Ricardo Aguilar

##MAMFT, RCC .

What to expect

Ricky has experience working with both families and couples. He loves helping families learn to process and validate each other’s emotions as these emotions help individuals and families become more present with one another and open to connection. Ricky has experience working with addiction, particularly around men and sexual addiction as well as couples who have experienced affairs. He helps both men and women.

Ricky is able and excited to provide psychotherapy in both English, Spanish and if need be, Spanglish!

Education

Ricky has completed his Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in the USA and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Currently he is working towards becoming a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist as well. Ricky has completed the ”Looking into the Abyss” Verbal and Emotional Trauma Training. He has also completed Emotion Focused Therapy Level 1 for couples as well as the basic and advanced courses for Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). Currently he is working toward becoming a Certified Advanced EFFT Therapist and a Caregiver Workshop Provider.

Contact me if you have any further questions ricky@thejourneythrough.life

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Jennifer Peters

#MAMFT, CAMFT Associate .

What to expect

Jennifer has experience working with women of all ages in a variety of situations. She has a heart for helping woman that have experienced trauma and are struggling to relearn who they are. Jennifer believes that everyone has a story and loves to encourage the individuals she works with to learn how to be in control of their own narrative. While working with individuals or couples Jennifer focuses on what happens in the room and outside to guide growth and discoveries.

Education

Jennifer has completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in Canada. She is working towards registration with the BCACC in Canada and towards becoming a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist. Jennifer has participated in workshops and conferences surrounding trauma informed care. During her graduate studies Jennifer has been instructed in the techniques of Narrative Therapy as well as Attachment based therapies including Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Contact me if you have any further questions jennifer@thejourneythrough.life

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Karmen has experience with families as they navigate concerns related to sexual health, supporting caregivers to feel more equipped to initiate conversations with their kids about sexuality. Since 2015, Karmen has been supporting families who have a child struggling with some kind of sexual behavioural concern. Some examples of problematic sexual behaviours could include: excessive or public masturbation, accessing pornography, exhibiting a sexual knowledge beyond what is developmentally appropriate, intrusive or coercive sexual touching of other children, or asking to be sexually touched by other children or adults. Karmen enjoys creating safety around discussions that most of us find very challenging and loves witnessing parents as they begin to feel more equipped to support their loved one.

Karmen has completed her Masters in Counselling Psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Karmen has completed Advanced Training in Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and is equipped to provide Emotion Coaching Parenting Workshops.

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Emily Verseveldt

##MAMFT, CCC, RMFT-SQ

###What to expect

Emily has experience working with couples and families particularly around blended family and high conflict divorce situations. She loves working with parents to help them feel empowered and equipped to parent their children by processing blocks and building up advanced caregiving skills. She also finds working with couples rewarding and it is very touching to witness couples take risks with each other; sharing their vulnerabilities and raw emotions which leads to connection. Emily also has experience working with adult individuals around self esteem and trauma.

Education

Emily has completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in the USA and is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist. She has completed Emotion Focused Therapy Level 1 for couples as well as Emotion Focused Therapy and Addictions. Over the past two years she has completed the basic and advanced courses for Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and is currently working toward becoming a Certified Advanced EFFT Therapist. Emily is a Certified Caregiver Workshop Provider. Emily also provides supervision for therapist wishing to complete supervision hours to qualify being a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist.

Emily Verseveldt ##MAMFT, CCC, RMFT-SQ ###What to expect Emily has experience working with cou... Read More