Adrianne Sequeira, R.N., B.H.A., C.P.M.H.N. (C), M.Div / Counselling
Addictions and Concurrent Disorders
Individual, Couple and Family Therapy
Adrianne has completed an M Div. / Counselling. She is being supervised in marriage and family therapy by Philip Classen, Registered Psychologist , and by Dr. Danny Yeung in AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy; www.aedpinstitute.com). She has done an Externship in Emotion Focused Therapy (ICEEFT; www.iceeft.com), a Certificate in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), and an advanced course in Motivational Interviewing.
Adrianne's background is nursing: she has worked in the area of psychiatric/mental health nursing for over 20 years. Her main area of expertise is addictions and concurrent disorders. She has worked in hospital and community settings across the addictions treatment continuum. She has taught professionals and made several presentations at conferences on addictions and concurrent disorders. She is skilled in individual, group and family interventions.
Areas of specialty include:
- Family interventions
- Consultation, assessment & treatment planning for adolescents and adults
- Navigation of the addiction treatment system and facilitation to treatment
- Stabilization through individual or group therapy
- Maintenance and Aftercare
- Ongoing individual, couple and family therapy
Adrianne is also part of a team of nurses involved in a study evaluating the effectiveness of telephone Interpersonal Psychotherapy for mothers with Postpartum Depression:
(www.motheringtransitions.com;
Team page: http://www.motheringtransitions.com/team/;
Trial abstract: http://www.motheringtransitions.com/research/2-depression/randomized-controlled-trial-research-activities/telephone-based-interpersonal-psychotherapy/)
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