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ABOUT US
Welcome to Kelowna EMDR Clinic
Ours is the first counselling clinic in the Okanagan focused 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
Now welcoming 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.
Alicia Gonzalez
B.A, MSW, RSW
Alicia is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work, and an EMDR trained therapist. She works with youth and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, shame, lack of motivation, low self-worth, emotional awareness and regulation, relocation and cultural adaptation, academic stress, and perfectionism. Alicia grounds her practice in evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
Bryanna MacLaren
MSW, RSW
Bryanna is Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work, an EMDR trained therapist, and active member with EMDR International Association. Her clinical area of experience includes Adverse Childhood Experiences & Complex PTSD. Bryanna has worked in Hospitals, Victim Services, Community Service Non-Profits and the Child Welfare System. These experiences have deeply informed her commitment to supporting individuals through complex and systemic challenges. Bryanna practices from an attachment-based approach, integrating principles from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) to support healing and foster resilience in those she works with.
Samantha Hanley
MA, MEd, RCC
Samantha is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and an EMDR trained therapist. She specializes in anxiety, life transitions, neurodiversity, and identity development. An advocate for inclusivity, Samantha is proud to be part of the LGBTQ2S+ community and brings this understanding into her practice. Drawing on CBT, Somatic Experiencing, and Mindfulness, she creates a supportive space for healing, growth, and meaningful change. Samantha has expertise with Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides family support including teaching essential life skills, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, and effective communication.
Alicia Gonzalez
B.A, MSW, RSW
Alicia is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work, and an EMDR trained therapist. She works with youth and young adults experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, shame, lack of motivation, low self-worth, emotional awareness and regulation, relocation and cultural adaptation, academic stress, and perfectionism. Alicia grounds her practice in evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy.
Janice Tuling
BSW, MSW, RSW
Janice is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work, an EMDR therapist, and has been practicing social work for more than 20 years. Janice's approach to counselling meets you wherever you are, focusing on creating an emotionally safe, trauma-sensitive space without judgement. Her work with adoptions connects her to people navigating grief & loss, infertility, attachment wounds, shame, trauma and multiple losses/gaps of identity. These are Janice's areas of focus, along with chronic stress & burnout, isolation, anxiety & depression.
Samantha Hanley
MA, MEd, RCC
Samantha is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and an EMDR trained therapist. She specializes in anxiety, life transitions, neurodiversity, and identity development. An advocate for inclusivity, Samantha is proud to be part of the LGBTQ2S+ community and brings this understanding into her practice. Drawing on CBT, Somatic Experiencing, and Mindfulness, she creates a supportive space for healing, growth, and meaningful change. Samantha has expertise with Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides family support including teaching essential life skills, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, and effective communication.
debra bailey
BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Debra is a Registered Social Worker with Masters in Social Work, is an EMDR trained therapist, and a member of the EMDRIA Association. A warm and gentle therapist, Deb works with both youth and adult clients. With a broad group of specializations, Deb focuses on anxiety, mood disorders, recent and complex trauma, PTSD, brain injuries and neurodiversity including ADHD and Autism. She has additional EMDR trainings in autism and neurodiversity, somatic and complex trauma, attachment injuries and chronic depression. Deb commonly uses Dialectical Behavioural Therapy alongside EMDR to enhance emotion regulation and interpersonal skills.
Suzanne Noel
BScN, MPH, MA, RCC
Suzanne is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and is an EMDR trained therapist. She strives to provide a compassionate and healing space to understand her clients and their individual situations. Suzanne 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.
Bryanna MacLaren
BSW, MSW, RSW
Bryanna is Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work and is an EMDR trained therapist. Her experience includes Adverse Childhood Experiences & Complex PTSD. Bryanna has worked in Hospitals, Victim Services, Community Service Non-Profits and the Child Welfare System, which informs her commitment to supporting individuals through complex and systemic challenges. Bryanna practices from an attachment-based approach, using Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).
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.
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We're a collective of EMDR-trained counsellors
dedicated to ongoing professional development.
Our goal is to create a fun, fair, and respectful environment.
Spend more time working with clients than figuring out
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Connect with us at info@kelownaemdr.ca.
ABOUT KELOWNA EMDR CLINIC
Jeannette LeBlanc
Clinic Manager
A main point of contact, Jeannette touches on most aspects of daily life at our clinic. With a background in communications and business management plus a diploma in counselling,
she works in the space between therapy and business. You'll connect with Jeannette in the office, by email, or on the phone.
Ashley Phillips
Clinic Founder & Owner
Ashley is the founder of the Kelowna EMDR clinic and has
more than 10 years of experience working with clients
to create meaningful change in their lives.
An EMDR certified therapist and certified EMDR consultant, Ashley sets our practice standards
and offers clinical consultation for EMDR therapists.