Dawn Slykhuis, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider information
Description
Dawn’s professional designation as a registered social worker and training at the Masters level means sessions may be eligible for coverage through traditional extended health plans; but her grounding in the eight limbs of yoga is what makes her approach to counselling unique. In addition to talk therapy, Dawn may integrate pranayama (breathwork) or somatic movement based therapy to recognize and connect with our body’s natural cues and learn to identify and manage our natural to return to balance. And because sometimes life’s problems look a bit different while in downward dog.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Aging
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Bullying
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Communication
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Conversion disorder
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Fears / Phobias
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Loneliness
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Personality Disorders
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
- 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
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Provider's hours
Sunday
By appointment only
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
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Exposure Therapy
- Family counselling
- Group counselling
- Motivational interviewing
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
- Workplace facilitation/mediation
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- Couples
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Pediatrics
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- BSW - 2004, University of Calgary
- MSW - 2010, University of Calgary
- Therapsil Psilocybin Assisted Therapy Training - 2023
- 200 hour Shamanic Yoga Teacher Training - 2019
- 500 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training - 2021
- Reiki Level 1 - 2024
- Reiki Level 2 - 2024
- PADI Scuba Dive Master - 2025
Professional associations
- BCCSW - BC College of Social Workers
- OCSWSSW - Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers
- Yoga Alliance - E-RYT500
Facility: RVN Wellness
Summary
This isn’t your stepmother’s therapy. At RVN Wellness, we do things differently - no couch, no clipboard, just genuine connection. Our Port Moody holistic studio offers individual & group therapy, psilocybin-assisted therapy, and somatic healing. We integrate counselling, yoga, and mindfulness for nervous system regulation, supporting kids, teens, and adults through trauma, anxiety, ADHD, and life transitions in a compassionate, community-centered space.
Business hours
Sunday
By appointment only
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
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Exposure Therapy
- Family counselling
- Group counselling
- Motivational interviewing
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
- Workplace facilitation/mediation
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible
