About Brian
A Little About Who I Am
I have been counselling people in situations of deep crisis and individual need since 1981. I have extensive experience in providing support to individuals in a very wide range of situations and circumstances, including, but not restricted to, those outlined in the section below entitled “Types of Issues Clients Bring into My Office”.
My Background in Counselling & Psychotherapy
In Halton Region, I have therapeutic experience with a broad range of clients at Halton Family Services and North Halton Mental Health Clinic.
I am a Clinical Member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists. I have a varied graduate education in counselling and psychotherapy at the Master's and post-Master's levels. I hold two Masters' degrees (one in the social sciences from University of Toronto; one from University of Western Ontario, with a specialization in counselling). I have done a large amount of post-Master's academic and internship work in a variety of settings, including coursework in the Grief and Bereavement Program of the Adler School of Psychology, the Toronto Institute for Pastoral Training and other additional coursework in trauma and sexuality at the Adler School of Psychology. I have also completed clinical internship and practicum training at the Toronto Western Hospital and Homewood Health Centre, a mental health and addiction care facility in Guelph, Ontario.
I have done additional post-masters training in a range of clinical and psychotherapy settings, including psychoanalytic studies and group work at the Centre for Training in Psychotherapy in Toronto.
I am currently undertaking extensive on-going training in Jungian analysis through the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts (where I am a candidate in the final, Diploma Phase of the Analyst Training Program).
My experience in the Halton Region includes experience with Halton Family Services and North Halton Mental Health Clinic.
My Experience in the Business Community
In addition to all of the above, I have a background of varied experience in the business world in senior and responsible roles. I consider this experience to be as fundamental a qualification as any of the above, as it gives me a very in-depth understanding of the world in which many of my clients live. I can genuinely empathize with the demands and pressures that form a regular part of their daily lives.
