It's hard to pick up the phone and ask a stranger for help. I know because I've been there. When I faced challenges and I didn't know where to turn, I was lucky to find a good counsellor. The unbiased information I received and how my life changed for the better lead me to return to school and obtain the education that I have.
Since 2010, I've been in private practice providing counselling to individuals and couples. In private practice the information needs to be relevant and understandable, and one size does not fit everyone. From the chairs my clients sit in to providing beverages and at times having snacks available to my clients provides a comfortable atmosphere for chatting.
My entire desire is to help my clients achieve their goals. I've gone golfing with clients, using the everyday setting of a golf course to help clients to understand their emotions and learn to let go of what is not important; I call this anger management golfing. With other clients I've baked cookies and yet others I teach them how to carve using soapstone. I've been known to have clients attend concerts as a means of developing new skills. I've even had a client pull her vehicle up and I've swapped out the battery in her car. Yet with other clients we'll simply sit and chat. All these approaches use real world situations to help my clients learn and grow beyond where they are. Each approach I use with each client is unique and tailored specifically to who they are and what they are seeking to understand and improve in their life.
My clients use my education as well as my diverse background to develop practical techniques to recreate and grow themselves beyond where they are. By assisting others to find a healthy path away from stress, anxiety and emotional outbursts my clients learn a new and better way of living.
Counselling and life coaching create a unique relationship of sharing to promote understanding and change for my clients. This unique relationship involves sharing feelings that are often not shared with others and this is a gift. Each of my clients is treated with professionalism and dedication that reflects the importance of you reaching your goals.
Although I am a fee for service Clinical Social Worker providing Psychotherapy, I use a sliding scale to determine cost. This fee is geared to income and your ability to pay.
Appointments are available 7 days a week with both daytime and evening appointments available. For clients who are unable to attend sessions in Stratford, I provide sessions through iPhone Face-time and Facebook Messenger.
To further enhance the natural process, sessions are not limited to a typical 50-minute session. I find having limits like these creates a false sense of urgency that seldom results in both a relaxed and productive session. Clients are booked 90 minutes apart providing for this relaxed atmosphere to chat. Some clients prefer to pay a nominal fee to extend sessions from 90 minutes to 2 hours.
As always, each session has one objective regardless of length, to promote a healthy, well balanced and happy you!
