Welcome to Creston Valley Counselling and Coaching
I have helped hundreds of clients heal,
grow, and thrive. I can help you too!
Stéphanie
Giguère
MC, RCC, CCC, CCP
Allow me to be a compassionate and diligent witness to your experience! Let me hear about the hurdles you have encountered, the hills you still need to climb, or the next big thing you want to accomplish. I am genuinely interested in getting to know you, hearing your story, and supporting you in planning your next steps.
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I believe establishing a relationship with a trusted wellness professional can be key to better outcomes when facing life's difficulties or exciting new challenges. I commit every day to providing clients with the kind, competent service they deserve.
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About Stéphanie Giguère
Languages: English & français
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Stéphanie has 27 years of experience in the field of wellness across various sectors: crisis intervention, psychosocial rehabilitation, in-patient treatment psychiatry, addiction recovery, psychological research, education, child protection, community mental health and couples' therapy.
Over the last 12 years as a professional psychotherapist, she has helped hundreds of clients improve their quality of life, and experience greater success in various spheres of life.
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Stéphanie is a member in good standing of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and the Certified Coaches Federation (CCF).
Education:
2003: Bachelor's (Psychology/Behavioural Sciences), McGill University
2013: Master's (Counselling), Gonzaga University
Her scope of practice encompasses mental health assessments and treatment, recovery from trauma and addictions, support with emotional health, marital and family life, workplace challenges, life stages and transitions, relationship issues, grief and loss, management of chronic pain/fatigue, etc.
Her therapeutic orientation is evidence-based, client-centred, trauma-informed, cooperative, and always personalized. She is guided by new discoveries in neuroscience, somatic practices and attachment theories, but remains influenced by the behavioural, existential, psychodynamic and narrative traditions.
She is experienced with:
* Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
* Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
* Hypnotherapy
* Couples' therapy
* Mindfulness practices
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Counselling, Psychotherapy and Coaching
can help you:
* Slow down and take stock of your life.
* Reconnect with, or better understand yourself.
* Assess your needs.
* Feel seen and heard in a safe, confidential space.
* Tune up your personal systems.
* Best utilize your strengths and those of others.
* Enhance your coping with difficult things and people.
* Notice and correct patterns of unhelpful thinking.
* Explore and accept painful emotions.
* Strengthen your relationships and supports.
* Seek joy and pleasant activities, without guilt.
* Respect your authenticity in navigating work-place conflict.
* Design and honour successful self-care routines.
* Get organized and mobilize your resources.
* Be more present and create meaning in your life.
* Make choices and decisions in line with your values.
* Increase compassion and patience for yourself and others.
* Stay on track and reach your goals.
* Recalibrate your work-life balance for more sustainability.
* Calm your nervous system and restore your energy.
* Find your bearings during a crisis or a transition.
* Apply simple skills to curb behaviours you desire to change.
* Embrace life wholeheartedly!
Details & Contact
* Offering in-person, online and phone sessions
* Working with youth, adults & couples
* Free 20-minute initial phone consultation
* RCC services are covered by many benefits plans
* Rate:$140 per hour session
* Accepting cash, cheques and e-transfers
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