Dr. Kelly Brenton, PsyD, RCT, CCC
Kelly is a Registered Counselling Therapist (NS College of Counselling Therapists) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association) with over 20 years of experience as a counsellor and educator. Her clinical experience includes specializations in school counselling, assessment, trauma, and integrative approaches to counselling for individuals, families, and couples. Her research focuses on professional counsellor identity development and counsellor wellness through the lived experiences of counselling practitioners and preservice counsellors. This research seeks to support resilience and wellness within the counselling profession and is integral to her counsellor educator practices.
Dr. Tanya Surette, PhD, RPsych, CCC, CCS
Dr. Surette is a Registered Psychologist and Canadian Certified Counsellor, with specializations in formal assessment, trauma, and creative approaches to counselling and supervision for individuals across the lifespan. Her research focuses on equity, social justice, cultural responsiveness in counselling and education, and counsellor wellness and career longevity. Her research aims to investigate opportunities to interrupt systems of oppression and integrate theory and practice into efforts to reach vulnerable, underfunded, and marginalized populations. In addition, her research informs her work as a counsellor educator and the integration of practices that support counsellor resilience and thriving in the helping profession. Her research program is grounded in a curiosity of experience as it is lived, through the narratives of those currently living it, and prioritizes lived experiences as the ultimate source of validation for knowledge.
