Debbie Mackintosh Email and Phone Number

I offer ONLINE counselling via phone or Skype, as well as traditional counselling at my office. Online counselling offers my clients the option to stay in the safety and comfort of their own home, as well as the flexibility and opportunity to have a session that they may not otherwise be able to have.My purpose as a therapist is to help others to live happier, healthier, more joy-filled lives. I believe that we all have within us the wisdom and strength to move towards our fullest potential. We all have the capability to make the necessary changes to promote self-awareness and achieve a fulfilled life, but sometimes it seems overwhelming and we tend to repeat unconscious negative patterns. I want to help you uncover and connect with your own inner strength and wisdom, so that you can heal and feel the relief that change can bring. A willingness to look at our lives through a shift in perspective can bring us closer to our ideal, authentic lives.My areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addictions, stress, burn out and fatigue, self-care, life transitions, communication struggles, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, separation and divorce, self-esteem challenges, aging parents and personal growth.http://www.healingperspectives.ca

Elementary, Middle School, High School, Home EconomicsTeaching on call (K - 12) as well as temporary Home Economics (Foods) contracts at Eagle River Secondary (Sicamous), A.L. Fortune Secondary (Enderby) and Len Wood Middle School (Armstrong).• Exceptional leadership skills, as well as problem solving, quick adaptation, flexibility, and ability to work under great stress or pressure• Prepare, organize and facilitate curriculum; including courses, units and lessons• Ability to build and maintain excellent rapport with students and school personnel• Professional behaviour, strong work ethic and ability to respect confidentiality• Professional collaboration with other teachers, administrators, support staff and community professionals to assess and meet specific student needs and concerns

I started my term position at the Vernon Family Resource Centre in October 2013, when I was hired to do psychoeducational work as a part of the Child Sexual Abuse Intervention Program. While at the Centre, I became part of the Children's Team of counsellors; a dynamic, dedicated group of women that I was grateful to work with! I assisted with some Intake, as well as Children's Counselling as a Family Support Worker. I also enjoyed creating and maintaining a Facebook page for the Society, working collaboratively with my SAIP co-worker to create and present a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention workshop, creating a "Social Media 101" Training workshop for parents, and helping to organize a workshop fundraiser for April. Though my time at the Resource Centre was brief due to my term position, I was grateful to practice my counselling techniques, learn from experienced counsellors and be a part of an incredible organization and community!• Prepare, organize and facilitate workshops and curriculum; including psychoeducational lessons• Create and run a social media campaign to raise non-profit awareness and community engagement• Ability to build and maintain excellent rapport with agency staff, clients and community members, as well as build a strong therapeutic alliance with counselling clients• Professional behaviour, strong work ethic and ability to respect confidentiality• Professional collaboration with counsellors, teachers and community professionals to assess and meet specific clients needs or concerns• Detailed case file management

Affiliate, Adsense and Ecommerce sites; Social Media Marketing; Web site creation; Blogs.

I owned and ran three retail Dollar Stores. I was in charge of all aspects of running the store: customer service, hiring, ordering, merchanding, budgeting, book keeping, etc.

K-12, Elementary and Middle School, High School Home EconomicsTeaching on call (K - 12), as well as Home Economics contracts at Belmont Senior Secondary Grades 10 - 12 (Foods & Nutrition, Tourism, Women's Studies, Family Management, Career & Personal Planning, Social Studies).