Simply Well Being...
Counselling & Self Care
Alanna Campbell
MEd, RCT, CCC
(902) 590-1066email: alanna@swbcounselling.com
website: www.swbcounselling.com
Individuals, Couples, Families...
With 25 years combined experience in private practice, university and school counselling, instructional coaching and education, Alanna can help individuals and their families navigate uncertainty and distress that can feel overwhelming.
Schools...
Counselling in both the university system and in private practice has allowed Alanna to develop an understanding of the complexities and struggles that young people experiencing mental health challenges often face.
Adults...
Respectfully examining the relationship between trauma and attachment, at the client's pace, can uncover larger understandings about unresolved conflict, addictions, depression and other undesired responses.
Individuals & Couples
Sometimes anxiety, emotional dysregulation, identity questions, self-harming behaviours, or thoughts of suicide can make up part of an individuals life.
My experience as a counsellor in private practice, in high schools, and in the Dalhousie University Student Services Centre has given me a first-hand understanding of the issues faced by people, and the ability to help them and their families maintain personal well being and balance.
Collaboration has been at the center of my work as a former educator and instructional coach. Building connections with complementary community agencies to best support clients is the heart of my work as a counselling therapist.
As a mother to three adult children, I understands parents' and guardians' motivation to find reliable, sound supports for their families.
A safe counselling process for those experiencing mental distress.
Support...
Mental health concerns can have significant impacts on work and academic performance as well as personal well being. As a mental health care practitioner with a solid background in university & school counselling, I appreciate the advantages and limitations which exist within public and private education systems.
I can provide professional and timely access to personal counselling which can help individuals and families cope, build resiliency, and see the possibility of a different pattern. I can also help build connections to additional community supports.
Counselling that connects families & community
Workplace, School and self referrals are welcome for individuals 19 years and older.
Simply Well Being Counselling & Self Care accepts Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) claims and private, out-of-pocket requests for counselling.
Therapy...
Collaboration can take many forms. Counselling might look like working on situation-specific challenges or unpacking your lived experience. It might look like learning practical, day-to-day techniques or leaning into deeper work.
A counselling therapist is someone who can 'come alongside' on your journey
A flexible process
Via telehealth, I offer a safe space in which to learn and to be understood. I supports clients in establishing goals within a framework that's loose enough to be adapted or changed. Revisiting progress together helps clients determine if they're moving in a direction that's meaningful for them.
Making the decision to
access counselling...
Taking the first step can be very much like a scary,
exhilarating climb.
To get where we want to be,
we have to trust that the supports will hold,
that we have the strength to climb,
and that the pay off will be worth it.
Alanna Campbell
MEd (Counselling), RCT, CCC
I bring a person-centred approach to counselling, with a specific interest in trauma and the impacts it can have on people. My background as a school counsellor, instructional coach and educator, help me create a safe atmosphere fin which clients can examine challenges like unresolved conflict and trauma, addictions and substance use problems, thoughts of suicide, disordered eating, identity questions, and relationship issues.
As a Registered Counselling Therapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor, I adhere to the code of ethics and standards of practice set out by the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT) and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).
https://nscct.ca/complaints-process/
Contact & Fees
Hours
Flexible daytime and evening telehealth appointments.
Fees
$140.00/60 minutes for individuals, payable by etransfer.
$160.00/60 minutes for couples, payable by etransfer.
In many cases your private health insurance policy will cover sessions. I encourage all potential clients to explore these avenues.
To change or cancel an appointment, please provide 24 hour notice to avoid fees.Trauma-informed Practice
"Becoming trauma informed includes respecting and honouring the fact that what is learned from the experience of trauma is a kind of knowledge."
-- Linde Zingaro, 2012
Trauma-informed practice is concerned with making interactions, services, and systems receptive and supportive of people who have been overwhelmed, are fearful, and have difficulty trusting and self-regulating.
-- Trauma-informed Approaches: An Introduction and Discussion Guide for Health and Social Service Providers, 2015
Trauma-informed Practices Discussion Guides
A series of guides designed by the IWK Health Centre, the Nova Scotia Health Authority, and the Government of Nova Scotia to help individuals and agencies work toward developing trauma-informed services in Nova Scotia.
Some of my recent and ongoing Training
3Day: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification Training Speaker(s): Katelyn BaxterMusser, LCSW, CDBTAugust, 2022Clinical applications of Internal Family Systems(IFS) Video WorkshopFrank Anderson MDApril 23 & 24, 2020Body, Mind, Spirit Conference 2019Creating Sacred Spaces in PsychotherapyJune 7th and 8th, 2019
Toronto, CanadaRisky Business : Working with Compulsive and Self-endangering Behaviors in Trauma Survivors.Dr John Briere, Ph DJune 7-8, 2018Charlottetown PEPrinciples and Challenges of Trauma TreatmentTrauma Training Webinar Level IIDr Janina Fisher, PhD
September 2017-June 2018
Clearing Our Lens...A Day of Networking, Reflection and Action. Network for Children and Youth
Lottie Johnson
Wagmatcook Cultural and Heritage Center
February, 2018
Psychologists In Schools Association Conference Understanding and Intervening with Trauma-Impacted Youth in the School Setting
Dr. Margaret Blaustein, PhD
Oct 2017
Interoception-The Eighth Sensory System
Workshop
Kelly Mahler, MS, OTR/L
May, 2017
2016-17
Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma
Trauma Training Webinar Level I
Dr.Janina Fisher, PhD
September 2016-June 2017
2016
Changing Moments in the Treatment of Trauma:Toward a Recovered Self.
Trauma Training Seminars.
Ruth Lanius, MD,PhDTrauma Informed Practice Workshop
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
2015
Understanding and Responding to the Effects of TraumaTrauma-Informed Practice in Nova Scotia Webinar 2
Working with Addicted Survivors of Trauma: Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Sexual Addiction, and Compulsive Self-Harm
Trauma Training Seminars with Janina Fisher, PhD
2014
Introductory Workshop
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
What do We Mean by Trauma-Informed Practice and Why is it Important? Trauma-Informed Practice in Nova Scotia Webinar 1
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alanna@swbcounselling.com
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