Vern Ward, M.ACP., RCC
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Clinical Counsellor
- Man
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Provider information
Description
Vern Ward has had his counselling approach shaped by his background teaching psychology at university while helping clients with real-world problems. He knows how to apply psychological concepts in a personal way that clients can clearly understand. Vern is an expert at listening through the “noise” of clients’ lives and identifying the root issues at the heart of their problems. With simple, practical steps he helps clients devise a plan to help them take back control of their lives. Areas of Specialty: couples in crisis • communication • addictions • anger mgmt • anxiety/obsessions
Conditions
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Body Image
- Codependency
- Communication
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Family planning
- Fears / Phobias
- Gambling Addiction
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Internet Addiction
- Loneliness
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Thinking Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Video Game Addiction
- Workplace stress
Services
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Family counselling
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Couples
- Families
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, (Honours)
- Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology)
Facility: Freedom Counselling
Summary
“Find Your Freedom… Today” At Freedom Counselling we are excited about the steps you are taking for yourself towards a better future. What does it mean to be free? And how does counselling fit with your journey to find freedom? At Freedom Counselling we are excited about the change process and helping the people who come see us and the unique problems they are facing. Our clients are real people with value and potential. We believe that each person has within themselves the ability to grow, change, and become the best version of themselves that they can be.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Services & supplies
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Family counselling
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
