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Derek Smith
CCC, RCT
Registered Counselling Therapist
About
Counselling therapy can be sought for many reasons. To increase well-being, to decrease discomfort, to manage a crisis, or even to clarify which of these is most pressing. My philosophy is that everyone has a unique perspective that makes them the experts on their own lives and that people come to therapy with the ability to grow; a belief grounded in neuroscience as well as outcomes research in psychotherapy.
I use many theoretical lenses, including those of attachment theory, social justice, trauma, and the neuroscience of psychotherapy. I use an integrative approach, drawing on many disciplines and traditions of therapy and using the most applicable techniques from each. I place particular emphasis on person-centred approaches.
Please reach out if you want to discuss whether we might be a good fit, or if you have any questions at all. I see it as my professional role to reduce barriers to therapy, stigma around mental health issues, and to make you comfortable with the whole process; from intake on. See further info at www.verdantcounselling.ca
Summary
Education
Acadia University (2019)
Mount Saint Vincent University (2011)
Saint Mary's University (2009)
Experience
Practice Start Date: 2019
Association
NSCCT (2019)
CCPA (2018)
License
Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists
Expertise
Client Focus
Adults
Couples
Families
Treatment Types
Emotion-focused Therapy (EFT)
Humanistic Psychotherapy/Person-Centered Psychotherapy/Rogerian Psychotherapy
Narrative Therapy
Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Attachment-informed Therapy
Clinical Issues
Depression
Anger Control
Anxiety Disorders
Couple & Family Therapy
Educational Issues
Feminist Issues
LGBTQ Issues
Gender Identity Issues
Habits
Men's Issues
Mid-Life Transition
Mood Disorders
Parenting
Stress Management
Work-Related Issues
Services
Individual
Family
Couples
