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About Us- Counselling
EDNA WAKENE, PhD, MPCC, RPC
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Edna is a Registered Professional Counsellor and a Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling. She provides therapeutic services to clients of all ages to help them identify their strengths and understand their inner experiences as it relates to themselves and others. Through an evidence-based, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, collaborative and empathic approach, she explores with clients their need for change. Her specialty is working with individuals who may be struggling with attachment issues, trauma, anxiety, stress and when the reason for the pain, fear, panic, worry is not understood. Her approach is informed by the developmental framework of attachment theory. Using an attachment-based treatment approach and her experience in the field, she supports her clients to explore connections between the past and present, work towards lasting change by providing them
corrective emotional experiences and helping them make sense of their stories.
She has 18+ years of experience in human services, in not-for-profit, directly and indirectly supporting clients who have experienced complex trauma in her capacity as Counsellor, Trainer/Presenter, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor and Consultant. She is passionate to walk alongside individuals as they get on their journey to healing and growth
Dr MERTELLA J. MONTAGUE, MscD
Mertella is a counsellor who provides therapeutic services to clients of all ages and background. She helps clients to discover the hidden depths in them- their personalities, dreams, goals, life purposes. Through the integration of psycho-dynamic techniques and metaphysics, she works through past and present issues which negatively impact people’s lives. She introduces her clients to tools which help them develop a balanced mind-body-spirit approach to life.
Her approach integrates metaphysics and psycho-dynamics through the use of visualization, mindfulness, meditation, affirmations, talk therapy, energy reading and awareness of the importance of thoughts and behavior affecting feelings and thinking; to use regression to analyze and heal previous trauma from a different perspective returning stronger and in control.
She has 23 + years experience in the field of human services and is a presenter, consultant and educator. She is passionate about individuals finding and living their life purposes.
