Deneen Holder

Deneen Holder works with individuals, children, adolescents and families from a systemic perspective. She believes that individuals can only be understood in the context of their families and close attachments. She incorporates play therapy into her work with children and strives to create a safe space for them. She desires to see them heal and thrive. Parent consultation is an important part of her work as she desires to help parents feel equipped and empowered to parent their children. Her approach is based on the importance of cultivating strong and secure attachments and is informed by Neufeld's developmental attachment-based theory. Deneen is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and an Elementary School Counsellor. She is also a Sessional Instructor at Pacific Life Bible College in the Counselling Program. She completed her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Trinity Western University, as well as numerous courses at the Neufeld Institute in Vancouver. She is a member in good standing of The BC Play Therapy Association, and the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Deneen and her husband moved from the Prairies to the West Coast of Canada. They have four children and two dogs.

Areas of Counselling

Individual Counselling:

• Personal growth and development

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Grief

• Major life transitions

• Self-worth

• Self-care

• Relationships

Child and Adolescent Counselling:

• Aanxiety

• Depression

• Grief

• Friendships

• Fostering and adoption

• Separation

• Divorce and remarriage

• Trauma

• Attachment difficulties

• ADHD

• ASD

• Illness and death

• Emotion regulation

Family Counselling:

• Parent – Child relationships

• Parent coaching

• Strengthening attachment