Counselling changes lives!
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Cheryl is now offering Online Therapy!
Every counselling session should leave you with a feeling of optimism and peace knowing that you are heading in the right direction, toward the clarity and solutions you need. The goal of counselling is to “feel better” about you, your future, and your past. Regardless of the events that have transpired in your life; you deserve to feel strong and confident in your decisions about “what comes next.” A solution focused approach to psychotherapy, enables you to process events in your life and to focus on the best solutions for you. With over 15 yrs. of experience as a clinical therapist; Ministry of Children & Youth, Canadian Forces mental health team and Emergency Psychiatry, Cheryl incorporates Mindfulness, and evidence based CBT & DBT approaches in counselling. Cheryl has taught at UVIC and Citizens' Counselling Centre, and provides clinical supervision to counsellors, M. Ed., MSW., and BSW practicum students.
Specializations include: • Trauma, abuse, PTSD, Family of Origin • Separation & Divorce—parents & children • Attachment, ACOA & Codependency • Family support: mental health & addictions • First Nations, Military, Police & Professionals Location
Office address:
ORIGINS COUNSELLING SERVICES / SEA SIDE COUNSELLING SERVICES #318 - 1175 COOK STREET. VICTORIA BC, V8V 4A1 Peace & Balance
• relieve stress
• process difficult issues • make your best choices • find meaning and happiness Relationships
If you are single or with a partner, “attachment theory” and “emotionally focused therapy EFT” help provide clarity, understanding and healthy boundaries in relationships. See hot topics on healthy separation and divorce.
Support for Children
Practical and age appropriate support, helps children to understand grief and loss, separation and divorce in a “healthy” way, and helps children to avoid being “caught in the middle.”
Trauma Recovery
Trauma can be attributed to childhood abandonment, abuse or neglect. It can also arise from accidents, critical events including war or from first-responder vicarious traumatization and First Nations experience in Residential Schools. Cheryl has specialized in trauma recovery with extensive training and experience helping children, adults & soldiers, identify and recover from trauma & PTSD. There can be peace.
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Support for Professionals
Personal, professional or ethical issues? Confidential support and resourceful information. Cheryl is highly recommended by physicians and professional organizations in Victoria for over 10 years.
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