Hi, I am Diana. I'm so glad that you found your way here. I look forward to working with you.
People come to therapy because we want more than what we've got now...more love, more happiness, more peace, more acceptance. We want guidance to move beyond how our lives have become stagnant or broken. I offer a safe and nurturing space, where we ... you and I ... collaborate to uncover the wisdom that resides within ... and develop an integrated sense of self.
Let me tell you a bit about myself...
I have been in private practice for over 15 years and have worked in the Mental Health field for over 20 years. I have a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from UBC, and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.
My practice is relationally centred, body oriented and mindfulness based.
My post-graduate training includes:
Imago Couples Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
EMDR
as well as many other trainings relevant to understanding and treating anxiety, depression, relationships, communication, substance abuse, and addiction
Recently, I have begun training in a method called Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. SP is a body oriented, experiential approach developed specifically to heal from the ravages of trauma and developmental and relational breaches. By becoming aware of how the body holds the impact of the unresolved trauma, clients learn to regulate their responses and mindfully integrate their experiences. We "draw on the intelligence of the body to move on from the past and reorganize consciousness at a higher level." (Pat Ogden)
People come to therapy because we want more than what we've got now...more love, more happiness, more peace, more acceptance. We want guidance to move beyond how our lives have become stagnant or broken. I offer a safe and nurturing space, where we ... you and I ... collaborate to uncover the wisdom that resides within ... and develop an integrated sense of self.
Let me tell you a bit about myself...
I have been in private practice for over 15 years and have worked in the Mental Health field for over 20 years. I have a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from UBC, and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.
My practice is relationally centred, body oriented and mindfulness based.
My post-graduate training includes:
Imago Couples Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
EMDR
as well as many other trainings relevant to understanding and treating anxiety, depression, relationships, communication, substance abuse, and addiction
Recently, I have begun training in a method called Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. SP is a body oriented, experiential approach developed specifically to heal from the ravages of trauma and developmental and relational breaches. By becoming aware of how the body holds the impact of the unresolved trauma, clients learn to regulate their responses and mindfully integrate their experiences. We "draw on the intelligence of the body to move on from the past and reorganize consciousness at a higher level." (Pat Ogden)
I live on beautiful Bowen Island with my husband and our puppy, Jake. As well as being an avid reader and gardener, my free time is filled up quickly with boating, hiking, bike riding, knitting, painting, travelling and ....playing with our grandbabies.
