Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Parksville, BC V9P
Let's Connect (604) 337-2545
I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) as my primary therapeutic model. My goal is to assist people to release the burdens that they carry and to foster access to their deeper Selves. I have experience working with individual's and couples with a vast array of Mental Health, Emotional, and Relational concerns. Often the people I see carry; anxiety, depression, complex trauma, PTSD, substance use, and OCD, relational stress, amongst others. My partner is an RCC and she also uses IFS and has experience treating complex trauma. Full details can be found on our website.
IFS therapy is based upon the idea that every person has multiple sub-personalities which can be in conflict with each other. This can lead to problematic habits and behaviors. The goal of IFS therapy is to help people identify and accept the different parts of themselves and heal the parts that are wounded. (Forbes Health, Sept. 04, 2023)
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $155
- Couple Sessions $230
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque, Zelle
Insurance
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- First Nations Health Authority
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Medavie Blue Cross
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Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Columbia College of Social Workers Christopher Spencer
- In Practice for 15 Years
- Attended University of British Columbia, MSW, Graduated 2009
Registered Social Worker: Christopher Spencer
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Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Emotional Disturbance
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Veterans
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Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
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Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW
Location
Nearby Areas
Towns/Cities
Call for a free consultation now - (604) 337-2545
Awaken Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW