I have been providing counselling services in Victoria since 1983. I have a reputation of being a skilled, compassionate therapist.

I received my Master of Arts Degree from the University of Victoria in 1984 and have been in private practice since 1986. In addition to working with private clients, I provide Employee and Family Assistance Program counselling for the City of Victoria (since 1989) and the Municipality of Esquimalt (since 2000).

I have been the Registrar for the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors since 1991. BCACC is the standard-setting, regulatory body for counsellors in this province. I am an administrator in the Regulatory area. This position involves supervising the investigation of ethics complaints and overseeing registration processes. In 1997 I received the President's award for contributions to the association and the profession.

I have the great fortune of working with other impassioned professionals who serve as peer-supervisors, founts of wisdom and sources of inspiration.

I have been providing counselling services in Victoria since 1983. I have a reputation of being a skilled, compassionate therapist.

I received my Master of Arts Degree from the University of Victoria in 1984 and have been in private practice since 1986. In addition to working with private clients, I provide Employee and Family Assistance Program counselling for the City of Victoria (since 1989) and the Municipality of Esquimalt (since 2000).

I have been the Registrar for the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors since 1991. BCACC is the standard-setting, regulatory body for counsellors in this province. I am an administrator in the Regulatory area. This position involves supervising the investigation of ethics complaints and overseeing registration processes. In 1997 I received the President's award for contributions to the association and the profession.

I have the great fortune of working with other impassioned professionals who serve as peer-supervisors, founts of wisdom and sources of inspiration.

I use practical, common-sense approaches when helping people create strategies for improving their lives and relationships. My clients grow to understand how small changes make big differences.

I connect easily with people and have an overall appreciation for how heroic the average person can be when facing major life crises and struggles.

I have had so many influences in my work and education in addition to my Master's degree at the University of Victoria - Australian (Michael White, David Epston etc.) Italian (the Milan Group), Hakomi training with Ron Kurtz, Family Therapy training with Robin Routledge - psychiatrist (Duncan B.C.), Traumaic Incident Reduction with Brian Grimes. I have had the honor and privilege of benefitting from others who were at the top of their game.

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Westcoast Clinical Counselling offices are located at 1045 Linden Avenue
which is at the corner of Fort and Linden in a heritage house called 'The Gables'.

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Angela Burns, Susan Farling and Jocelyn Harris formed Westcoast Clinical Counselling after completing their Masters degrees in Counselling Psychology at the University of Victoria.

Besides sharing adjoining office space, Angela, Susan and Jocelyn share core professional values and beliefs. Their approach favors gentle non-invasive therapies. They see the role of client and therapist as a partnership in self-exploration and healing.

As part of their private practice, they work with the City of Victoria and the Township of Esquimalt in providing counselling services to their employees and family members.

They are committed to both their clients and their profession. In 1988 they were actively involved in the founding of the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors, a regulatory body that sets the standards for the counselling profession in British Columbia. They remain committed and active members in good standing. As well, they engage in regular, on-going professional development and clinical peer supervision.

In November 1998, Angela, Susan and Jocelyn were featured in Focus on Women, a local Victoria magazine. Here are a few quotes from that article:

• “If Angela, Susan and Jocelyn share an area of focus, it is transition issues, the ways in which we can navigate and enhance our journeys from one stage of life of another.”
• “ As they talk, the words safety, respect, support, and choice come up again and again. If Westcoast Clinical Counselling has a mantra, these words might be it.”
• “It’s not so much how fast these women are able to get to the heart; what counts is that they get there.”
• “Dedicated Professionals - They make a difference”