Meeting Space
Space is just as important as the person working in it and their clients.
I designed Flourish to be a space where you feel secure, at ease and ultimately to do the important work necessary for healing and change to take place.
I offer treatment in the following areas:
If what you are seeking help with is not listed contact me and we can arrange a free 15-minute phone consult to chat about your specific needs. If I am not able to assist you at Flourish, I will try my best to refer you to someone who will.
LIFE IN GENERAL!
Trauma
Stress
Life transitions (high school, post-secondary education, new career)
Depression
Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), agoraphobia, specific phobias
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Self Esteem
Attachment disorders
Or if you’d like to come and relax in a secure, comfortable space to talk about life, I am here
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how thoughts and beliefs are related to emotions and behaviours. A collaborative approach is used to identify both thoughts and behaviours that could be preventing the client’s optimal functioning.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills (DBT)
DBT focuses on effectively changing behaviour by building skills in four areas:
Strengths Based Therapy (SBT)
“The problem is the problem; the person is not the problem”. Rather than framing the person as the problem, this approach focuses on client’s ability to recover from adversity using strengths they already possess. SBT allows clients to see opportunities, hope and solutions rather than just problems and hopelessness.
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
IFS is a transformative model that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. IFS creates inner and outer connectedness by helping people first access their Self and, from that core, come to understand and heal their parts.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
EMDR is a safe, fast and effective therapy and has been found to be a highly effective approach to treating trauma.
The idea behind EMDR is that traumatic events are not processed at the time they happened but are instead “locked” into the brain. Without processing, these preserved memories can be suddenly “triggered” by sights, sounds, smells, emotions, and sensations. EMDR allows the brain to process these memories in a safe way. Clients not only report the elimination of emotional distress but also that they have gained mental insight, greater self-knowledge, clearer perspectives, and of course a more peaceful life.
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
CPS promotes the understanding that challenging adolescents lack the skill, not the will, to perform well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance. This approach avoids the use of power, control and motivational procedures and instead focuses on building helping relationships and teaching adolescents the skills they need to succeed.
Elements of Art Therapy
Art and therapy both rely on the same creative process: a process of finding unexpected solutions, shifting thinking, and transforming “mistakes” into masterpieces.
While I am not a trained Art Therapist, I have embraced my creative spirit. I am able to incorporate elements of art therapy into sessions.
"Don’t forget that you’re human. It is okay to have a meltdown. Just don’t unpack and live there."
-Unknown
Greer
Flourish Counselling & Creativity
11 Bond St. Suite 202, St. Catharines, ON, CA / 905 658 5583 / greer@flourishniagara.com
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