Counselling Vernon - Hoarding Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Psychologists, Therapists in Vernon

Nanaimo, Shawnigan Lake, Vernon

Counselling Nanaimo contains information about counsellors, psychologists, and therapists in the Nanaimo area. These counsellors, psychologists, and therapists may assist individuals, couples and/or families. As is typical with trained counselling professionals they may vary in their areas of expertise. Many will be able to provide anger management counselling, depression counselling, anxiety counselling, marriage counselling, and trauma counselling.

These Nanaimo counselling professionals have designations from the following list:

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Registered Psychologist (R Psych), Registered Social Worker (RSW), Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC), American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), and Registered Art Therapist (BCATR).

Nanaimo consists of the following neighbourhoods:

Brechin Hill, Chase River, Cinnabar Valley, College Heights, Departure Bay, Diver's Lake, Dover Bay, Hammond Bay, Harewood, Hospital, Jingle Pot, North Nanaimo, Old City, Uplands

Explore the information within the counselling listings for Nanaimo to get a better sense of which counselling professional might be a match for you.

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Counselling Shawnigan Lake contains information about counsellors, psychologists, and therapists in the Shawnigan Lake area. These counsellors, psychologists, and therapists may assist individuals, couples and/or families. As is typical with trained counselling professionals they may vary in their areas of expertise.

Shawnigan Lake consists of the following neighbourhoods:

Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay

Explore the counselling listings for Shawnigan Lake to get a better sense of which professional might be a match for you.

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Hoarding

Hoarding is a persistent difficulty discarding or letting go of possessions. The behaviour often has a number of negative effects for the hoarder and often for family members.  These can include emotional, social and physical challenges for the hoarder and those in a relationship with the hoarder.

There is a difference between hoarding and collecting.  Hoarding often produces a sense of shame as many of the items are not longer needed and their presence often affects day to day functioning.  Collecting may be a source of pride because the items are intentionally collected, valued and organized.

If you feel you have a problem with hoarding it may be useful to get help to challenge it and discover what will work to address it and the issues that trigger it.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy encompasses a range of six principles that aim to help clients develop greater psychological flexibility. The six principles include:

1. Cognitive defusion help to reduce tendencies to regard thoughts, memories and emotions as real and concrete events.

2. Acceptance is about allowing the thoughts to surface and pass without the need to allow them to interfere with daily life.

3.  Being present means being aware of current existence and being involved with the now.

4. Self observation helps the client to be aware of the self and the unchanging consciousness.

5. Exploring values to discover those that are most important to the person.

6. Committed action involves setting goals based on the explored values, and setting actions in place to reach those goals.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy and is commonly used in therapy, and in it's sub-forms and helpful for a range of conditions, including OCD. If you require Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, have a look at the counsellors listed below.

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Kathryn Atkinson

M.A., RCC
    • Online booking
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