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BARBARA WOOLNER

Peterborough,ON

Summary

  • Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO),
  • A unique combination of qualifications, including an M.A. in Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy and an M.A. in Religion & Culture (Anthropology).
  • Focus on one-to-one therapy for youth and adults.
  • Well versed in a number of therapeutic modalities including, Brief Therapy, CBT, ACT, DBT and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Extensive experience facilitating psychoeducational groups including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy & Stress Reduction, Expressive Arts and Walking Therapy.
  • Co-facilitated the Caregivers Support group at Hospice for three years.
  • Teach "Group Therapy" at Fleming College.
  • Value working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including age, social, cultural, gender, sexuality, religious, ability, and linguistic diversity.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Course Instructor

Fleming College
09.2024 - Current
  • Teach "Group Theory: Models and Dynamics" in the Mental Health and Addiction Worker / Social Service Worker Program
  • Enhance classroom collaboration for increased collaboration, interaction and group dynamics activities
  • Adjust instruction as necessary so that students are competent to support vulnerable populations

Psychotherapist

B. Woolner Psychotherapy
10.2017 - Current
  • Provide thorough and compassionate intake and needs assessment process.
  • Provide specialized support for spiritual trauma, grief & loss.
  • Provide high quality counselling and therapeutic interventions to those experiencing anxiety
  • Provide trauma counselling with victims or witnesses of crime through Victim Quick Response
  • Provide brief and short-term counselling to employees through their EAP
  • Provide on-site crisis support in workplaces
  • Provide Clinical Supervision for qualifying members of CRPO.
  • Utilise mindfulness-based interventions during session to help clients develop awareness of presence and change

Mental Health Clinician

Peterborough Family Health Team
04.2018 - 06.2023
  • Provided high quality counselling and therapeutic interventions to those experiencing anxiety, depression, grief or loss as well as those coping with a recent health diagnosis or treatment.
  • Provided brief narrative interventions with clients of a walk-in mental health clinic.
  • Consulted with doctors, NPs and other professionals a part of the patient's health care team.
  • Co-facilitated numerous therapy groups for anxiety, depression, insomnia, anxiety using mindfulness and-based CBT-based modalities

Clinical Counsellor

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
01.2014 - 06.2018
  • Provided high quality individual counselling to all ages who have experienced sexual violence.
  • Provided after-hours back-up support & crisis management through the crisis-support phone line.
  • Led and co-facilitated psycho-education groups and art therapy groups

Education

Master of Arts - Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy

Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo ON
04-2013

Master of Arts - Religion & Culture (Anthropology)

Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo ON
08-2010

Bachelor of Arts - General and Honours Anthropology

Trent University
Peterborough ON
06-2003

Affiliations

  • College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
  • Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP)

Sample of Professional Development

● Death Dying and Bereavement (ongoing, WLU)

● Psychotherapy Networker Conference

● Religious Trauma (Global Center for Religious Research)

● Approaches to Buddhist Psychotherapy (University of Toronto)

● The Master Series: Trauma and Mental Health (Oxford University)

● Treating Trauma (Janina Fisher)
● Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Level 1 (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute)
● RAIN of Self-Compassion; Meditation and Self Compassion (Tara Brach)

● Self-Compassion and Emotional Resilience (Kristen Neff)

● Play Therapy (PESI)

● Improv for Mental Health (Cathy Gatlin)
● When All You Have is Now: Walk-in Clinics & Single Sessions (Karen Taylor)

Timeline

Course Instructor

Fleming College
09.2024 - Current

Mental Health Clinician

Peterborough Family Health Team
04.2018 - 06.2023

Psychotherapist

B. Woolner Psychotherapy
10.2017 - Current

Clinical Counsellor

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
01.2014 - 06.2018

Master of Arts - Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy

Wilfrid Laurier University

Master of Arts - Religion & Culture (Anthropology)

Wilfrid Laurier University

Bachelor of Arts - General and Honours Anthropology

Trent University
BARBARA WOOLNER