My approach is to partner with the people I work with, to help uncover your natural abilities to heal and gain perspective from all of life’s events, while holding a safe and supportive space. I am gentle, caring, non-judgmental, and use a collaborative approach to therapy. I will be validating in your concerns, yet able to challenge some of the unhelpful automatic thoughts and patterns that add to a lack of meaning and purpose. Together we will explore how to align values and yearnings with behaviors. I also use humor when suitable in sessions, as a way to connect and reduce tension.
Along side one another, I can support you to lessen the discomfort you are experiencing in life and enhance your ability to experience joy with yourself and others. Therapy will help to increase a sense of control in your life, and work to decrease unhelpful automatic and intrusive thoughts. In addition, you will notice a decrease in feelings of anxiety, depression, symptoms of trauma, shame, and grief.
Debbie has lived experience in the area of trauma. This path has inspired Debbie’s passion to walk beside the people she has worked with, to be a part of their healing process, and to foster hope that recovery is possible.
Specialized training:
I am trained in sensorimotor psychotherapy level 1 – trauma themes, CBT, and strong knowledge of DBT.
Certificate in addiction Care and Treatment course (UBC)
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors - Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment model (Level– 1)
ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood