Serenity Counselling

Rosalyn Harry was born and raised in Vancouver, BC. From a very young age she had a passion for helping people. Her counselling training began when she completed two years of peer counselling training and started a peer counselling program at her high school. She completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Womens Studies at the University of Victoria wh... ere she continued her counselling education through psychology courses and volunteer work with the universitys Peer Helping Program. After she completed her Bachelors degree Rosalyn returned to Vancouver where she worked at a prominent alternative health care facility for people who are living with cancer. She worked in this position for two years, until deciding to go back to school to complete a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology. Rosalyn was one of only 12 students (out of 160+ applicants) accepted into the Masters of Education, Counselling Psychology program at the University of Western Ontario. Here, she was involved with counselling students at the Student Development Centre and working with an alternative education program for women called Bridges. Rosalyns research involved using a technique called Photonovella; a creative technique which uses photography as a starting point for Narrative Therapy in a counselling setting. Rosalyn brings this creativity and appreciation for individual expression into her counselling practice. Rosalyn has additional education and experience in trauma work, attachment theory and grief and bereavement. Since completing her graduate degree Rosalyn is happy to be back on the West Coast and has since worked in research with the BC Cancer Agency and has a private practice in the Fairmont Medical Building. Rosalyns counselling practice, Serenity Counselling, covers a wide range of concerns and most often includes: The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, defines counselling therapy as the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self- knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal ...Read More