About Debra
I am a leader in the field of spirituality and trauma and how they are linked together. I worked at a treatment centre and was the creator and director of a trauma program. Hundreds of men and women came through the program and found that by challenging themselves and being open to new concepts and how they could change their perspective in life have found meaning and purpose to their lives. I have worked at two major trauma hospitals in Ontario. While at McMaster and the University of Toronto I was chaplain in pediatrics ICU, HIV/oncology, palliative care, and emergency. I supported families after the one of a loved one, providing grief counselling, and facilitating memorial services and assisting in end of life care. I received my trauma training from Bessel van den Kolk a renowned trauma researcher and best selling author, and continues her studies with hm today. I have extensive experience working with firefighters, RCMP, military, Veterans, frontline workers, paramedics, and anyone who is struggling with life. I am very adversed in most modalities used in the therapy approach and meet people where they at.
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Areas of Practice
- Abuse - Physical Emotional Sexual
- Addictions
- Adult Counselling
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit | Hyperactivity
- Autism
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Cancer Support
- Codependency
- Communication Issues
- Crisis Intervention
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- End of Life Counselling
- Family Conflict
- Family Counselling
- Family of Origin
- First Responder Counselling
- Gambling
- Gender Identity
- Goal-Setting
- Grief and Loss
- Grief and Loss - Peri / Postnatal
- Grief and Loss - Pets
- Grief and Loss - Suicide
- Individual Counselling (General)
- Intimacy
- LGBTQ2
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic
- Persistent Unresolved Long-term Issues
- Person-Centred
- Personal Growth
- Phobias
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Racism
- Relationships
- Relationships - Couples
- Relationships - Dissolution | Separation | Divorce
- Relationships - Infidelity
- Relationships - Marriage
- Relationships - Premarital
- Self-Harming Practices
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Shame and Chronic Shame
- Sleep Difficulties
- Spiritual
- Stress
- Substance Use Counselling
- Suicidal Ideation - Adult
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Trauma - Accidents Death Loss
- Traumatic Birth
- Women's Concerns
- Workplace Concerns
Modalities
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Applied Behavioural Analysis
- Attachment-based Therapy
- Body-Centred Therapy
- Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Critical Incident Stress Management
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Ecotherapy | Nature Therapy
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Grief Counselling
- Group Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Meditation
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive-behavioural Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Online Counselling
- Person-Centred
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
- Solution Focused Brief
- Somatic
- Strength Based
- Telephone Counselling
Braided River Counselling
Locations
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2705 Winifred Road
Penticton BC
V0H 1N1Tel: 250-816-0678
Wheel Chair Access
Accepting new clients
Gender
- Non-Binary
Language
- English