Carmen Mutschele

About Carmen

Each person is unique and comes with their own challenges and strengths. Building trust is most important and I tailor my approach to the needs of each client, including a variety of modalities depending on what works best for your needs and personality. I enjoy working with individuals from different cultural backgrounds, and I have an extensive understanding of Indigenous issues, such as the impacts of colonization and intergenerational trauma. We are all impacted by our family of origin and the culture/belief system we grew up in; therapy can be a powerful tool for deeper exploration and processing and help us live a more authentic and soulful life. After all the word ‘Psychotherapy’ comes from Greek meaning “Healing of the Soul”.

I work in a client centered way and believe that creating a welcoming atmosphere and using occasional humor creates a comfortable space, where the difficult things in life can be shared more easily. I also work with the strengths of my clients – exploring thought patterns and working on coping strategies (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). I am also fluent in German and can offer sessions in both languages (English and German).

Specialties:

Trauma-Informed and Psychodynamic (exploring how past experiences and trauma affect our lives today)

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

IFOT – Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy for Complex Trauma

Attachment Theory: How childhood attachment patterns affect our relationships today

Child and Youth Mental Health

Trauma and Abuse survivors (incl. Child Sexual Abuse, Shock Trauma, Developmental Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma)

Prenatal and Postpartum Counselling (Post-partum depression, parent/child relationships, birth trauma, etc)

Living with Purpose/Life coaching

Wildfire, natural disaster and Covid 19 Pandemic debrief and processing

Carmen Mutschele, BSW, M.Ed., RCC