Linda is sitting next to a vase of yellow tulips and canvas painting of two dogs and table with matcha croissant on a blue flowered plate. Linda is smiling and wearing a pink checkered blazer, white t-shirt and blue jeans.

Linda Lin

Qualifications

Registered Clinical Counsellor of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC #16037)

Certified Canadian Counsellor of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA #10004208)

Registered Art Therapist of Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA #339-R-22)

Master of Counselling Psychology: Art Therapy (MCP-AT) from Adler University

Ongoing Psychotherapy Training

 

Person with blue jeans and white boots walking through a vase with yellow and pink tulips and behind is a colourful painting of two dogs and a backyard.

Here are selected trainings and workshops I have completed/attended for my specializations:

• Radical Mental Health First Aide- suicide and safety planning workshop with Oumou (Mar 2024)

• Decolonizing Mental Health for AAPI Youth & Families with Jennifer Wong, NYU CSAAH (Nov 2023)

• Resisting Collusion: Learn How to Navigate Common Roadblocks of Justice-Doing with Abby Chow and Bhupie Dulay (Aug 2023)

• Becoming an Antiracist and Anti-Oppressive Clinician with Dr. Han Ren and Dr. Raquel Martin (Feb 2023)

• Supervision of Solidarity: Creating a Culture of Critique & Structuring Safety with Vikki Reynolds and Dương Ocean Đặng (Jun 2022)

• Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem
co-facilitated by Carlin Quinn (Jun 2022)

• Somatic Experiencing® Professional Training Vancouver (Feb 2022) Beginning I

• Justice-Doing in Alternative Practice Workshop with Vikki Reynolds (Dec 2021)

• Emerging from Individualism: Creating Transformative Change with Fyre Jean Graveline (Nov 2021)

• Emergence Beyond Our Colonial Shadow: Indigenizing Art Therapy with Fyre Jean Graveline, Jean Tait, and Jen Vivian (Nov 2021)

• Climate Crisis, Fragmentation and Collective Trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté, Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, Bayo Akomolafe & Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Oct 2021)

• Processing Rage with Ji-Youn Kim (Aug 2021)

• Tending the Roots: Festival of Resilience & Reimagination, Culture & Community (Apr 2021)

• CATA Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Workshop Part 3: Commitment and Taking Action with Virginia Jahyu (MA, ExAT) (Apr 2021)

• CATA Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Workshop Part 2: Power, Oppression, Resistance, and Resilience with Virginia Jahyu (MA, ExAT) (Mar 2021)

• Narrative Therapy: Online 5-Day Foundations Certificate Training with Stephan Madigan PhD, David Nylund PhD, Todd May PhD, Rosa Arteaga MA, David Marsten MA, and Lorraine Hedtke PhD (Feb 2021)

• Compassion in Therapy Summit: Kristin Neff, PhD, Tara Brach, PhD, and Dan Siegel, PhD (Jan 2021)

• EMDR training: Five-day Intensive with Roy Kiessling, LISW (Sept 2019)

• Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy: Level II with Dr. Dorie PhD (Sept 2019)

• Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy: Level I with Dr. Dorie PhD (Jul 2019)

• Gottman’s Couple Therapy: Level 1 training (May 2017)

• The Embodied Trauma Conference (2020)

• Narrative Therapy working with Meera Dhebar MSW RSW (Sept 2017-May 2018)

• Existential Analysis: Introduction with Kari-Ann (Dec 2018)

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: An Overview

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Reconciliation through Indigenous Education (Mar 2018)

• SafeTALK Suicide Prevention (Jan 2017)

• Cows Can be Purple Workshop Facilitator working with Deb Bailey

• Introduction to Phototherapy with Judy Weiser (Nov 2016)

• Julia Cameron's Artist's Way Facilitator

• Lessons from the Field: Ally Work and Addressing Power Across Difference with Vikki Reynolds

• Cultural Art Experience and Explanation – Musqueam Weaving with Debra Sparrow

• Key Strategies for Helping Hostile and Avoidant Couples Resolve Conflict with Dr. Ellyn Bader of the Couples Institute

• How to Deal With the Narcissistic Personality with narcissism expert, Wendy Behary

 
 

Linda's caseload is currently full. This booking site is for existing clients and those who want to be added onto her waitlist.