Dr. Katharine Smart

Paediatrician

Dr. Katharine Smart is a Qualified Specialist in the province of BC. She is dedicated to providing thorough and compassionate Autism diagnostic services for children and their families. Dr. Smart has been the pediatric lead of the Yukon Autism Diagnostic program for the last 5 years. Her training and expertise ensure that each assessment is conducted with the highest level of professionalism and care.

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Suzanne is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.

She is a former Nurse Practitioner with more than 20 years of experience working in healthcare. Offering counselling support for individuals and couples, she provides a safe space and an open, accepting, environment.

Suzanne’s therapeutic approach is authentic, empathic, and non-judgemental. She understands you are unique, and have your own experiences and she recognizes that you are the expert in your situation. She is passionate about helping empower people to navigate challenging situations so they can live their chosen and best lives. Using a collaborative approach, Suzanne will support you in reaching your desired treatment goals.

She offers a wide range of experience, both lived as well as professionally and relies on therapeutic modalities including:

• ART

• CBT

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

• Emotionally Focused Therapy

• Trauma-informed Practice

• Person-centred Therapy

Suzanne is also heavily involved in using a specific type of trauma therapy that she uses in conjunction with other therapies.

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Mindy is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who holds Master Degrees in Special Education and Counselling Psychology. She has a strong background in helping children and youth with Autism and ADHD in social skill development and emotional regulation. She has a special interest in supporting parents with positive attachment and conflict resolution. In her clinical work, Mindy emphasizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship and utilizes a person-centred approach to customize treatment plans. She incorporates applied behaviour analysis into psychotherapy to help her clients navigate through obstacles and make positive changes.

Her treatments and methodologies include: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).

Mindy’s areas of clinical interest include:

Positive attachment

Emotional regulation

Adjustment disorder

OCD Self-harm

Suicidality

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MACP Candidate under the supervision of RCC Lisa A. Butcher

Claudette is a master’s intern student in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Claudette is qualified to practice under the clinical supervision of Lisa Butcher.

As a former RCMP officer, Claudette brings 27 years of experience working with those impacted by adverse life events, trauma, and systemic issues.

Claudette has a deep passion for helping individuals, children, and couples overcome their life barriers. She values a trauma-informed environment that encourages self-reflection and self-discovery while honoring each person’s unique experiences and self-agency.

Using a biopsychosocial framework and a respect-focused foundation, Claudette provides a thoughtful and integrative approach to counselling. She incorporates select theories and interventions from various modalities, including Person-Centered Therapy, CBT, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) to meet the specific needs and goals of her clients.

Claudette is especially interested in helping clients understand their life factors and overcome distress and core wounds to promote personal change and well-being. She welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and is committed to creating a non-judgmental environment that supports sharing and client empowerment.

Areas of Focus Include:

• Adults

• Trauma-Informed Practice

• Anxiety/Depression

• Challenges with Boundaries

• Issue Related to Self-Worth

• Behavioural Challenges

• Coping Challenges

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Registered Clinical Counsellor, RCC #23601

Sam holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis and is a registered autism service provider with MCFD. Recently, she earned a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and is a registered clinical counsellor with BCACC. In addition, Sam has been a fitness coach for over a decade, further enriching her holistic approach to client care. Sam’s approach is person-centred and eclectic by nature, combining various methods into her practice to best suit her client’s needs. Sam is a dedicated professional with over 10 years of experience working with children, particularly those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. She specializes in implementing behavior change strategies that foster connection and promote well-being for both children and their families. Her expertise includes teaching essential skills for daily functioning, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, and effective communication. Sam enjoys working with individuals and families of all ages and backgrounds. Her warm, calm, and welcoming demeanour creates a safe and supportive environment for her clients. Sam is committed to a client-centered approach, empowering individuals to take an active role in their healing journey. She values collaboration in developing tailored treatment plans that address each client’s unique needs and perspectives, approaching every situation with curiosity, humility, and respect.

Sam specializes in children, youth, and adults experiencing:

• Anxiety / depression, communication issues

• Behavioural challenges, Autism, ADHD, difficulties with emotional regulation, poor self esteem, body image issues, • Coping challenges, trauma-related issues.

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Laura Hayos (She/Her), MScOT, Reg. OT (BC), MEd, has over a decade of experience working in healthcare as a licensed occupational therapist in clinical, education and leadership roles, in rural, remote communities and urban settings in Ontario, Nunavut and British Columbia. Laura is compassionate and client-centered in her approach to empower clients to achieve their goals. With diverse experience supporting clients with mental, physical and cognitive challenges, she integrates all of her knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive, wholistic care.

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Sarah Russell is an accomplished Occupational Therapist who obtained her Bachelor of Psychology and Masters of Occupational Therapy from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She has worked in various settings including hospitals, community care, and private practice in Kelowna and Vancouver. Sarah’s approach to therapy is client-centered and holistic, where she focuses on finding sustainable solutions that help her clients achieve their goals. With diverse experience in physical, mental, cognitive, and concussion rehabilitation, Sarah is passionate about promoting health and well-being, and providing rehabilitation to support her clients in their daily activities and roles.

Sarah is known for her clinical strengths in workplace health and wellness, gradual return to work programming, case management, ergonomic assessments, job demand analyses, Functional Capacity Evaluations, and Cost of Future Care Assessments.

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Georgia is a passionate and creative professional that has successfully directed her way through the related fields of elementary education, adult education and employment counselling into the field of applied psychology and Clinical Counselling. With this experience, she has worked with persons from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds and is familiar with both the developmental and adult- life stages across the lifespan. Georgia is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BCACC and is also registered to work with CVAP and FNHA clients. She is a provider of trauma therapy for first responders and Government frontline workers. She has a Masters’ Degree in Education (Adult) with additional graduate work in Counselling Psychology. She also has five years experience working as a Clinical Counsellor in a Substance Use Treatment Center. Her goal is to assist adults (of any age) to meet their personal emotional, psychological and social goals in order to live with satisfaction in the present moment and beyond. This often involves self reflection, courage, determination and the desire to experience and ‘live in’ our strength capacities in order to let go of the things that are no longer working for us. Georgia’s primary focus is assisting persons to work with and move through anxiety, depression, their own internal conflict, external relational conflicts and the experiences of trauma (both adverse life events and life-threatening ones). In short, her goal is to help people gain clarity and satisfaction in their lives. She uses the following modalities (and more) to work with clients - as an active participant in their own healing process:

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Satir Family Systems

• Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

• Mindfulness and body-based awareness

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

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Dr. Sidhu is an experienced Registered Psychologist with a warm, caring, and thoughtful approach. She can help you navigate life’s hurdles and improve mood and anxiety issues, trauma, life transitions and relationships. Dr. Sidhu works collaboratively with you to become the best version of yourself while cultivating relationships with each client based on a psychodiagnostic assessment to determine treatment goals based on his/her/their unique needs.

She helps recognize patterns in your life that are keeping you stuck and provides tools to move forward.

Dr. Sidhu has extensive training over the past 15 years with diverse populations including those with substance abuse and complex mental health issues. She provides tailored evidence-based treatment for individual needs and is trained in: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Based Therapy, Cognitive Processing tTherapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.

She has in person and online availability for Ages 14+ and treats:

PTSD/Trauma Anxiety Disorders Depression Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma Social Phobia Women’s issues Family Relationships Grief/Bereavement Stress Management Sexual Assault Sexual Abuse Addictions Adjustment to chronic pain/illness/disability

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Lisa A. Butcher, MACP, RCC, BPEH, RT Registered Clinical Counsellor #16843 She is CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS.

Lisa is the Owner and Founder of Three Sisters Clinical Counselling. She specializes in treating individual’s for anxiety, depression, trauma and other mental health concerns.

Originally from Toronto, Lisa started her journey into healthcare as a Respiratory Therapist working in Acute Care/Trauma in both Ontario and BC before realizing her passion extended beyond the physical health of patients and into studying and understanding their mental health struggles.

Lisa uses CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Solution-Focused Therapy to treat youth of all ages and adults. She has a professional interest in working with people struggling with chronic pain, and workplace trauma. Lisa has extensive experience working with children of all ages as of the previous owner of a paediatric practice in Kelowna. She works with couples and specializes in divorce / separation.

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