Liz Kay
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
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Liz Kay holds a Masters of Social Work and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She has extensive experience working with transitional age youth (15- 30 years old) with substance use and other mental health concerns. Her clinical skills have been informed by her work a variety of settings including residential treatment, outreach, non-profit agencies and provincial health. She is the past clinic head of the BC Children's Hospital Provincial Youth Concurrent Disorders Program where she was supporting assessments, providing treatment and providing treatment and educating students and mental health professionals around the Province.
Liz is trained and proficient in a variety of evidence based treatment approaches including Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed CBT, EMDR, Emotion Focused Therapy, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy.
Liz has been described as a warm, dedicated and collaborative clinician. She believes that the people she works with, although struggling, have tremendous capacity for growth. Knowing that individuals and families may be reluctant to be entering counselling, Liz works on developing and maintaining a strong therapeutic relationship.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $170
- Couple Sessions $230
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
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Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 10904 Liz Kay
- In Practice for 14 years
- Attended University of British Columbia, Masters in Social Work, Graduated 2012
Education and Years In Practice
Liz Kay
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Self-Harming
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
Liz Kay
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
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Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma Focused
Liz Kay
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
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Location
Liz Kay
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC