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Trixie Hennessey, MSW, RSW

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars. 26 rating(s).
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed

Description

Trixie Hennessey has extensive experience supporting clients and their families with complex issues such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief/loss, and self-harm. Trixie helps clients examine their interpersonal relationships and their use of maladaptive coping skills.

​Trixie is known for her warm and inviting therapeutic style. Trixie uses an integrated approach rooted in Attachment theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Narrative Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy.

Conditions

  • Addiction
  • Adjustment disorder
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating disorders
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Excoriation disorder
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Geriatric Counselling
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Loneliness
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Panic disorder
  • Parenting
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum depression
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Isolation
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Family counselling
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Hoarding therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Life Coaching
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Schema therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Transpersonal therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Couples​
  • Families​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Education

  • Trixie has been employed at The Looking Glass Foundation, Kelowna General Hospital, the Ministry of Children and Family Development and a private treatment program for youth.
  • Trixie is actively involved in the community, and is a member of the Eating Disorders Association of Canada, National Eating Disorders Information Centre, Postpartum Support International, and the British Columbia Association of Social Workers.
  • Trixie is a certified Eat Breathe Thrive facilitator. Eat Breathe Thrive is a non-profit organization that prevents and helps individuals fully recover from disordered eating

Professional associations

  • Trixie completed her Masters of Social Work degree at the University of British Columbia- Okanagan, She is registered under the British Columbia College of Social Workers (#10016)
  • Trixie is also a certified End of Life Doula.
Facility Information

Summary

Trixie Hennessey has extensive experience supporting clients and their families with complex issues such as eating disorders, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief/loss, and self-harm. Trixie helps clients examine their interpersonal relationships and their use of maladaptive coping skills. 

Trixie is known for her warm and inviting therapeutic style. Trixie uses an integrated approach rooted in Attachment theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Narrative Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Family counselling
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Hoarding therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Life Coaching
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Schema therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Transpersonal therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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1510-1631 Dickson Ave., Kelowna, BC V1Y 0B5

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed