Daphne provides counselling to individuals, couples and families who experience difficulty in their personal lives and relationships. She supports clients who temporarily feel unable to cope with stress, overheated emotions, sadness, and a lost sense of purpose. She helps couples recover from blocked relationship and guides families in looking after family members with special needs.

Daphne is a registered clinical counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC ,registration # 3290). She holds a Masters degree in School Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology and Special Education, and a Masters in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, CA.

Daphne examines with clients how behaviour changes relate to their thinking and feelings. She believes that a strong therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is essential to a successful therapy, and tries to establish an atmosphere of trust in which clients can tell their stories and feel understood and safe. She then supports clients in forming personal goals and striving to achieve these goals.

Daphne combines methods from cognitive behaviour therapy, humanistic counselling, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and family systems. She is an empathic listener who works with clients towards being mindful of their strengths and overcoming barriers to personal development. Using experiential (e.g., role playing) as well as reflective methods, clients are encouraged to examine and challenge unhelpful assumptions, discover strengths, learn and practice new coping and problem solving skills and strive to attain personal goals.