Lynne Barisoff
Counselling Therapist
- Specializes in Aboriginal Concerns / First Nations, Attachment Concerns, Depression More of Lynne's areas of practiceLGBTQ2+Career CounsellingAutism Spectrum DisorderInfant/Toddle/Pre-School Counselling (0 to 6 years)Sexual ConcernsHarm ReductionDisabilityADHD and ADDAnxietyCareer Exploration with YouthBuilding Healthy Parent/Child ConnectionsComplex TraumaLearning DisabilityBlended FamiliesChildhood AnxietyGender Affirmative TherapyYouth/Adolescence Counselling (12 to 17 years)
- LanguagesLanguages: English
- Abbotsford Valley
Lynne is Métis/Cree from Northern Alberta and lives in Chilliwack, BC. The modalities she practices are Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Her worldview includes an Indigenous lens and a Feminist perspective. She enjoys working with children and their parents, and is also a play therapist. In her personal life, she has been married for 47 years, has 4 grown children, and 2 grandchildren.
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Lynne is Métis/Cree from Northern Alberta and lives in Chilliwack, BC. The modalities she practices are Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Her worldview includes an Indigenous lens and a Feminist perspective. She enjoys working with children and their parents, and is also a play therapist. In her personal life, she has been married for 47 years, has 4 grown children, and 2 grandchildren.
Lynne offers children’s counselling, bringing an Indigenous and feminist perspective to her work with families. She has particular experience supporting clients through complex trauma and attachment concerns, as well as families navigating blended family dynamics.
Her approach draws on play therapy with children and attachment-based therapy, alongside narrative therapy to help clients reconnect with their story on their own terms.
Lynne sees clients in person at our Abbotsford Valley location.
Counselling types
1 typeAreas of practice
20 areas- Aboriginal Concerns / First Nations
- Attachment Concerns
- Depression
- LGBTQ2+
- Career Counselling
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Infant/Toddle/Pre-School Counselling (0 to 6 years)
- Sexual Concerns
- Harm Reduction
- Disability
- ADHD and ADD
- Anxiety
- Career Exploration with Youth
- Building Healthy Parent/Child Connections
- Complex Trauma
- Learning Disability
- Blended Families
- Childhood Anxiety
- Gender Affirmative Therapy
- Youth/Adolescence Counselling (12 to 17 years)
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Therapies offered
- Solution-Focused TherapySolution-focused therapy, or solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a solution-focused approach to counselling that enables an individual to concentrate on finding a solution as opposed to concentrating on the problem.
- Motivational Interviewing Therapy (MI)Motivational Interviewing (MI) was first developed by William R. Miller during the 1980s and later modified by Stephen Rollnick.
- Trauma-InformedTrauma-Informed Therapy is not one specific kind of therapy.
- Attachment-Based TherapyAttachment is something we all need as humans.
- Art TherapyArt therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses art as a medium for self-expression and healing.
- Play Therapy with ChildrenWhile talk therapy with adults mainly focuses on verbal forms of expression, children tend to communicate much of what goes on for them in the form of play.
- Narrative TherapyNarrative therapy suggests that distress can often result from people identifying so much with the problems they struggle with that it becomes difficult to separate it from who they are.
- MindfulnessMindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with openness and acceptance.
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) helps families rebuild connection and strengthen relationships.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)CBT is an evidence-based therapy used to reduce distress and improve your ability to function.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)Dr. Richard C. Schwartz introduced the theory of Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the 1980s.
Specializations
The areas Lynne has the most training and experience in.
- SpecializationAboriginal Concerns / First NationsFirst Nations Health Authority provides clients with access to counselling services from mental health providers.
- SpecializationAttachment ConcernsAttachment is an essential component of human development and refers to the emotional bond between an individual and their primary caregiver.
- SpecializationDepressionDepression is a constant feeling of sadness and disinterest that might make you think that you will never feel good again.
- SpecializationLGBTQ2+While counselling can be sought for a number of reasons that may or may not be related to one’s sexual identity, it is important that counsellors are competent in how issues in one’s life can be impacted by the various aspects of one’s identity.
- SpecializationCareer CounsellingAre you feeling stuck in your career or unsure about your future path?
- SpecializationAutism Spectrum DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that impacts a person's behavior, communication skills, and social interactions.
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Fees and funding
Counselling Therapist
$120 - $180per 50-minute session
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- Autism Funding
- Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
- Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
- Extended Health Coverage
- First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
- ICBC
- IFHP
- Low Cost / Free Counselling
- Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services (PCVRS)
- RCMP
- Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
- WorkBC
Where Lynne works
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