Darlene Kuehn, M.A., Ph.D., RP.
Registered Psychotherapist
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356 Woodroffe ave., Suite 201, Ottawa, Ontario
Suite 201
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$180.00
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English
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Virtual
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Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Supervision
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Couples, Families, Parenting, Forgiveness, Art Therapy
It is important to me that clients feel heard and understood, and that coming in for counselling adds a practical value to their lives in reaching their therapeutic goals.
For over twenty-five years I have worked with individuals, couples, and families facing challenges of various sorts. Whether issues are due to relational stress, life transitions, trauma, unexpected events, or common difficulties that face us all at one time or another. I take a client centered approach and provide strong listening and assessment skills and helpful feedback while I pay attention to client needs throughout treatment. It is important to me that clients feel heard and understood, and that coming in for counselling adds a practical value to their lives in reaching their therapeutic goals.
Experience
Along with private practice I have had various professional placements. I have worked in psychiatric care in Melbourne Australia in 2005, and have worked with youth with exceptional psychosocial needs and their families as the clinician for secure treatment at the Roberts/Smart Centre from 2007 to 2012. I have had several community contracts including assignments in school based settings and in community centers throughout Ottawa. I was a supervisor with the Counselling and Spirituality Masters Degree program at St Paul University for ten years and a guest lecturer in family systems. I have lots of life experience as well from raising two wonderful sons with my husband to having lived and taught overseas. I have experienced many of life’s adjustments and trials over the years. All of this experience, both professional and personal, has informed my practice and deepened my empathy and connection with my clients.
Education and Training
I am trained in individual, couple, and family counselling. My undergraduate degree is in psychology, my master’s degree is in counselling and spirituality with a concentration in couple counselling. I have taken many specialized trainings in trauma treatment for youth and adults over the years.
I have studied art therapy at St Stephens College in Alberta as well as expressive arts in therapy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. I hold a PhD in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts researching the facilitative effects of the arts on the process of forgiveness.
- Individual, couple, family therapy
- Parenting (including the Collaborative Problem Solving approach)
- Healing after infidelity
- Trauma
- Grief counselling
- Addictions
- Divorce and separation
- Depression and anxiety
- Forgiveness therapy
- Spirituality/ existentialism/ crisis of faith
- Expressive arts/ Art therapy
While I am NOT presently taking new clients, I will make space for previous clients on a short waitlist.
My lived experience includes
- Arts and Music
- Blended Family/Divorce/Separation
- Grief/Loss
- Parenting
- Suicide
- Trauma
List of Degrees
- 2020 - Ph.D. Expressive Arts in Therapy Lesley University Cambridge MA, U.S.A. - Research: The Art of Forgiveness
- 2002 - M.A. Counselling and Spirituality St Paul University Ottawa ON: Concentration in couple and family therapy
- 2000 - B.A. Psychology (minor in religion) Carleton University Ottawa ON
List of Certifications
- 2002 - Ontario Association of Mental Health Providers/formerly OACCPP
- 2014 - Registered Psychotherapist CRPO
- 2002 - Couple and family therapy - concentration in Masters degree
List of Professional Development
- May 2022 - Polyvagal-Focused and Sensorimotor Expressive Art Therapy for Trauma Treatment. Dr Malchiodi, Dr Warson
- 2021 - The Neurobiology of Attachment – NICABM
- May 2013 - Internal Attachment Relationships: Overcoming Alienation from Self. Dr.J. Fisher
- Feb. 2011 - Expressive Arts: Mind Body Trauma Intervention, S. Kavanagh, S.Thomson
- Nov.2011 - Trauma Informed Art Therapy, K. Malchiodi (7 hrs)
- March 2010 - Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths: Praed Foundation
- Feb.2009 - Using expressive arts to engage youth labeled ‘hard to serve’, M. Nixon, H.Aulakh.
- June 2009 - Therapeutic Crisis Intervention: The Roberts/Smart Centre
- 2009 - Understanding the Trauma of Sexual Abuse (8 sessions) B. Saxe,
- 2008 - Expressive Arts in Therapy, Education and Social Change – The European Graduate School (one week program) Saas Fee Switzerland
- Nov. 2008 - Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and youth. L.Lowenstein
- 2008 - Self-Injury and Suicide in Youth: Current understandings and treatments, McGuill University
- April 2008 - Secondary Trauma and Human Service Organizations: Beyond Self-care. N.Mayer. SafeGaurds
- 2008 - Understanding the Effects of Abuse on the Developing Brain: Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse
- 2008 - Understanding the Effects of Abuse on the Developing Brain: Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse
- 2008 - Looking After Children; The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa,
- 2008 - Secondary Trauma and Human Service Organizations: SafeGaurds
- 2008 - Level 2 Advanced Training in Collaborative Problem Solving for Clinicians and Educators Cambridge Mass. R. Green,Ph.D., S.Ablon, Ph.D.(16 hrsl)
- 2007 - Level 1 Advanced Training in Collaborative Problem Solving for Clinicians and Educators Cambridge Mass. R. Green,Ph.D., S.Ablon, Ph.D.(16 hrs)
- June 2007 - The Explosive Child: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach. Dr.R.Greene
- April 2007 - Family and School Together, facilitator training
- March 2007 - Strengthening Families for the Future. D. Buhler, J. Brown. CAMH and Parents Action on Drugs.
- 2007 - Trained in CAFAS: Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale.
- 2006 - Critical Incident Stress Management: level 1 & 2-Trauma Management Group. ( 4 day training)
- April 2004 - Anxiety Beyond Childhood: Etiology and Treatment. The Clinician’s Institute for training and Education
- Oct 2007 - The Grieving and Bereavement Workshop. G.Lubimiv
- Nov. 2000 - After the Affair: Helping couples to rebuild trust and sexual intimacy and consider forgiveness. J. Abrahms Spring Ph.D.
- April 2015 - SUPERVISION in Art Therapy, The British Art Therapy Assoc. London, England
- Nov. 2018 - SUPERVISION Practical Clinical Supervision for Psychotherapists: Augustine Meyers
- 2025 - A Parts Approach to Preverbal and Attachment Trauma NICABM
- Oct 16, 2024 - Building Secure Attachment through an IFS Lens - David Schwartz
- 2024 - Working With Core Beliefs of 'Never Good Enough' NICABM
- 2024 - How to Work with Shame NICABM
- 2020 - Canadian Art Therapy Association Annual Conference - 2 days of workshops related to art therapy
- 2019 - Canadian Art Therapy Association Annual Conference - 2 days of workshops related to art therapy - presented research on The Art of Forgiveness
List of Relevant Work Experience
- 2012 -2022 - St Paul University Supervisor - year 1 and 2 / Individual - couple
- 2023 - Part time - practicum professor - St Paul University
- 2007 -2012 - Clinician for secure treatment - Roberts Smart Centre
- 2005 - Healthcare Chaplaincy Council of Victoria Inc. Melbourne Australia teaching clinical pastoral education/visitation/spiritual psychiatric care
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Previous Profession
Arts
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