I work with adolescents and their parents to develop strategies to improve self-awareness and communication skills that will build resiliency and strong connections. My approach guides youth to explore conflicts in their lives through identifying options, recognizing the responsibilities that come with choosing, and exploring the meaning
I work with adolescents and their parents to develop strategies to improve self-awareness and communication skills that will build resiliency and strong connections. My approach guides youth to explore conflicts in their lives through identifying options, recognizing the responsibilities that come with choosing, and exploring the meaning of these choices. The goal is to create strong and healthy relationships with family, authority figures, friends, peers, and self.
Life is a challenge – Meet it
Life is love – Share it
Life is a dream – Realize it
Life is a game – Play it
- Sai Baba
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. My 33 year career with Vancouver Board of Education included 20 years of high school counselling and teaching in the areas of English as an Additional Language, mathematics, skills support, and alternative education. I have also been a sessional instructor at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Education. These experiences have shown me the importance of relationships to development, learning, and personal growth.
Academic Education
Workshops Attended
I take a positive therapeutic approach to facilitate youths’ development of a meaningful assessment to their life experiences, hopes, and goals in order to create opportunities for growth. I work with youth who are struggling with issues such as:
Therapy Strategies I use include but are not limited to:
I offer workshops on the issues identified above and the following:
Adolescence is a time of personal redefinition in terms of relationships with self, family, peers, authority figures, and others, as well as of exploration of the meaning of life and the future. In order to develop into a healthy adult, adolescents must
These tasks require increasing self-awareness and self-esteem for adolescents to be able to take the responsible risks to develop self-efficacy and independence.
A Focus on Change, Growth, and Meaning
During adolescence there is a focus on change, growth, and meaning in order to build skills to develop a strong, healthy, resilient adult. My training and experience enables me to support the development of the following skills which will aid in the successful transition to adulthood:
(Based on Flach, 1997)
Cost: $140.00 for a 55 minute session
Delivery: In-person and on-line
Fee is payable by cash, cheque, or e-transfer and a receipt will be issued at the end of each session. Extended medical insurance may or may not cover counselling with a Registered Clinical Counsellor; however, fees can be used for income tax purposes.
A 24 hour cancellation notification is required in order to avoid billing of full cost of session.
Kim Rebane (B.A., M.A., M.C.P.)
Registered Clinical Counsellor (#3778)
#200-1892 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1Y9
Tel.: 778-987-0007