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Kathryn Atkinson, M.ACP., RCC
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Clinical Counsellor
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Tuesday
2:00 pm
-
9:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Thursday
12:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am
-
1:00 pm
Description
To all of you who feel weary, frightened, overwhelmed, alone: take refuge here. You are not alone. There is hope. I am Kathryn Atkinson and I want to provide you with a safe space to share your struggles, be truly heard, and understood. My specialties include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (exposure response prevention-ERPs), Tics (CBIT), Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours, Anxiety, Trauma, Habit Reversal, mood, and working with those with diverse abilities and autism. I use many modalities depending on the needs of my clients, but am most proficient with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Aging
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Bullying
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Codependency
- Communication
- Compulsive gambling
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Conversion disorder
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating disorders
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Excoriation disorder
- Family planning
- Fears / Phobias
- Gambling Addiction
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- HIV/AIDS
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Loneliness
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Munchausen syndrome by proxy
- Obesity
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Spirituality
- Stopping Smoking
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Adlerian therapy
- Career counseling
- Christian counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Exposure Therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Group counselling
- Hoarding therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multidisciplinary pain management program
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Sports psychology
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
- Trauma informed care
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- Couples
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Pediatrics
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)
- Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Education
- BA Psychology
- MA Counselling Psychology
Professional associations
- BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
- International OCD Foundation
- TLC Foundation
- Canadian BFRB Association
Facility Information
Island Clinical Counselling
Summary
Island Clinical Counselling has intern counsellors, associates, and a child and youth care worker on staff. We provide services to children, youth, families, couples, and individuals. We provide group therapy. We also offer clinical supervision. We specialize in many different treatment modalities including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, addiction support, trauma therapy, marriage and family therapy, emotion focused therapy, habit reversal, exposure and response prevention, art and play therapy to name a few.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Person-centered therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Strength-based therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
