About Dana
I’m Dana and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia and an Internationally Certified Drug and Alcohol Counsellor. I have over 16 years of counselling experience and absolutely love this work. I have a Bachelor in Child and Youth Care with extensive experience in children, youth and family counselling. I have personal and professional experiences led me to complete a Master of Arts in Addiction Counselling at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation School of Addiction Studies. I have been mentored by, and worked alongside, the world’s experts in addiction treatment. I have had the pleasure of working in residential and outpatient treatment settings in Minnesota and on Vancouver Island. I am trained in trauma informed care, expressive therapies, is an expert in 12 step facilitation. I have training in DBT and integrate behavioural therapies into my work. I also hold a Master of Art in Health Leadership from Royal Roads University.
Other Information
Areas of Practice
- Addictions
- Adult Counselling
- Adults
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Child Counselling (11 to 13 yrs)
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Communication Issues
- Depression
- Eating Issues
- Family Conflict
- Family of Origin
- Gambling
- Grief and Loss
- Individual Counselling (General)
- Intimacy
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic
- Parenting
- Person-Centred
- Personal Growth
- Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Shame and Chronic Shame
- Spiritual
- Stress
- Substance Use Counselling
Modalities
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Experiential
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Grief Counselling
- Group Therapy
- Meditation
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive-behavioural Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuroplasticity
- Online Counselling
- Person-Centred
- Strength Based
- Telephone Counselling
Surrender To Hope Counselling
Locations
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111 Station Street, Suite 201, office 3
Duncan BC
V9L 1M8Tel: 250-701-6072
Wheel Chair Access
Accepting new clients
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Nanaimo BC
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Victoria BC
Gender
- Woman
Language
- English