With warmth, positive regard and curiosity I offer a safe and respectful place to consider beliefs, reflect on past events and experience emotions safely. My intent is to offer you support through your challenges, while providing opportunities to gain insight, increase self awareness and build skills. Through conversation we can identify strategies for decreasing suffering and explore possibilities for improving the quality of your life.
I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Work. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#5536) and a Registered Social Worker (#05263) with over 30 years of experience in individual and group psychotherapy.
I have experience working with individuals, families and groups in private practice, community mental health clinics, primary care, hospitals, residential care, not-for-profit societies and healthcare leadership.
My practice rests on the foundational principles of kindness, compassion, curiosity and nonjudgement and is informed by the following therapeutic modalities and approaches:
- Client Centered/Strength Based
- Narrative Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Polyvagal & Neurobiological Techniques
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy
- Mindfulness Practice
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Mara Pungente Counselling 