Find balance, face change, and experience growth

Welcome to Balanced Minds Counselling, a counselling and clinical supervision practice founded by

Maureen Manning MA, RCC, ACS

*Fees: $150/50 min counselling session

I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor  (RCC) and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with 18 years experience in both public and private counselling settings.  I help people navigate life's challenges, including family conflict, parenting, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship problems. I also provide supervision to new and experienced counsellors. I look forward to helping you find a path forward.

*Fees may change with notice and follow BC Association of Clinical Counsellors' scales. Payment is via etransfer only. Most extended health plans cover my services; confirm with your carrier beforehand.

My Approach

Your wellbeing is dependent on your ability to fit your actions and decisions to what you value most in your life. If you're here to address the effects of a past or recent trauma or loss, we'll work together to find the right pace to address painful memories, and focus on what you've been trying to do to help yourself, and determine a path forward.

 

It's helpful to remember that it's not what happens, but what happens next that matters most. You are not your story. We can work to refocus your attention on your strengths as you face problems that seem insurmountable. We'll talk in ways that help reveal new choices, new ways of seeing old problems, and new approaches to difficult conversations with people you love.

 

I integrate evidence-based models of therapy (CBT and ACT) with relationship-focused frameworks (EFFT, Satir, Response-based practice) to tailor my approach to meet your unique needs. We'll give careful consideration to other demands in your life, and what you feel you're up for at any given time. Therapy should proceed at a pace that's possible for you to tolerate. We'll discuss how you'll know you're making some headway. We'll discuss your indicators of progress for therapy. How might your life be different if this counselling experience really works for you? 

 

Sessions may be booked weekly or bi-weekly, as your time and energy permits. See the contact page to book your consult.