Fiona Walker
RCC
Counsellor/Therapist
PRACTICE NAME 2 Steps Forward Counselling Services
ADDRESS
1638 Pandosy StreetKelownaV1Y 1P7
About
Fiona emigrated from the U.K with her family to Kelowna in 2007. She has worked within various mental health settings with individuals and families for 18 years, both in the United Kingdom and Canada such as on child and adolescent in-patient psychiatric units, adult and youth community mental health teams as a counsellor and intake worker, youth substance counsellor and as an eating disorder clinician for youth. She qualified as nurse in the U.K in 2000, graduating from the University of Central England, Birmingham and is a both a Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) in B.C. She also has a Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counselling, is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Her experience includes providing individual counselling for mental health and relationship issues to individuals and families for range of concerns, co-facilitating therapy and psychoeducational groups, and providing tailored interventions that effectively integrate a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, such as Systemic, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Fiona believes working with children, youth, young adults and their families requires specialist expertise and that her education and 18 years of experience of working with children and youth in multiple settings, has allowed for her to develop these necessary skills. Fiona works from a systemic perspective and has extensive training and experience in individual and family counselling. Fiona is passionate about working from a systemic perspective with children, youth and their families, with a focus on the core principles of attachment.
Summary
Education
Capella University
Experience
Practice Start Date: 2018
Association
Canadian Association of Clinical Counsellors (CC)
BCACC (2018)
License
Expertise
Client Focus
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Families
Treatment Types
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Clinical Issues
ADD / ADHD
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Children of Divorce
Couple & Family Therapy
Drug Abuse
Parenting
Personality Disorders
Relationship Difficulties
School Problems
Stress Management
Suicidality
Self Harm
Substance Abuse
Services
Individual
Family
