A bit about me...

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I have always been fascinated by the human psyche, and curious about what makes us feel, think and behave the way we do.  Initially I studied art and communications and worked in media and art education in Vancouver B.C.  After becoming a parent I decided to transition into a career in psychotherapy, so I returned to graduate school for my Master of Counselling Psychology.  Now I live and work in the beautiful community of Salt Spring Island, B.C., where I assist my clients in deepening their relationships with themselves and seeing their lives with greater clarity. 
​"The descent into the depths always
seems to precede the ascent."
-Carl Jung

Selected Training*

  • Master of Counselling Psychology from Adler University, Vancouver BC 
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor designation with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC# 14991)
  • Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCC#10001014)  
  • Hypnotherapy Certification Through Daybreak Therapy and Training (with Karen Day, MSW, RSW, C. Hyp)
  • Certificate in Existential Counselling and Logotherapy (Basic Certificate, Existential Analysis Society of Canada) 
  • Focusing Oriented Therapy certification  (with Dr. Leslie Ellis, through the International Focusing Institute)  
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Practice-Based Intensive Training Certificate (with Dr. Lane Pederson, through PESI)
  • Counselling Psychology Internship completed at Soul Matters Counselling, Salt Spring Island BC
  • Trauma and Healing  Certificate (with Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk, through PESI)
  • Fundamental and Advanced Narrative Therapy Certificate (through the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy)
  • Certificates in CBT and CT for Depression (through the Vancouver CBT Centre)
  • Certificate in Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 (Through the Gottman Institute)
  • Disordered Eating presenter for the Family Services of the North Shore
  • Master of Arts in Communication from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC
  • Bachelor of Arts in Art and Cultural Studies, minor in Psychology, from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC
* In my educational and professional development, I go by my nearly unpronounceable maiden name, Malgorzata Rawicz.



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