Primary Areas of Practice:
Anxiety and/or Panic
Depression
Marriage / Couples Issues
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma and Trauma Recovery


Approaches Used:
Body Centred Psychotherapy
Critical Incident Stress Management
Developmental
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Marriage and Couples Counselling
Mindfulness appoaches
Self Regulation Therapy (SRT)


Brenda Forster, M.Ed. RCC

Main Counselling Office    (Map)

3-757 KLO Rd
Kelowna
V1Y 9L8



Counsellor's Contact Info:

Phone 1: 250 860-0197
Facsimile: 250 860-0195

Email Brenda Forster


Fees for Individuals:

$110 ($115.50 including GST)

Fees for Couples/Families:

$110 ($115.50 including GST)

Additional Information about this counsellor or psychologist:

Brenda Forster is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in full time private practice in Kelowna.

Individual Psychotherapy

Clients seeking psychotherapy present with a broad range of symptoms: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, PTSD, sleep difficulty, relationship problems, serious health issues, chronic pain, low self esteem, alcohol or drug abuse, migraines, digestive problems, eating disorders, etc. As diverse as this list may appear, these symptoms share one commonality: they are all signs of dysregulation.

What causes dysregulation? It is caused by a major event or often a series of events that overwhelm the nervous system. Overwhelming events can include developmental derailments (including illness, neglect, abandonment, abuse), sexual abuse or assault, motor vehicle accidents, falls, medical or dental procedures, major illness, near drowning, relationship trauma, death of loved ones, workplace challenges, to name a few.

In the therapeutic process, Brenda uses gentle noncathartic mind/body interventions aimed at diminishing uncomfortable or distressing symptoms by restoring balance to the nervous system. Her primary approach, known as Self Regulation Therapy, was developed by Drs. Lynne Zettl and Ed Josephs and is grounded in neurobiology and psychophysiology research.

Relationship Counselling

By the time most couples find themselves feeling disillusioned with their relationship, they have well entrenched patterns - destructive words and behaviors, accusations, withdrawal, defensiveness, etc. – that undermine their deep longing to feel secure and connected with one another.

Brenda’s aim is to help couples identify their damaging “dance” and how their behaviors escalate that dance. She helps each person explore his/her inner world and how that inner world experience is expressed in the relationship. New insight, along with willingness to risk, creates a possibility for couples to move beyond disharmony into connecting with openness, curiosity and compassion. Brenda’s approach in couples therapy is a blending of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relational Recovery Therapy and mindfulness philosophy and practices.


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