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Amelia Lowe (she/her)

MA, RCC (#17586)

Hi! I'm glad you're here. I am the owner and operator of Swell Counselling Services.

 

A bit about me - I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Victoria (2016), and a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University (2019). I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) through the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I have experience working as a counsellor in a community mental health setting, co-facilitating a psych ed support group for ADHD'ers since Fall 2022, and have been running Swell Counselling Services since August 2020.

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In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors - hiking with my dogs, at the beach, reading, knitting, playing the ukulele, and spending time with the people I love.

My counselling approach uses integrative trauma-informed interventions that are tailored to each individual client. I combine evidence-based theories such as a bio-psycho-social approach, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness, and person-centered therapy. I support each of my clients in finding their own path and uncovering their own strengths and resources. 

 

I encourage you to read more about what to expect during your first session, and the rest of my website or Psychology Today profile, to get a better idea of if we would be a good fit to work together.

 

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (2016, University of Victoria)

Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology (2019, Yorkville University)

  • Psychological Assessment

  • Person Centered Counselling 

  • Ethical Standards for Counselling

  • Cognitive Behavioural Interventions

  • Cultural Diversity in Counselling

  • Addiction Counselling

  • Crisis and Trauma Counselling

 

Additional Training:

  • Internal Family Systems (in progress, PESI)

  • Transactional Analysis (in progress)

  • ADHD, Trauma, Food and the Body (2024, RDs for Neurodiversity)

  • Basic Group Facilitation Skills Part 1&2 (2024, BCACC)

  • Creating Trauma Informed Spaces (2023, CERIC)

  • Ethics - Writing Ethical, Useful, & Efficient Session Notes (2021, Dawn Psychological Services)

  • Informed Consent - Best Ethical Practices in the Consent Process (2021, Dawn Psychological Services)

  • Queering Mental Health Conference (2021)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - Basic Training (2020, EMDRIA certified training)

  • Healing Childhood Trauma (2019, Avaiya Institute)

  • Trauma Informed Care (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - Balancing Acceptance and Change (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Queer Eye for the Service Provider: Gender Diversity and Sensitivity - (2019, AVI Victoria)

  • Vicarious Trauma (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Suicide Awareness and Intervention (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Anxiety - Practical Intervention Strategies (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Tools for Thinking Differently (2019, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)

  • Bowen Family Systems Theory (2019, South Island Centre for Counselling & Training

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