Patrick McGill (he/him) is a Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC #2490) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT). He is a graduate of Clearmind International Institute with a diploma in Transpersonal Therapeutic Counselling.
Patrick is a client-centered, experiential counsellor who takes an integrative approach to anxiety, stress, grief and loss, couples’ issues, anger, and trauma. He has experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds as well as the LGBTQ2S+ community.
I’ve worked with individuals, families, couples, and youth. I have trained in Family Systems Theory, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).
For 4 years I worked for Clearmind International Institute as Director of workshops where I support people in group work and students of the Counsellor Training Program, a 3-year counsellor training program, and as a facilitator.
I offer an open heart, compassion, and inquisitive mind in counselling to help identify where the struggles in life arise, in areas, patterns and dynamics that show up, where people get stuck, stuck on a loop that doesn’t allow someone to live their life to the fullest.
About Myself
I was led into counselling in a large part from my own personal and family experiences. I had a feeling of wanting more, that I was just going through the motions of life, not being true to myself and my abilities. Lacking fulfillment, purpose, joy and expecting to find it from my family, relationships, friends, all while not giving it to myself. That brought me to take steps to discover and look at my life and who I wanted to be in it. I got support and started learning about grief, loss and change and how to deal, how to cope and feel and be me in all of it. Learning that each individual struggle is unique and sacred and that it cannot be rushed, and our bodies need to feel and learn our way through these experiences.
Treatment Philosophy
My vision is to support clients to discover their fullest potential, to believe in their abilities, to strengthen that self-trust and confidence in their lives. With that, they will be able to:
respond and remember the truth and trust in themselves when those struggles of life show up–love, loss, grief and change, and
express it in a healthy way, not holding on to it and have it negatively affect their relationship with themselves and the others around them, but
learn and have the tools to cope and express.
In counselling, we start to heal the beliefs that keep each and every one of us separate, and we walk towards intimacy and connection. In life, there is no guide or manual, therefore, sessions do not follow a prescribed formula–they are a process, and it is you that sets the curriculum and the pace. I am there to support and facilitate you reaching your goals.
In counselling, it is my belief that it is a process in which everyone needs to show up fully and be accountable for the success of their goals. And my commitment, to my clients and myself, is that them attaining their life’s goals is as important to me as it is to them–that I’m here supporting them through their journey inward to a discovery of peace and freedom in their lives.
I believe that no one has to struggle alone, that one of the bravest things anyone can do is to reach out and ask for support around their struggles.
I offer a compassionate and non-judgmental presence that supports you in exploring what you need in order for you to expand and reclaim the past, and find your own direction from the inside. I’m here, being with you, when you feel you’ve reached your wall or edge.
Areas of Practice
Worry and Anxiety
Depression
Suicide and Crisis Intervention
Grief and Loss Counselling
Anger Management
Trauma and PTSD
Sexual Abuse/Rape
Family Counselling
Substance Abuse
Self-esteem Issues
Spiritual Crisis and Awakening
Relationship/Marriage/Couples Counselling
Approaches Used
Bowen’s Family Systems Theory
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Transpersonal Therapeutic Counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy
Mindfulness and Somatic Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Acceptance Therapy
Self-Compassion Therapy
Breathwork Therapy
Education
Level 1 AEDP Therapist, AEDP Immersion, The AEDP Institute – 2022
AEDP for couples: Transforming Relationships through Healing Relational Deprivation and Trauma”
David Mars – 2019
Polyamory – Couples and Family Dynamics with David Mars – 2019
Transpersonal Therapeutic Counsellor Training Program, Clearmind International – 2015-2018
Rhea Shroff is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT). She graduated from Clearmind International and received a Diploma in Transpersonal Therapeutic Counselling.
Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Rhea moved to Vancouver, Canada at the age of 23. She has always been interested in people’s stories. Curious to know how a person has got to where they are today. Curious to understand what has happened in that person’s life till that very moment.
Rhea’s Approach and Treatment Philosophy
Life can be challenging and, at times, overwhelming. We find ourselves stuck, wondering how to move forward. Life transitions like divorce, parenting, co-parenting, career changes, immigrating or moving can be stressful and leave us wondering how to cope. We could find ourselves in relationships, whether it be family, friendships or romantic partnerships, struggling with patterns and behaviours that do not serve us or the relationship. All of the above can be stressful creating constant rumination and anxiety that can be draining with no energy for much else. I hear you. I see you. You are not alone.
I offer you a space where you can take a breath and release some of the heavy load you are carrying. In therapy, we will journey together into self-discovery to deepen self-awareness. We will explore, uncover and unhook from behaviour patterns and belief systems that may be the source of your struggle. I will support you in understanding the root of the issue, change your relationship to it and build awareness. Accessing this inner wisdom allows you to respond rather than react building resilience and resources for the future.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed. My therapeutic training and practice is a combination of modalities including transpersonal, person-centered, gestalt, family systems and intergenerational trauma therapy integrated with somatic and mindful techniques.
I work with you wherever you are at with an open, compassionate heart, a curious, non-judgmental presence, and an abundance of spirit to be with you in your dark places and help you find spaces to let your light shine through. I believe you have an internal strength, when accessed, can get you through circumstances that seem insurmountable.
When you forge a deeper connection with yourself it sets the foundation for discovering or re-discovering your purpose, passion and vitality which in turn, enriches your personal and professional relationships. I am here to support you in taking your next steps towards living your life to the fullest..
Areas of Focus
Anxiety, Stress, Intergenerational trauma, Life transitions, Parenting, Single-parents, Grief, Loss, Trauma, Self-esteem, Boundaries and Resilience building.
Our sessions may include talk therapy, genograms (mapping your family of origin’s inherited traumas and losses that may be holding you back), experiential processes (including inner child work), the use of breath and mindful techniques to explore sensations and feelings within your body guiding us to the underlining feeling that is at the source of your struggle/situation. Before engaging in any process, I will always ask for your permission before proceeding.
Certifications and Training
• “When the Past is Present” Healing Emotional Triggers, Limiting Beliefs and Intergenerational Trauma, Trish Walsh, Vancouver, Canada, 2021
• Advanced Training: Fathers, Mothers, Sons and Daughters—How to Work with Inundation and Rejection with The Family Constellation Institute with Mark Wolynn, San Francisco, USA, 2021
• Inherited Family Trauma Training with The Family Constellation Institute with Mark Wolynn, San Francisco, USA, 2020
• Undoing Aloneness Trauma Training Workshop, Trish Walsh & Galen Hutcheson, Vancouver, Canada, 2020
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program, The Centre for Mindfulness Canada, North Vancouver, Canada, 2019
• Trauma-Informed Practice - Level 2 Certificate, Alyson Quinn, Vancouver, Canada, 2019
• Trauma-Informed Practice - Level 1 Certificate, Trish Walsh & Alyson Quinn, Vancouver, Canada, 2019
• Professional Ethics, Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists, Vancouver, Canada, 2019
• Diploma in Transpersonal Therapeutic Counselling, Clearmind International Institute, Vancouver, Canada, 2019
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Production & Design Technology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 2002
• Bachelor of Commerce, H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Bombay, India, 1996
