Sandy Kirkwood
Counsellor, MA, RCC, ACS
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $175
Payment Methods
Cash, e-Transfer, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Desjardins
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- SunLife
- TELUS Health
- The Co-operators
- Veterans Affairs Canada
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / RCC 18414 Sandy Kirkwood
- In Practice for 15 years
- Attended Yorkville University, MA Counselling Psychology, Graduated 2011
- Membership with EMDR Canada Member 1608 / 2026
- Certificate from ClearMind International Diploma, Transpersonal Counselling / 2020
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Chronic Pain
- Trauma and PTSD
- Clinical Supervision of Therapists
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Burnout
- Cancer
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- First Responders
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Parenting
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
Endorsement
Client Focus
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Communities
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Communities
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gestalt
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Learn to Really Love Yourself - Heal Past Trauma
You know how people say that you have to love yourself? I used to hear that and think, yeah, I’d like to do that, but I didn’t know how. Well, through participating in a therapy group and doing my own personal work, self-love evolved in me. And it changed my life. It turns out that having compassion and love for yourself is key in regulating your nervous system and creating inner peace & safety. See website and contact Sandy for a free 15-minute consultation to learn more.
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Location
1682 West 7th Avenue
Suite 300
Vancouver, BC V6J
Find Your Voice – Women’s Writing & Karaoke Group
Have you received messages about yourself that have caused you to feel small in some situations? Do you hesitate to speak up or fear public speaking? Do you long to feel comfortable and confident about who you are, flaws and all? In this 6-week group we will look at how these negative messages about yourself may have impacted you in your life. Through journal writing, safe sharing and yes, optional Karaoke at our final meeting, we will help you to feel empowered, self-loving, and grounded in your self-esteem. Online or in person. See website for details
Expertise
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Age
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Location
Sunshine Coast
1057 Roberts Creek Road
Roberts Creek, BC V0N
For Therapists: Build Your Experiential Toolkit
If you have been wanting to help your clients create meaningful change in their lives, then talk therapy is not enough. The emphasis of this group is to support you in building confidence in using experiential exercises with clients. You will learn and practise techniques for working with some common client presenting concerns of low self-esteem, inner critic, inner child, relationship conflicts and childhood trauma. This workshop takes place in a supportive, safe and confidential environment online or in person. Maximum 4 participants. Build your counselling community! See website for details.
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Session Cost
Location
1682 West 7th Avenue
Suite 300
Vancouver, BC V6J
Location
Additional Location
Sunshine Coast
1057 Roberts Creek Road
Unit 9
Roberts Creek, BC V0N
(782) 202-4711