Kaila McAnulty
Certified Relationship and Sex Therapist
Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist
Kaila is Certified Clinical Counsellor and Relationship and Sex Therapist. She has been counselling for over 15 years and has 8 years of education in Psychology, counselling and Sex Therapy. Kaila also has expertise knowledge in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when working with patients with depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias etc. She has a unique ability to connect with her clients and provides a genuine, supportive and non-judgmental approach.
Kaila McAnulty
Certified Relationship and Sex Therapist
Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist
Kaila is Certified Clinical Counsellor and Relationship and Sex Therapist. She has been counselling for over 12 years and has 8 years of education in Psychology, counselling and Sex Therapy. Kaila also has expertise knowledge in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when working with patients with depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias etc. She has a unique ability to connect with her clients and provides a genuine, supportive and non-judgmental approach.
Background
I have most recently been a therapist with Northern Health as part of their mental health and addictions team and at Prince George Regional Correctional Center and Prince George Youth Correctional Center, as both an Addictions and Mental Health Therapist.
I have completed 8 years of post-secondary education of which 7 were spent researching sexual issues. While completing my undergrad at UBC-O I studied both sexual deviance and sexual dysfunctions. While attending UNBC I researched hyper-sexuality (sex addiction) and eventually published a manual on the facilitation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy groups for adults with sex addiction.
In 2013 I completed my certification in sex therapy at Guelph University where we were educated in sex after a disability, sexual dysfunctions, hyper-sexuality, and exploring fun and creative sexual techniques. We also explored different sexual lifestyles such as Polyamory.
I also have a vast amount of experience working in a Forensics setting and therefore offer support and treatment for those struggling with sexually deviant behaviours.
I have been working in Mental Health as a therapist since 2004. Beginning with adults then eventually branching out to youth and children as well. I’ve invested much of my career working with Aboriginal populations with mental health and addictions concerns.
Education
Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology
University of Northern British Columbia
Certification in Sex Therapy
University of Guelph
Publication & Training
FRIENDS training for children/youth with anxiety
MCFD
Strengthening Families Training
MCFD
Exposure Therapy for phobias
MCFD
Certified Instructor for Connect Parent (Attachment Focused Treatment)
Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre
RAP Training (for dealing with challenging children/youth)
Terrace, BC
Addictions training
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Suicide Prevention Training
Justice Institute of BC
CBT certification
Vancouver, BC
Training in Group and Family Therapy
University of Northern British Columbia
Published Manual on Sex Addiction
University of Northern British Columbia
Violence Prevention
Northern Health
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue training
Northern Health
Conflict Resolution
Member of CCPA
Member of the Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT)
Prince George Regional Correctional Centre
Trauma Training for Mental Health Professionals
Northern Health
Certification in Hypnotherapy (cand.)
Our Team
Melissa Finger
RCC, MEd, BSW
Melissa Finger has grown up in Prince George and has a Masters Degree in Educational Counselling and a Bachelors Degree in Social Work. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BCACC. Melissa has 12 years of counselling experience working as a Child, Youth and Family Therapist. She also trained in couples work during her Masters Degree and enjoys couple and family work. Melissa has experience working with conflict and family dynamics, anxiety, depression, suicide, mood disorders, and trauma/abuse. She is trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A), Early Psychosis Intervention, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). When she is not working, Melissa enjoys horseback riding, boating, hot tubbing, reading, watching tv/movies and times with her family and friends.
Vicky Page
MSW, RSW, CIAS III
Vicky is a proud Northerner, having close to two decades worth of work experience in both the mental health and addictions fields. She is well versed in common therapies such as CBT and DBT, along with having specific training in EMDR and EFFT. She is just as comfortable assisting individuals in navigating anxiety and depression, as she is in helping people work their way through grief and trauma. If you’re looking for an empathetic individual to walk alongside you, to hold space for you, to guide you, and to bear witness to your story and cheer on your growth, look no further. * Registered Masters level Social Worker (Clinical focus) * EMDR (Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization Therapy) * EFFT (Emotion Focused Family Therapy) * Trauma – informed * Person – centred * FNHA approved provider * BSW – First Nations Specialization * ICAS III – Indigenous Certified Addiction Specialist * DBT * CBT * lgbtq2a+ affirming therapist