Advanced Graduate
Level Interns

Andrew McBeth is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor-Candidate (RTCc). Before completing a Master’s of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, Andrew worked in the world of radio broadcasting. He went on to complete a Bachelor of Religious Studies and spent time serving as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.

For Andrew, working as a therapist is viewed as an act of human service, from which professional excellence and quality care entwine to promote a sense of safety and wellbeing for people seeking counselling. Andrew finds nothing more fulfilling than the experience of journeying alongside individuals during times of difficulty, helping them navigate the countless complexities of life en route to therapeutic change.

Andrew is also interested in spirituality and the exploration of what people consider to be spiritually sacred. He believes the counselling process, when integrated with spirituality, can facilitate health and wellbeing as people discover more of themselves through an inquisitive investigation of what is held most sacred.

Inspirational Quote
“Reality is more what we make of it than what it might really be.” –Steve De Shazer

How do you believe counselling can help
Counselling provides a bridge between problematic situations and change. As the cornerstone of counselling, the therapeutic relationship provides people with the opportunity to address and work through deep-seated psychological concerns free from such obstacles as bias and judgement. No matter the issue—emotional turmoil, life change, crisis, doubts, difficulties, frustrations, spirituality, or suicidality—counselling lays the groundwork for resiliency and provides a path forward towards personal healing and transformation.

Your Approach to Counselling
As a counsellor, my role is to facilitate depth of discovery by helping you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your potential to enact change in your life. Through an integrative approach to counselling that draws from numerous therapeutic methods, the goal is to tailor the approach to your unique circumstance and needs. Aside from the therapeutic method, the counsellor-client relationship is paramount in that you and I, through a collaborative relationship, co-create a therapeutic experience conducive to the outcomes that you’re seeking to achieve.

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.

Meagan is a Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy student at Evangelical Seminary. She graduated from Vanguard College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies. She has over 15 years of ministry experience and has worked in a variety of pastoral roles within that time.

How do you believe counselling can help?

In creating a dignified space of safety, clients are given the opportunity to be seen and heard at their deepest level. By giving space to explore their feelings and experiences, it provides opportunities to find new perspectives, healing, restoration, and peace.

Your approach to counselling:

I look at situations from a systemic lens, meaning that I not only look at what is happening at an individual level, but also take into account the context and dynamics taking place around the person. I welcome individual clients, couples, and families. I desire to offer a safe environment, free of judgement to explore challenging issues clients may be facing. I am committed to listen well and work collaboratively with clients to meet their goals.

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.