ABOUT US
Welcome to Kelowna EMDR Clinic
Ours is the first clinic in the Okanagan focused primarily on EMDR as part of trauma-centered therapy.
At Kelowna EMDR Clinic, our goal is to be the trusted home for EMDR therapy in our community and region. We’ve built a warm, supportive environment that helps clients feel safe, and we attract skilled EMDR therapists and allied health professionals who are committed to making a difference.
Whether you're beginning your journey or continuing it, we’re here every step of the way.
Our Therapists
We are taking on New Clients!
Ashley Phillips
MEd (Counselling), CCC
Ashley is the founder of Kelowna EMDR Clinic. In her career, Ashley has seen how often unresolved trauma underlies current mental health struggles like anxiety and depression. Drawn to the proven effectiveness of EMDR, and with no trauma-focused clinical space in town, Ashley founded Kelowna EMDR Clinic to offer high-quality EMDR therapy alongside a team equally committed to lasting, trauma-informed healing.
For more information about Ashley click here.
Alicia Gonzalez
B.A, MSW, RSW
Alicia is a Registered Social Worker and has an impressive amount of experience, through her work The Foundry and Third Space Charity. As an trained EMDR therapist she works with youth, young adults, and students experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, shame, lack of compassion, lack of motivation, low self-worth, emotional awareness and expression, emotional regulation, loss of identity, relocation and cultural adaptation, academic stress, test anxiety, perfectionism, and overwhelming feelings of worry, tension, and panic. She grounds her practice in evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
For more information about Alicia click here.
Janice Tuling
MSW, RSW
Janice is a Registered Social Worker and an EMDR therapist and has been practicing social work for over 20 years with a variety of populations. She has supported many individuals living with emotional pain, attachment wounds, chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, infertility, loneliness, isolation, shame, guilt, loss, grief, fear, frustration, sense of not belonging, losses of identity, lack of self-compassion and purpose. Her specialties include chronic stress & burnout, displacement & isolation, anxiety & depression, loss & grief, and infertility.
For more information about Janice click here.
Sam Hanley
MA, MEd, RCC
With more than 10 years of experience working with children and particularly those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sam specializes in behaviour change strategies that foster connection and improve quality of life for children and their families. Her expertise includes teaching essential life skills, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, and effective communication. While she is currently not EMDR trained, she has wealth of counselling experience.
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Suzanne Noel
BScN, MPH, MA, RCC
Suzanne strives to provide a compassionate and healing space where she gets to know her clients and their individual situations. She works with adults experiencing symptoms such anxiety, trauma, phobias, grief, or fear of change that is preventing them from moving forward and making meaningful changes in their lives. Suzanne also works with couples who have trouble connecting, or find themselves struggling with closeness and intimacy.
For more information about Suzanne click here.
We Are Hiring!
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Interested in joining our EMDR Practice?
We want to build a team of EMDR-trained counsellors who are dedicated to on-going professional development. We aim to create a fun, fair, and respectful environment. If you are the type of person who is more interested in working with clients and helping them get better than in figuring out how to build and run a counselling practice, we'd like to hear from you: info@kelownaemdr.ca
If you share our values but don't have EMDR certification, we can explore a path to you getting trained and joining our practice.
ABOUT KELOWNA EMDR CLINIC
Jeannette LeBlanc
Clinic Manager
A main point of contact, Jeannette touches on most aspects of daily life at our clinic. You can expect to connect with her in the office, by email, or on the phone. With a background in communications and business plus a familiarity with counselling, Jeannette is here to help you navigate the clinic journey.
Ashley Phillips
Clinic Founder & Owner
Ashley is an EMDR therapist who specializes in PTSD & C-PTSD, recent traumatic events, perinatal death, binge eating disorders and phobias & fears (e.g. needles, spiders, heights, flying, enclosed spaces). Ashley is the founder of the Kelowna EMDR clinic and has over 10 years of experience working with individuals and groups to create meaningful change in their lives.
For more information about Ashley click here.