Clairelise Folch Fischer, M.A., A.O.C.A, R.N

Psychotherapy & Counselling Services

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Clairelise is in private practice (Oakville, ON) since 1996 and has worked as a psychotherapist within the French Catholic School System on a contractual basis. She is also a columnist for SNAP Oakville (emotional health matters).

Her background is in art and music, and she uses Solution Focused and Goal Oriented Therapy methods along with the creative process of Expressive Arts.

The purpose and beneficial effects of the arts in therapy is to add non-verbal possibilities for discovering more of one self and to improve communication.  What follows is a better understanding of issues that need to be explored in order to make changes in life.  Artistic ability is not required.

Training

• MA (Expressive Therapies) Lesley University
• Cambridge, Ma, USA
• Graduate of ISIS Canada in Expressive Arts Therapy
• Certified member of OACCPP
• Certified Parenting Facilitator
• Graduate of Ontario College of Art and Design
• Fluent in English, French, German

Specialization

Clairelise addresses concerns about stress induced problems, anxiety, self esteem and parenting. She has experience in the areas of ADD/ADHD and learning disability related behaviour issues, as well as life transition and relationship counselling.  She also gives workshops on "De-stressing through Collage".

Clientele

Children, teens, parents, adult individuals, couples.