Shortly after finishing her therapist training in 2015 at the Montreal Counselling Centre for Helping Relationships, Valérie, who is from Québec, took an adventurous step and moved to Yellowknife in 2016 to put her passion for working as a TRA, Therapist for relationship assistance into practice. Along with her wish to explore every aspect of being human, Valérie has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare field. Currently, in her work with children, teenagers and adults who want to transform their personal and professional relationships, she uses the creative non-directive approach (CNDA). CNDA is a humanist approach in which the language employed by the client is explored in order to achieve a better understanding of how the person operates in relationships. The key to Valérie’s success is empathetic listening. When the client talks about what he is going through, she listens with empathy to that person’s experience, provides sensitive support and helps them to be aware of the needs under different triggers.
