Mike Smith
Registered Clinical Counsellor @FunctionAbility
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WORK HISTORY
Registered Clinical Counsellor @FunctionAbility
Providing mental health support to clients referred for a variety of injuries, acute trauma, and mental health diagnoses.
EDUCATION
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
Advanced Diploma, Art Therapy
St. George's School
Dogwood Diploma
Indigenous Health Department - Provincial Health Services Authority
Core ICS Mental Health, San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program
Alberta Association of Psychologists
Certificate, Clinical Supervision - Level 1: Foundational Knowledge
University of Victoria
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Psychology
Curtin University
Master of Psychology, Counselling Psychology
The Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute
Certificate, Expressive Arts Therapy and Art Therapy Supervision and Ethics
Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute
Trauma Informed Expressive Arts Therapy courses
Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
6 month Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy course
ABOUT MIKE SMITH
Over the last 21 years of my career, I have worked as a registered clinical counsellor/art therapist, clinical supervisor, professor, and program manager in a number of different settings including private practice, various non-profit counselling programs, provincial conferences for Trans youth and their families, an adult mental health and substance use team, a concurrent disorders program, and higher education programs for graduate students. I am currently an approved First Nations Health Authority provider and have clinical and program experience working with both Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation.As a therapist, my theoretical approach integrates Interpersonal theory, Person Centered theory, Cognitive Theory, Attachment theory and Family Systems theory. My main model of therapy comes from Edward Teyber\'s book \"The Interpersonal Process in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach\", which I integrate with CBT, CPT for PTSD, DBT, Art Therapy, and a variety of other models and interventions that fit for clients and their specific needs. I consider myself Feminist theory informed and trauma informed at all times. My specialization tends to be attachment, trauma, complex trauma, and interpersonal relationships. However, I am very comfortable working with grief and loss, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and suicidal ideation/safety planning.As an Approved Clinical Supervisor I specialize in providing clinical supervision for verbal therapists, art therapists, and expressive arts therapists working from a variety of theoretical perspectives and models. I have clinically supervised a First Nations specific child and youth counselling program, a general child and youth counselling program, a family preservation and support program, a Sexual Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) for children and youth and an adult individual/couple/family counselling program, an adult concurrent disorders program, and multiple graduate students at Adler University. I currently offer clinical supervision and supervision of supervision (SoS) to obtain the Approved Clinical Supervisor title at the BCACC.As a biracial person in the world, I am also acutely aware of structural racism, culture, language, oppression, and discrimination. I am currently offering online counselling and clinical supervision sessions Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so feel free to check out my website at or go ahead and book sessions with me through this link: https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/abccounselling/booking.
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