The Community Counselling Centre
is a committed team of qualified professionals.
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The Community Counselling Centre is a committed team of qualified professionals. |
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Most people at some point in their lives experience a need for change. The desire for change or the need to feel better often opens the door for healing and growth to take place. Our goal is to guide and facilitate you through the process of healthy healing and growth. We help you to work through issues in a compassionate and down-to-earth manner. We conduct our business with integrity and professionalism, and we honour our professional code of ethics. You are invited to be active in your own healing process. You are encouraged to reflect on you personal issues and integrate your feelings and thoughts with compassion and understanding. A variety of short, medium and long-term counselling options are available based on your particular need. We specialize in Pastoral Counselling – a relational, client focused approach to counselling – and we are experienced in working with people who want to develop healthy, meaningful lives and relationships. We are certified with our respective professional associations. Graduate interns in the Masters of Arts in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling program at St. Stephen’s College also see clients under supervision. MARIE POWERS is a Pastoral Counselling Specialist, certified by the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE/ACPEP) since 1995. She is co-founder and current director of the Community Counselling Centre, formerly known as the Pastoral Counselling Group. Marie’s background as a registered nurse and later as hospital chaplain, exposed her to a myriad of life situations in her role as team leader, clinical instructor and spiritual care provider in all hospital departments. She developed knowledge and skills which now serve her well as she takes into consideration all aspects of a client’s life. As a certified BodyTalk and Reiki Level II Practitioner, Marie provides a form of therapy which integrates energy balancing into her counselling practice with positive results. More recently, Marie studied Human Systems and Family Constellations work developed by German psychotherapist and philosopher, Bert Hellinger. As a Systemic Constellations Facilitator, Marie invites clients to the possibility of a deep and full resolution of longstanding issues. Human Systems and Family Constellations involves a phenomenological way of facilitating an individual, couple, family or group/organization, finding balance both internally and externally. Using representation (individuals standing in for others and reporting their emotional and energetic responses), entanglements in the system are identified and a movement toward freedom becomes possible. JOHN WALKER is a Pastoral Counselling Specialist, certified by CAPPE. He has post-graduate education in trauma focused therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and Myers-Brigg’s Type Indicator (MBTI). John is also pursuing social work education. As a holistic relational psychotherapist, John draws upon his knowledge of ecological, spiritual, and physical health to support and guide his clients towards greater well-being and authenticity. His areas of interests include: recovery from abuse/trauma/neglect, dissociation, couple counseling, addictions, spiritual growth, parenting, men’s issues and the role of Nature in healing and health. HOLLY MILLER has been with the Community Counselling Centre since 2005. She is currently completing the requirements for the Master of Arts in Psychology and Pastoral Counselling degree program at St. Stephen’s College and registration with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. Holly is also pursuing an interest and training in Focusing Oriented Therapy. TED CAMPBELL has been counselling at the Community Counselling Centre since 2002. He is currently working towards the completion of a Master of Arts in Psychology and Pastoral Counselling. Ted provides therapy from a pastoral counseling, relational and holistic framework while drawing on his training in depth psychology and developmental psychology. Ted is also Program Manager in the area of Children and Youth Services developing treatment programs for children in group care/foster care, with mental health concerns, behavioral disorders, and high risk behaviors. His training and experience working with children has lead to a focus in child and lifespan developmental psychology. In addition to individual, couples and family counselling, Ted currently provides child therapy sessions, psycho-educational parenting sessions, and temperamental assessments for children and youth. SUSAN ANDERSON is a registered clinical counsellor with a Master of Arts degree in psychology and pastoral counselling. Her M.A. thesis focuses on the experience of emotional pain and the image of God in suicidal persons. Susan enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families on issues relating to conflict resolution, intimacy, suicide distress and bereavement, communication, anxiety, loss, depression, anger, family of origin, and spiritual development. She uses a relational-existential approach that invites clients to practice authentic, healthy relationship with themselves and with others. Susan recognizes the importance of the mind-body-heart-spirit connection in counselling and additionally integrates useful wisdom from self-psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and Jungian principles, striving to balance both masculine and feminine values in her work. Susan is married, has two young adult children, and enjoys gardening, nature walks, friendship, and reading. MARGARET WOOFF is a BodyTalk practitioner certified by the International BodyTalk Association. Margaret is a strong advocate for an integrated balanced lifestyle that supports a client’s capacity to heal. Illnesses, accidents, addictions, conflict, depression and other health concerns stem from imbalances in the whole body-mind-spirit energy system. To address these imbalances, Margaret uses a comprehensive method called BodyTalk with her clients. By re-establishing energy pathways between affected parts, the body is able to heal itself as nature intended. Using BodyTalk, Margaret accesses resources from eastern and western medicine, while drawing from ancient and modern principles of healing. Margaret’s relational approach to her work with clients is informed by her education and experience in nursing, pastoral care and counselling, by her social awareness, and by her reflections on the whole of life. TATIANA PEET holds an MA in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling with an Art Therapy Specialization and is a professional member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association ( http://www.catainfo.ca/ ). In addition to her work as a therapist, she is a practicing artist and a faculty member at St. Stephen’s College and associate faculty at The King’s University College in Edmonton, Alberta. Tatiana uses the therapeutic creative process to inspire clients to explore the issues and concerns they bring to therapy. She works with a wide range of issues, including:
Tatiana works with children, adolescents, adults, special populations, and groups. For more information about expressive arts therapy, please refer to the main menu. Our therapists are certified by, and/or are members of, one or more of the following associations:
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