“The support, counsel and insightfulness I received from Georgia was invaluable to me during a most difficult time in my life. Thank you so much for helping me make it.”
M.S.About
Trained Clinical Counsellor in Victoria, BC
Georgia has developed her professional practice, working with a range of people in crisis or simply wishing to grow and pursue new directions. She has helped people move from a state of chaos and dealing with significant challenges to empowerment and self-direction through both individual and and couples counselling. Her work involves a significant amount of supporting self-development as well as social skills development. In addition to private practice, Georgia has worked as a Mental Health Counsellor for the Vancouver Island Health Authority; four years as a Women’s Counsellor with The Victoria Women’s Transition House Society and nine years as an Employment Assistance Counsellor. Georgia has recently trained as a hypnotherapist (RTT Practitioner trained in the Marisa Peer method).
Areas of special interest
Georgia practices a strength-based and person-centred approach in her work with individuals. Bringing a good sense of humour, down to earth manner and a positive, warm attitude, she has excellent individual, group facilitation and workshop skills. Over the past thirteen years Georgia has worked with individuals and groups of people experiencing a range of challenges and seeking help with:
- Couples/relationship/communication
- Career development
- Life transitions
- Parenting teens
- Loss and grief (normal and complicated)
- Trauma
- Poor boundaries and low self esteem
- Bullying in the workplace
- Self harming/cutting
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Depression
- Inner child exploration
In addition to her MA, Georgia has also completed a range of advanced professional development programs including: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Certification; Counselling Practice training; PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows – a person centred planning tool) Facilitator Training; Aging to Saging Certification; and Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions – Facilitator Training and recently completed training in hypnotherapy (Rapid Transformational Therapy using the Marisa Peer method).
Georgia is a member of:
The Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (certification #5304; membership #5086) 2023-2024.
International Institute of Complementary Therapists (membership #2108051044) 2023-2024.
Georgia is married (43 years) with two adult children and one grandchild.