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Maura O'Keefe Skates

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 24 ratings.
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
Closed

Description

Seeking help and knowing where to begin can be challenging. Over the past 20 years of working with clients, I’ve seen how life can become confusing and complicated. We often develop coping mechanisms that may help us survive in the short term but don’t necessarily lead us to where we want to be. Whether you're facing overwhelming emotions, relationship issues, confidence challenges, life stress, loss, or trauma, counseling offers a space to start making sense of things and move towards lasting change.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Loneliness
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide
  • Women's Issues

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Couples​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Education

  • Masters of Social Work

Professional associations

  • University of Toronto
  • Master of Social Work
  • BC College of Social Workers
Facility Information

The Therapy Place Counselling Group LTD

Summary

Welcome to The Therapy Place!  We're an experienced team of counsellors serving Nanaimo and area.  Our team is comprised of Registered Clinical Counsellors and Registered Social Workers, with a variety of specializations and skillsets.  We have many decades of professional clinical experience between us, and we pride ourselves on providing professional, compassionate care to the clients we serve.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP)
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Adlerian therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eclectic therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Expressive arts therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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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
Closed

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only