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Darion's Qualifications and  Training

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Qualifications
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Darion earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the University of Victoria and spent a number of years travelling, creating, and expanding her interests in yoga and psychology. After recognizing her passion for supporting others and believing in the power of unconditional creative expression and the body-mind connection, Darion earned a Master of Counselling in Art Therapy through Athabasca University and the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute.  Darion is a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) as well as an associate member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA).

Training
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In addition to her formal qualifications, Darion engages in ongoing training and professional development. Some recent trainings she has completed are:
  • Attachment and Dissociation Assessment and Treatment: An Introduction to Foundational Skills (2021) - Elizabeth Davis through the Trauma Institute 
  • EMDRIA Accredited Training in EMDR Therapy for Expressive Arts Therapists (2021) - Elizabeth Davis through the Trauma Institute
  • ​The Relational Nature of Shame: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective Workshop (2020) - Dr. Pat Ogden
  • Trauma Therapy - A Somatic Approach Course (2020) - Dr. Albert Wong
  • Trauma First Aid - Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing Course (2020) - Dr. Peter A. Levine
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute - Helping Clients Survive the Experience of Fear and Threat Seminar (2020) - Dr. Janina Fisher
  • Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training (2018) - Dr. Gabor Maté
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