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Fabienne Kuhn

North Vancouver,North Vancouver

Summary

Compassionate Counsellor with extensive knowledge of counselling principles and practices. Adept at creating individualized and efficient sessions. and educational workshops. Committed to creating safe, supportive environment for all participants.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellor

Peak House
07.2023 - Current
  • Assisting youth in setting realistic goals, developing action plans, and monitoring progress towards recovery.
  • Educating youth on available community resources, fostering a sense of empowerment.
  • Strong communication,skills empathy, and understanding of their unique challenges.
  • Group counselling and psyhoeducation
  • Implementing strength based approach
  • Individual sessions

Counsellor

Self Employed
11.2021 - Current
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem.
  • Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual and developed strategies for intervention.
  • Used integrative strategies to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
  • Supported people in crisis (grief, break up, loss)
  • Helped people find meaning and growth in their lives.


Social Worker

Vebo
10.2019 - 04.2022
  • Provided crisis intervention and stabilization to patients in psychological distress.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Delivered individualized counseling services to clients working through issues such as mental illness.
  • Worked with family members to develop support networks and multifaceted coping techniques focused on client needs.
  • Evaluated patients based on mental and physical parameters.
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Leading the homecare institution in times of absence (e.g. holiday, illness, sabbatical) of manager.
  • Providing workshops for stuff around different topics in psychology.

Counselor

Undxund
04.2016 - 10.2019
  • Provided complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients in psychological distress.
  • Worked with family members to develop support networks and multifaceted coping techniques focused on client needs.
  • Communicated closely with other counselors to devise programs and activities based on developmental and academic levels.
  • Devised and enhanced treatment strategies to promote continued progress.
  • Identified risk and resiliency factors within individual, family and community and developed strategies for intervention
  • Documented client progress in confidential files.
  • Used cognitive behavior therapy to assist clients in recognizing and redirecting poor habits.
  • Provided clients with recommendations to community resources.

Volunteer Counselor

Integral Switzerland
05.2013 - 04.2016
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Provided individual counseling services
  • Offered workshops around mental health
  • Provided different courses in mindfulness, stress management, work-life balance

Supervised Counsellor

University Of Legon, Accra
07.2007 - 08.2007

- Providing different methods of therapy to clients.

- 200 hours of supervision by director of psychology departement.

- Applying knowledge to a diverse population of clients.

- Working with different mental health issues: depression, anxiety and early stage psychosis.




Education

Diploma - Anti-Sexual-Aggression Trainer

University
Bern, Switzerland
05.2012

Master of Science - Psychology

University
Bern, Switzerland
04.2010

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University
Basel
05.2007

Skills

  • Mental Health Support
  • Individual Counseling
  • Educational Strategies
  • Psychoeducation
  • Adolescent counseling
  • Motivational interviewing

Timeline

Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellor

Peak House
07.2023 - Current

Counsellor

Self Employed
11.2021 - Current

Social Worker

Vebo
10.2019 - 04.2022

Counselor

Undxund
04.2016 - 10.2019

Volunteer Counselor

Integral Switzerland
05.2013 - 04.2016

Supervised Counsellor

University Of Legon, Accra
07.2007 - 08.2007

Diploma - Anti-Sexual-Aggression Trainer

University

Master of Science - Psychology

University

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University
Fabienne Kuhn