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    PO Box 40 Shawnigan Lake, BC Canada V0R2W0

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    positivecounselors@gmail.com

ANA MARIA PAVON MARIN, MA CPsyc, MM, LLB, CIC, RCC
Registered Clinical Counselor (BCACC), member of APHICE (Asociacion de Psicoterapia Humanista e Integrativa y Counselling de España), Human Rights Advocate, Immigrant and Refugees, trauma-informed approach, cross-cultural and intercultural issues. Mediation and Restorative Justice. My work respects my fellow humans’ uniqueness, and it is based on a strength-based, compassionate, and resilience-oriented cross-cultural and trauma-informed approach to therapy. Intergenerational trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, cultural and multicultural issues, relationship problems, or IPV are some of the concerns faced by those whom I encounter in therapy. I value scientific methods as well as the spiritual experience of my clients. I have worked with individuals, families, and groups of a wide diversity of backgrounds for more than twenty-five years, offerings services, workshops and training in English and Spanish. In addition to counselling, my professional experience includes 25 years of practice in law, mediation, and restorative justice. Please see more on LinkedIn
The Benefits of Online Counseling and Psychotherapy
Many have turned to online therapy due to Covid and have discovered its many advantages, which include giving patients access to professionals all over the world from the privacy and comfort of their homes. This is especially important when you wish to find professionals with cultural competency, to save time previously lost in traffic, time lost in waiting rooms, when you live far from urban centers, or when the patients are in more than one location, as well as greater flexibility of schedules. Many busy professionals are embracing technologies that empower patients and tele health therapists eliminating barriers of access for mental health.

Several recent studies have confirmed that online counseling and therapy are as effective and often more accepted by patients as in person sessions. Patients enjoy greater emotional intimacy, feel safer to express their vulnerability and honesty from the comfort of their own homes or a place of their election that ensures privacy. Some people also welcome the greater confidentiality of not attending in person, some suffer disabilities or can continue their counseling while traveling.

Another advantage of online counseling is that we can meet with you no matter where in the world you are. Since we specialize in online counseling and coaching, most of our clients aren’t even in Canada. Counseling in Spanish and other languages is also available as some of our counsellors are bilingual.
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My work is founded on a strength-based, compassionate, resilience-oriented cross-cultural and trauma-informed approach to therapy. Each client is valued for their unique characteristics. Intergenerational trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, cultural and multicultural issues, relationship problems, or IPV are some of the concerns faced by those whom I encounter in therapy. I value scientific methods as well as the spiritual experience of my clients.

I have worked with individuals, families, and groups from a wide diversity of backgrounds for more than twenty-five years, offering services, workshops, and training in English and Spanish. In addition to counseling, my professional experience includes law, mediation, and restorative justice.