Practice information:

Kelly-Anne Breen is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who sees clients at offices in North Vancouver, and is available for “Walk & Talk” across the Lower Mainland.  Kelly-Anne is also a Child Specialist and Divorce/Co--Parenting Coach with Collaborative Divorce Vancouver, and is a Director on the Collaborative Divorce Vancouver Board, having received additional training and experience in family dynamics, mediation and conflict management.   

Kelly-Anne provides counselling for children, youth and families, and individuals/couples, and focuses on challenges such as:

• Negative contact with police
• School disciplinary issues
• Behavioural challenges
• Family conflict
• Parenting support
• Abuse and trauma (Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) Certified)
• Suicidal ideation
• Self-harming behaviours
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Family Violence
• Bullying- School

What to Expect:

Kelly-Anne has the ability to authentically connect with children and youth, and has experience working with clients who are at-risk. She has been described by one client as a “gem in the counselling field”. Kelly-Anne uses a client-centred, holistic approach, meaning she focuses on helping the individual work on their “whole self”. Kelly-Anne also works with her clients collaboratively, and understands that different individuals require different approaches.

Kelly-Anne primarily uses elements of the following therapeutic approaches:

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MMBCT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Narrative Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Kelly-Anne has experience working with victims of abuse, as well as young people who have had negative contact with the police. She has worked with the RCMP, in youth corrections, as well as has extensive experience in training on Violence/Threat Risk Assessments in a school setting.