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Welcome.
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Living
Resources is a counselling and education service providing support,
information and skills to assist individuals, couples and families
who are experiencing personal crises such as death of a loved one,
life threatening illness, job loss, relationship conflict, parenting
concerns, separation & divorce, stress, depression, anxiety or
trauma.
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Living
Resources often uses a combination of cognitive and behavioral approaches
in the counselling or therapy experience. These approaches focus on
such things as what a person has learned from their experiences, what
messages he or she may carry about how to cope, how to express feelings
or solve problems. It also addresses how our perceptions and thoughts
affect our feelings and ability to find solutions to our personal
struggles.
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Living
Resources services are available to children, adolescents and adults.
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Living
Resources offers a diversity of seminars and workshops to community
groups and professionals that can be customized to fit the needs of
each group however small or large.
Christine M. Byrne, M.Ed., BSW, RSW, Dip.A.T.
 Biography:
Chris is the private practitioner providing the services of Living Resources.
She has practiced as a therapist and speaker since 1981.
She completed her Honours Bachelor of Communication Studies and her Bachelor
of Social Work at the University of Windsor. She completed her Master
of Education and Certification in Art Therapy at Wayne State University.
Chris’s work experiences have been in the areas of mental health, palliative
care and grief and bereavement. She also has extensive experience working
with children. She has worked with such organizations as the Canadian
Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch, The Hospice of
Windsor and Windsor Regional Hospital.
In 1997 Chris created Living Resources to provide counselling and education
services within the Windsor/Essex County community. She has developed
a diverse series of seminars and workshops for both personal and professional
development. As a presenter, Chris has traveled throughout Canada, the
United States and in Britain as both an invited and plenary speaker. She
is a dynamic, creative and entertaining speaker and facilitator. Since
1992 Chris has been an instructor and facilitator with the Palliative
Care Education Initiatives, Windsor/Essex County.
Chris is highly recognized in the Windsor/Essex County area for her extensive
work in the area of grief and bereavement particularly, her work with
grieving children and teens.
One
of Chris’s most unique and powerful presentations is The Circle of Life.
This one woman dramatization depicts the universal journey through grief,
using music, dance and mime to tell the story of every person’s struggles
and triumph through loss.
In 2003, Chris began writing songs and performing. Her music reflects
both her own personal journey with loss and the experiences of the many
individuals she has worked with over the course of her professional career.
Phone:
(519)-979-5929 |
Email:
cbyrne@livingresources.ca
Appointments available evenings and weekends.
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