Carlene is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse licensed and regulated by British Columbia’s College of Nurses and Midwives (#0974596). She is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Intuitive Eating Counselor. She has worked in mental health for ten years and has experience working in inpatient, outpatient and community mental health settings. In private practice she offers individual and group counseling. 

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Carlene understands the courage it takes to seek therapy, and considers it a great privilege to walk alongside those who choose to work with her. Her practice is grounded in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based approaches. She is HAES aligned and LGBTQ+ affirming.

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Carlene has a special interest in working with women navigating: Developmental and Complex Trauma, Disordered Eating & Body Image, Spirituality, High Control Religion, Religious Trauma, Deconstruction and Sex/Sexuality.

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Carlene's work is influenced, but not limited to, the following modalities: Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Intuitive Eating, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Neurodiversity, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family systems and Parts work. ​

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Carlene maintains ongoing supervision from renowned experts and authors including: Evelyn Tribole (RD, Author & Co--creator of IE), Raja Selvam (SEP & Author), Abi Blakeslee (Ph.D., MFT & SEP Legacy Faculty), Mahshid Hager (SEP) and more.