Ann Burns Counselling provides therapeutic services for people of all ages with specialized training in children, youth and family issues and for adults dealing with work/relationship stress and mental health issues. Ann Burns is a registered clinical counsellor with the BCACC and has 17 years experience as a counsellor helping her clients find solutions to their problems. Her work experience includes private practice, Employee Assistance Programs and benefit packages, family therapist, Mental Heath case manager for adults and older adults, community college student counsellor. A few of the issues that clients have found solutions to working with Ann include anxiety, depression, relationship/family challenges including separation, divorce, blended families, single parenting and behaviour issues, recovery from the effects of abuse and trauma, grief/loss, cultural issues and illness. She has a mind-body approach along with clinical counselling skills, and also teaches mindful meditation stress reduction classes at Yoga by the Sea in Roberts Creek. All people have the capacity to bring positive change to their lives and Ann encourages clients to practice their new skills and access resources to build a community of support. She builds a safe, respectful therapeutic relationship based on unconditional acceptance, listening, empathy and following what works for the client. She works with the whole person, for the emotions using a combination of solution focussed therapy, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and family of origin therapy. Creative art therapies are used to access the subconcious right brain if that is something that fits for the client. Each person has individual spiritual beliefs and experience which is honoured and respected in the treatment. All these elements work synchronistically to bring about healing. For a free consultation or for more imformation please call Ann at 604-989-3325.
