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cope with grief and loss with experienced counsellor Charlotte Vossel

Charlotte Bissell

she/her/hers
Registered Clinical Counsellor

Location: Kamloops

I am grateful to be able to conduct work and be located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc.

Counsellor

I am a positive and empathetic counsellor that works primarily with youth and young adults. I focus on helping you find strategies to help yourself, adapting to the unique needs of each client and creating a comfortable and safe space to talk openly about difficult topics. From fostering independence to finding internal motivation, to identifying personal life values and lifegoals, I take a holistic approach to work with you through mental health struggles and explore who you are and want to be. While I work directly with my clients, I recognize that children and youth grow up in a variety of family environments. Where appropriate, I encourage parents and guardians to become co-therapists and embrace the role they play in helping their teenager develop new strategies and improve overall mental health.

As a mother of two young children myself, I have also developed an interest in supporting postpartum people on their journey to parenthood. Knowing the challenges that can arise first hand, I want to create a safe space to talk about, provide support and teach strategies to deal with these.

Therapeutic Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Youth, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Nature-Based Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema-Therapy Skills (Jeffrey Young), Postpartum support 

Degrees: Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Psychology), Master of Science in Developmental Psychology, German License to Practice Child and Youth Psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Registered Clinical Counsellor (BCACC)

Additional Training: Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme), Autogenic Training, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Certified in Kinder-DIPS: Diagnostical Interview for Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DSM-5), Introduction to Nature-Based Therapy

Also offers therapy sessions in German.