Kristin Norget
Q&A - Please describe your training and years of experience as a counsellor/therapist.
I received an MA in Counselling Therapy (2017) and since then have been working part-time as a registered clinical counsellor. For 30 years, until 2023, I advised students and others in a university setting. I've worked with immigrants and refugees in Montreal, Mexico, and Tucson, AZ. I have also led drawing workshops for residents at an addiction rehabilitation centre in MTL.
See more below.
Q&A - Please describe your training and years of experience as a counsellor/therapist.
I received an MA in Counselling Therapy (2017) and since then have been working part-time as a registered clinical counsellor. For 30 years, until 2023, I advised students and others in a university setting. I've worked with immigrants and refugees in Montreal, Mexico, and Tucson, AZ. I have also led drawing workshops for residents at an addiction rehabilitation centre in MTL.
See more below.
Q&A - Please describe your training and years of experience as a counsellor/therapist.
I received an MA in Counselling Therapy (2017) and since then have been working part-time as a registered clinical counsellor. For 30 years, until 2023, I advised students and others in a university setting. I've worked with immigrants and refugees in Montreal, Mexico, and Tucson, AZ. I have also led drawing workshops for residents at an addiction rehabilitation centre in MTL.
See more below.
Please reach out below to enquire about availability.
Question & Answer:
Q: Describe briefly your training and experience around trauma-focused care specifically.
Many of my clients have dealt with trauma from childhood abuse or ill treatment from parents or other adult caregivers.
Q: Please describe "cultural safety" training that you have.
As a cultural anthropologist (40 yrs of training and teaching), I've been deeply sensitized to social and cultural biases and the distortions in perception they cause. I've brought this awareness into my work with Indigenous persons in Mexico and Canada over many decades.
Q: Please describe any anti-violence or anti-oppression education or training you have.
Training as an anthropologist in social inequality and political conflict. Also training in the context of activist work in Montreal and Mexico (pro-immigrant rights; mental health support for Indigenous political prisoners in Oaxaca, Mexico).
Q: Do you have experience with clients impacted by climate grief or state-related violence? If so, please elaborate.
Yes, please see above.
Q: Do you have any other specific training that might be relevant to clients we are seeking to help with this community mental health program?
Fluent in Spanish and French.
Q: Please describe your style, focus, and what you offer clients.
I offer you a warm and supportive environment, including non-judgmental empathy and deep listening, to gently explore whatever may be causing you difficulty. I will guide you in developing self-awareness to move beyond negative habits of thought or behaviour and find focus, self-acceptance, and hopefulness. I see therapy as a collaborative process, beginning with careful work at establishing trust between us. I have worked with a wide range of clients, especially on issues of addiction, depression and despair, life transitions, grief, and the legacy of trauma.
Q: What identities are you (or have you been) a part of?
Other or none of the above
Q: Other (please elaborate): Single mums/parents
Q: Which groups have you worked with?
2SLGBTQ+, First Nations/Indigenous, BPOC, Insecurely or unhoused, Substance use/addiction
Q: Other (please elaborate): Single mums/parents
Q: What is your business name?
Kristin Norget Counselling
Q: If you have a website please provide the link here: N/A
Q: Please indicate the forms of service you provide:
In-person, via Zoom (or other online method, Phone)
Q: If you offer in-person services, please indicate where you are located on the island:
Central
Q: Please describe how a person can book with you or reach you to ask for more info:
Please email me.