Krystyna Kinowski BC Teletherapy Psychologist

For further enquiries, call (250)380-0361 or email kkinowski201@hotmail.com.

Welcome to my website.  I hope you find what you are looking for, whether you are a potential client, a therapist wanting more information about an EMDR protocol called Put Your Best Foot Forward, someone curious about positive therapy approaches, or just browsing.  I am a licensed psychologist with an independent practice in Victoria, Canada.  My background experience in clinical psychology spans 40 plus years and includes graduate teaching and numerous workshop presentations.

I have integrated EMDR into my practice since 1994 and have the additional certification from the International EMDR Association.  I am especially interested in EMDR and positive psychology, tapping into the wisdom of the body to help people gain confidence and a sense of their own strengths.  Put Your Best Foot Forward is a one-session protocol in eight steps that restructures many of EMDR’s most potent elements into a process for empowerment.  The Best Foot Forward protocol uses visualization and body-based processes.  Click on the links at left.

My practice has evolved over the course of the pandemic from in-person to virtual.  I now see all clients online and will continue teletherapy after the pandemic is over.  In teletherapy, we connect via a video conferencing platform such as Zoom.  This lets us see and talk to each other from our own laptop or smart phone.

Research has shown that teletherapy can be as effective as in-person therapy.  It also offers some distinct benefits.  It allows people living in remote parts of BC to use the internet to connect with a registered psychologist.   You can conveniently gather items from home that may be helpful in therapy, for instance, pillows, blankets, and cups of tea.  Teletherapy is also an easy option for anyone with mobility problems.  And when you don’t have to travel to an appointment, it saves a lot of time.

EMDR transitions seamlessly into virtual therapy.  EMDR processing uses bilateral stimulation, typically eye movements.  When EMDR is done virtually, the bilateral stimulation can be the butterfly hug or high knee taps.  These can be seen on a computer screen.

Check out the My Practice page on this website for more information about working with me virtually. Email kkinowski201@hotmail.com or call 250 380-0361 if you’d like to try teletherapy.


 
Licensing

	Registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals #0941
	Listed with the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, a national credentialing body for psychologists meeting supplementary training and experience in psychological health care, #4656
	EMDRIA certified in EMDR

	The BC Psychological Association
	The Canadian and International EMDR Associations (EMDRAC and EMDRIA)
	International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation