human first
therapist second
behind every quality therapist..
is a person with their own lived journey
to mental wellness.
Nadine Furbacher, Registered Psychotherapist
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A young Gen Xer who self-identifies as Millennial, and lives in awe of the bravery that is Gen Z.
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A first generation Canadian with immigrant parents from wildly different cultures.
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A bonafide ally, advocate, and proud queer person. She/her pronouns, with a special place in my heart for people living authentically (2SLGBTQI+)
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A self proclaimed Strong & Sensitive Thriver who spent years staying small, because the world said "toughen up, you're too sensitive"
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No stranger (or friend), to the corporate ladder, with a past career in business, service and human resources.
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Personal experience with addiction and long term sobriety. A believer in harm reduction for everything and that recovery is possible in many different ways.
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Supporter of my family's painful religious experiences and trauma from spiritual abuse in high control religions. A decade of lived experience in - and exit from - a high control fundamentalist group. Passionately acquiring knowledge and skills to support the courageous deconstruction community.**
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genuine, relatable, down-to earth.
Key Credentials:
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18 years experience in counselling and social work in community mental health - specializing in: mental health counselling; life skills counselling; career coaching; support group development; group facilitation; crisis intervention; skills training and case management.
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Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, CRPO since 2017.
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​Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology. Specialized in adult psychotherapy and behavioural psychology.
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Bachelors Degree in Business Admin. Specialized in women studies, sociology and marketing.
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Clinical Member: Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP); Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA); and the Religious Trauma Institute (RTI).​
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Formerly trained in the following modalities and treatments: internal family systems (IFS); narrative therapy (NT); dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT); eye movement desentization and reprocessing (EMDR); prolonged exposure therapy (PE); cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT); & brief solution focused therapy (SFT).
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Formerly trained in the following approaches: compassionate inquiry (Dr. Gabor Mate); trauma informed stabilization for treatment resistant depression (Janina Fisher PHD).
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Specialized cultural training: **current student of the impact of adverse religious experiences on the nervous system and Foundations of treating religious trauma; Also -- LGBTQ mental health care in the community; Positive Space Initiative: Diversity and inclusion in social work; Workplace Diversity and culture; Allied Mental Health Support: Working with transgender, nonbinary and questioning persons.
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I used to play it small..
Here's Me Taking Up More Space!
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Amateur indoor and outdoor gardener; feeder of backyard birds; friend to cats and animals.
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Student of forest bathing, kundalini yoga and Buddhist meditation.
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Audiobook rocker; total sci-fi nerd and screener of a bit too much film and tv.
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Anti-influencer on social media! Eyewitness of the real-life harm to self esteem and mental wellness caused by 'Insta-therapy', tracking Likes/Followers; and spending countless downtime hours making content. Willow Rock Wellness is only on Facebook.