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carli@coastline-counselling.ca

Coastline Counselling
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Hello, it's nice to meet you.

About Me

Carli Kirby, MACP, RCC (She/Her)

My path to becoming a counsellor and psychotherapist was not a straight line, and I am so glad it led me to where I am today. 


When I was young I thought I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up, so I jumped on the studious, science-focussed, high-achiever path. That path felt like a constant uphill battle, that was trying to take me out at every turn. Thankfully it started to curve in a different direction, and I took the creative fork, which led me to the Alberta University of the Arts. 


After graduating with a Bachelor of Design, I moved to New York City, where I landed my dream job as a Graphic Designer in the magazine publishing industry. It was an exciting, fast-paced, highly competitive, and stressful lifestyle. I loved what I did, but I hated what it was doing to me. After four years of the rat race in New York, I returned to Victoria to reconnect with my family, my friends, and myself. My path had come to another fork in the road, and I wasn't sure which way to go.


I continued working as a freelance graphic designer, but was unfulfilled. My attention was being pulled in another direction. I began to face some of the obstacles that had been thrown into my path along the way— anxiety, depression, abusive and narcissistic relationships, toxic work culture, and trauma. As I began to heal, I remembered the part of me who wanted to help others heal. So I began volunteering and working at a local transition house for women fleeing abuse. This work filled me with a new sense of purpose, and motivated me to go back to school and make a career change. 


As a new path unfolded in front of me over the years, I earned a Masters of Art in Counselling Psychology, gained experience working as a counsellor for non-profit organizations, and in 2020 started my private practice. I have held a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) designation with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) since 2013. I have completed several trainings, including Attachment-Based Somatic Therapy for the treatment of trauma,  and continue to take courses and trainings for ongoing professional development and continuing education.


I am always honoured to sit with folks and listen to their stories. I am grateful to have been called to do this work, and I strive to continue to grow and learn. I look forward to accompanying you on your healing journey and the many paths you travel.

Credentials

• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors since 2013


• Masters of Art in Counselling Psychology — Yorkville University, 2012


• Bachelor of Design — Alberta University of the Arts, 2002


Choosing a Counsellor

Professional Development

  • San'yas Core Indigenous Cultural Safety Mental Health online training
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD - Intensive 3-Day Workshop (CABT)
  • Sex & Trauma: Helping Clients Move Beyond Trauma and Reclaim their Sexuality (Diana Sadat, Allura Therapy Centre)
  • Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals Training (PESI)
  • Advanced Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy (Lisa Mortimore)
  • Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy - Two Year Programme (Lisa Mortimore)


I acknowledge that the land on which I live is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Lekwungen peoples, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ Nations, whose relationships with this land continue to this day.


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