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Services
Professional Counseling, Life Skills & Coaching
Because we can all benefit from outside help
now and again.
Deborah Dennis
Canadian Qualifications
M.A. Counseling Psychology
Registered Psychotherapist, CRPO, Canada
License # 11755
Certified Canadian Counsellor, CCPA, Canada
License # 11241768
Individual & Couple's Counseling
Professional Coaching
Mediation & Facilitation
At East to West, I provide a safe space that nurtures personal growth, resilience, and healthier ways of thinking, feeling and relating to others.
Specific supports include counseling for:
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Stress mangement, low or fluctuating moods, feeling anxious, coping with unhelpful or repetitive habits
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Life transitions, cross-cultural, expatriate and student challenges
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Mindfulness, self-care, self-esteem and self-compassion
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Coping with perfectionist tendencies
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Relationship issues, couple’s and communication challenges (Gottman Leader; EFT certified; Perel & Hendrix)
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Moving beyond grief and loss
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Understanding your different parts and family systems
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Dealing with difficult or toxic relationships
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Moving on from challenging past experiences
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Career development and coaching
Confidential, in-person and online counseling sessions.
50 and 80 minutes in length, unless otherwise agreed.
Wholistic Approach
As counseling is a life-long commitment to professional development, I participate in ongoing certifications, and am wholistic and integrative in my approach.
The following highlights some of the methodologies I admire:
Psychodynamic insights & Attachment theory
Our past affects our present, including our thoughts, feelings, and emotional triggers. How is your past affecting your current life, your feelings, thoughts, trust and reactions?
Cognitive & behavioural processes
We can modify our automatic thoughts and feelings to create healthier emotional reactions and behaviours. How can we help you be the best person you can be, for yourself and in interpersonal relationships?
Acceptance and commitment | Compassion | Mindfulness
How can you be more gentle with yourself?
How can you enhance your self-esteem and self-care?
What skills will ease you in moments of distress and move you toward your goals?
Couple’s & Relationship Counseling
What communication techniques can help resolve ongoing conflicts?
How can you improve the quality of your interactions?
How do we move past toxic injuries and create a new, safer space?
How do we maintain our emotinal connection?
What is your vision for your future and how can you create shared meaning?
I take inspiration from "Kintsugi," the beauty of imperfection.
Where broken pieces merge to form a new,
stronger, and more beautiful whole.
Notice/Disclaimer
Deborah Dennis is licensed in Canada as a “Registered Psychotherapist” (College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario) and as a “Canadian Certified Counsellor” (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association). She also holds additional North American certifications and is recognized by U.S. health insurance providers.
These professional designations are valid in Canada but are not equivalent to the protected professional titles “Psychotherapeut/in” or “Heilpraktiker/in für Psychotherapie” in Germany.
Her work in Germany is limited to professional counseling, couple’s and relationship counseling, and support in personal, professional, and interpersonal matters. She does not provide diagnoses or treatment of mental disorders within the meaning of German healthcare law, specifically the Heilpraktikergesetz(HeilprG) or Psychotherapeutengesetz (PsychThG).”
Rates
In-person and secure online sessions are available and are billled at a rate of €2/minute unless otherwise agreed.
A minimum of ten minutes is added per session for client follow-up and note taking.
Individual counseling sessions are traditionally 50-minutes in length.
Rate: € 120/per session
Couples and Family sessions are 80-minutes unless otherwise agreed.
Rate: € 180/ per session
Session fees may be paid in cash or via bank transfer.
A receipt will be provided.
I'm here to help. A number of reduced (sliding) fee cases will be accepted upon review, so please inquire!
Please note: If you cannot attend an appointment, you are kindly asked to provide 48 hours’ notice to avoid fee charges for late cancellations or missed appointments.