Laura Bull, M.A.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Painful life experiences may cause us to lose connection with ourselves and in our relationships. Those who remember life before the pain desire to regain this sense of connection; others long to feel this sense of connection for the first time. I assist clients in finding a safe, stable place out of which they can experience deep connection with others and themselves. Nothing gives me greater joy than participating in this journey towards becoming unstuck and experiencing growth, freedom, healing and self-acceptance.

I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. My work experience has focused primarily on assisting adults and adolescents presenting with issues such as relationship conflict, grief & loss, crisis, anxiety, depression, repeated childhood trauma, abuse, eating-disorders, self-esteem, and dissociation. Although I enjoy working with a wide range of presenting issues, I am particularly interested in working with teens and their parents. I work to build a deep sense of trust between myself and my adolescent clients before inviting their family members to join sessions. Once this trust is built, the invitation of family members into sessions often results in accelerated and substantial change in the family.

My approach to counselling involves establishing a safe and supportive therapeutic environment as I assist individuals in reclaiming or recreating parts of themselves that may have been lost as a result of traumatic experiences. I incorporate a variety of expressive and experiential modalities in order to provide a safe space for individuals to process parts of their story that may be difficult to express in words. I have successfully employed this modality with individuals, partners, families and groups; I have had particular success with clients with histories of sexual abuse.

I have specific training in trauma and dissociation in adults and children, Observed Experiential Integration (OEI), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy and Sandtray Therapy. My thesis research focused on men’s experience of couples counselling. The process of interviewing participants for this research has left me with increased skill in connecting with men and greater understanding of the unique challenges men face when attending counselling.

To contact Laura and set up an appointment, please phone the Brookswood Counselling Offices at 778-278-3411 or email at info@brookswoodcounselling.com.