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HELLO! MY NAME IS Sarah

 QUALIFICATIONS

VALUES

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  • Wife and Mother of 8 plus 1 daughter-in-law

  • Clinical Trauma Specialist (Arizona Trauma Institute)

  • Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (Diploma of Counselling Therapy, Academic Distinction)

  • ADHD Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood

  • Complex Trauma Training Level 1 & 2 (CCTP/CCTP-II) Course with Janina Fisher

  • Provincial Violence Prevention Certified

  • The values of respect, trust and unconditional positive regard guide my practice

  • I value the life and dignity of every single human person 

  • I recognize the rights and responsibility of each person to be a free and autonomous agent in their own life

  • I recognize the family unit, whatever form that takes, as an important structure for healthy development and formation

  • I respect parental rights and recognize parents as primary educators of their children 

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Why "Mountain View" Therapy? I was polling my family with different options and my brother gave the perfect summary of the theme and values I was trying to encapsulate with my name (not a simple task).  He said, "It makes me think of process, hard work, achievement...and Lord of the Rings."

Process- Heidegger speaks of Aletheia, an

unconcealing process of dis-covering truth, "the coming into being of something, the process is also importantly part of the Truth...the choice and the chooser". The hard reality, especially when we are in the midst of pain, confusion, grief or uncertainty, is that change comes one step at a time.  Often we think in terms of linear progress, but life is more like meandering, rucking, or falling off a cliff.

                                              "Living is the essence of life". 

                                                                            -Unknown 

Hard Work- We are anti-fragile. Only by facing challenges

gardening and grounding for therapeutic benefits

and struggles do we gain access to the strength and tools necessary to expand our capabilities.  This does not mean we need to "go it alone", learning to reach out, accept support, shift our focus or create different expectations is all part of the courageous "work" that leads to positive outcomes in therapy.

                                                                                                             "Rage, rage against the dying of the light"                                                                                                                                                          -Dylan Thomas

Achievement- This word means something different for every client I work with, no one journey looks the same. A large part of the therapeutic process is identifying unused opportunities and expanding mindsets to recognize and celebrate unrecognized success. Adopting a Growth Mindset, and creating SMART goals to author a vision for the future often relieves anxiety due to one's inability to predict outcomes.  An investigation into one's Core beliefs or Exiled Parts can bring new understanding, insight and healing to how our past is impacting our present. I believe in active therapy, I understand clients do not just want passive support to feel better about the situation they're in.  They want growth and change, and sometimes they want to reclaim what has been lost.  This is a Process, that takes Hard Work, but I am committed to exploring, discovering and supporting what my clients want to achieve.

                                                                  “Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day,                                                                     the beholder's frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change                                                                     their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never                                                                       know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.”
                                                                                                                                                ― Haruki Murakami, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​Lord of The Rings- We have evolved to think and understand the world through stories.  Stories that are told to us and stories we tell ourselves.  It's how we relate to our parts and each other.  In fact, we experience things in terms of how they relate to our story before our brain labels them as objects.  As Iain McGilchrist has said, "We create the world by attending to it in a particular way".  Lord of The Rings is a moving narrative about self-discovery through adventure. It is a grand epic but its substance is found at the individual level, in the complexity of each character's life as it is woven into the grand design.  

                                                                                                         "The mountains are calling, and I must go"

                                                                                                                                                         - John Muir 

                                                                            

“Working with Sarah has been an incredibly transformative journey. Her compassion and knowledge have helped me identify many things about myself and have ultimately put me on a path of healing and self-discovery. I’m deeply grateful to have Sarah guide me through life’s challenges!”

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