Catherine Franz B.Sc., MPH, RTC
Catherine is currently not accepting new clients.
Locations: Nanaimo and online
Session Types: Individuals (adults 17+), Couples
Modalities: EMDR, CBT, transpersonal psychology, Bowen Family Systems, Gestalt, narrative, person-centered, mindfulness, somatic-mind-body, IFS and Gottman.
​Catherine Franz is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC #2643) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT).
Meet Catherine:
​If you have never been to therapy, initiating this process can feel uncomfortable and possibly scary. Sometimes people have waited a long time before reaching out for support and to make a change in their life.
We will bring mindful attention and gentle exploration to your concerns and work to uncover your internal resources. With compassionate curiosity we will examine limiting beliefs and suspicions of self that drive unwanted patterns and bring compassion to those tender places to return to the truth about self and others. As we look within, we gain insights. These insights allow us to find strength, balance and empower us to shift to where we are meant to be. Therapy is about hope, and having a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
I use a client-centered approach where we focus on your goals for counselling and draw on several therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, CBT, transpersonal psychology, Bowen Family Systems, Gestalt, narrative, person-centered therapy, mindfulness, somatic-mind-body, and IFS.
When I'm not working, I’m likely to be practicing my own self-care; hiking, kayaking, playing squash, working on creative projects, connecting with friends, gardening, and plotting future travel adventures.
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Associations
Telus Health - Critical Incident and Cumulative Stress team member (2023 - present)
Homewood Health - Crisis Trauma Specialist (2022 - present)
BC Search and Rescue Association - Ground Search and Rescue (2013 - present), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team 2019 - present), CISM Clinical Director (2023 - present)
Canadian Mental Health Association - Mid Island Branch Board of Directors (2020 - 2022)
Esquimalt Neighbourhood House - ​Volunteer Counsellor (2020 - present)
Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada - Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) #2643 - (2020 - present)
Education
Expanding your Counselling Toolbox - Dawn Psychological Services (2023)
Exploring & Healing Indigenous Intergenerational Trauma - Karen Goodfellow and Trish Walsh (2023)
The Secrets of Psychological Body Armor - ICISF (2023)
Advanced Assisting Individuals in Crisis - ICISF (2023)
Introduction to Mindfulness University of Northern BC (2023)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - London School of Personal Development (2022)
Completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy - Gottman Institute (2022)
Assisting Individuals in Crisis - ICISF (2022 & 2019)
Group Crisis Intervention - ICISF (2022 & 2019)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - EMDR Consulting (2021)
Transpersonal Counselling Psychology - Clearmind International Institute (2020)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Fundamental Skills - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (2020)
Addiction Care and Treatment Online Certificate - UBC (2020)
Public Safety Lifeline Leadership - Justice Institute of BC (2020)
Collaboration and Capacity-Building in Restorative Justice and Victim Services Restorative Justice Victoria (2020)
Standard First Aid Refresher - Alert First Aid (2024 & 2020)
Trauma and the Body: An Introduction to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy - Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (2019)
Aboriginal Health: For the Next Seven Generations for the Children - PHSA (2019)
Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning Series - PHSA and SOAHAC (2019)
Program Leader, Chronic Pain Self-Management BC - Self-Management BC (2019)
Building Resiliency for Families of Trauma Exposed Workers - UVIC, Continuing Studies (2019)
Master’s in Public Health - UVIC (2014)
Environmental and Occupational Health, Certificate - UVIC (2009)
B.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology - UBC (2001)