Liz Rezanson BCYC, MACP

Liz Rezanson is a registered clinical counsellor and social worker in Vernon, British Columbia, whose practice is called Mind Body Counselling. She focuses on trauma, PTSD and chronic pain, and offers preparation and integration sessions for people working with psychedelics.

Approach

Rezanson trained in child and youth care, specialising in the early years, and worked for 11 years in family support and infant development, a period in which she studied attachment trauma and completed an MA in counselling psychology. Her therapy is attachment-based and trauma-informed, built on EMDR, Mind-Body Attunement Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy for couples, with DBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, clinical hypnosis and HeartMath also part of her work. She has studied psychedelic psychotherapy for the past five years and stresses preparation and integration, without which she says the benefits can fade.

Who it is for

She works with individuals, couples, families and groups facing chronic pain, anxiety, depression, attachment or shock trauma, occupational stress injuries and complex PTSD. Veterans, retired RCMP members and first responders are part of her client base, and the BC Professional Firefighter Association endorses her practice. She also offers parent coaching.

Practical details

Sessions take place at her office in Vernon, with an online option when a client cannot attend in person. Rates run from $175 to $200 an hour. She bills many extended health insurers directly and is an approved provider for Veterans Affairs Canada, ICBC, the First Nations Health Authority and the Crime Victims Assistance Program. A free half-hour consultation comes first, the first appointment covers intake, baseline assessments, goals and consent, and cancellations need 48 hours’ notice.