About
Kate Johnson
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Social Worker who has worked in the helping field for over 15 years (10 years in a clinical setting). I bring a highly relational approach to therapy and have training in AEDP, IFS and EMDR. In the therapy room, I tailor my approach to my client's individual goals and needs. You can expect warmth and connection as we work together to bring healing to the parts of you that are holding pain and to deepen your connection with yourself and others.
I love the connections that I get to build with the people I work with and I bring my full self to the relationship between therapist and client. It is a privilege for me to accompany people in some of their most vulnerable moments and also to celebrate with them in coming more fully into who they are.
I am someone who is with you in also being on an ongoing journey of healing and self-discovery. I am a real, full human being who doesn’t always have it all together and I’m not going to pretend that I do. As someone who provides therapy, it is important to me to also have my own therapist and to continue doing my own inner work. I have found therapy in addition to other body-based healing practices to be transformative in my own life and am passionate about having these resources be accessible to others too.
Outside of work, my three children and my partner keep my life full and interesting. They are my biggest inspiration and motivation for growth and healing and also a huge source of fun and delight! I am an avid reader, a beginner gardener, and I enjoy baking (usually something involving chocolate). I am an introvert who also longs for deep connection. I love a good balance of both solitude and also time spent with friends and family.
Areas of Focus
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Relational and Developmental Trauma
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Religious Trauma / Deconstruction
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Intergenerational Trauma
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Anxiety
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Perfectionism
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Life Transitions
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Relationship Challenges
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Grief and Loss
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​Reproductive Support: Adoption, Abortion, Infertility, Miscarriage, Post-Partum
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Neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism)
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2SLGBTQIA+
Therapeutic Approaches
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IFS (Internal Family Systems)
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AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
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Narrative Therapy
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
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Flash Technique
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Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
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Feminist Therapy
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Neurodiversity-Affirming
Education and Training
I graduated with my Master’s degree in Social Work in 2016 and continue to learn through being engaged in ongoing training as well as both individual and group supervision.
• Neurodivergent Somatics Part 1 and 2: A Model for ND-Affirming Care – Nyck Walsh - 2025
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Counselling Neurodivergent Clients: A Trauma-Informed Somatic Approach – Nyck Walsh – 2024
• Four Blinks Version of Flash Technique - Thomas Zimmerman - 2024
• AEDP interventions to awaken emotional resilience after loss, endings, and death – AEDP Institute - 2024
• EMDR + IFS PARTS Protocol: An EMDRIA Approved Integration – Kendhal Hart - 2024
• Easy Ego State Interventions for EMDR – Robin Shapiro - 2023
• Somatic Internal Family Systems Workshop – Susan McConnell – 2022
• Internal Family Systems Stepping in Course – IFSCA - 2022
• Polyvagal Informed Therapy Master Class – Deb Dana - 2022
• Understanding & Addressing Sexual & Pelvic Pain Concerns in Therapy – Allura Sex Therapy Centre - 2022
• Sex & Trauma Workshop: Helping Clients Move Beyond Trauma & Reclaim their Sexuality – Allura Sex Therapy Centre – 2022
• San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training - 2021
• AEDP Level II: Essential Skills Course – AEDP Institute – 2021
• Internal Family Systems: IFS with Complex Trauma and PTSD – Richard Schwartz - 2021
• Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems – Frank Anderson - 2021
• AEDP Level I: Immersion Course – AEDP Institute – 2020
• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Transformational Approaches to Treating Complex Trauma – Janina Fisher - 2020
• EMDR Basic Training Course – Marshall Wilensky – 2019
• Narrative Therapy Advanced Level Training – Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy - 2016
• Narrative Therapy Foundations Training – Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy - 2015