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Practice Information
Clara is an RSW and an RCC. She is a therapist who provides a respectful, nonjudgmental, and 2SLGBTQI+ affirming space for all of her clients to share and explore their stories. She is compassionate and understanding, calming in her approach, and grasps people's experiences on a very deep level. She is a patient and creative clinician, helping clients walk away with insights, tools, strategies, skills and more to manage better in their daily lives.
She employs a variety of therapeutic approaches, with a focus on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT/EFCT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). She is certified in EMDR Therapy.
Additionally, she is trained to:
- Help First Responders/Public Safety Personnel/Veterans suffering from operational stress injury, coping with daily life, vicarious trauma. **direct billing available**
- Provide gender-affirming care by helping transgender and non-binary clients explore and access hormone therapy (HRT) or upper surgeries.
She also provides counselling for other therapists and for health care professionals.
She has practiced as a social worker and therapist for 15 years, mostly in mental health. She has a Bachelors of Social Work from the University of British Columbia (2010) and a Masters of Social Work from the University of the Fraser Valley (2012).
Specialized Training
- Certified in EMDR Therapy following Comprehensive Basic Training and Advanced Training.
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Levels 1 & 2