EMDR Basic Training Membership
Outer Coast Outfitters & Therapy Incorporated
If you’re looking for a therapist to truly meet you where you’re at with validation and empathy, please reach out. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC). My approach is flexible and integrative, adapting to your needs and situation, considering bio-psycho-socio-spiritual influences on your life and wellbeing. Together, we will balance support and processing with skills and resource enhancement, tailored to you and your goals. Working with children and youth, I adjust for their stage of development through play, activity and age-appropriate talk strategies.I was “raised” as a counsellor in trauma-informed, intersectional, feminist theory which remains with me in my prioritization of trust and safety in the therapeutic relationship, efforts to level the power differential between therapist and client and acknowledgment of client wisdom, strength and expertise on their own experience. I recognize that we live in social, cultured and gendered contexts that present disproportionate concerns for gender, sexual, racial and cultural minorities and work to create a safe space for diverse folks in the LGBTQ2SI+, Indigenous and multicultural communities. I started in the social service field in 2005, spending much of my career supporting women and young survivors of violence, abuse and neglect, those with multiple barriers to housing and indigenous communities in northern BC.Areas of Focus:Interpersonal traumaSurvivors of intimate partner violence and abuseSurvivors of childhood sexual abuseSurvivors of sexual assaultIntergenerational traumaPTSD and complex trauma experiencesDepressionAnxietyStress management and burnoutNeurodiversity-affirming support for individuals and caregivers with developmental differences such as autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADH), FAS, and intellectual disabilitiesGender and sexual diversity-affirming supportChildren and youthChronic pain and illnessTraumatic Brain InjurySelf-harm and suicidalitySubstance useChildren’s problematic sexual behaviourBody-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)Education and Professional Membership:Member of the Canadian Counselling Psychological AssociationStudent member of the Canadian Horticultural Therapy AssociationMaster of Arts in Counselling Psychology – Yorkville UniversityCoursework toward Graduate Certificate in Child and Youth Mental Health – Thompson Rivers University (internship not completed)Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, minor in English – St. Andrews CollegeCertifications:Certified Trauma ProfessionalCertified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) PractitionerIntroduction to Gender Diversity – ExpandedIntroduction to Nature-Based TherapyNonviolent Crisis Intervention InstructorBehaviour Interventionist Basic TrainingTrauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)Trauma informed yoga instructorApplied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety TrainingTherapeutic Modalities:Safe and Sound Protocol listening therapyMindfulness-based strategiesTrauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT)Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)Body-based / somatic / sensory strategiesPerson centered therapyStrengths-based therapyExpressive arts and activity-based strategiesHorticultural therapyNature-based therapyPain reprocessing therapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and you should be able to submit receipts to most benefit plans. I am able to work with clients in British Columbia and the unregulated provinces. I can direct bill to the Autism Funding Unit if I am approved as a service provider for your family. Contact Autism Funding for more information. I am able to direct bill to the Crime Victim’s Assistance Program (CVAP) AgLife and the Metis Counselling Connection Program. If your plan allows it, I can direct bill to some insurance plans, see them here. Age ranges served: all ages.Session Types: Individual adults, children, and youth. Families and Couples Counselling. In Person or Virtual.Email: april.link@islandclinicalcounselling.caPhone: 778-762-3750 ext. 120Text: (778) 410-5279Pronouns: She/HerRegistration: CCPA CCC 11255460BCACC RCC 22349
640 Haliburton St. , Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, V9R 4W5
Phone: 778 4105279
Email: april@islandclinicalcounselling.ca
Population Served:
Both Adults and Children & Adolescents
Languages:
English
How EMDR is Offered:
Both online and in-person
Areas of Expertise:
C-PTSD
Dissociation
PTSD
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse