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 Berns Galloway Med, CCC, SE
3908 Jean Heights,
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8Z 7H2
Phone:(250) 744 0667
E-mail: bernsgalloway@gmail.com
SE Level: Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SE Touch Training for Psychotherapists Certification and Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute Faculty Member
Professional Title: Mental Health Therapist and Certified Canadian Counsellor
Professional Description: My first professional incarnation was as an elementary teacher in New Brunswick and Northwest Territories, Canada. After 12 years of being in front of the classroom my focus shifted to psychotherapeutic group work. I studied various humanistic approaches and bodywork at PD Seminars, then earned a Masters degree from the University of Victoria in 1995. Since then I have worked as a mental health therapist for a non-profit community agency, providing short term therapy to adults, training and supervising volunteers, and supervising graduate students' practica. I also have a private practice.
Somatic Experiencing entered my life in 2000 and has since been a major focus in my professional orientation. Incorporating SE bodywork/touch has deepened my experience and strengthened the impact of the therapeutic process. Early in this learning process I was privileged to be part of a gifted training team working with First Nations peoples here on Vancouver Island. The depth of the trauma and commitment to change foreshadowed the transformation through the healing process. I am grateful and humbled to have witnessed this. They reinforced how organic somatic work is, the power of connection, and the necessity of embodying the full range of life's energy. Collaboration and connection is key. We are not meant to go-it alone.
I continue to marvel at, and be awed by, the continuous richness Somatic Experiencing offers...
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