Rod Chant Counselling, Campbell River, BC

Rod Chant Counselling Services in Campbell River and Courtenay:
I am a Clinical Counsellor with 18 years post Masters experience. I have specific experience and credentialing in the area of emotional management, addictions, relationships and domestic violence.
My practise areas are wide and varied and I utilize a variety of treatment modalities (mindfulness based cognitive-behavioural, solution focused, multi-systemic, psychodynamic and experiential) .
I work towards a safe, trusting and comfortable client-counsellor relationship; one that fosters personal growth in terms of self reliance, skills, confidence and positive insights. It is my belief that such a relationship facilitates emotional well-being, self-empowerment and self fulfillment.
I work with families, couples, adolescents, and individuals; I have experience working with Residential School survivors and am secure in my belief that I present myself as culture, gender, and age sensitive in my work.
We have an innate need to feel connected. Connection with others leads to a sense of security, in other words, feeling safe. When we don’t feel safe, when we perceive dishonesty, feeling dismissed, disrespected, discounted, we react. We first react in our bodies (fear, anxiety, anger), our thoughts, and then our actions (accusations, criticism, judgements, put downs). We can feel most fulfilled through our relationships, when feeling connected through acknowledgement, validation, acts of appreciation. By the same token, we can feel the most abandoned, alone and scared when we feel disconnected by/from those closest to us. In times of hurt and confusion, an objective support person can help guide us through the confusion and understand not just our hurt, but also what a significant other is experiencing. A professional counsellor can help us see through the web of thoughts and emotions, to better understand the underlying needs and hurts,

• Courtenay B.C.