EMDR Basic Training Membership
A Holding Place
Helen is a certified counsellor and founder of A Holding Place. She has a wide range of experience working with individuals, couples, and families dealing with a variety of issues including anger, anxiety, aging-related issues, stress, grief, loss, relationship problems, self-esteem, life transitions, and separation and divorce.She is trained in EMDR therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and she has completed level one and two of Gottman Training for Couples. She has facilitated mediation services as well as psycho-educational groups related to positive parenting, setting healthy boundaries, and support groups for separated and divorced individuals.Helen takes a holistic approach when working with clients and is open to include one’s spiritual beliefs and values in the counselling process.Education:B.A. Major-Psychology, Minor-Sociology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NSSpecialized courses in Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NSM.Ed. Counselling Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NLCertificates and Training:EMDR Level One and TwoEmotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) ExternshipGottman Training for Couples Level One and TwoRegistration:Certified Counsellor – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, #4097Certified Member of The Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists (ANN) #17-6192Professional Membership:Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)Member of EMDR CanadaMember of EMDR International AssociationMember of ICEEFT – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
1 Mount Cashel Road , St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, , A1A 1X6
Phone: 709 738-0432
Email: helenmackinnon@aholdingplace.ca
Population Served:
Adult
Languages:
English
How EMDR is Offered:
Both online and in-person
Areas of Expertise:
Birth Trauma
Grief & Bereavement
OCD
PTSD
Panic Attacks
Physical Abuse
Road Traffic Accidents
Sexual Abuse
Social Anxiety