Dr. Leanne Campbell is co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group and is an Honorary Research Associate of Vancouver Island University.  Trained by Dr. Sue Johnson in the early 1990s, she has continued to work in the EFT model since that time, and has provided psychotherapy services to hundreds of individuals, couples, and families over the past about three decades.  By request, Dr. Campbell also provides personalized results-driven ‘intensives’ (i.e., ‘boot camps’) for couples motivated to improve their relationship and/or address ‘attachment injuries’ related to infidelity, other significant life events and/or transitions (e.g., loss or trauma). 

Known for her expertise in trauma, Dr. Campbell has provided hundreds of psychological assessment reports for forensic/legal and personal injury matters being considered before various levels of Court.   She also is regularly called upon to provide expert opinion, as well as psychological evaluations for various insurance companies and bodies involved in adjudicating personal injury and other trauma-based claims. In addition to maintaining a full-time private practice, with a primary focus in the areas of relationship strain, trauma, grief and loss, Dr. Campbell currently co-manages a multi-site practice comprised of twenty-five clinicians and is a site co-ordinator for an Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) outcome study. 

An active ICEEFT Certified Trainer, Leanne trains professionals around the globe and is involved in the development of various materials including DVDs, on-line educational/training programs, books, workbooks, and articles.  Most recently, she co-authored the first basic EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy) text with Dr. Sue Johnson, A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client (Routledge, 2021), as well as a workbook for therapists training in EFT (see Furrow et al., Routledge, 2022).

Dr. David R. Fairweather received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa in 1996. Over the course of his graduate studies, he published a number of papers in the area of psychotherapy process research. His doctoral thesis, which focused on how exemplary, distinguished therapists facilitate positive client changes in psychotherapy sessions, was nominated for the Governor General’s Award, as well as a National Distinguished Dissertation Award.

From 1996-2006, he was a psychologist and supervising psychologist within the correctional system, and focused extensively on parole assessments as well as conducting psychotherapy and research surrounding offenders and trauma populations. As part of this prior experience, he was also qualified as an expert witness in various areas including Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Risk Assessment. 

As co-founder and co-director of Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Dr. Fairweather has maintained a private practice on Vancouver Island since 1998.  He has broad experience in areas including posttraumatic stress disorder, other trauma and stress-related disorders, marital/couple and family therapy, depression, anxiety, vocational/career issues, and has also specialized in forensic assessment, including cases of work injury and personal injury.  He also works extensively with law enforcement agencies, and Canadian Forces members and veterans, and their spouses and families. 

Known for his empathic style and therapeutic use of laughter and humour, and emphasizing evidenced-based experiential and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) methods, Dr. Fairweather assists individuals, couples, and families to better understand the situations and times in their lives where they feel stuck, discontented, and unfulfilled, and helps them to discover new choices, potentials, and ways-of-being that serve to enhance their level of enjoyment and life satisfaction.  As an internationally certified EFT trainer, he has also extensively provided trainings to other mental health professionals on Vancouver Island and other parts of Western Canada, as well as the U.S.A., U.K., and Europe, and has been involved in the development of a variety of training materials, including DVDs and online streaming resources.

Dr. Adrienne Rombough is a co-director of Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group and specializes in the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan, with a primary focus on children and youth. She provides comprehensive psycho-diagnostic and psycho-educational assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and complex neurodevelopmental disorders, while also considering any co-occurring or differential mental health concerns.

Dr. Rombough takes a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, recognizing the importance of gathering all relevant information before making a diagnosis. She adopts a lifespan perspective, striving to understand a client’s needs within the context of their past experiences, current life circumstances, and future goals. Her aim is to pinpoint the causes of difficulties and make specific recommendations that build upon a client’s strengths. Known for her warm and approachable clinical style, Dr. Rombough goes “above and beyond” to support each client’s growth through her extensive experience and neurodivergence-affirming approach.

Dr. Rombough received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Simon Fraser University in 2014, with a focus on developmental psychology. Originally from Nanaimo, she developed an early interest in supporting and learning from individuals with developmental differences. She worked as an autism respite provider and behavioral therapist during her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia. During her graduate studies at SFU, she published and presented extensively on autism and developmental disorders. Her research on social skills in autism was supported by numerous grants and fellowships, including the prestigious Banting & Best Doctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). She was also a research fellow with the Canada-wide Autism Research Training Program Initiative based out of McGill University.

Dr. Rombough completed her clinical residency at the Queen’s University-affiliated Kingston Internship Consortium in Kingston, Ontario, where she received specialized training in the identification and management of neurodevelopmental and acquired brain-based disabilities across the lifespan. Prior to joining Campbell & Fairweather, she worked in private practice in Vancouver and provided psychological services at Sunny Hill Health Centre (a BC Children’s Hospital site), collaborating with the Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions team and the BC Autism Assessment Network team. Dr. Rombough is committed to continuing education and lifelong learning and deeply values the insights she gains from her clients' lived experiences.

Dr. Rombough is dedicated to helping her clients understand themselves so that they can achieve their fullest potential, ensuring they lead happier and healthier lives. She looks forward to working with you.

Dr. O’Neill received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University (formerly MCP Hahnemann University) in Philadelphia, PA in 2001 including completing anxiety disorders training at the Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Dr. Edna Foa.  She also completed a two year Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) post-doctoral position at the University of British Columbia where she learned specialized therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder under the supervision of Dr. Jack Rachman.

Dr. O’Neill has over eight years experience teaching university courses in the areas of clinical psychology, psychopathology, introductory psychology, and research methods.  She serves as a reviewer for several scholarly journals in the area of anxiety and related disorders and continues to actively publish scholarly articles related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  Presently she works as a Professor of Psychology teaching psychology at the university level and maintains an active interest in anxiety and related disorders research through her Fear and Anxiety Lab at the university.  She is currently working with undergraduate students in her research lab examining PTSD in individuals who have experienced a motor vehicle accident.  Dr. O’Neill and her students present their research findings annually at the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies conference.

Dr. O’Neill works with Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group part-time and specializes in providing evidence-based treatment (e.g., cognitive behavior therapy) for anxiety, depression, and related difficulties in a supportive, warm environment. Dr. O’Neill is a Certified CBT therapist with the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is demonstrated to be highly effective for a variety of difficulties and disorders including:

• panic disorder

• agoraphobia

• social anxiety and social phobia

• obsessive-compulsive disorder and related syndromes (e.g., body dysmorphia, tics)

• posttraumatic stress

• phobias

• generalized anxiety (chronic uncontrollable worry)

• depression

Most individuals can expect significant symptom reduction in 12 sessions or less.  Dr. O’Neill focuses her practice on working with adults. In addition, she specializes in providing personal injury assessments and related treatment for injured workers, first responders, law enforcement personnel, and Canadian Forces members and veterans.  She co-authored a book with Dr. Bill Koch aimed at guiding practitioners in conducting such medical legal assessments.

Ira Whyte received his education in psychology in Alberta and California, and with a degree in visual arts as well, his graduate thesis focused on the role of creative expression in men’s self-development during therapy. Since then, he has two decades experience in psychotherapy practice.  His counselling approach integrates empirically validated methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with techniques derived from Solution Focused, Narrative, and Experiential schools of therapy.

Ira has extensive work experience providing psychotherapy, assessment, and healthcare services within a variety of settings.  For example, he previously worked at an oncology hospital, The Cross Cancer Institute, in Alberta where he counselled cancer patients, survivors and their families. He also spent many years providing comprehensive psychoeducational assessments, counselling, and consultation to children and adolescents in schools throughout Alberta. More recently, he worked for several years at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing psychotherapeutic intervention and treatment for most forms of childhood mental health disorders to children and adolescents as well as their families. At the Royal Alexandra Hospital children’s inpatient psychiatric units, he also performed psychoeducational assessments. Furthermore, he has supervised senior psychiatric residents, and masters level students in the areas of counselling and psychoeducational assessment skills.

Over his years of clinical practice, Ira has earned a strong reputation in counselling and assessing children, adolescents, and young adults.  Also noteworthy are his training, skills, interests, and experience working with clients of all ages with a wide range of needs.  Ira looks forward to serving clients in the Nanaimo community, providing counselling and assessments to individuals of all ages.

To inform her work in private practice, Dr. McKerracher spent several years working in public and private schools in Canada and the United States. She holds general and special education teaching credentials, is a licensed early childhood educator, and has worked as a school psychologist.  She has also completed additional training in the area of neuropsychological assessment.

Dr. McKerracher draws from her experience in the education system as she completes psychoeducational assessments. Her assessments are informed by the most up-to-date theory and research in the areas of brain development and learning, ensuring that diagnoses and conclusions are based on best practices in the field. Most importantly, she strives to provide teachers and parents with strategies and recommendations based on each child’s unique patterns of strengths and challenges.

In addition to her assessment work, Dr. McKerracher offers therapy to children and adolescents. She specializes in working with neurodiverse clients, including those considered Gifted, Autistic, ADHD, LD, and Twice Exceptional. This therapy focuses on building skill sets for managing stress, anxiety, and depression, and fostering resiliency in the face of personal challenges. While working with these clients, Dr. McKerracher regularly consults with parents, teachers, and other professionals, to ensure that all important players in the child’s life are part of the treatment plan and are available to reinforce new skills.

Dr. Poyner-Del Vento earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Simon Fraser University in 2013; his area of study was couples and family psychology. Prior to attending SFU, he studied at Fordham University in New York City, earned a master’s degree in childhood education, and taught second grade in the South Bronx. His dissertation at SFU focused on how couples and families collectively cope with stressful circumstances by supporting each other, and how depression and stress can impact intimate relationships over time. After earning his Ph.D., he completed specialized training at the Portland VA Medical Center in Oregon and Charleston VA Medical Center in South Carolina. While in the VA system, he worked extensively with U.S. military veterans suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. He assessed individuals with suspected cognitive challenges (e.g., from traumatic brain injury, substance use, or dementia). He worked with couples and families experiencing relationship distress, parents facing challenges with their children, and caregivers of loved ones with terminal illnesses. He has published his scholarly work in psychological journals and has presented at several psychology conferences across North America.

Dr. Poyner-Del Vento brings to the group practice his expertise in evidence-based psychotherapy. He mostly works with individuals in high-stress occupations (e.g., active military members, retired veterans, RCMP officers, paramedics, and firefighters). He offers psychotherapy for PTSD, including Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). He also offers cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) for depression, anxiety, and chronic pain.

In addition to individual therapy, Dr. Poyner-Del Vento offers couples therapy for relationship distress. He primarily uses Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in his approach with couples and families but is also trained in other approaches (e.g., Behavioral Couples Therapy).

In terms of assessment, Dr. Poyner-Del Vento provides psychological assessments for individuals who have had recent workplace injuries (medical- or stress-related). He also provides psycho-vocational assessments for individuals looking for a job but are having problems finding or sustaining employment. Finally, he provides neuropsychological assessments for individuals with cognitive challenges (e.g., problems with attention, memory, or executive functioning) with a variety of histories (e.g., mild concussion; severe brain injury; stroke; dementia).

Dr. Georgina Maltby is a Registered Psychologist, holding a MA/PhD in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from McMaster University. At UBC, her Masters thesis investigated the associations between adult attachment, perfectionism, social support, and disordered eating. This research received the APA Counselling Psychology research award. Dr. Maltby’s doctoral dissertation, provided a qualitative description and in-depth understanding of the experience of long-term recovery from an eating disorder, and was supported by a University Graduate Fellowship award.

Dr. Maltby has previously worked as a Psychologist at the University of British Columbia and Chico State University California Counselling centres. Here she provided crisis assessment and counselling to university students for performance anxiety related to athletics and academics as well as personal issues, and supervised Master’s trainees. While in California, Dr. Maltby worked as a Licensed Psychologist in private practice, and conducted Psychological Assessments on behalf of disability applicants. In addition, she has eight years of experience as a Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Chico State University. Her courses included; the Psychology of Prejudice, Hate, and Violence and Developmental Wellness: Positive Psychology and the Science of Happiness.

Dr. Maltby’s clinical practice with adolescents, adults, and couples focuses on working with the following symptoms:

• Anxiety (panic, performance based, and social)

• Disordered eating (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating)

• Grief and loss (associated with bereavement and/or life transitions)

• Interpersonal Conflict (couples, parent-child)

• Insomnia

• Trauma-related stress

In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Maltby provides psychological assessments, related to various clinical concerns including, for example, injured workers and individuals in career transitions. She utilizes evidence-based therapies that include cognitive-behavioral, emotionally focused, narrative, and mindfulness based approaches, as well as experiential therapeutic interventions. Along with individualized assessment, Dr. Maltby considers the context within which her clients are situated, and explores ways to influence this aspect to improve psychological, social, and physical well-being. Her clinical emphasis is on integrating caring and expertise in the understanding and treatment of her clients’ difficulties, to facilitate positive coping, and to increase clients’ awareness of their own strengths.

Dylan Payne, Registered Psychologist, has gained a wide range of clinical experience over the years, in the areas of psychological treatment/therapy and assessment, through his extensive service in diverse settings including psychiatric hospitals; in-hospital mental health and addiction services; residential care homes for youths with developmental delays; as well as correctional facilities. 

Dylan works with adults, children, and adolescents.  In his past work with younger clients, he has assisted children and teens in dealing with and overcoming a wide array of problems including: low self-esteem, anger management, difficulties adjusting to change, and difficulties managing symptoms of disorders such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD.  In his previous work with adults in hospital outpatient settings, he has worked extensively with adults struggling with a number of mental health diagnoses including: anxiety disorders (ex: OCD, PTSD, GAD), depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.  He has also assisted adult clients with other mental health concerns related to: unresolved trauma, sexual abuse, stress management, anger management, relationship problems, life transitions, grief and loss, spiritual emergency, and gender identity.  In his past experience in psychiatric hospitals, he has helped individuals to create relapse prevention plans and manage symptoms of psychosis related to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

In addition to his therapeutic and assessment work, Dylan also has experience working and conducting research in the field of addictions. As a result of this work, he is familiar with the 12 Step Program as well as other models of treatment, and is able to readily apply his knowledge and understanding of the addiction cycle to his work with individuals coping with alcohol use issues and those struggling with other sorts of substance-related problems as well.

While primarily trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as well as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Dylan often draws on Humanistic and Solution Focused concepts and techniques in his work. While staying current with respect to empirically validated treatments and recommendations for "best practices," Dylan also flexibly tailors his approach to the uniqueness of particular clinical situations as well as the needs of the specific individuals with whom he is working.

Dr. Alena Talbot Ellis has diverse experience working in hospital, community mental health, and private practice settings. Through these experiences, she has gained a strong base of knowledge in research-supported clinical practices. She considers it a privilege to support her clients in improving their overall well-being and quality of life. Dr. Talbot Ellis provides psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents to better understand potential underpinnings of learning or behavioural challenges. She works to provide tailored recommendations to improve functioning in the home and school environment.

Dr. Connolly received her M.Sc. in Counselling Psychology and Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology from Trinity College Dublin. Her clinical background involves working with adults with mental health and physical health comorbidities, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, and interpersonal difficulties.  

Dr. Connolly has extensive training and experience working with individuals with medical conditions including cancer and chronic pain. She has lectured at the postgraduate level, supervised research, presented research internationally and produced a number of publications. She has supervised doctoral trainees in clinical supervision, and is a certified trainer in emotion-focused therapy.  

For Dr. Connolly, it is important to tailor to clients needs while maintaining an evidence-based approach. She primarily employs a cognitive behaviour therapy or emotion-focused therapy approach to address clients presenting problems, and also integrates experiential approaches and schema therapy. Dr. Connolly has a warm and genuine style and maintains a validating, collaborative stance in her treatment. As a psychologist her goal is to help clients enhance their personal set of coping skills to improve their quality of life.

Dr. Heather Baitz is a Registered Psychologist with expertise in a range of evidence-based treatment approaches, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and specialized variants such as exposure and response prevention (ERP), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based CBT, along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused interventions. Her primary focus is on providing therapy to adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, problematic substance use, climate distress, or a combination of those concerns. Her approach is centred around the perspective that each person is truly doing their best with the skills and resources they have available, and she strives to approach all relationships with genuine openness, curiosity, and respect. She emphasizes collaboration and a focus on personal strengths throughout treatment. She welcomes opportunities to work with individuals of all abilities, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities.

Dr. Baitz completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Systems at the University of British Columbia before going on to complete her Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Simon Fraser University. She completed a one-year residency at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Clinical Health Psychology. She has previously worked at the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic and at the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addiction.

Dr. Baitz has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles related to substance use, cognition, and mental health. She is a Clinical Instructor in the UBC Department of Psychiatry, and has been involved in training medical students, psychiatry residents, and psychology trainees at all levels.

Dr. Mawson received her PhD in Counselling Psychology from UBC in 2005. Her Masters and Doctoral studies were supported by fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. For her doctoral research, she explored married couples’ experience of voluntary childlessness.  She received the Canadian Psychological Association Award of Excellence for her dissertation.  

Dr. Mawson started her career in the field of employment counselling and career development working with designated groups – women returning to the workforce, persons with disabilities, new Canadians, and First Nations persons.  She subsequently entered the field of correctional/forensic clinical psychology where she practiced as a psychologist and manager of mental health services for 23 years.  Dr. Mawson then undertook a faculty position as Associate Clinical Professor in the Counselling Psychology graduate studies program at SFU.  In this capacity she was director of the SFU Surrey Counselling Centre that provided counselling services to underserved populations. She also taught the following courses: Ethics in Psychology, Group Psychotherapy, Supervised Counselling Clinic I/II, and Counselling Practicum.

Since 1989, Dr. Mawson has maintained a part-time private practice with a focus on adults and couples.  Over the past thirty years, she has extensive experience in providing individual and group therapy, crisis counselling, mental health/psychological assessments, as well as couple therapy.  She also has extensive experience providing clinical supervision to graduate students in psychology, early career psychologists, and clinical counsellors. 

In her clinical practice, Dr. Mawson utilizes evidence-based therapies to treat anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship distress, health-related issues, grief/loss, and workplace challenges.  Therapies include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness practices, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy).  As a Certified EFT therapist for couples, Dr. Mawson welcomes couples seeking relief from distressing relationship dynamics, feelings of disconnection, communication difficulties, and entrenched patterns of conflict.  She utilizes a direct, pragmatic and experiential approach to explore clients’ problems and to help clients to set and achieve goals that are relevant and sustainable. 

Dr. Kajal Chaudhry is a Registered Psychologist who has extensive experience working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. Dr. Chaudhry earned her Doctorate in Psychology in the United States and relocated to Vancouver, BC, in 2017. She has held positions in community mental health clinics and private practice, working alongside professionals in the medical and mental health field to provide integrated care to clients.

Dr. Chaudhry utilizes a wide range of intervention techniques to inform and guide treatment planning. In particular, Dr. Chaudhry has extensive knowledge and background in working with attachment, complex trauma, grief and bereavement, posttraumatic stress disorder, interpersonal challenges, trauma bonds, family crisis, and multicultural issues. Dr. Chaudhry deeply enjoys providing psychotherapy to teens, adults and groups, as she has had extensive training in case formulation and treatment planning. Dr. Chaudhry utilizes an attachment-based approach to help clients move through their traumatic experiences. Dr. Chaudhry strives to foster an accepting and non-judgmental environment for her clients to create a strong therapeutic frame for growth and change.

Dr. Chaudhry is committed to understanding her clients' worldviews and improving their quality of life with empathy and care. Her approach to trauma and healing uses different techniques tailored to the client's needs.  With a focus on client strengths, some of her strategies for treatment and conceptualization include:

• Emotionally Focused Therapy

• Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy

• Psychodynamic-Interpersonal Therapy

• Narrative therapy

• Mindfulness and meditation

• Art therapy

• Jungian analysis

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

• Utilization of metaphors when working with clients from different cultural and spiritual backgrounds

A note to clients: Do you find yourself living in the past or easily triggered? Do you find it hard to let go of painful histories? Trauma does not have to be your defining story. Reconnecting with unwanted emotions, positive or negative, may seem unnecessary but serve as a path to true healing. These unwelcomed feelings can give rise to some of life's deepest realizations. Let me help you make sense of trauma to make space for healing and recovery.

Dr. Rajwinder Khurana earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from UC Berkeley and received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, Illinois. Over the past 10+ years, Dr. Khurana has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health clinics, private practice, and hospitals where she has gained extensive experience treating a diverse range of clients in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, and clinical presentation. Her key areas of focus lie in treating young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions, and stress. She has supervised both master's and doctoral trainees in clinical supervision and has experience in conducting mental health and psychological assessments. 

Additional areas of expertise include:

1. Trauma and PTSD

2. Relationship conflict

3. Identity/self-esteem issues

4. Infertility and women's issues

5. Grief and Loss

Dr. Khurana views individuals’ struggles as inextricably connected to the process of identity development and the search for meaning and purpose. She maintains an avid research interest in racial/cultural identity development, acculturation/immigration issues, relationship difficulties, and trauma work. She believes that difficulty in each area encourages a re-examination of one’s life in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of personal identity. She finds it empowering to invite people to share their stories and then works collaboratively to help re-write a new, more empowering narrative. 

Dr. Khurana uses an integrative and collaborative approach in therapy, utilizing evidence-based practices such as:

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

2. Dialectical Behavior Therapy

3. Solution-focused Therapy,

4. Mindfulness-based interventions

5. Narrative Therapy

6. Emotion Focused Therapy

Dr. Khurana is committed to building a strong, collaborative relationship that nurtures trust and safety. She has a warm and genuine style and maintains a validating and empathic stance in the therapy room.

A note to clients: The goal of therapy is to disentangle your experiences and develop an understanding of how these experiences are impacting your life, relationships, and functioning. This often involves teaching you to identify your thoughts, feelings, negative self-talk, and unhelpful behavior patterns and then deciding what changes you want to make. As therapy progresses, the hope is that you can act with greater intention and feel more empowered and fulfilled in your life!

Faith Leather works with adults of all ages and backgrounds, tailoring her approach to best fit each client’s needs. She does both individual and couples (marital/relationship distress) work drawing from therapy styles with proven success, such as Emotionally Focused and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Faith specializes in the areas of depression, trauma, relationship issues (Couples or Individuals), issues stemming from childhood/upbringing, anxiety, abuse, personality & self-esteem, eco-anxiety, and health & well-being concerns (e.g. addictions, activity level, diet). She is also a licensed provider of services to various organizations, such as those for people of First Nations descent and victims of crime. She also holds seminars and workshops for various community organizations.

Faith received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from York University where she also completed two years of the PhD programme. In addition to her clinical work, Faith has taught in the Psychology departments at York University & Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina University-College). She has also worked on several large research projects, including the Mood Assessment Project and the Community Outreach & Heart Health Risk-Reduction Trial. In 2004, she received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Award for her work in the area of depression and personality. She also co-authored a paper in this area that was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
 

Cheryl specializes in helping individual adults struggling with stress, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, coping with trauma (recent and past), operational stress injuries, and life transitions, including those related to work, family, relationships, grief, and loss.

Cheryl adapts her therapeutic approach to match clients’ unique circumstances, preferences, and related needs by using a variety of therapy models including, for example, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Brief Solution Focused Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. Cheryl has also completed advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy to better serve clients in relationship distress. She has extensive experience helping clients with their concerns in a brief number of sessions and is a registered provider with a number of organizations including various employment and insurance agencies and the Crime Victim Assistance Program. She is also an endorsed clinician for the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association.

Cheryl received a Master of Counselling degree jointly from the University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, and Athabasca University, and received the convocation award for having the highest grade point average. Aligned with her counselling philosophy, Cheryl’s research has included identifying counselling processes that foster greater client and counsellor collaboration, promote client’s strengths and expertise, and increase the likelihood of successful outcomes. She also completed a study examining the optimal treatment of depression in the greater Nanaimo area that she presented at the 2006 Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association. She has been working in private practice since 2008 with Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group.

Yuka is a BC Registered Clinical Counsellor who brings a wealth of training and experience working with school-aged children (5-12 years old) and their parents/guardians in culturally diverse settings.  Yuka specializes in working with individuals and families on the issues of anxiety, depression, behavioural management, self-regulation, behavioural issues with ADHD, parent-child conflicts, family mediation/reunification, distress within family dynamics, stress management, life transition, parental support, and cross-cultural issues.

In addition to her child/parent counselling work, Yuka also works with international students and new immigrants of any age.  Drawing from her experience as an international student at Vancouver Island University (VIU), Yuka is familiar with common cross-cultural struggles that students may encounter while learning in another country.

“Walking through the challenge together” is Yuka’s professional motto for her counselling work and to help her clients.  Yuka's therapeutic approaches are diverse: Attachment-based, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Collaborative Problem-Solving, Culturally sensitive, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Morita therapeutic, Strength-based, and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling.  She strives to maximize the outcomes that each individual wishes by utilizing different types of therapeutic approaches to best suit her client’s need(s).  Yuka believes acceptance and action-taking are crucial in making change in one’s life.  She supports an individual’s difficulties by walking through the challenges with them.

Yuka completed her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at VIU before completing her Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Guidance Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Master’s degrees in both Clinical Counselling at City University of Seattle and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling at UBC.  Prior to joining Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Yuka gathered over 10 years of experience working as a mental health professional with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) in Surrey and both nonprofit and private family services in Vancouver.  She enjoyed working with children and their families by supporting their challenges. 

Yuka is originally from Tokyo, Japan.  She provides counselling services in both English and Japanese.  

It is always an honour for Karen Campbell to get to know clients of all ages and to hold hope for thriving mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Karen has extensive previous counselling experience in the school system and in private practice. As a current NFPA 1001 Level 2 Firefighter and Emergency Medical Assistant with Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department, Karen can relate to unique stressors and occupational experiences of First Responders.

Since graduating in 2012 with a master's degree in counselling psychology from Yorkville University, Karen has connected with hundreds of people always beginning from where they are at. Karen’s lighthearted approach opens the door for clients to explore vulnerabilities and see patterns that no longer serve them. Through realization and action, new patterns are forged for personal agency and greater connection.

Karen clearly sees the correlation between how clients navigate the storms of life and their overall wellness and relationships. This is where Karen’s belief in the power of Emotionally Focused Therapy for individuals, couples and families comes in — how EFT stabilizes, lights a way to repair, shores up connection with self and other for strong relationships and expansive experiences.

Karen has helped clients navigate trauma, grief and loss, relationship and family issues, mental health and social emotional issues, addictions, work, school, and personal challenges. With urban and rural roots, Karen is highly aware of risk behaviour and vulnerability in all communities. Our technological world adds even more complexity.

When working with children and youth, Karen often accesses age appropriate CBT, DBT and Play Therapy strategies and tools. She often looks to sage advice from POPARD for neurodivergent challenges. Karen has been vetted by organizations such as ICBC and the First Nations Health Authority.

Karen is thankful daily for the path of her life, family, friends, her ancestors, her home and where she comes from, community and this beautiful Earth. Karen is a believer in the power of connection as the driver of our lives.