Become Resilient Individuals (BRI) Counselling is a mental health service founded by clinical social worker and psychotherapist Fola Browne (she/her), MSW, RSW.
With over ten years of experience with a wide range of clients, life challenges, and settings (including schools, the child welfare system, social service agencies, hospitals, mental health organizations, and various provincial ministries), Fola brings valuable knowledge, experience, skill, respect and cultural responsiveness to her work with each client.
It is a privilege to be able to bear witness to someones story when they may not have had the chance to tell it before. Lindy Alexander
Become Resilient Individuals (BRI) Counselling is a mental health service founded by clinical social worker and psychotherapist Fola Browne (she/her), MSW, RSW.
With over ten years of experience with a wide range of clients, life challenges, and settings (including schools, the child welfare system, social service agencies, hospitals, mental health organizations, and various provincial ministries), Fola brings valuable knowledge, experience, skill, respect and cultural responsiveness to her work with each client.
It is a privilege to be able to bear witness to someones story when they may not have had the chance to tell it before. Lindy Alexander
I am a Jamaican living in Vancouver. As a recent immigrant, I am aware of how the process and experience of forging a new life can bring both satisfaction and distress especially in intimate relationships.
Life transitions can cause emotional stress and often, we need help to tap into our own inherent strengths. I work from an anti-oppression lens and am a firm believer in intersectionality as part of the human condition.
Sexuality and sexual behaviours can also be challenging for some but, I am passionate about working with individuals and couples of all genders, orientations, races and ethnicities. I also specialize in addictions which I view as a maladaptive coping skill for traumatic situations.
I am a Jamaican living in Vancouver. As a recent immigrant, I am aware of how the process and experience of forging a new life can bring both satisfaction and distress especially in intimate relationships.
Life transitions can cause emotional stress and often, we need help to tap into our own inherent strengths. I work from an anti-oppression lens and am a firm believer in intersectionality as part of the human condition.
Sexuality and sexual behaviours can also be challenging for some but, I am passionate about working with individuals and couples of all genders, orientations, races and ethnicities. I also specialize in addictions which I view as a maladaptive coping skill for traumatic situations.
I work from a client-centred and strength-based framework, where I practise an eclectic approach to therapy using modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focussed Therapy while incorporating Mindfulness, with the overarching goal of collaborating with individuals to become the best versions of themselves. I work with individuals navigating major life changes, experiencing perinatal challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship problems, low self-esteem, and communication difficulties
I work from a client-centred and strength-based framework, where I practise an eclectic approach to therapy using modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focussed Therapy while incorporating Mindfulness, with the overarching goal of collaborating with individuals to become the best versions of themselves. I work with individuals navigating major life changes, experiencing perinatal challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship problems, low self-esteem, and communication difficulties
Breakthrough Counselling Services offers expert support to those ready to thrive through any challenge. From counselling individuals and families to better mental health to directing companies through meaningful and equitable organizational change, weve spent 15 years guiding our clients to powerful breakthroughs.
Breakthrough Counselling Services offers expert support to those ready to thrive through any challenge. From counselling individuals and families to better mental health to directing companies through meaningful and equitable organizational change, weve spent 15 years guiding our clients to powerful breakthroughs.
Emotional wellness is a key aspect of soul care, and as we live in a fast-paced world, we are often moving from one thing to the next. Seldom do we take the time to sit, reflect, and think about how we are feeling or how we are moving through life from day to day.
Emotional wellness is a key aspect of soul care, and as we live in a fast-paced world, we are often moving from one thing to the next. Seldom do we take the time to sit, reflect, and think about how we are feeling or how we are moving through life from day to day.
Nalwangas approach to the therapeutic relationship is rooted in ethnocultural understanding and empathy. Keenly aware of an emerging pattern of sentiment in her own practice, Nalwanga founded Karibu Mental Health Network in an effort to meet the increasing need for readily available, accessible and relatable therapists who are dedicated to serving diasporic communities. As a therapist, Nalwanga grounds herself firmly in the philosophical framework of Ubuntu and remains steadfast in her commitment to facilitate authenticity whilst remaining dedicated to helping people make sense of the challenges they face.
Nalwangas approach to the therapeutic relationship is rooted in ethnocultural understanding and empathy. Keenly aware of an emerging pattern of sentiment in her own practice, Nalwanga founded Karibu Mental Health Network in an effort to meet the increasing need for readily available, accessible and relatable therapists who are dedicated to serving diasporic communities. As a therapist, Nalwanga grounds herself firmly in the philosophical framework of Ubuntu and remains steadfast in her commitment to facilitate authenticity whilst remaining dedicated to helping people make sense of the challenges they face.
You didnt come here by accident! You came here because a part of you is ready to start unpacking the many things youve tucked away over time. The best part is you dont have to do it alone, as exploring lifes hurdles, works better in collaboration.
You didnt come here by accident! You came here because a part of you is ready to start unpacking the many things youve tucked away over time. The best part is you dont have to do it alone, as exploring lifes hurdles, works better in collaboration.
I work from an integrative (e.g., psycho-dynamic, emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioural) perspective that is trauma-informed. I always cater therapy to whomever I am working with in order ensure that we are working towards the goals you would like to achieve. The therapeutic relationship is important to me. I strive to create an environment that is warm, open, and non-judgmental. I am open and accepting to any and all of your identities, whether that be religion, race, sexuality, beliefs or even if you have a lifestyle that is different.
I work from an integrative (e.g., psycho-dynamic, emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioural) perspective that is trauma-informed. I always cater therapy to whomever I am working with in order ensure that we are working towards the goals you would like to achieve. The therapeutic relationship is important to me. I strive to create an environment that is warm, open, and non-judgmental. I am open and accepting to any and all of your identities, whether that be religion, race, sexuality, beliefs or even if you have a lifestyle that is different.
I work with individuals experiencing traumatic and fear-based responses like
depression, anxiety, PTSD, dissociative disorders or relationship difficulties.
Specialties Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD
I work with individuals experiencing traumatic and fear-based responses like
depression, anxiety, PTSD, dissociative disorders or relationship difficulties.
Specialties Depression, Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD
M.Ed., C.Psych., is a registered member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She completed her Master of Education at the University of Western Ontario in 2007. Nicole has several years of experience working with children and adolescents. She provides psychoeducational assessments for students who require further clarification of their learning strengths and needs (e.g., giftedness, learning disabilities, attention/ADHD, emotional well-being). She also provides brief counselling services and parent consultations.
M.Ed., C.Psych., is a registered member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She completed her Master of Education at the University of Western Ontario in 2007. Nicole has several years of experience working with children and adolescents. She provides psychoeducational assessments for students who require further clarification of their learning strengths and needs (e.g., giftedness, learning disabilities, attention/ADHD, emotional well-being). She also provides brief counselling services and parent consultations.
