Hi, I'm Heather
My approach is a blend of the following:
Person-centered - listening to YOUR inner compass
Somatic - learning how the body holds trauma and how it can become home again
Trauma-informed - understanding how the nervous system gets stuck in fight/flight/freeze and how to self-soothe
Post-modern - deconstructing and reconstructing identity, listening to the voices from the margins of self and society
Mindfulness - compassionately noticing without judgment
Gestalt - seeing what's coming up in the moment as a fractal of what's happening in the psyche
Depth psychology - honouring the protective impulses of the psyche and tapping into the collective unconscious
Transpersonal - connecting with the Great Big Nice Good (however you define that)
Existential - accessing meaning-making
Feminist - layering in contexts of historically contructed privilege
Acceptance & Commitment (ACT) - embracing unconditional self-love AND meaningful action, guided by your core values
Narrative - reframing and retelling the story of you, locating yourself within your hero's journey
Credentials
BSW Bachelors degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary
MA in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School
RSW #6189 Registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers, ACSW
RTC #2285 Registered with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists ACCT
ACTA #1053 Registered with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta ACTA
CATA #51935802 Associate Member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association CATA/ACAT
