Chantal
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About Chantal
Chantal is a Registered Counselling Therapist-Candidate with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists & Therapeutic Play Practitioner. Chantal has experience with a variety of different counselling modalities that include Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR); Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART); CBT & traditional talk therapies; as well as play therapy and Theraplay-informed practices. Chantal works with children (aged 2+), youth, adults, siblings, parent-child dyads (from babies to adolescents), & families. She also provides Trauma-Focused CBT to children (5-16 years old), with parents/caregivers’ involvement in the process. Chantal has a passion for play and expressive arts, including sand tray.
She works with a large range of clients including those with PTSD or trauma symptoms, BPD, anxiety, depression, OCD, neurodiversity, learning disorders, intellectual disabilities, exposure to domestic violence, grief, divorce/separation, bullying, more severe mental health issues such as suicidality & self-harm, adoption/fostering & general life stressors. Chantal is a humanistic person-centred practitioner who works through strength-based and attachment lenses, exhibiting empathy, acceptance, congruence, and unconditional positive regard for all my clients. She is culturally humble and has had the privilege of working with culturally diverse clientele including BIPOC; immigrants and refugees; and 2SLGBTQIA+ populations.
Chantal holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology; EMDR levels 1-3 (and special populations); Masters level qualifications in child-centred play therapy, CAPT play therapy trainings; Level 1 Theraplay; basic training in IFS; Lego Therapy, CBT and Trauma-Focused CBT.
