Karren Shimonek, MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Karren has over 17 years of professional counselling experiencing with individuals, adolescents, young adults and families. Her advanced therapeutic skill combined with her ability to connect deeply with her clients allows her to quickly gain the trust and collaboration of clients while they move towards meaningful change. Karren’s capacity for care, empathy and insight is tremendous.

Karren obtained her Master’s in Counselling and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC. Prior to joining the team at Alison Bell and Associates she worked extensively as a clinical supervisor and therapist in the community with many different groups of clients, who faced many different challenges.

Karren has extensive experience and training in a variety of therapeutic approaches and is extremely gifted in allowing her clients to feel supported and heard while working to develop clear and achievable goals. Karren works collaboratively with the clients, identifying their strengths as well as helping them understand what may be getting in the way of experiencing their life and relationship in the most fulfilling and positive ways possible.

Karren’s adolescent and family clients are consistently impressed with her ability to connect with and engage clients who previously have been reluctant to participate in a therapeutic process. She thrives on the challenge and the opportunity to work with families when there may have been times when that was not something they had previously been open to. Karren’s success in her clinical work with adolescents was much sought after as a behavioural specialist and counsellor in the Surrey school district. She has helped many families, parents and teens find their way back to their best selves and to work well together as a team.

Karren is specialized in a number of areas of relationship dynamics, communication patterns, and has a deep understanding of mental health and well-being. She has had great success with supporting clients experiencing anxiety, depression, self-harm, disordered eating as well as grief and loss. She specializes and focuses her clinical work with children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families.

Karren is pleased to welcome new clients to the practice.

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