Arwa Brown

Certified Counsellor

B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.(Counselling Psychology), C.C.C.

Individual and Family Counselling

Ages: Teens (13-17), Young Adults (18-24), Adults, Seniors

Arwa is a certified counsellor with expertise in working with diverse clients who are experiencing a wide range of personal and professional issues, including trauma, abuse, and mental health issues. She uses a trauma-informed, holistic counselling approach in her work. Arwa helps clients to understand the day-to-day essence of being present through mindfulness in order to see how growth and healing are possible and attainable.

Besides mindfulness, Arwa draws from a variety of counselling theories and perspectives and believes that a genuine counsellor-client connection is integral to effective growth.

Education:

M.Ed. (Counselling Psychology), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

B.A., B.Ed., Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL

Certificates and Training:

Canadian Certified Counsellor (#2380), Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Personality Dimensions Facilitator Certificate, Career/Lifeskills Resources Inc.

Sexual Abuse Group Counsellor Training Program Certificate, York Region Abuse Program

Registration:

Certified Counsellor – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, #2380

Certified Member of The Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists (ANN) #19-6363

Professional Membership:

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

Newfoundland and Labrador Counsellors' and Psychologists' Association (NLCPA)

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Contact

A Holding Place
1 Mount Cashel Road
St. John's, NL A1A 1X6

709.738.0432

help@aholdingplace.ca

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we practice as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has now been erased forever. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. We commit to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.