BETH COWIN 

Beth enjoys working with youth, adults, and couples, with a decade of social services work in Victoria. Her experiences as a program leader in outdoor education and as a manager in the social services sector has given her opportunity to interact with people from many walks of life. She is passionate about affirming people in their development of self-esteem and self-identity.

Beth has worked with youth and adults with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities, and cares deeply about equity and equal access. She has experience navigating with people through a variety of stresses including mental health diagnoses, BPD, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, diverse- or dis-ability, and anxiety. Beth is skilled in helping couples enhance their communication with one another and manage the complexities of relationship with care and empathy.

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Shaped by her life and professional experience, Beth’s counselling approach is both collaborative and person-centred.  She sees that there are many paths to a full life and celebrates them all. Concepts of Rogerian, Narrative, and Solution-Focused therapies influence Beth’s work as a counsellor.  Beth can hold space for life’s joys as well as sorrows, sometimes at the same time, and she always leaves room for the unexpected.

Beth holds a Bachelors of Psychology and a Certificate in Human Services from the University of Victoria.  She received her Masters in Counselling at City University in 2023 and is a registered member of the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors.

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Beth spends much of her time exploring beautiful places on Vancouver Island, can spend an entire afternoon reading in the sun, and is disproportionately proud of her small vegetable garden.