Clinical Counselling Team
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Kristin Coyne, Ph.D., RSW
Kristin Coyne is the Clinical Manager for the Clinical Counselling Services at Encompass Support Services Society. Kristin has been providing therapy for over ten years, and has been working in the human services fields for nearly 20 years. She has worked in a variety of settings, including community-based, non-profit organizations, hospitals, forensic settings, university settings, and in private practice. She specializes in working with children, youth and adults who have experienced trauma or who may want support in managing mental health concerns. Kristin has a graduate certificate in Complex Trauma and Child Sexual Abuse, and has completed basic training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and in Theraplay. Kristin is also a Registered Play Therapy – Supervisor with the Association for Play Therapy. She draws from a variety of approaches, including expressive therapies, somatic therapies, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and when working with children utilizes an integrative play therapy approach. |
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Jesslyn Morrison, RSW
Jesslyn Linden is the Clinical Coordinator and a Clinical Counsellor in the Clinical Counselling Services Team at Encompass Support Services Society. Jesslyn holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia. She has had the privilege of working alongside children, adolescents and families in the human services field for over 10 years. She draws from a variety of therapeutic approaches including Person Centered Therapy, Expressive Therapies, Somatic Therapies, Trauma Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; and when working with children utilizes an integrative play therapy approach. Jesslyn’s clinical work has mostly focused on supporting children and youth who have experienced trauma and walking alongside them through their healing journey. |
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Rhonda Zachary, MC, RCC
Rhonda Zachary is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology. Rhonda has worked in the human services sector for 14 years as a counsellor and mental health therapist and specializes in mood disorders, including anxiety and depression, stress, eating disorders, trauma, sexual abuse, child and adolescent concerns, self-harm, addiction, women’s issues, etc. Rhonda provides a nurturing, encouraging, and empowering environment to assist clients with personal growth and provides guidance toward the development of a healthy, accepted sense of self. Rhonda works from a humanistic, client-centered, eclectic approach to therapy to best suit the needs of the client. Rhonda’s eclectic approach encompasses elements of the following therapeutic techniques which all have an underlying emphasis on health and wellness:
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Tamara Ukwu, MSW, RSW, PhD Candidate
Tamara Ukwu has more than 15 years of clinical, teaching and case management experience in local and international settings. She has been providing help to diverse individuals from a wide spectrum of cultural, socio-economic, ethnic, educational and other diversified backgrounds. She holds Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA, and is a Registered Social Worker in British Columbia. She is also a PhD candidate at the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. In addition, she holds a two year specialization for Primary Prevention of Addiction accredited by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and NARKO-NE Association from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe. Tamara is also currently working in Child and Adolescent Stabilization Unit at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. Tamara has had the privilege of providing therapy to persons dealing with wide range of mental health problems, working mostly with youth and their families, immigrants and refugees and individuals in post-war society. Tamara is committed to providing safe and non-judgmental environment through developing a therapeutic and trusting relationship. She works collaboratively with clients to help facilitate learning and understanding of self and to create positive change despite the circumstances that led to the crisis. In her practice, Tamara draws from a variety of approaches including a person center approach, strength based perspectives, attachment theory, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT). |
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Harpreet Kang, MACP, RCC
Harpreet completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology in 2012. She has been in the helping profession for over 15 years. She has a Masters in Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care with a Specialization in Social Work. She is a certified EMDR therapist and also completed an EMDR child Specialist Intensive Program with Ana Gomez. Harpreet is registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. |
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Leena Mehta, MSW
Leena completed her Masters in Social work in 2010 from London Metropolitan University in London, England. She has worked as a counsellor for over 5 years and supported women, young people, and children who have experienced abuse and trauma. She has supported women and young people with a range of issues including but not limited to, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse, childhood abuse and domestic violence. She draws from a range of therapeutic approaches including, client centred, strengths based, cognitive behavioural approach, dialectical behavioural approach, and trauma focused lens. |
