Brian McDonald
M.Ed., R. Psych.
Registered Psychologist
Personal and emotional struggles can be challenging to resolve and may feel overwhelming for you.
Are you experiencing feelings of dread or fear?
Are you fed up with fear stopping you from doing what you would like to do?
Does life feel like a grind?
Is anger causing problems at work or ruining your relationships?
I can help you:
Quiet your fears.
Learn skills and coping strategies to successfully manage stress.
Develop sophisticated cognitive-behavioural oriented skills to maintain your equilibrium.
“95% of life is just showing up.”
APPROACH TO COUNSELLING
As a psychologist and counselor, I have worked in various environments for over 36 years, and so have a wide range of experiences to draw from when assisting people. Such experiences include working with many diverse people from several cultural backgrounds. I have successfully worked with adults, adolescents, and have even gone into families’ homes to assist them with their struggles. I take a gentle, nonjudgmental, and safe counseling approach when working with clients.
My practice is to begin where clients feel they are currently and then move forward at a comfortable pace focusing on solutions. I use up to date science-oriented strategies and techniques to help clients reach their personal goals. I approach personal and mental health struggles from a cognitive-behavioral and a psychodynamic perspective. I also use a variety of other strategies, techniques, and approaches, such as brief therapy, hypnosis, and systems therapy, which have been shown to be highly effective.
SPECIALTIES IN COUNSELLING
Counselling Approaches
Individual Counselling
Adolescent Counselling
Couples Counseling
Family Counselling
Group Counselling
Grief/Bereavement Counselling
Psychodynamic Therapy
Types of Therapy
Addictions Therapy
Behavior Modification
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Hypnosis
Person-Centered Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Counselling Issues
Alzheimer’s
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorder
Bereavement
Chronic Medical Conditions
Couples/Marital
Conduct Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Developmental Disorders
Emotional Regulation
Family Conflict
Gambling
Geriatrics
Grief
Head/Brain Injuries
Incest/Abuse
Learning Disabilities
Life Transitions
Men’s Issues
Mood Disorders
Pain Disorders
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Psychotic Disorders
PTSD
Schizophrenic Disorder
Sex Offenders
Sexual Dysfunction
Sleep Disorders
Testing
Work Stress
