Meet the Team
Together, we will create a brighter future filled with endless possibilities and boundless horizons.
At Creative Horizons Counselling, our team of Registered Clinical Counsellors and Counselling Interns works collaboratively to provide compassionate, evidence-based therapies, including CBT, ACT, EMDR, Art and Expressive Art Therapy, and Play Therapy.
We are united by a client-centred, trauma-informed approach and a shared commitment to creating a safe, inclusive space where healing and growth can unfold at every stage of life.
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Michelle McElroy
Founder/Clinic Director
MC:CP, RSW, RCC, BCRPT, BCATR, EMDR, Eat Breathe Thrive Practitioner.Registered Play Therapist
Registered Art Therapist
EMDR Trained Children & Adults
Specialization in Sandtray for all ages Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
EMDR Groups - GTEP & C-GTEP
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator
RCC Supervisor in TrainingMichelle is part of the following groups: EMDR Canada, EMDRIA, BCATA, BCPTA, BSCSW, Autplay, TC-TSY, and Eat Breathe Thrive.
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Lisa Mitchell : currently seeing caregivers and children 12 and under
Co-Founder/Clinic Director
MA, MA:CP, RCC, BCRPT, EXAT, SPT Certified, AutPlay Provider, EMDR, SPACE, SPACE - ARFIDRegistered Play Therapist
Expressive Art Therapist
Certified Synergetic Play Therapist
EMDR for Children
SPACE- Sensitive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
SPACE - ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake DisorderLisa is part of the following groups: ACT, AutPlay, BCPTA, and SPT.
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Kelli Gherasim
MA:CP, RCC
Kelli is a Member in good standing with BCACC.
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Accepting youth and adults only
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Kathleen Krznaric
MA:CP, RCC
Kathleen is a Member in good standing with BCACC.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Accepting youth (12+), adults and couples
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Sherry-Lynn Squitti
MA:AT, RCC, ACS
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Solution Focused Therapy
Gottman Couples Therapy
Parent Child Relationship Therapy
SPACE (Supporting Parents for Anxious Childhood Emotions)
Circle of Security
Motivational Interviewing
Critical Debriefing
Art Therapy
EMDR
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Reese
Clinic Support Dog
Animal Assisted Therapy
Trained to Support Children and Adults
Reese’s Trainer & Owner: Michelle McElroy, Clinic Director -
Otis
Clinic Support Dog
Animal Assisted Therapy
Trained to Support Children and Adults
Otis’s Trainer & Owner: Lisa Mitchell, Clinic Director