ROSEMARY MESSMER, BA, MA, RCC
REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLOR
Rosemary has a passion for helping clients heal, grow, and make positive changes in their lives.
Starting her career as a volunteer counsellor in various settings in 2001, she then went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Masters degree in Counselling Psychology, both from the University of British Columbia. She is a qualified, professional Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. She has worked in several settings providing individual, couple, and group counselling to clients, and is now delighted to become part of the Ocean Wellness team.
Rosemary has a special passion for issues that affect women. Her training and education have prepared her to work with women and couples on a variety of life issues. She provides a safe, encouraging, and gently challenging environment to help clients:
- Increase self-esteem
- Reduce and manage stress
- Enhance and repair relationship difficulties
- Improve of your reproductive mental health (including dealing with infertility, miscarriage, pre-conception, conception, pregnancy, fertility treatment cycles, postpartum depression, and adjustment to parenthood)
- Manage challenging emotions
- Navigate life transitions
- Move through grief and loss
- Alleviate anxiety and depression (including post-partum depression)
- Learn tools for effective communication and assertiveness
- Break free from addictive or self-destructive behaviours
- Find a sense of meaning and purpose
- Build a deeper connection to self and others
Rosemary is known for her warm and empathic therapeutic style. She believes in a client-centred and collaborative therapeutic process, in which clients are active participants in the counselling process. She provides a supportive and encouraging environment to enable clients to achieve greater well-being and empowerment through increased self-awareness and understanding of their own experiences.
Rosemary uses a variety of therapeutic techniques that will assist her clients to explore struggles and fears, develop awareness, and look at strengths. She tailors her therapeutic approach to each client’s needs and draws from her training and experience with a variety of therapeutic approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Experiential Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mindfulness
- Guided Imagery and Visualization
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (Energy Tapping)
- Psycho-Education
Rosemary believes in the vast potential for healing the mind, body, and spirit, and sees counselling as a vital piece in the journey to greater well-being. She looks forward to hearing her clients’ stories, and helping and supporting them in their pursuit of inner peace and wellness.
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