Counselling Office (Map)


9912 Lougheed Highway
Burnaby, BC
V3J 1N3

Second Office (Map)


#304, 10362 King George Blvd.
Surrey, BC
V3T 2W5

Counsellor's Contact Info:

Phone 1: 604-802-2145

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Counsellor or Psychologist's website:

www.mjohannson.com

Counsellor or Psychologist's Fees for Individuals:

$100.00

Counsellor or Psychologist's Fees for couples and/or families

$100.00

Additional Information about this counsellor or psychologist:

I am a Registered Social Worker with a Master's degree in Social Work. I practice out of a Burnaby office and a Surrey office.

I have been a therapist since 1988 with experience working with PTSD, depression/anxiety, self-esteem, domestic abuse, workplace challenges, crisis management, relationship concerns, chronic pain, the emotional impact of automobile accidents, addictions, complex grief and stress management. I have particular training treating PTSD and recent trauma, including complicated grief.

I am able to deal with most presenting concerns. I am particularly skilled in addressing trauma, anxiety/panic and relationship concerns.

• By trauma I refer to experiences that have created a level of distress that doesn't seem to go away. This can be with regard to any difficult experience that continues to haunt you even when you think you should be over the event (car accident, being bullied, abuse, relationship ending, losses, and even witnessing events). These experiences can be dealt with using techniques successful in resolving the trauma (such as EMDR).
• Anxiety and panic attacks are sometimes hard to identify the "why" so we can assess and strategize around how to manage these experiences.
• Relationship concerns refers to challenges within intimate, family, friendships, and work relationships. These can all make a difference in how you feel about yourself and your world.

Counselling with me is a personal process and is based upon a relationship of trust. You will set the pace of the process, and I will help you expand your understanding and perspective of the issues you are facing. From this perspective we will consider how to build your personal resources and to make choices about how to address and respond to these concerns. In this process I will ensure that your confidentiality, choices, and values will be respected.

I use a variety of treatment strategies to facilitate the counselling process.

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) a trauma technique that rapidly reprocessess difficult experiences and eliminates the symptoms of distress.
• TFT (Thought Field Therapy) a trauma technique used to clear the thought fields which are surrounded by distress.
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) useful in correcting thought and behaviors that create anxiety and depression. * Family Systems Therapy - helpful in understanding how the system in which you have lived and do live impacts your functioning today.
• Stress Management Therapy - I use a variety of breathing, visualization to assist teaching people how to manage stress and anxiety.
• Relationship Counselling Techniques - a variety of approaches to facilitate couples in changing patterns and emotional connections.

For further information, visit Melanie Johannson`s web site.

Weekly schedule:

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