Email us or call with questions - (778) 720-5570

Be The Change Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist,
BSW,
MSW,
RSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 8815
- In Practice for 30 Years
- Certificate from University of Northern British Columbia Bachelor of Social Work / 2002
- Certificate from EMDR Certification 2020
- Attended University of Northern British Columbia, Graduated 2007
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Addiction
- Family Conflict
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- foster-parent concerns
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- post-adoption concerns
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Preteen
,
Teen
,
Adults
,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
,
Couples
,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Gay Allied
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Queer Allied
,
Racial Justice Allied
,
Sex Worker Allied
,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black
,
Indigenous Peoples
Age
Preteen
,
Teen
,
Adults
,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
,
Couples
,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Gay Allied
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Queer Allied
,
Racial Justice Allied
,
Sex Worker Allied
,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black
,
Indigenous Peoples
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Towns/Cities
Take the first step to help. Call now - (778) 720-5570

Be The Change Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist,
BSW,
MSW,
RSW
Last Modified: 8 Dec 2022