Dan is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters in Counselling Psychology and a near decade of experience supporting individuals facing trauma, emotional dysregulation, and relationship challenges. Before joining EVC, Dan served as a senior clinical counsellor with the BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, is a CVAP-approved trauma therapist, and holds advanced trainings & certifications for C-PTSD, borderline-type presentations, dissociation, and men’s mental health. Dan additionally specializes in working with the mental health concerns of high-level athletes, particularly focusing on in-competition performance and navigating the transition out of sport.
Recently, Dan has also extended his offerings at EVC to include in person or online couple’s work - with a specific focus on the somatic and emotional repairing of trust and ts reconciliation after experiences of infidelity, violence, abuse or other instances ruptures in embodied trust in the couple hood.
Dan’s approach often resonates with people who are experiencing deep distress or self-mistrust when it seems like their own reactions to a situation don’t make sense to themselves or to those around them, often described as a feeling like there’s a battle between one’s own thoughts, emotions and bodily reactions. Drawing from DBT, ACT, and polyvagal theory, we would work together to identify where these points of disconnections between your brain, body, and emotions are showing up—and understand why they developed in the first place. From there, we’d focus on practical steps to rebuild trust, confidence, and a sense of control within yourself, while expanding your capacity for safety and connection with others and with your environment.
Finally, Dan provides professional consultation services for fellow trauma therapists, with a focus on DBT, ACT and Somatic embodiment practices to help fellow therapist working with heavy caseloads including instances of client dissociation, trauma & abuse processing.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by your thoughts, swept away by intense emotions, frequently spaced-out or disconnected from your body, or unsure how to feel connected with those around you, you don’t have to face this alone. Let’s set up a free consult to see if a somatic-embodiment approach to therapy might be the right fit for you.
