Michele Holding
MS, RCC-ACS
It is an honor to connect with people,
and come alongside them
as they pursue growth and healing.
With Gratitude,
Office Information
Vancouver and Virtual
Unit 212, 2190 Fir St. Vancouver, BC
(604) 897-2089
Therapeutic Approach
Michele Holding is a registered clinical counsellor supporting individuals, couples, and families find healing opportunities to transform their lives. Working from a relational approach, she creates a safe space for clients to explore their relationship with themselves and others, identify unhealthy relational patterns, and find new ways of relating. Michele is also able to offer a space for clients to explore their relationship with God from a Christian perspective.
Specialization
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With anxiety being part of the Michele’s journey towards healing, she has developed a passion for working with individuals who struggle with anxiety. Incorporating a combination of assessment tools, internal family systems therapy, and interpersonal neurobiology, she has helped many people experience a better relationship with their anxiety.
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Taking steps towards more intimacy within a relationship can be a bumpy road. Michele strives to create a safe space for couples to explore unhealthy relational patterns that may be causing disconnection or hurt in their relationship. Incorporating techniques from Emotion Focused Therapy and attachment theory, Michele hopes to help couples find love, understanding, and healing within their relationship.
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Michele has enjoyed offering supervision to students, new counsellors, and seasoned counsellors since 2013. She has a passion for creating space for individuals to find the core sense of who they are in their role as a counsellor gaining confidence, clarity, and knowledge of skills along the way. Michele has also walked alongside many counsellors recovering from burnout and vicarious trauma.
Issues Treated
Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Clinical Supervision, Codependency, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Family of Origin Issues, Marital Issues, Panic Attacks, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Sex and Sexuality, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Spiritual Issues, Stress, Suicidal Ideation.
Qualifications
Registration
Michele is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Approved Clinical Supervisor (RCC-ACS #10530) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counselling. For more information visit the BCACC site.
Education and Training
Michele received a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. She then received a Master’s of Science in Counselling and Psychology from Troy University in Orlando, Florida. Michele has since pursued and continues to pursue trainings in Internal Family Systems Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Sex Therapy, and Clinical Supervision.