Brenda received her M.Sc. from Loma Linda
University in California and her B.A. Special in Criminology
at the University of Alberta. She has had the good fortune to counsel
clients for over 10 years as well as work as an Instructor and Supervisor
for the Counsellor Training Institute. Brenda has learned and/or
developed N.L.P., Anger Management, Emotional Management, Self Esteem
and Parenting Techniques, meditation, Stress Management, and visualizations.
She has developed a successful three step approach to letting go of
a negative relationship which is called the ABC's of Letting Go
which is relatively quick and easy. She also developed a program for
Addiction Recovery for various addictions.
Brenda has successfully coordinated and facilitated Pre-Marital and
Marital Enrichment courses, Anger Management programs for boys, teens
and womens' groups. Additionally, she worked worked with mens' Domestic
Violence groups and coordinated and facilitated Self Esteem, Boundary
and Self-Awareness workshops for women and teens. Furthermore, Brenda
has experience in conducting Grief workshops and Survivors of Incest
groups.
Brenda has been professionally trained in a variety of different models
of systems theory during her Masters Degree. Brenda has an eclectic
approach to counseling combining the Brief Solution Focus Model, The
Satir Model, the Bowen Family of Origin Model, Cognitive Behavior Model
and the Structural Model. With her wide variety of models, techniques
and tools gathered over the past 10 years, she can effectively empower
anyone with the ability to heal themselves. She believes the most important
ingredient in the success of her sessions is that everyone keep an open
heart and mind. Brenda welcomes everyone from any denomination, ethnic
background, race, or sexual orientation to her practice.