Education and Credentials

Kerri Gaskin

Education and Credentials
College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick (CCTNB) Licensed Counselling Therapist : # LCT-C17-210

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA): Professional Member and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) #10002676

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology – Yorkville University
Coursework in: Theories of Personality, Counselling Methodologies, Ethical Standards, Cultural Diversity, Counselling for Health & Wellness, Biopsychosocial Approach to Counselling, Behavioural & Cognitive Modalities, Psychodynamic & Humanistic Modalities, Counselling Skills & Competencies, Research Methodology, Group Counselling, Psychological Assessment, Marriage & Family Systems, Cybercounselling, and Crisis & Trauma in Counselling

Bachelor of Arts – Acadia University

Diploma in Adventure Recreation – New Brunswick Community College

Certificate in Adult Education – University of New Brunswick

Instructor Development Program – New Brunswick Community College and University of New Brunswick

Professional Development

• Somatic Experiencing International (2022)
  • SEI Ethics – Multiple Roles and Confidentiality
• EQUUSOMA (2022)
• Foundations of SE (Somatic Experiencing)
• Fundamentals 1
• Arenas for Change (ARCH)
  • SEEN through Story (2022)
• TA Method
  • Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Certified Mental Health Practitioner (2021)
• International Conference on Addiction and Addictive Disorders (2020)
  • Boarding School Syndrome, Addictions And Recovery – The Disguised Trauma Of Privilege
  • Inside The Black Box – How And Why Do People Change (Or Not) In Treatment And Therapy For Addiction?
  • Managing Your Wellbeing And Mental Health In An Increasingly Complex World
  • The Power Of Perception: What Virtual Reality Is Teaching Us About Trauma
  • The Yin And Yang That Live Within
  • The Impact Of Using Peers In Building Recovery Capital And Extending The Continuum Of Care For Those In Substance Use Disorder And Behavioral Health Recovery
  • Empower Youth And Families In Times Of Crisis And Beyond
  • Functional Medicine In Action: Prescribing Physical, Mental And Emotional Wellness.
  • What Impact Is Having Lockdown On Obesity And Mental Health In Young People?
  • Prodependence
  • A Systems Model To The Care Continuum And Recovery Management For Mental Health And Substance Use Disorder.
  • Therapeutically Engaging The Adolescent Male In The 21St Century
  • Music Therapy: An Evidence-Based Tool For Treatment And Self Care
  • Where Do We Go From Here? – What Happens When Providers Are Traumatized, Have Death Hit Close To Home, Relapse Or Experience Other Crisis?
  • Finding Positive Power In The Face Of Threat
  • Recovery Games: How To Use Improv And Creative Writing In Groups
  • Suicide Assessment And Prevention: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach
  • If The Body Could Talk: Experiential Therapy On Zoom / Using Rtr Through The Zoom Window
  • Healing Wounds From The Past By Mindfully And Compassionately Embracing The Present
  • The Global Rise Of Traumatic And Complex Grief
  • The Purpose Of Purpose And The Meaning Of Meaning Exploring Generational Trauma
  • Video Game-Based Interventions In The Enhancement Of Mental Health. Is There A Role For Video Game-Based Interventions In The Treatment Of Addiction, Acquired Brain Injury And Neurodegenerative Disorders?
  • Can You See Us? Providing Culturally Competent Treatment For Persons Of Color.
  • Traditional Medicine And The Changing Face Of Addiction The Journey Of The Heroic Parent Informed Therapy Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration
  • Addiction Through The Lens Of The Polyvagal Theory
  • Transforming The Therapy Process Through Horses
  • Resilient Listening – How And Why To Practice It
  • Going Deeper Into Depression: Addressing Brain, Body And Behaviour
  • The Use Of Telepsychiatry And E-Communications Technology In The Delivery Of Substance Misuse Services: The Journey So Far And The Way Ahead
  • Can You See Us? Providing Culturally Competent Treatment For Persons Of Color
  • Theoretical Framework For Working With Women: An Essential Resource For Women’s Case Management
    
    
• CTRI
  • Mental Health and Resilience During COVID-19
    
• PESI
  • Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals
  • Compassion Fatigue Prevention & Resiliency: Fitness for the Frontline

• EAGALA International Certification (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy)

• Caring Safely Compassion Fatigue Expert Program and Certification

• Therapy Sites/Elliott Connie
  • Using Solution Focused Brief Therapy to Treat Trauma
  • Introduction to the Integral Approach and Practice
• CTRI (Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute)
  
  • Understanding and Supporting Borderline Personality Disorder

• CCPA (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association)
  • Assisting Clients in Understanding and Experiencing the Mourning Process

• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine:
  • Practical Skills for Working with an Angry Client
  • Five Skills to Immediately Defuse Anger
  • How to Help Clients Overcome the Main Fear that Drives Hostility
  • Two Ways to Work With a Passive-Aggressive Client
  • What Can Go Wrong When Working With Angry Couples
  • How to Help Your Client Release “Stuck” Anger
  • How to Work with an Angry Client Who is Critical of You
  • How to Approach the Rageful Parts of Trauma-based Anger
  • Strategies to Help Your Clients Stay Engaged with Their Anger
  • Why Forgiveness Work is Especially Effective with Anger
  • Why Anger Can Become an Addiction – And How to Help Clients Break Free
  • 6 Perspectives on the Roots of Anger
  • An Internal Family Systems Approach to Anger
  • An EMDR Approach to Anger
  • Changing the Anxious Brain/l Treating the Neurobiology of Anxiety with Psychotherapy

• Working with Traumatized Children and Youth (Dr. Bruce Perry and the The Child Trauma Institute)
  • Principles of Brain Organization & Development
  • Relational Health & Development
  • The Impact of Abuse, Neglect & Chaos; Implications for Assessment & Intervention
  • Implications for front-line caregivers
  • Practice, Program, & Policy Implications
  • Memory
  • Changing Neural Systems
  • Developmentally-appropriate Assessment
  • The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics)