Financial Management for Clinical Counsellors: A Two-Part Workshop
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual
Gain a deeper understanding of your practice’s finances with this tailored two-part workshop designed specifically for clinical counsellors. Whether you’re in private practice or considering incorporation, these sessions will equip you with the knowledge and tools to manage your finances with more confidence.

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Over the course of two sessions, you will learn about:

Budgeting and Bookkeeping Best Practices
Tax Updates for Clinical Counsellors
Personal vs. Corporate Taxes

New Member Onboarding | Welcome to BCACC
2025-02-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Have you recently become an RCC? We would like to invite you to join us to learn more about the association and the value of the membership.

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The session will cover:

An overview of the association
BCACC’s role as a regulatory body
BCACC’s role as a professional association
Member benefits & Member portal
eConnect & Education offerings

At the end of the session, you also have an option to stay on for an extra 15 minutes to connect with others.

Lunch & Learn: Understanding BCACC's New QACC Program & Platform
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
BCACC’s Quality Assurance Continuing Competency (QACC) program is designed to promote high practice standards. The program engages and supports you to practice safely, competently, and ethically throughout your career. The program is focused primarily on engagement and uses a structured approach to help you, as a lifelong learner, continue to enhance the work you are already doing to uphold BCACC’s Code of Ethical Conduct and Standards of Clinical Practice and to ensure the best outcomes for your clients.

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To support members in navigating the new QACC program and platform, this training session will cover the following:

An overview of the program
How to complete a self-assessment within the system
How to build a learning plan within the platform
How to log your learning activities and track your credits
A Q&A session to answer your most pressing questions

Please note: This event is for RCCs only.

Unlocking the Power of Narrative Therapy
2025-03-05 09:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-12 09:00 - 12:30 | Online, BC, Canada
This set of two half-day webinars will focus on the theory and practice of Narrative Therapy. This training is designed for individuals who already have familiarity with the practice of Narrative Therapy and, ideally, have had some experience implementing the method with clients.
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These workshops will explore:

The philosophical underpinnings and theoretical perspectives of Narrative Therapy
Externalization including metaphors, questions and conversations
Reauthoring conversations and discovering how unique outcomes lay a path for healing
Definitional ceremonies and rituals as components of Narrative Therapy

Lunch & Learn | Navigating BCACC Complaints: A Guide for Clinical Counsellors
2025-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for an insightful lunch and learn session with Harpreet Dosanjh, Senior Lawyer and Mediator, as she provides essential guidance on handling complaints filed with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). With 15 years of experience in litigation and professional liability, Harpreet will share her expertise in regulatory work and professional defense, offering valuable insights for clinical counsellors facing complaints or disciplinary proceedings.

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Matters of the Mind | Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely: Loneliness and You
2025-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Led by an experienced Registered Clinical Counsellor, this session will:

Demystify the concept of loneliness in today’s interconnected world
Address the lasting impact of the pandemic on social isolation
Introduce innovative concepts like ‘neededness’ and JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)
Provide simple and actionable strategies to balance out loneliness in ourselves and others.
Offer interactive elements for real-time engagement and self-reflection (low-barrier & anonymous interactions)

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Whether you’re a mental health professional, community leader, or simply someone looking to understand and overcome loneliness, this presentation offers valuable insights and tools for fostering meaningful connections in our fast-paced world.
About Matters of the Mind: Free Mental Health Webinars for the People of BC
Matters of the Mind is a series of free online public webinars focusing on relevant topics related to mental health and well-being. In these sessions, BCACC brings forward expertise from our Registered Clinical Counsellors to provide knowledge and tools to help navigate life’s challenges.
Our goal is to contribute to the wellness of all British Columbians by breaking stigma and providing empowering information.

Want to watch our past presentations? Check them out here

Transforming Problematic Caregiver Patterns: A workshop to support clinician’s effectiveness when working with tricky parents and caregivers
2025-04-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
This training is designed for clinicians and therapists working with caregivers of children, adolescents, and even those who aim to involve caregivers in supporting their adult clients. Natasha will provide an emotion-focused framework for understanding problematic parenting patterns and will share tools and methods to encourage positive changes in caregivers’ attitudes and behaviors in a constructive and supportive manner. Additionally, this training includes a module offering practical strategies for handling difficult or adversarial co-parenting relationships that affect child and adolescent development and mental health.

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Join us for this important workshop which will provide:

An emotion-focused framework for understanding problematic parenting patterns
Tools and methods to encourage positive changes in caregivers’ attitudes and behaviors in a constructive and supportive manner.
Practical strategies for handling difficult or adversarial co-parenting relationships that affect child and adolescent development and mental health.

Matters of the Mind | Caregivers and the Teen Years: How to Navigate Your Relationship, Healthy Boundaries, and Conflict
2025-04-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The teen years can be a challenging time for both adolescents and caregivers. Are you looking for practical strategies to navigate the complexities of this developmental stage? Join BCACC’s “Matters of the Mind” presentation, our free online event offered by experienced Registered Clinical Counsellors.
This session will provide valuable insights and resources to help you:

Understand the developmental changes teens experience
Foster a healthy and supportive relationship with your teen
Establish and maintain healthy boundaries
Effectively manage conflict

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About Matters of the Mind: Free Mental Health Webinars for the People of BC
Matters of the Mind is a series of free online public webinars focusing on relevant topics related to mental health and well-being. In these sessions, BCACC brings forward expertise from our Registered Clinical Counsellors to provide knowledge and tools to help navigate life’s challenges.
Our goal is to contribute to the wellness of all British Columbians by breaking stigma and providing empowering information.

Want to watch our past presentations? Check them out here

Navigating the Day-to-Day Challenges of Private Practice
2025-04-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Many RCCs find themselves in private practice, only to realize it requires business-minded thinking they may not have anticipated. This workshop is designed for those running their private practice and finding some aspects of the business side challenging.
Join us for an interactive online workshop featuring two seasoned RCCs who are dedicated to mastering the business of private practice. Constance Lynn Hummel (The Business of Helping) and Stephanie Davis (Shoreline Counselling and host of “A Not So Private Practice” podcast) will share their expertise on tackling the day-to-day business challenges of running a successful practice.

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Topics may include:

General operations and time management
Strategies for growth
Building a supportive peer community
Setting professional boundaries
Navigating day-to-day complexities

Understanding and Supporting Clients with Brain Injury and Concussion
2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This two-part workshop equips clinical counsellors with essential knowledge and practical strategies to support clients with brain injuries and concussions. Delve into the latest evidence-based practices, debunk common myths, and explore the intersection of brain injury with grief, cultural safety, and intimate partner violence (IPV).

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Key Topics:

Foundations: Definitions, types, and provincial and national data on brain injury including disparities in sports, Indigenous communities, and IPV survivors.
Clinical Challenges: Recognizing subtle presentations, signs and symptoms, adapting communication and/or interventions, and addressing barriers like missed appointments.
Effective Interventions: Tailoring approaches beyond short-term therapy, incorporating collaborative care with other professionals.
Cultural & Ethical Considerations: Strategies for culturally safe care, particularly for Indigenous clients.
Clinician Resilience: Managing frustration and avoiding unintentional dismissal of clients.

Save the Date! BCACC Annual General Meeting
2025-05-26 12:00 - 13:15 | Online
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We invite you to join us for BCACC’s 2025 Annual General Meeting.
The meeting will be hosted online through Zoom. Presenters will be live, and members will be able to participate in voting on motions through the poll function and will be able to pose questions in a Q&A box in response to agenda items.

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Staying Objective in Couples Counselling: Strategies for Ethical and Effective Practice
2025-05-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
This workshop focuses on maintaining professional objectivity in couples counselling. We will explore foundational principles, frameworks like EFT and Gottman, and strategies to manage personal biases and maintain neutrality.

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Learning Objectives:

Understand the benefits of clinician objectivity for both the counsellor and the client.
Identify how personal bias can influence the therapeutic relationship and outcomes in couples counselling.
Recognize the relevance of BCACC Practice Standards in fostering objective clinical work with couples.
Develop skills to identify bias when working with couples.
Apply practical strategies to address bias and maintain objectivity in their clinical practice.

Mindful Marketing: Authentically Attracting Your Ideal Clients
2025-06-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Reach the clients who need you-without sacrificing your authenticity.
Discover how to translate your passion for counselling into language that truly connects, in a way that feels natural and genuine. This workshop is designed specifically for counsellors who want to clarify their unique value and attract the clients they’re best equipped to help, using empathy and storytelling-not sales tactics.
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Why attend?

Pinpoint the clients you’re most passionate about serving
Develop inviting, authentic language and resources to reach them
Approach every first conversation with confidence and warmth

No jargon, no pressure tactics—just meaningful skills to help you show up with clarity and authenticity.

Clinical Supervision Summit
2025-06-12 | Adler University, 520 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3J5, Canada
Step into a day of connection, honest conversation, and professional growth at the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors’ Clinical Supervision Summit! This is your chance to move beyond the everyday, immersing yourself in two workshops designed to challenge, support, and elevate your supervisory practice.

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Morning Workshop: Relational Wisdom—Decolonizing Clinical Supervision
June 12th | 9am – 1pm
Engage in honest, experiential conversations about how history, culture, and power shape supervision. Facilitators Nelson Szeto and Ruth Unaegbu will guide you through dynamic discussions, live demonstrations, and small-group roleplays to help you cultivate a more relational and inclusive approach to supervision.
Afternoon Workshop: Elevate Your Supervisory Practice—Supervision-of-Supervision (SoS)
June 12th | 2pm – 5pm
Step into the specialized role of Supervisor of Supervision with this hands-on session designed to equip you with advanced frameworks and practical tools to mentor supervisor candidates and newly approved supervisors, expanding your leadership and impact.

Town Hall | Regulation Updates
2025-06-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Stay Informed, Stay Connected
Join us at BCACC’s upcoming Town Hall, where our CEO, Michael Radano, will guide you through the latest developments in the regulation process for clinical counsellors in BC. As your professional association, we’re committed to keeping you updated and supported every step of the way. This is your opportunity to hear the latest, find out what we are doing as an association, and ask questions as we navigate this important change together.

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Get Found Online: SEO for Counsellors
2025-07-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
If you’ve heard of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), want to make your counselling practice easier to find online, and aren’t sure where to start—this hands-on workshop is for you! This isn’t a tech-talk, and you won’t get lost in the weeds. Instead, we’re offering tangible, supportive guidance to refine your content and pages the right way.
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Learn SEO basics in plain language to help your practice appear in Google searches.
Get step-by-step guidance on setting up and organizing your website’s key pages.
Discover simple ways to use keywords and local strategies to attract more clients in your area.

Town Hall: Regulation of Clinical Counsellors & Psychotherapists in BC
2025-07-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for a very special BCACC Town hall
BCACC CEO, Michael Radano breaks down the July 16 announcement on new regulatory updates and what it means for RCCs and the profession.
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Here’s what you can expect:

What does this mean for RCCs? What do RCCs need to do?
Key timelines
Transition process
Information about the regulatory college
BCACC’s advocacy effort
Access the most up-to-date, reliable information, understand the roadmap to regulation, and have all your questions answered

BCACC Conference 2025: Cultivating Connections
2025-09-19 09:00 - 2025-09-20 17:00 | Sheraton Wall Centre, 1000 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R9, Canada
Join us at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver for the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors’ 2025 Conference, centered around the theme of “Cultivating Connections.”
In an increasingly complex world, the importance of meaningful connections in mental health cannot be overstated. Our 2025 conference will build upon the success of previous events, offering a rich program of workshops, keynote speeches, and networking opportunities.

Date: September 19th & 20th 2025
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel – Vancouver, BC

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What to Expect
Attendees can anticipate:

Engaging keynote presentations from leaders in the field
A range of workshops and breakout sessions
Ample opportunities for professional networking
CE credits for continuing education requirements

From War to Resettlement: Refugee Stories, Insights, and Practice Guidelines
2025-09-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
What does it mean to be a refugee?
What are the experiences of living through war, fleeing violence, and resettling in a faraway country where you must learn to live an unfamiliar way of life?
In this interactive half-day presentation, Dr. Zuhra Teja will take you on a refugee’s journey—from pre-flight to flight to resettlement.
Drawing on global human rights standards, she will ground participants in ethical and research-informed service-delivery through a trauma-informed and rights-based lens. Through stories from her clinical work with torture survivors, her work in conflict and post-conflict societies, her family’s lived experience of migration across four continents, and her research with adolescent refugees, we will hear the voices of refugees and war-affected families.
Along the way, she will offer questions for self-reflection and collaborative consultation: What are our accurate and inaccurate assumptions about refugees from diverse cultural contexts? How do we preserve the therapeutic relationship while working with interpreters? And how do we foster emotional safety, dignity, resilience, and hope?
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Lunch & Learn: Demystifying the Complaints Process
2025-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, BC, Canada
Join our Regulation Team for an informative Lunch & Learn designed to bring clarity to the complaint process and the essential role of clinical supervisors.
Whether you are a seasoned clinical supervisor, considering supervision, or simply curious about the complaint resolution pathway, this session will equip you with practical insights to confidently navigate your responsibilities.
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What we’ll cover:

A clear review of the Inquiry Process
Gain an understanding of the steps involved, with a special focus on the role of the clinical supervisor in Consent Agreements and resolution
Minimum requirements to be a clinical supervision/consult
Learn what qualifies you to act as a supervisor or consultant in the consent agreement completion
Meeting complaint resolution requirements
Discover supervisor expectations and best practices for assisting RCCs through the resolution process.
How complaint supervision differs from typical supervision
Understand the unique aspects and additional considerations in this specialized form of supervision.
Avoiding role confusion and pitfalls
Some tips to manage the dual role of supervisor and consultant and to avoid common challenges and misunderstandings.

Enhancing Clinical Supervision with Process Models: A Focus on the Seven-Eyed Model
2025-10-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Are you an Approved Clinical Supervisor seeking practical tools to navigate complex supervision challenges? This highly interactive, two-hour workshop will equip you with advanced skills to apply process models like the Seven-Eyed Model in real supervisory situations.
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What to expect:

Hands-On Learning:
Engage in role-plays, breakout discussions, and live demonstrations to practice using process models.
Real Challenges, Real Solutions:
Use your own supervisory challenges (submitted in advance) to discover how models can address emotionally complex situations.
Bridging Approaches:
Learn to transition between the Seven-Eyed, Cyclical, and Discrimination Models to enhance your effectiveness.
Expert Facilitation:
Receive direct feedback and guidance from experienced facilitator David Stewart.

Discussing Sexuality with Clients
2025-10-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Ready to feel more comfortable addressing sexuality with your clients—even if they don’t bring it up themselves? This practical, interactive workshop arms clinical counsellors with the skills and confidence to make sexuality a normalized part of therapy.
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WATCH A CLIP FROM A PREVIOUS SESSION, (Which was live)

What You’ll Learn:

Approaches for gently raising sexuality and sexual health during intake and throughout therapy.
Expanded models of sexual response to help move beyond traditional perspectives.
Culturally sensitive strategies for exploring client histories, identities, and relational styles, including non-monogamy and polyamory.
Tools to navigate your own discomfort and create a safe space for open dialogue.
Real-world language, sample scripts, and practical frameworks for every stage of the therapeutic process.

Ethical Decision-Making in Practice
2025-10-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
An Interactive Workshop that Brings Ethics to Life
Ethical decision-making is central to our work, but for many, the guidelines and codes learned during graduate studies can fade into the background. This workshop is designed to bring those tools back into focus, showing how the BCACC’s Code of Ethical Conduct, Standards of Practice and decision-making guidelines can support you in navigating real-world complexities.
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What to Expect:

Active participation: Step into lively discussions where your voice matters and your perspective shapes the process.
Collaborative exploration: There are no easy answers—this is about navigating gray areas together and building confidence in your ethical process.
A fresh take on ethics: Discover how engaging – and even fun – it can be to tackle ethical dilemmas with curious, like-minded colleagues.

Suicide: What to know and how to help
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, BC, Canada
This presentation aims to increase our understanding and awareness about suicide:

addressing what it means,
why some people experience thoughts of suicide,
and how we can all help support people who may be struggling.

The session covers a broad overview of potential signs of distress, risk factors, and ways to support others compassionately. Attendees will learn what actions to take if they’re concerned about someone, the importance of open conversations, and how to access local and national support services. No specialized background needed. Just a willingness to learn and be part of a caring community.
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ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Matt Treble Matt Treble is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, dedicated to supporting mental health and well-being across British Columbia. He specializes in suicide awareness and prevention, drawing on his clinical expertise to engage communities and facilitate impactful, evidence-informed presentations. Matt’s focus on educating the public about understanding suicide ensures his session delivers both compassionate guidance and practical strategies for supporting those affected by these issues.

Demand Avoidance in Autism - Workshop
2025-11-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, BC, Canada
Integrating research with compassionate practice
Demand Avoidance-sometimes described as a PDA profile-is a growing topic of interest for clinicians seeking to deepen their understanding of the diversity of experiences within the autism spectrum.
Rather than viewing these behaviours as oppositional or problematic, this workshop invites participants to consider demand avoidance as a way to communicate a need for autonomy and reduce distress.
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In this workshop, participants will:

Explore the relationship between Autism and PDA
Recognize key features often associated with the PDA profile
Learn strategies to support clients who experience difficulty with everyday demands
Review current and emerging research related to demand avoidance
Become familiar with relevant resources that inform compassionate and collaborative practice

While PDA remains a topic of debate, this workshop does not seek to take a position, but rather to inform participants about the varied perspectives and emerging research, encouraging reflection on how these insights can guide supportive and ethical practice.

Human-Led SEO in the Age of AI Search
2025-11-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Online, BC, Canada
As AI tools like ChatGPT and AI Overviews transform how people search for information, counsellors and mental health professionals are facing a new digital reality: how do potential clients find you online?
In this session, we’ll demystify SEO for the age of AI — focusing on human-led strategies that help your practice show up naturally and authentically in both traditional and AI-driven search.
You’ll learn:

How AI search (like ChatGPT) is reshaping online visibility
What good SEO looks like — and how to measure real results
Practical, human-first ways to improve your website’s searchability right away

Walk away with clear, actionable steps to strengthen your online presence and connect with more of the right clients — without sounding like a robot.

Town Hall January 2026
2026-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, BC, Canada
AN UPDATE ON REGULATION IN BC
Join us for a very special BCACC Town Hall with Dianne Milette
Join BCACC CEO Michael Radano and special guest Dianne Milette, Registrar/CEO of the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC.
This important conversation will cover your questions about the evolving landscape of psychotherapy and clinical counselling regulation in British Columbia. The goal is to help you understand the key changes, nuances, and implications for your professional practice.
Whether you’re navigating new regulatory requirements or seeking clarity on what these changes mean for your career, this session will provide essential insights and answer your questions about the path forward for clinical counsellors in BC.
