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