Advanced Graduate
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Kingsley is a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy student at Northcentral University. He graduated from Burman University with a Bachelor of Religious Studies and from Kelowna College Of Professional Counselling with an Advanced Diploma of Applied Psychology and Counselling (specializing in Professional Counselling). Kingsley is an an Author, Speaker, Marriage Educator and Relationship Coach who has been Pastoring in Edmonton for 5 years and has over 15 years of ministry experience.

Working as a therapist for Kingsley is an act of restoring people to their rightful place in society. It is about creating safe spaces for anyone who is looking to overcome obstacles that have kept them stuck. Nothing is more fulfilling to Kingsley than walking along individuals, couples, and families, helping them untangle the complexities in their life. And getting them to that place of changing their odds from negative to positive one day at a time.

Inspirational Quote
“The shortest path to enjoying your life is discovering yourself”.

How do you believe counselling can help
“I believe counselling helps to create new perspectives of doing and seeing things. It opens doors and creates opportunities for people to explore their feelings and experiences in a non-judgemental and safe space. All together moving them towards many other possibilities that many have seemed unavailable.

Your Approach to Counselling
I take a systematic approach that is integrative. Connecting all the dots in your life (friends, family, work, culture, faith, relationships, etc) and working through them towards healing and creating continued supports. My goal is to build a safe space where we can explore the complexities of your life. From there collaborate towards untangling these complexities.

Holly completed her Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in psychology and a double minor in sociology and education at Concordia University of Edmonton in 2018. She has volunteered with many different organizations including the MS Society, Youth at Risk conference, Homeless Connect, and Alberta Hospital. While completing her undergraduate degree, Holly worked on the Peer Support team at her university to gain experience working with students living with various mental health related issues and organized events at the school to promote mental health awareness. She currently works at Alberta Hospital in the Forensics Rehab unit, supporting patients living with personality and mood disorders including borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and schizophrenia.

Holly began her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University in 2019 and has enjoyed furthering her knowledge in different counselling approaches and theories. She is passionate about self-compassion and would love to help people recognize their worth, strengths, and abilities that they already have within them.

Inspirational Quote:

“Yes grow. But don’t convince yourself those past versions of you were worthless. You wouldn’t be here without them.” – bodyposipanda

How do you believe counselling can help?

“I think counselling can help anyone who is going through a difficult time or someone who just needs to process their thoughts! Communication and listening are two essential things that can help someone heal and make sense of their environment. Counselling has the ability to teach us so many things about ourselves and can make us more self-aware of what we have to offer to the world. Building a therapeutic relationship in a counselling session can help a client and counsellor work together to set goals, discuss hardships, explore feelings, and grow continuously throughout the process.”

Your approach to counselling:

Most of my experience has been focused on a humanistic background with a person-centered therapy approach. I incorporate Carl Roger’s developed practices of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. I am passionate about cognitive behavioural therapy as I believe it’s an effective way for people to manage negative thoughts and beliefs about their circumstance. It’s also beneficial for helping individuals learn how to problem-solved and create personalized goals. Throughout my practicum, I am looking forward to becoming more familiar with dialectical behavioural therapy, emotion-focused therapy, EMDR, psychoanalytical therapy, and spiritual/faith-based therapy.

Andrea’s life has taken a path less travelled and she went back to university later in life to complete an undergraduate degree begun years earlier. She graduated with a BA in Counselling and Ministry. She also loves language and has completed a TESL (teaching English as a second language) program and has her level 1 TESL certification. Volunteering has always been a part of Andrea’s life and she has volunteered at the Pregnancy Care Centre as well as the Abortion Recovery Centre, where she is still involved.

Andrea is currently finishing her MA in Counselling at Providence Theological Seminary and will graduate in April 2022. This is a new and exciting path in the adventure that is life.

Inspirational Quotes:

“The world breaks everyone and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.”-Ernest Hemmingway (from A Farwell to Arms)

How do you believe counselling can help?

As a counsellor, I often meet people in their broken places, and since I have been to my own broken places, I feel kindness and compassion for those who are suffering. Counselling provides support and guidance as people face challenging situations. I am an ally, so that people do not need to do the hard work of change alone. I believe that healing happens in relationship and counselling provides a secure, non-judgmental, and respectful relationship that supports healthy growth and change. I believe that God created us to need each other.

Your approach to counselling:

I approach counselling from a relational perspective and view it through an attachment lens. Emotionally focused therapy is of particular interest to me because it does not view individuals in isolation, but as part of an interconnected group. I believe that one of our deepest longings as human beings is to be authentically known and loved, and counselling can be a safe place for people to begin the journey toward healthy and soul-satisfying relationships, both with others and themselves. I realize that everyone is in a different place, so I would encourage you to not be afraid, come as you are, and I will meet you at that place.

Elise is passionate about psychology and the power of strong relationships to overcome adversity in life. In her late teens, Elise worked for a non-profit society assisting adults with disabilities. Her experience there sparked her interest in psychology, eventually leading her to pursue counselling.

Elise graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Honours psychology degree at MacEwan University in 2018. She is in her third and final year of her Master of Counselling at the University of Lethbridge.

Elise completed an undergraduate thesis on children and reading development and was a volunteer researcher on several studies during her time at MacEwan University. Professionally, Elise has spent the last 7 years working with families whose children live with developmental and behavioural disorders. She has helped both the parents and children to deal with anxiety, behavioural problems, cognitive delays, attention disorders, and family relationship management.

Inspirational Quotes:

“It matters little where a man may be at this moment, the point is whether he is growing.”-George McDonald

How do you believe counselling can help?

Our lives can be fast-paced and hectic and finding a moment to slow down and process events and emotions can be almost impossible. Having a space to express yourself can foster healing and hope as well as give you the opportunity to discover things about yourself you have never noticed before. I believe that self-reflection and exploration can lead people to become better versions of themselves.

Your approach to counselling:

I take a client-centered approach to therapy. I strongly believe the client is the expert on their own life and my role is to accompany and guide a client through therapy. I use a cognitive-behavioural approach that explores how a client’s thoughts, behaviours and emotions influence their life. I also work from an attachment perspective which examines the role of close relationships in the client’s life and how they influence behaviour patterns. Most importantly, I believe that it is a gift to hear someone’s life stories and share in everything from their joys to their deepest pain. I hope to offer a space for clients where they are comfortable sharing their pain and challenges and help them to reach deeper levels of awareness and peace, whatever that may look like for them.