Heather Pattern: Associate Counsellor, RCC

Heather Pattern Counsellor

Heather Pattern Counsellor is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and an Accredited Music Therapist (MTA) with over 24 years of dedicated service in the therapy world who brings experience and compassion to her counselling work. Her approach is rooted in empathy, respect, and a genuine desire to empower others to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth.

Whether navigating through life transitions, managing mental health concerns, or seeking greater self-awareness, Heather Pattern Counsellor creates a safe and nurturing environment where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences without judgment.

Through collaboration and mutual respect, Heather works alongside clients to cultivate resilience, foster inner strength, and process challenges. Heather enjoys working with individuals of all ages. She works from a person-centered framework that utilizes elements of solution-focused therapy, existential therapy, self-compassion, and a strengths-based approach. Her unwavering dedication to the well-being of others and her extensive experience make her a trusted ally on the path to healing and transformation.

Education and Approach

  • Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
  • Fundamentals of Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Core Skills and Integrative Strategies for Trauma, Grief & Anxiety (Jan. 2024)
  • Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications (Jan. 2024)
  • Addiction, Trauma and the Brain (Feb. 2024)
  • Borderline Personality Disorder: Myths and Stigma (Mar. 2024)
  • Trauma Informed Care Training: Fraser Health, (Mar. 2024)
  • Gottman Level 1 (June 2024)
  • Support for MAiD (May 2024)
  • Support for Sexual Abuse in Sex therapy (Apr. 2024)
  • Basics of EMDR (May 2024)