Personal Counselling

• Are you in private practice? Yes
• Do you participate in any insurance plans? Yes
  It is the responsibility of the client to check with their employer to see if they have insurance coverage.
• Do you offer sliding scale/reduced fee counselling? Yes
• Telephone/Video Counselling: Yes
• Language/s Spoken: English

What kind of clients do you work with?

Individual Counselling (Adolescents, Adults)

Bio

Yvette is committed to creating a meaningful and consequential difference in the lives of her clients and to restoring hope and optimism in facilitating client change. She provides a safe therapeutic space which supports her clients to heal, grow and move forward with strength, courage, and a positive spirit.

The desire to become a counsellor for Yvette began in junior high school when she was elected as a peer-counsellor by fellow classmates. It was the first step in understanding empathetic listening, open-ended questioning, and what it took to provide valuable service to people in need. This proved to be a formative experience as it allowed Yvette to discover her passion to connect with people and develop skills to help individuals identify and make changes to negative thought patterns and self-harming behaviours. Helping people recognize and overcome these problematic behavioural patterns was extremely rewarding for Yvette and she has continued to pursue similar experiences in her education, career and volunteer work ever since.

Yvette relishes in instilling hope to the hopeless, inspiring people to reach beyond their capabilities, and equipping individuals with the skill set to function in daily living and face adversity. Yvette prides herself on being compassionate, genuine and nurturing, and the years of providing assistance to people have allowed her to develop sound judgement, sensitivity, tact and objectivity when responding to the needs of individuals. With a deep compassion for people to reach their full potential, Yvette remains inspired by the compelling life stories of her clients and their determination to improve their circumstances. 

Credentials, Training, Qualifications

Yvette is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who earned a Master of Counselling Degree from Gonzaga University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Major in Sociology, Minor in Gerontology) and a Certificate in Family Studies from Simon Fraser University.

Expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Disordered Eating and Negative Body Image
• Grief and Loss
• Career and Life Transitions
• Trauma

Counselling Methods Used

Yvette takes an integrative therapeutic approach in her clinical practice which celebrates unique client strengths and capabilities and involves a balance between clinical judgement, creativity, and flexibility. In an effort to assist individuals to fulfill their full potential and maximize their well-being, Yvette works collaboratively with her clients to create integrated, individualized counselling plans that leverage strengths, improve coping strategies and uncover new helpful perspectives.

Yvette uses several modalities for treatment, including: 

• Person-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
• Strength-Based Therapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
• Trauma-Informed Therapy

Inclusion of this counsellor on our website does not imply that the RCAV has endorsed the efficacy of a treatment, therapy practiced, or any other service offered by the private professional counsellor. We have verified that the counsellors on our website are registered professional counsellors. Each counsellor has informed us that they are Catholic or a practicing Christian from another tradition and will support clients that want to adhere to the Church’s teachings in the area of life, marriage and family. We cannot guarantee that you will be satisfied with each therapist, as there are many factors that influence therapeutic compatibility. It is solely your responsibility to find out whether a therapist possesses the qualities that are most important to you. We suggest that you take the time to ask the therapist any questions that you might have, to ensure both of you are comfortable and are a good fit with the therapist.