Pamela Quenville, MEd, RCC
Registered Clinical Counsellor #17521
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 30+ years of experience working in the school system and private practice. I provide in person counselling for individuals (ages 12+), families and couples. My experience includes working with individuals presenting with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and transition to adulthood.
When working with families, I take a team approach, to promote healthy, happy connections.. It is my therapeutic belief that children and youth do better if parents/caretakers can be part of the treatment and develop stronger, healthier relationships within the family system, I work with families to reach these goals. I particularly enjoy working with young adults and their families to help with the transition to adulthood.
I also take a team approach when working with couples. I work with couples to better understand the interactional patterns that keep them stuck, improve communication skills to increase mutual understanding and empathy towards each other, and look at the family system issues that we all bring into our current relationships.
Counselling with families and couples can produce long term change and results in as few as 6 sessions. I would be happy to help couples and families begin this process. I enjoy helping families and couples learn better communication approaches and conflict resolution skills.
I integrate many approaches into my work with clients:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Parent – Teen Mediation
Parent Consultation & Coaching
Family Counselling
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples
Education and Training
MED in Counselling Psychology: Play therapy and Family Counselling specialization
Post Graduate Family Therapy Internship in Bowen Family Systems with Living Systems
Mediation Training: Justice Institute of British Columbia
Emotional Coaching for parents and caretakers dealing with high risk youth
Connect Parent Group Leader
Collaborative Divorce Certification
Crisis Management Certification
Membership
BC Association of Clinical Counsellors