If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive - Brene Brown -
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Robert's Arm NL
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Welcome to Crescent Counselling
My name is Donna and I am very open to hearing from you. My promise is to provide a private, safe space for you with an empathic, supportive approach. I pride myself on being compassionate, open-minded, friendly and
down to earth.
I will guide you through the counselling process to help you discover for yourself how to feel better and improve your life. Your counselling plan will be tailored towards your needs as I draw from a variety of therapies.
It is never too late to start living better!
Donna Mitchell-Parsons
Counsellor
How can counselling help me?
There are many reasons why people see a counsellor.
Below are just some of the issues I can help you with.
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AD/HD
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Anger Management
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Anxiety
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Autism
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Behavioural Issues
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
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Coping skills
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Developmental Disorders
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Dementia such as Alzheimer's Disease
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Divorce
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Education and Learning Disabilities
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Family issues
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Grief
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Intimate partner issues
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Life Transitions
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Parenting
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PTSD and childhood-PTSD
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School Issues
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Self Esteem
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Self Harming
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Stress
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Substance Abuse
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Suicidal Ideation
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Women's Issues
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My Approach
My approach depends on you! This might be better explained if I tell you a little about the process of how I counsel.
First, during our initial session, I would explain my role and get to know you and your presenting concerns or issues that you would like to work on. You would be bringing expert knowledge about yourself, and I would guide you to explore different ways of thinking and acting that could make you feel better.
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Second, I would use a variety of therapies to help meet your goals. However, I find that cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is often most suitable for a wide range of issues. CBT explores the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to help resolve our issues. Along with this, we might add elements of other therapies to round out a plan unique to you.
Other approaches I have explored are dialectical-behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT).
Testimonials
Client B
"I was a little nervous starting therapy. It did not taker very long before I was totally relaxed, open and pouring my heart out to Donna. She was very professional and gained my trust quickly. I looked forward to our weekly sessions and my greatest lesson was to always step back and think. Look for what others involved in a situation might be thinking or feeling before I react. Thank you Donna!"
Contact Me
If you have any questions you can reach me in the following ways:
Crescent Counselling
709-263-6379
Virtual Sessions throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Yukon, North West Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
In-person sessions available in Grand Falls-Windsor, NL.
Email, call, or use the form below to make an appointment or to get additional information.
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