Graeme Geddes

Graeme believes that we are all the expert on our own experiences; no one else can tell you what you’ve been through, or what it meant to you. Sometimes we just need a little help in figuring out how to construct our own narrative of our lives, and use it to move forward.  

 

Graeme is driven by a passion for empowering individuals to direct their own lives with freedom and purpose. He believes that the best way to help clients achieve that is to encounter them with warmth, empathy, and acceptance—to meet you as a fellow human being, and to join alongside as you work through the challenges of life. He has experience working with clients on a wide range of concerns, such as anxiety, depression, trauma processing, spiritual concerns, and identity formation. He works primarily with adult individuals of all ages. When not at work, Graeme can be found practicing his slices in tennis, or enjoying a movie with his partner. 

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Framework

 

​Graeme operates from a rogerian person-centered framework, which understands that clients 
are the ultimate expert in their own experiences, and emphasizes the counsellor’s role in 
creating an accepting and compassionate environment. It also suggests that how we show up to 
session together is often just as therapeutic as what we talk about, a principle that Graeme 
embodies in his therapy. He also uses principles from an internal family systems model to help 
clients shift their relationship with themselves to become more constructive, which can be 
especially helpful for clients dealing with trauma symptoms.  

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Education

 

​Graeme became a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) through the BC Association of Clinical 
Counsellors, after he completed his Master’s of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MA). He also 
holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology.  

 

Graeme has 3 years of experience seeing clients as an intern and clinical fellow, addressing 
many kinds of concerns and symptoms. He feels that it is a privilege ​to join clients on their 
journey. 

 

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Additional Training

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• Trauma-Exposed Professionals, Wounded Warriors Canada 

• Sand-tray Integrative Interventions Therapy, Bart Begalka, M.A., M.Ed ​

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