For Children and their Parents
“I believe that counselling is an opportunity for your child to fully express themselves in a way that feels right for them, through attuned relationship, play, movement, story, art, and language- so they get back to feeling their authentic best.”
— SPT
Nicole provides knowledgeable and caring support to children and teens experiencing social-emotional challenges and provides guidance for families who want support to navigate the challenges that youth and their parents face in todays post covid world.
Once you connect with Nicole she is there to support your family no matter what comes. It can be such a relief to have a counsellor that you know and trust to rely on for the small and big bumps along the way.
NICOLE’S APPROACH
Consilience is purposely located so that we do not have to worry about noise or privacy, phew! All emotions (yup, even the BIG ones) and expressions are welcome and worked through in session.
The SMART Approach SMART stands for Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment, an innovative mental health therapy for children and adolescents to help them with emotional, behavioural, and interpersonal regulation. The SMART room is a perfect place for kids who need movement in order to talk.
In Synergetic Play Therapy® the child heals from the inside out and from the lowest parts of the brain up. It expands on the therapeutic powers of play while focusing on being in relationship with the child, not doing something to the child. Through the play itself, the Synergetic Play Therapist supports the child in changing their perceptions of the perceived challenging events and thoughts in their life, as well as getting in touch with their authentic self.
Brainspotting helps children and teens release harmful experiences, fear and worry and negative beliefs about the self. It is effective in helping children and youth expand into their true potential, increase self-worth and confidence.
For Teens Teens love the beanbag chairs and coziness of the office- they will be treated like the adolescents they are and not like children.
For Parents
I have worked with many parents who find they have no ‘wiggle room’ in their parenting. By wiggle room I mean that your child: explodes with minor setbacks, the word NO leads to explosions, changes in plans leads to explosions, they hit and hurt then move on like it didn’t happen and/or shut down with shame. Sound familiar?
I will teach no wiggle room parenting skills and I will support you in your parenting- not judge you.
NB. Parents play an important role in a child’s change process by modelling the strategies at home as this is the most effective way to help a child learn new ways of managing their inner and outer world.