Faith Leather works with adults of all ages and backgrounds, tailoring her approach to best fit each client's needs. She does both individual and couples (marital/relationship distress) work drawing from therapy styles with proven success, such as Emotion Focused and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Faith specializes in the areas of depression, trauma, relationship issues, issues stemming from childhood/upbringing, personality & self-esteem, and health & well-being concerns (e.g. addictions, activity level, diet). She is also a licensed provider of services to various organizations, such as those for people of First Nations descent and victims of crime. She also holds seminars and workshops for various community organizations.
Faith received her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from York University where she also completed two years of the PhD programme. In addition to her clinical work, Faith has taught in the Psychology departments at York University & Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina University-College). She has also worked on several large research projects, including the Mood Assessment Project and the Community Outreach & Heart Health Risk-Reduction Trial. In 2004, she received a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Award for her work in the area of depression and personality. She also co-authored a paper in this area that was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin
Meet the Group:
#202 - 6010 Brickyard Road (2nd floor of The Brickyard Clinic)
Nanaimo, BC V9V 1S5
Tel: 250.729.8181 Email: info@cfpsych.ca
