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I try to respond quickly to requests from individuals and couples from Langford, Colwood, Sooke, Victoria and surrounding areas. My main office is in Langford, but I also see people in the Victoria and James Bay area.

After our initial conversation we will be able to decide how we can best work together. I do collaborate with other professional when required, and refer clients to where I think they can get the support they are looking for.

I have dealt with a wide variety of mental health challenges in individuals, couples, and families in my Langford private practice, as an Associate of Dr. Meuser, Lalli Health Care Clinic, Cascadia Counselling Clinic, Citizens Counselling, Victoria Hospice, and through facilitating UVIC's Chronic Disease Management program, my collaboration with the Centre for Response-Based Practice, and my work at JBNH.

I continue to provide services in my private practice and collaborate with Dr. Meuser and other professionals when required.

I have provided services to young people and seniors, and facilitated train-the-trainer programs. I have the patience and tenacity to deal with complex and challenging situations that have defied solution in families and workplaces where there is anger, aggression and violence.

Counselling is about assisting individuals and families to negotiate through crises, learn new skills to meet adversity, manage major life disruptions and transitions. Counselling is also about helping individuals to evolve from a situation they may have been in for a long time, and do not want to any longer. Areas include family challenges, anger and stress management, depression and anxiety, life transitions, grief and loss.

I have developed my own approach combining parts of different counselling theories that I have found to work for clients in different settings. This includes elements of Couples Counselling, Family Therapy, Response-Based Practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Phone me at 250-216 0431 for more information, or contact me at counsellingclinic.timmermans@gmail.com.