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Catherine Cloutier – Specialized Counselling Courses
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Counselling Experience
Catherine Cloutier, M.A, RCC
Over 20 years of counselling experience
Catherine Cloutier, Master of Arts, Counselling
Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
Catherine Cloutier has over 20 years of counselling experience. Over ten years of these years in private practice, she has also owned and operated a yoga studio. Her counselling philosophy is a complementary combination of evidenced based counselling approaches, mindfulness, yoga therapy, relaxation therapy, and hypnotherapy.
She has worked and learned in multiple settings, which include holistic, medical model, and educational settings.
This vast array of experience provides a foundation from which Catherine practices an eclectic approach, drawing from the most applicable and effective therapies to fit with each individual client.
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Counselling Training, Background & Work Experience
Counselling within Medical or Psychiatric Settings:
- Mental Health Centre (Penticton, Kelowna)
- Addiction Centre (Kelowna)
- Psychiatry In-Patient and Out-Patient Settings (Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton)
Counselling Experience with BC K-12 School Districts
University Counsellor – Psychology Professor
– Counselling Faculty Member, Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops
- Academic Counselling
- Personal Counselling
- Master’s of Counselling – Practicum Clinical Supervisor
- Assesment Centre Coordinator
– Professor, Faculty of Arts, Psychology, Okanagan College, Penticton, BC
Counselling Therapy in Holistic Environments
- Yoga Studio (Penticton, Kelowna)
- Naturopathic Centre (Penticton)
Professional Counselling Association Memberships
Catherine Cloutier, M.A, RCC, CCC
Registered Clinical Counsellor | RCC #2354
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors BCACC
Certified Canadian Counsellor | CCC #8413
Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association CCPA
Masters in Counseling
Gonzaga Univesrity, WA, U.S
Catherine Cloutier, B.A. (Hons), M.A., RCC
Master of Arts in Counseling, Gonzaga University, WA
2004
Psychology Studies
Counselor Knowledge Base
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology- Honours, First Class, University of Victoria, BC
1994
Internships in Counselling
Catherine Cloutier, M.A., RCC – Master of Arts, Counselling
Child and Youth Mental Health
- 600 Hour Internship
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology – Honours, First Class
- 500 Hour Internship/Directed Study,
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In-patient/community psychiatric services –
Dr. Robin Routledge , Psychiatrist & Clinical Instructor
Yoga Teacher Training
Combination of the Eastern Yoga Influence and Western Counselling Approaches
Catherine was one of the first Counsellors in British Columbia to combine yoga philosophy and western counselling psychology into a complementary counselling style.
Research Experience
Honour’s Thesis and Research Focus: Remembering in Psychotherapy
UVIC Research Team Member
Studied under Dr. Janet Beavin Bavelas specializing in the analysis of communication both in the lab and in applied settings. Members of the Research Team also included the well-known Response Based Practice founders, Linda Coates and Allan Wade. Linda and Allan were completing their Ph.Ds while Catherine was an undergraduate. Catherine was exposed to the development of Response Based Practice at its infancy.
Pioneers in Counselling
Solution-Focused Brief Threapy SFBT
Systems-Strategic, Collaborative Approaches
As a part of the UVIC research team, Catherine presented her thesis to world renowned psychotherapists:
- Insoo Kim Berg: primary developer of the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach
- Steve deShazer: the author of the first book on Solution-focused Brief Therapy, a pioneer in the field of family therapy
- Lynn Hoffman: systems-strategic theorist and therapist and a proponent of collaborative approaches
Effective Counselor
Solution Oriented
Short-Term Results
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