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Serena Campbell-Barnes, MScBeing a therapist is truly humbling. I am honored everyday by those that are willing to share the darkest and brightest parts of themselves with me. I know counselling can feel scary, and sometimes it asks us to move through emotions, thoughts, and memories we have worked long and hard to avoid.
Counselling can provide a safe place to begin your journey through the pain and into the life that you were intended. There is no right or wrong way to begin...you start with one step...asking for help. We are not meant to walk this path on our own... Allowing me into your pain, joy, and sorrow is a gift that I promise to treat with care... |
Campbell Barnes Counselling Services
On my journey I have been blessed to witness the fruits of personal healing, and have come to not only believe, but to know, there is always hope. "No matter how far down the scale we've gone"- I believe each person has the right and ability to choose what part of their legacy they bring forward and what part they leave behind. Each of us are intended for and created to experience wholeness and comfort within ourselves and our relationships.
I hold a Master's of Science in Health Promotion and Socio-Behavioral Sciences from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Calgary. I have been working in the field of mental health and addictions since 2004 and have had the opportunity to experience a number of different approaches and capacities within the field, including counseling, community development, harm-reduction, and program development and evaluation. I have worked with individuals with a range of addictive behaviors, concurrent disorders, and other behavioral and emotional concerns such as low self-esteem, insecure attachment styles, employment issues, relationship and family of origin issues, trauma and grief and loss.
Informed by a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to healing and an eclectic theoretical orientation, I focus on the underlying causes of self-defeating and self-destructive thoughts and behaviors. Every case is approached uniquely, depending on the needs of my client I develop a treatment plan in collaboration with them. I utilize components of Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, along with staged trauma treatment, including grounding and emotional regulation skill training. I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and am trained in the specialized trauma therapy Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
Informed by a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to healing and an eclectic theoretical orientation, I focus on the underlying causes of self-defeating and self-destructive thoughts and behaviors. Every case is approached uniquely, depending on the needs of my client I develop a treatment plan in collaboration with them. I utilize components of Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, along with staged trauma treatment, including grounding and emotional regulation skill training. I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and am trained in the specialized trauma therapy Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR).
Professional Certification & Membership
CCPCP-r. with the Canadian College of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) with the International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professionals
MPCC with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association
EMDR Trained Clinician and EMDRIA Member with EMDRIA
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) with the International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professionals
MPCC with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association
EMDR Trained Clinician and EMDRIA Member with EMDRIA
