Background
I
am a Registered Clinical Counsellor
in the province of British Columbia. I have an Honours Degree in Psychology
from
University
of Toronto
and I received
my M.A. in Educational Psychology. Since 1981 I have taken further graduate
and post-graduate level training in assessment and counselling therapy approaches.
In addition to working as a counsellor I am also a Certified Professional Coach, having received advanced training for that from the College of Executive Coaching - a post graduate institution based in California.
As a counsellor I have worked as part of interdisciplinary
teams,
at Lifemark Health, Columbia
Rehabilitation Centre (Vancouver) and the Pain Management Clinic (Toronto) for the past 23 years.
As a Counsellor, I have a substantial amount of training in
- Family Systems
- Basic and advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (including The Strategic Developmental Model© for EMDR developed by Maureen Kitchur)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Self-Regulation Therapy (SRT)
As a Coach, I have training in
- Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching
- Emotional Intelligence in Coaching
- Executive Coaching
- Assessment approaches in Coaching
- Positive Psychology in Coaching
(All of the above through the College of Executive Coaching)
Individuals
Depending on what is happening for you, I will utilize either counselling or coaching approaches. This means that we will agree to work via counselling or coaching but not both.
Couples
I
also work with distressed couples
who find themselves relating to eachother
in
couterproductive ways and have difficulty
understanding why.
With all approaches that I use, my goal is to show clients how to access their own resources to gain self-acceptance and to make healthy changes in their lives. I recognize that there are occasions when clients may benefit from the acquisition of skills to enhance the quality of their relationships with themselves and others. Association Involvement: I was a Delegate Counsel member of The British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors for several years. I am past chair of the Continuing Education Committee for this organization. In 1999 the association honoured me with the Volunteer of the Year award for my work in advancing the mission of the association through volunteer efforts.
I
was one of the main planners
of a National Conference of Counsellors
that took place in Vancouver in May
of 2007.
In
addition to my work with BCACC, I am the Director
of Absolute
Balance Counselling & Consulting
Ltd., the developer of CounsellingBC.com--
BC's most prominent and well-respected
online resource relating to counselling and
psychotherapy as practiced by Registered Clinical
Counsellors, Certified Canadian Counsellors,
Registered Psychologists, and .Registered Social
Workers. I have also created Therapytalks.net - Talks with Therapists without the "Lingo"
Call
or Email for an Appointment
604
729-6059
jeff@jeffreyfisher.ca
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