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Counselling & Psychotherapy
Robin Lloyd, M.S.W., R.S.W., Counsellor
Simone Bowman, Psychotherapist, Reiki Master
About Robin Lloyd
M.S.W., R.S.W.,
Counsellor
The terms counselling, psychotherapy and therapy are all labels used
to describe a similar psychological process in which talking is the primary
method of intervention. Often the specific education or training of the
individual practitioner will influence the label chosen to describe her
services. I prefer to use the term counselling.
I earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work, with distinction, from Wilfrid Laurier
University in 1998. I provide high quality, culturally sensitive and insightful
service and have been in private practice since 2003. I am a member of the Ontario
College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, as well as the Ontario
Association of Social Workers.
Life can be hard. Sometimes we don’t know how to cope. Change can be thrust upon
us and other times we want to make a change and feel stuck. We may experience
difficult feelings such as hopelessness, fear, anger or grief. We can feel lost,
alone and confused.
During counselling, I meet with people (youth, adults, men
and women, from diverse ethnicities and sexual orientations), to help them as
they work through whatever social, emotional, psychological, spiritual or physical
concerns they have.
Because I value the life experiences of those seeking my
services I work collaboratively with people. My counselling is holistic as I
draw from several different models in order to meet the unique needs of each
of my clients. I use my intuition and creativity during our sessions.
I have
received training in a variety of approaches, including Solution Focused Therapy,
Mindfulness, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused
Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. My practice is also influenced by psychodynamic,
feminist and anti-oppression theories.
My mission is to encourage and support
personal growth, acceptance and choice.
Some of the issues people have worked on with
my assistance include:
-
Addictions
- Grief
- Stress
- Anxiety/Depression
- Trauma
- Self-Esteem
- Body Image
- Separation/Divorce
What Is Social Work?
In the early 19 century social work had its roots in charities and settlement
houses. From the beginning, social workers systematically investigated the causes
of human suffering as well as provided relief. They also worked as change agents,
influencing political decisions in significant areas such as poverty, labour
laws, family allowance and benefits. Some of the early values of social work
were ethical practices, professionalism and betterment of society.
Today, social workers continue the work of our pioneering ancestors, assisting
individuals, families and communities to resolve problems that affect their day-to-day
lives.
For more information about social work
please visit the website of the Ontario
Association of Social Workers.
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About Simone Bowman
Psychotherapist, Reiki Master,
Life-Centered Transformational PsychotherapyTM
Life Centered Transformational
PsychotherapyTM is a holistic approach that offers you a gentle and safe
way to identify and transform internal
blocks into life-enhancing energies. This process combines a wide variety
of established techniques and innovative approaches for healing at every
level: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
This process draws upon
various therapeutic modalities including:
- Body-Centered Focusing
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Voice Dialogue
- Spiritual Principles
- Dreamwork
- Relationship Skills
This is a body-centered approach that encourages you
to connect to your inner wisdom, which serves as your guide throughout the process.
As a
result, you will develop a more deeply trusting relationship with yourself
as you hone your intuition. This approach is a partnership, where we
create ways for you to support and nurture yourself.
Our work together may
integrate energetic healing processes such as Learning Path Integrated Technique,
Emotional Freedom Techniques and
other energy therapies.
Emotional Freedom Techniques
As Gary Craig, founder of Emotional Freedom
Techniques (EFT) says: "The
cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s
energy system."
EFT is an energetic healing modality that works with the subtle energies
of the body. It involves stimulating the end points of the body’s
meridians to balance any energetic disruptions. It is a simple technique
that works effectively with phobias, fears, negative memories, anxiety,
post traumatic stress disorder, cravings, etc.
Learning Path Integrated
Technique
Learning Path Integrated Technique (LPIT) is an energetic healing
process created by Olga Nickle in Toronto. The focus of LPIT is to work
with
and clear the first root cause of any internal block that is manifesting
physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually.
The LPIT process involves
identifying a first root cause, learning from it, bringing healing to it
and re-arranging all future events with the
new learning and new healed state. This is all done energetically, using
hand diagrams to work with the energy body.
LPIT is a completely gentle
approach – the whole process takes
place on a higher level of consciousness. After Learning Path, you
may experience a sense of lightness, acceptance, freedom from pain or
internal
conflict, contentment, compassion and peace.
Simone Bowman is a certified
Transformational Psychotherapist, Usui Reiki Master and adult educator.
Her work integrates energetic healing
processes such as Learning Path Integrated Technique, Emotional Freedom
Techniques, and Donna Eden’s energy medicine.
By integrating transformational
psychotherapy, reiki and other energy therapies, Simone offers clients
an experience of wholeness by addressing
all levels of the individual – physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual.
Simone
Bowman believes in the potential for each one of us to live authentically
and create our own reality. Her passion is to support personal growth
in others, to help others connect to their true essence.
“Within each
of us there is a wellspring, where we can find all that we need for healing.
I help clients to tap into that place, not
only in their work with me, but throughout their lives.”
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