Women's Mental Health
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Louise Parkinson

Registered Clinical Counsellor

With 15 years of counselling experience, Louise (she/her) bases her practice on kindness, acceptance and an understanding that we are all in this crazy life journey together. She knows that life can be hard, and that struggles are part of being human. She firmly believes that the primary role of being human is to help each other through as best we can. Louise’s clinical framework is eclectic, drawing on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Positive Psychology. She is authentic and open, uses humour to help when appropriate, and gently challenges clients to see patterns, learn new skills and think in more helpful ways. Her goal is to help clients develop resiliency and to invite more peace and happiness into their lives. Louise is also trained in couples work and loves to see couples move from adversarial to being deeply connected. She helps clients achieve this through compassionate listening skills, identifying unhelpful behaviour patterns and working with clients to understand and find new ways to help meet the needs of their partner.

Louise’s practice is currently full
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Online sessions

Areas of support

Self-Esteem
Perfectionism
Relationship Challenges
People Pleasing
Couples Counselling
ADHD
Anger
Anxiety
Borderline Personality Disorder
Boundary Setting
Burnout
Career Counselling
Communication
Compassion Fatigue
Depression
Emotion Regulation
Gender, Identity & Sexuality
Grief & Loss
Guilt & Shame
Intimate Partner Violence
Life Planning
Life Transitions
Medical Diagnosis
Menopause & Perimenopause
Neurodiversity
OCD
Parenting
Personal Growth
Phobias
Pregnancy & Postpartum
Seperation & Divorce
Spirituality
Stress
Unconventional Relationships
Workplace Challenges

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Feminist
Mindfulness-Based
Compassion-Focused
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Family Systems Therapy
Strengths-Based

Additional training

Gottman Level 2
MBCT Teacher Training
DBT Foundations