EMDR Basic Training
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, NS
Specialized courses in Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS
M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
Certificates and Training:
EMDR Level One and Two
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Externship
Gottman Training for Couples Level One and Two
Registration:
Certified Counsellor – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, #4097
Certified Member of The Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists (ANN) #17-6192
Professional Membership:
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Member of EMDR Canada
Member of EMDR International Association
Member of ICEEFT – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
1 Mount Cashel Road , St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1A 1X6
Phone: (709) 738-0432
Email: helenmackinnon@aholdingplace.ca
Population Served:
Adult
Languages:
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