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Alice Mickelson

CounsellingFernwood, Victoria

About Alice

Alice is a Registered Social Worker and play/art therapist who specializes in working with adults, children & youth (ages 3+), as well as their families. Alice has worked with adults, children, youth and families for over ten years. Approaching her work from a growth mindset, she recognizes each individual’s capacity for growth and change and believes that every individual and child is unique and sacred. Alice has a natural empathy towards people and desire to support individuals in their general well being. Utilizing evidence based therapies as well as play therapy – a form of counselling that allows children to work through their challenges via their natural medium of expressive play – Alice creates a relationship with every client in which they feel seen and accepted. Alice champions the power of family and believes that cultivating a strong and supportive relationship between child and parent(s) or caregiver(s) is one of the most important parts of the therapeutic process. She supports parents to draw upon their strengths and values to deepen their understanding and connection with their children of all ages. Alice draws from both directive and non-directive therapy approaches, including: child-centred, Adlerian, and cognitive based therapies; attachment theory; compassion focused, and strengths-based approaches; and art therapy. With a focus on strengthening inner abilities, Alice supports individuals and children to increase both social and emotional functioning in the face of challenges including: adoption, behavioural and emotional challenges, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, and attachment. Having worked in the field of adoption for several years, Alice supported families through their process of adoption, and worked as a family counsellor for Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society and Urban Native Youth Association. Alice was fortunate to train under Indigenous elders both in her education and practice, and her approach to working with Indigenous children and families is rooted in a culturally relevant and trauma-informed approach. Through personal experience, Alice is also passionate about supporting individuals and couples through the process of infertility and assisted reproduction. Alice is a registered social worker with the BC College of Social Workers (BC CSW), and holds a Master of Social Work Degree, from York University in Toronto. In addition, she completed a Bachelor of Social Work, at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, BC’s Indigenous Post Secondary Training Institute, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, at Simon Fraser University. Alice is a member of the BC Association of Play Therapists (BCPTA) and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS). Outside of work, Alice finds joy being with her partner and two children. She enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors exploring the forests of Vancouver Island. She loves to read fiction and non-fiction and explore creative endeavours

Often treats: AdoptionAnxietyDepressionEmotion RegulationFamily planningGrief, loss, bereavementInfertility or AdoptionParentingPostpartum depression
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, PostpartumTraumaWomen's Issues
Sees: Adults (18+) · Children (under 12) · Teens (13-17)
Trained at: RSW MSW
Credentials: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) · Master of Social Work (MSW) · Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Member of: BCCSW

Services & prices

11 options across 6 treatments

Parent/Guardian Intake AppointmentNew patient

Please book a free consultation with our intake team using the link in the welcome message at the top of this page before booking this appointment. This parent / guardian-only intake session is…

3 options

From $80 to $160 for 25–50 min — the cheapest and the dearest counselling appointments this clinic charges for.

Adult Counselling Session

Need to get in sooner? Try booking a virtual session. Standard length counselling session for adults.

2 options

$16050 min

Child / Youth Counselling Session

Need to get in sooner? Try booking a virtual session. Standard length counselling session for your child or youth (can be booked only after an initial parent-only consultation with the intake team…

2 options

$16050 min

Extended Adult Individual Counselling

Extended length counselling session for new and existing adult clients.

$23080 min

ConsultationNew patient

Free confidential consultation to discuss your goals for counselling and to get to know your potential therapist.

20 min

Parent Counselling Session

Standard length counselling session for parents/caregivers after having the initial parent intake session.

2 options

$16050 min