Elly Boer, MC:AT, RCC, is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Professional Art Therapist who works with individuals of all ages adults, and parent-child or parent-teen dyads at Seahorse Counselling in Courtenay, BC. CVAP, FNHA, ICBC and medical benefits may apply. Please contact your health insurance provider to find out more information about whether your plan covers RCC providers. Elly Boer helps clients who are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, grief, life-altering transitions, parenting challenges, existential crises, artist's and writer's blocks, and physical and emotional trauma. She offers an approach based in art therapy, Mindfulness, Gestalt and Existential Theories, Attachment Theory and Psychodynamic Therapy. She is actively engaged in ongoing professional development in mindfulness and meditation, Compassion Focused Therapy, trauma-informed practices, included Sensorimotor Guided Drawing, and culturally-sensitive counselling practices. Elly has completed or is engaged in completing the following certifications:
~The Art of Loss- ways to explore bereavement in supportive and creatively expressive ways including art-making, journalling, letter writing, poetry, creative writing, and imagery/collage, to name a few.
~Guided Drawing- a sensorimotor approach to healing trauma and deep, unexpressed emotions which utilizes symbolic drawing and movement with art materials such as pastels and paint, derived from the "inner hand".
~Compassion in Therapy- transformative healing using compassion-based exercises including, various meditative and focused breathing techniques, physical compassion exercises like sensory focus, body scans, mindful eating, compassionate movement and soothing touch, cognitive ways of relating to self and others with compassion, journalling, loving kindness and forgiveness practices, working with negative core beliefs, difficult emotions, shame, and compassionate acceptance. Sessions with Elly typically offer a creative, compassionate, and intuitive presence in which she provides a combination of tools for communication with sensory/somatic and visual arts-based activities, including drawing, painting, creative writing, poetry, sculpting, textile arts, collage, movement, somatic self-awareness, body scans, guided visualizations, self-compassion practice, meditation, breathing exercises and nature-based creative play. If you or someone you love is in need of support, please feel free to contact Elly here or through Seahorse Counselling for a free 30 minute consultation. (250) 218-4394
https://seahorsecounselling.ca/elly-boer
