Claire DeWitt
Registered Clinical Counsellor
BSc KIN, MA, RCC
Claire is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a Masters in Counselling Psychology. She specializes in work with teens and adults. Her approach balances warmth and encouragement with gentle challenges to provide opportunities for personal growth and change. Claire works on setting realistic goals and believes in providing clients with the foundations for effective habit building to follow through with strategies covered in session.
Claire is devoted to building a strong relationship with each client through empathy and unconditional positive regard. She uses a person-centred approach that tailors every session to each client’s unique needs. Claire uses evidence-based practices, including cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused therapy, to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals and improve their quality of life.
When she is not working or studying, Claire can be found biking, skiing, and spending time hiking with her dog Murphy.
Areas of Focus:
Anxiety
Emotional Regulation
Stress Management
Body Image
Office:
Kelowna
Areas of Service:
Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Virtually across BC
Recent Professional Development:
2024 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
2024 Conflict Dynamics and Strategies
2024 LivingWorks Start
2023 Cultural Diversity in Counselling
2023 Assessment in Counselling
2021 Indigenous Canada
2021 Standard First Aid and CPR Level C
2019 Exercise Prescription
2019 Exercise Physiology
2019 Functional Anatomy