ABOUT BARB

Hello!  My name is Barb Shannon.  As a registered Social Worker I have dedicated my 24+ year career to helping individuals, couples and families.  At Vitality Counselling Services I offer a down-to-earth, compassionate approach to counselling and mediation services. I strive to meet clients where they at and help them get to where they want to go. My goal is to provide you insight, support, and skill building in a relaxed, comfortable counselling environment, so you can achieve your personal goals. 

 My clients tell me that my energetic, friendly, genuine, yet direct style that often involves the use of humour, is what they value the most in me as a Counsellor/Therapist. My natural and authentic approach to building relationships allows me to quickly develop trust, which is extremely important to the therapeutic process.

 Through a strengths-based and client-directed approach, I work with clients to establish realistic and attainable therapeutic goals. My practice draws upon a unique blend of therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mediation. I am extremely committed to regular and on-going training so I can offer the highest level of current and evidence-based therapy to my clients.

  I look forward to hearing from you, and working together.