WELCOME!
I have been a practicing clinician for over 30 years, clinical supervisor and a teacher/presenter for 15, yoga
practitioner for over 17 years and yoga therapist for 5 years.
I have worked in three different cultures (Israel, South Africa and Canada) and in a variety of
settings, from the non profit sector, hospitals, clinics, the academia and the army to the private sector.
The above have equipped me with the life experience, knowledge and skills to benefit my clients which
have included women and men of all ages, socio-economic status, of a variety of cultural and ethnic
backgrounds and differing gender and sexual orientations. I work with individuals, couples, groups (lay and
professional), students and clinicians in the field of mental health.
The qualities I bring to my therapeutic, supervisory and academic work are passion in making change
possible and the ability to hold on to hope, the ability to promote negotiation and collaboration rather than
power over, the ability to balance support and empathy for people’s suffering with the need to promote growth
and hold self and clients accountable for their words and actions, and the ability to see the big picture as
well as working with the details of the possibility to change. In the last 5 years, I have been developing an
innovative approach which combines counselling and yoga concepts, Western and Eastern knowledges and a fit
for the unique strengths and limitations of each client. As I am learning about and applying more and more
body wisdom, mindful presence and spiritual awareness, I find that clients can heal better and transform
their suffering, whichever form it takes, into feeling safer, calmer, more content with their lives and
relationships and actively engaged with life.
I am also a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.
Values Counselling
is the North American directory of licensed therapists.
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