About Deborah
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)
What registration means to users of therapy services :: Commitment to excellence of treatment; standards of ethics, practice, and training. Accountable to governing bodies, registered professionals must meet association guidelines according to those set out by regulation standards. Committed professionals continually pursue treatment education and the advancement of their profession.
A bit about Deborah’s Qualifications:
FACTBC: Meeting the projected standards of the Regulated Competency Profile (Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in BC) moving toward regulation in BC. Regulation Across Canada
ACCT Associate Member in Good Standing BC Registered / Association of Cooperative Counsellors of Canada RTC / MTC (Master Therapeutic Counsellor: achievement of over 12 years with more than 5,000 direct clinical hours)
Applied Psychology and Counselling Diploma with a GPA of 4; post graduate CPCA qualifying competency exam; profession-specific accelerated program; Pictia-accredited Kelowna College of Professional Counselling earned the highest certification for private career colleges by the Ministry of Advanced Education in British Columbia.
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP); Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy Advanced Level 3 year program Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
Somatic Resilience and Regulation I, II – Kathy Kain, Steven Terrell Somatic Touch Therapy I – Kathy Kain
Unravelling the Mystery of Memory in the Treatment of Trauma – Peter Levine & Diane Poole Heller // Transgenerational Trauma
Gabor Mate’ Workshops: Feeding the Hungry Ghosts; Enderby BC; invited by the tribe grandmothers / ADD to Addiction / Fostering Health in a Stressed Society
Laurel Parnell Attachment Focused EMDR
2014 Innovations in Trauma Conference
2020 Somatic Movement Conference
2022, over 20 hours Combined Training including ‘Chronic Pain’ with Dianne Poole Heller and Peter Levine; also, Somatic Experiencing – Mechanics of Motivation
2023, over 20 hours Combined Training including Stephen Porges on Polyvagal Theory and Diane Poole Heller and Peter Levine on Early Trauma
2024 Post Traumatic Growth Summit
2022 Somatic Touch Refresher, Kathy Kain
2022 Sexual Healing, Ariel Giarretto
2023 Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges
2023 Common Roots of Poor Sleep, Tracy Harrison School of Applied Functional Medicine
Insurance Benefits Providers: Pacific Blue Cross / Green Shield / Equitable Life / SunLife & more here.
Pureland Zen Meditation & Mindfulness / Practice
of the Profoundly Ordinary with Master XhingRu of Taiwan
Deborah Pearce Counselling, Kelowna
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor RTC MTC SEP
Somatic Trauma Therapist
250.878.9503 dapearcews@gmail.com
Life Embraced
…about Deborah’s Philosophy of Being
“Hi, I’m Deborah, a registered counsellor and trauma therapist. In addition to supporting people with the stresses and anxieties that life delivers, I specialize in supporting people with their most difficult and painful traumatic memories.
It is entirely possible through well-researched treatments to recreate your desired experience. Due to years of research and clinical experience among experts in the fields of trauma and psychotherapy and the connections between neuroscience and ancient wisdoms, healing is available that was never before possible.
Embracing my own life more fully, after over 20 years of not seeing my natural hair colour, I decided to explore. What a surprise I had! So after that discovery … it is cliche-ish I know, however, in addition to the credentials and trainings listed on this website …
I am fully claiming the ‘School of Life’ learning! :)”
‘Wabi Sabi’ – Life Embraced
Wabi Sabi relates uniquely to each person contemplating it. Relating to Japanese Zen and the tea ceremony, ‘Wabi’ translates loosely as ‘simplicity’, and ‘Sabi’ the beautiful elegance of age and wear. Known also as ‘life embraced’, the meaning transcends acceptance to the appreciation of ‘what is’, an esthetic of imperfection, change, and of the incomplete.
I love this line of a Leonard Cohen song…
“There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.”
Wabi Sabi may be described as the perfection in imperfection; modestly embracing self and all things, as is. It is the concept of elegance found in details overlooked, rusticity, simple living, simply being; authenticity and the unpretentious appreciative value of wear and aging.
Mindful contemplation cultivates ‘Wabi Sabi’
The experience of presence in the moment, is a primary step to gratitude and self compassion. It facilitates release from anxieties of the past and future, potentially freeing the authentic self, and leads to personal expansion and greater empowering capacity. Embodied Mindfulness Practice and Therapy supports these dynamic transitions.
In the awareness of the ‘profoundly ordinary’, it is possible to release defeating thoughts, live freer and expand into the embodiment of desired reality.
Kelowna Counsellor centrally located in beautiful downtown; minutes to the waterfront, restaurants, and various amenities.
Online video sessions (PIPA security approved) are available via VSee.
For more Information about Deborah’s work
and Booking Appointments Call
250.878.9503
dapearcews@gmail.com
Just A Little History about Deborah
“After a career in Interior Design, Art and Business, I answered my lifelong inner promptings. The ‘human condition’ has always captured my attention.
I hold great regard for East meeting West with traditions, wisdoms, philosophies, science and technologies. With Neuroscience research findings now supporting the wisdoms of ancient traditions, I feel profoundly grateful for the global integration presently occurring. Having had the tremendous opportunity to practice with a Buddhist master for eight years starting in 2004, the benefits and scientifically proven value of Mindfulness and Meditation woven into my Kelowna counselling services, contribute immensely to effective results.
Incidentally, much of what we have learned in the past 30+ years of neuroplasticity has been due to the interest of scientists in the brains of Buddhist monks. The Dalai Lama initiated this with his invitation of these scientific studies, which continues in many universities.
Studies in Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy are an extraordinarily wonderful example of East and West, with science meeting ancient and natural wisdoms in the development of treatment that is on the leading edge of trauma neuroscience.” Healing is now possible in ways it never was before.
Looking Forward to our Times Together…
Warm Regards,
Deborah Pearce RTC MTC SEP, Kelowna Counsellor