ABOUT DIZZY

Counselling

Resourcing

Body Doubling

Assessments- Gender affirming care- Hormone Readiness & Surgery Readiness

Groups

TRAININGS

LGBTQIA2+ Trainings:

Gender-Affirming Care
(Hormone and Surgical Readiness Assessments):

I am trained to support individuals in determining their readiness for hormone therapy and/or surgery, and qualified to complete the necessary documentation.

Queering Mental Health Conference (Our Landing Place):

I attended in 2022, and will attend again in 2025. The conference focuses on diversifying queer mental health in Canada.

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Relationship Therapy Trainings:

Institute For Relational Intimacy (Martha Kauppi)- Consensual Non-Monogamy Level 1: Clinical Skills and Interventions Trained:

I am trained in understandings of consensual non-monogamy in relationships and relationship counselling

Gottman Method, Level 1 Trained:

I am trained in relationship counselling practices using the Gottman Method.

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Neurodivergence Trainings:

ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Courses:

-Relationships, and Sex- in related to ADHD

-Identifying and Treating ADHD

-Medication and ADHD

- Rethinking ADHD

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Trainings in Specific Approaches:

EMDR Trained:

I am trained in bilateral stimulation and rapid eye movement processing.

-Group EMDR Trained- I am trained in how to do EMDR for groups with integration of G-REP

-A-TIP and CiD EMDR- which is very condensed protocol/ traumatic event protocol training

-EMDR for Neurodivergence- EMDR adapted to better meet the needs of neurodivergent people

Somatic Abolitionism Trained:

I am specialized in mind-body connection processing through an abolitionist lens.

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APPROACH

Dizzy’s approach is a collaborative, intersectional, feminist approach integrating narrative therapy, solution focused therapy, family systems, parts work, somatic therapy, EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT and play therapy.

“Dizzy's practice goes beyond talk therapy—it's a space for interactivity, inclusivity, and true collaboration!”

-queer support- sex, gender, sexuality & identity
(can include hormone & surgery readiness paperwork)

-relationships- relationship structure- consensual non monogamy & monogamy (with Gottman Training), families- systems communication & attachment, and overall sexuality

-neurodiversity- resourcing, understanding, and support for various types of neurodiversity to (ADHD, Autism — & many more, but focus on these)
(can include body doubling)

-disabilities- illness, brain injury, hearing loss, pain- all types, and visibility, amount, and duration of disability

-mood- fluctuation in mood, mood range, mood support (anxiety, depression, bipolar 1&2), trauma, and trauma responses (PTSD, C-PTSD), safety planning

-life transitions- work/school, relationship structure, ability, identity, and gender transitions

-clients new to counselling- don’t know what to expect, want to learn about the process before diving in and want to book with a counsellor to learn, then book with Dizzy

Individuals
(5 & up)

Relationships (all structures, and lengths- inclusive of friendships)
(19 & up)

Families
(All Ages)

Groups
(5 & up - dependant on group)


Canada Wide & International
(ask about their coverage where you live)

Virtual, In Person, and Over The Phone

Indirect coverage

(You submit receipts to your insurance provider for reimbursement)

• All Insurance Providers Covered for RCCs (registered clinical counsellors), and CCCs (Canadian Certified Counsellors)

Direct Coverage

(You do not pay, Dizzy invoices the provider)

• ICBC Direct Provider
  
  

• GreenShield Health Direct EAP provider — this covers direct billing for many employers and schools Canada Wide.

Some examples being Cineplex, and UBC

(Ask Dizzy for their matching code for direct coverage. To find out if you qualify ask whoever is providing your insurance coverage if they are covered by Greenshield)

• Resistance Resiliency Network Direct Provider

• Deaf Well Being Program For Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Direct Provider

• TELUS Health Direct Provider

(click here to see if your insurance can be direct billed)