Michelle Mackness
Counsellor, MC, RCC, CCC
Due to Covid-19, I am available for remote sessions only.
***I offer remote services for individuals in BC, AB, SK.*** I've worked in the helping profession for over two decades and clinical practice since 2014. I am committed to working with clients to decrease their emotional suffering and increase their sense of well-being within their relational contexts and existential limitations. I am passionate about working with clients to broaden their awareness, deepen their self-knowledge, implement meaningful change, enrich their relationships, build trust in their abilities to manage life’s storms, and to increase their capacity to appreciate and savour life's gifts.
I offer Individual Counselling, Safe Gender Care, & Addictions Support. My approach to counselling is collaborative and relies on a strong working alliance between clients and myself. The first task of therapy will be for the client and me to come to a shared understanding of why they have chosen to attend therapy, which will provide focus for our sessions.
I am LGBT/TS/Q2S+ friendly, including desisters, detransitioners, and post-trans folks. A good fit between client and counsellor is important. Please, take the time to find a counsellor with whom you think you could build an open, respectful, and strong working alliance. For this reason, I offer a free initial 10 minute phone or video consult.
Call or Email Michelle Mackness for a free 15 minute consultation now - (587) 416-5762
Finances
- Cost per Session: $140
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 8 Years
- Membership: CCPA
- School: City University of Seattle, Vancouver, BC
- Year Graduated: 2013
Additional Credentials
- Membership: Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
- Member Since: 2021
- Membership: BC Association of Clinical Counsellors / 11576
- Member Since: 2021
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance Use
Issues
- Desisters, detransitioners & post-trans folks.
- Dysphoria (sexed body and/or gender roles).
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Sexuality
- LGBTQ+
Client Focus
I also speak:
French - working knowledge
Age
- Adults
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Existential
- Exploratory
- Mindfulness-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 28 Dec 2021
(587) 416-5762