Therapeutic Specialties
Individual Therapy
Stephen Douglas RCC RP Psychotherapy and Family Counselling offers individual counselling to support clients in examining personal beliefs and emotional patterns that no longer serve them, with the goal of sustaining a sense of self-compassion and inner peace. We begin by exploring and understanding the unique needs and goals of each individual, providing a safe and supportive space for personal growth and healing.
Couples Therapy
Stephen also specializes in couples therapy, aiming to strengthen and deepen the connection between partners. In session, couples can safely explore old wounds, understand how they have fallen into predictable but unhealthy patterns, and learn a new, vulnerable way of communicating*, healing and fostering more fulfilling relationships.
* - I recommend the book Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg to all the couples I see.
— Stephen Douglas RCC RP
Family Counseling
Stephen has adapted online counselling to support family meetings, a useful tool in family counselling. It requires only that each individual family member have individual access by phone, tablet, or laptop. Stephen also offers parent-child or parent-youth/teen counselling and consultation for parents to help nurture positive family dynamics, improve communication, and address conflicts that inevitably occur with a goal of balancing structure with encouragement to create a supportive family environment where every member feels valued and understood.
My Therapeutic Approach
My therapeutic approach is eclectic, a consequence of thirty years of learning from my clients in both individual psychotherapy and family counselling. Three principles that are at the heart of my work; first, to hold a space of compassion for the vulnerability that motivates each person's beliefs and behaviours. This needs to be understood before all else. Secondly, to respect the autonomy and ability of each person to learn and grow. Finally, to maintain a strength-based approach that offers client's with the opportunity to recognize their own their natural abilities along with their deepest yearnings. Woven together, these three principles foster both self-compassion and resiliency.
— Stephen Douglas, RCC RP
Psychotherapy and Family Counselling
