ABOUT US
The Kelowna EMDR Clinic is the first of its kind counselling clinic in Kelowna, BC, to focus on using EMDR as a therapeutic approach. Along with trauma-focused therapy, we offer individual counselling for adults and children as well as couples' and family counselling – all in a calm and regulating environment.
Our Clinic was founded in May 2024 after seeing the need for a place in the Okanagan region where clients and therapists can do meaningful trauma therapy work. Our space was built with special attention to sound and privacy, and designed to help you feel grounded.
Our Therapists
Each EMDR therapist has EMDRIA-accredited training and uses a client-centred approach, some with additional training for working with children. Whether navigating impacts of trauma or common stressors of daily life, you work through a personalized treatment plan that best supports your nervous system for deep healing. Our therapists are registered with provincial organizations and associations.
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BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
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Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
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BC College of Social Workers
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College of Health and Care Professionals of BC
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College of Alberta Psychologists
Whether it's the beginning of your journey or a continuation of it, we’re here for you.
Our Therapists
Now welcoming new clients!
Ashley Phillips
MEd (Counselling), CCC
Ashley is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and holds a Masters in Counselling. She helps adults navigate PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and other trauma related concerns. Ashley specializes in EMDR Intensives, working with those struggling with unresolved trauma and presenting with PTSD & C-PTSD.
As someone with ADHD, Ashley also has a keen interest in supporting adults through the unique challenges of ADHD.
Drawn to the effectiveness of EMDR and recognizing a lack of trauma-focused clinical space here, Ashley founded the Kelowna EMDR Clinic to offer high-quality EMDR therapy with a team committed to lasting, trauma-informed healing.
Lisa Harder
M.A., R.Psych
Lisa is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC, the College of Alberta Psychologists, holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and has 10 years of experience in her professional fields. She conducts psychological assessments for adults that are comprehensive and strengths-based, providing clear recommendations from a holistic lens. She has specific training with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessments, holding license in BC, AB, NWT, + Yukon.
Janice Tuling
BA, MSW, RSW
Janice is a Registered Social Worker, an EMDR therapist, and Internal Family Systems therapist with experience in social work for more than 20 years - including work with adoptions. She provides a supportive space for adult clients navigating overwhelm from life, grief, loss, isolation, and more. Janice works with chronic stress and burnout, infertility, issues with trust and fear of abandonment, and feeling anxious. She uses EMDR and IFS (Internal Family Systems) as her primary approach, working with you to find a way through.
Jack Parkyn
BA, MSW, RSW
Jack is a Registered Social Worker and EMDR trained therapist, working with young adult and adult clients PTSD, C-PTSD, and complex trauma. Jack helps people navigate anxiety, depression, fear, loss, overwhelm, and significant life changes, specializing in PTSD, C-PTSD, and complex trauma. With an open and welcoming approach, Jack provides a space to explore self, identify patterns, and see possibility in a collaborative and compassionate way - whether it's a journey of self-discovery or a sudden and unexpected change to daily life
Samantha Hanley
MA, MEd, RCC
Samantha is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and an EMDR trained therapist. She works with people experiencing anxiety, life transitions, neurodiversity, and identity development.
An advocate for inclusivity, Samantha is proud to be part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and brings this understanding into her practice. Drawing on CBT, Somatic Experiencing, and Mindfulness, Samantha creates a supportive space for healing, growth, and meaningful change. Samantha has expertise with Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides children & adults with support including teaching essential life skills, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, and effective communication.
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 keeps them feeling stuck and preventing meaningful change.
In addition, Suzanne works with individuals experiencing significant life events, including recent separation and divorce, to help navigate the complexities of moving life forward.
Debra Bailey
BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Debra is a Registered Social Worker with Master in Social Work, is an EMDR trained therapist, and a member of the EMDRIA Association. 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, attachment injuries and chronic depression. Deb commonly uses Dialectical Behavioural Therapy alongside EMDR to enhance emotion regulation and interpersonal skills.
Claudia Kwakkel
BEd, MA, RCC, RPQ
Claudia is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology She works with adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and relationship struggles. Clients come to Claudia feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by past experiences, wanting to feel more clarity and purpose. Claudia uses an attachment-based, relational, and somatic approach. She integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness-based (MBCT), narrative, person-centred, humanistic, and strength-based therapy.
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ABOUT KELOWNA EMDR CLINIC
Specializations + Areas of Focus
We work with individuals navigating traumatic events past or present, couples looking to improve communication and connection, parents or guardians seeking support for themselves or their children, and adults wanting to better understand themselves.
Not every client comes to us with trauma. Our Kelowna-based clinic also supports people looking for individual, couples’, or family counselling. We help people experiencing significant change, loss, nightmares, self-doubt or low confidence, lack of purpose, chronic stress and burnout, feelings of overwhelm, panic attacks, and other concerns that can interrupt day to day living.
Our therapists help you identify unhelpful patterns and address the underlying cause. Symptoms which might appear unrelated can be linked by a common thread – one experience, past or present, that touches on something unresolved and manifests physically.
Areas of focus for Kelowna EMDR Clinic therapists include PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, identity and belonging, divorce and separation, life transitions, complex trauma, reproductive mental health and perinatal health, socio-emotional learning, self-regulation, neurodivergence, and more.
clinic Leadership
Jeannette LeBlanc
Clinic Manager
Jeannette touches on most aspects of daily life at our clinic. She has a degree from Simon Fraser University, a post-graduate diploma in counselling, and 25 years of experience in communications and business management.
Jeannette works in the intersecting space of therapy + business.
Ashley Phillips
Clinic Founder & Owner
Ashley is the founder of the clinic and has more than 10 years of experience working with clients to create meaningful change.
An EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist and EMDR consultant, Ashley sets our practice standards and offers clinical consultation for EMDR therapists.