About Elise
In my counselling practice, I seek to create a warm, grounding and generative space. I work from a humanistic perspective, centred in a belief that each of us is insightful, resourceful and capable. In a counselling session with me, you will find calm patience and encouragement. There will be attentive reflections, curiosity and likely some laughter.
Through more than a decade of experience in community practice, focused on education and capacity-building, I have learned that belonging is a core human need, and a motivator for many behaviours. Informed by attachment theory, I believe that an understanding of ourselves within our relationships can be a powerful foundation for healing and growth. I am interested in supporting clients to deepen their emotional literacy, self-compassion and relational skills to achieve their goals for change. I bring many years of facilitation and leadership experience in community, where I create and hold space for folks to learn, share, grow and relate to one another.
My work is guided by a commitment to social justice values. As a white, non-disabled, cisgender queer femme, I continue to deepen my anti-oppression practices, and I bring an intersectional feminist lens to my work with clients.
Counselling Focus
Elise specializes in working with adults navigating:
Anxiety
Chronic stress & burnout
Relationship issues
Strained family relations
Communicating through conflict
Building self compassion
Social injustice
Identity exploration
Approaches in Therapy
Person-Centred
Attachment Theory
Mindfulness
Intersectional Feminist
Queer Theory
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Somatics
Parts work (IFS)
Selected Professional Training
Deep Democracy - Conflict Resolution Foundations and Intermediate Courses
Heart of Facilitation, Partners for Youth Empowerment
Trauma Informed Practice Level 1 - Trauma Informed Practice Institute
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) Core and Advanced trainings
Elise's Rates
15 min Phone Consultation: No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 minute sessions: standard $140, sliding scale $110-140
75 minute sessions: standard $190, sliding scale $160-190
Relationship/Family Counselling
50 minute sessions: standard $190, sliding scale $160-190
75 minute sessions: standard $240, sliding scale $210-240
Hormone Readiness Assessment
Two 40-minute sessions-$300 per assessment
Elise can work with folks utilizing First Nations Health Authority funding, Crime Victims Assistance Program, and Autism Funding Unit.
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