Marnie Goldberg
Associate Counsellor
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Pronouns: she/her/hers
One of the most exciting aspects of life is that it is always changing, yet this can also be one of our biggest challenges. Change can be difficult as it can cause stress, uncertainty, and confusion. It can make us question ourselves and others and may overwhelm us into inaction.
Marnie believes that having someone to talk to who will listen and guide you through these tough times is so helpful. She is particularly drawn to working with people who are experiencing grief and loss. Grief can be experienced because of death but also divorce, loss of a job, loss of identity or any major life transition. She has been through many life phases herself and has experienced counselling in a Hospice Society setting.
She will walk with you as you experience a variety of emotions, acknowledging that everyone handles grief in their own unique way. Your work together will be comforting and supportive using a wide variety of therapeutic techniques chosen specifically for your work together. She will work with you collaboratively at your own pace and will provide a safe, comfortable, and nonjudgmental space.
Marnie holds a Master Degree in Counselling from City University of Seattle in Canada and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.
MARNIE SPECIALIZES IN: Supporting clients through grief and loss from bereavement, life transitions (such as retirement, becoming an empty nester, divorce, and loss of employment), and issues affecting older adults (including dementia, health decline, and fear of death). She also works with clients on anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship issues, including challenges within parent/child, partner/spouse, and friendship dynamics.
Services
- Individual Counselling
- Couples/Relationship Counselling
- Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
Ages Served
- Ages 19 +
Languages Offered
- English
Support Topics
- Adapting to lifestyle changes and aging
- Adoption
- Addressing loneliness and isolation
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image issues
- Body positivity
- Building resilience in later life
- Career guidance
- Chronic illness management
- Climate anxiety
- Co-dependency
- Coping skills
- Coping with health changes
- Dementia diagnosis and support
- Depression
- Discovering Purpose and Meaning in Life
- Divorce and separation
- Emotional disturbances
- Emotional turmoil
- Exercise planning
- Facing end-of-life issues
- Family conflict
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life coaching
- Life management issues
- Life transitions
- Loss
- Managing grief and bereavement
- Marital discord
- Meal planning
- Meditation
- Mood disorders
- Navigating family and caregiver relationships
- Non-ordinary experience integration (e.g., spiritual, extraordinary experiences)
- Obesity
- Overcoming phobias, such as fear of death
- Peer relationships
- Relationship and marriage conflict
- Self-esteem issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Spirituality (non-emergency spiritual issues)
- Suicidal ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Transitioning into retirement
Therapeutic Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Complex Trauma Therapy
- Continuing Bonds Theory
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Dual Process Model
- Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy (PCT)