
Meet Alejs..
About me
Counselling, Clinical Supervision, HRT Assessments
Alejs Lluis Gonzalez MEd, RCC
Hello! I’m Alejs (pronounced ‘Alex’). I am a trans, non-binary latinx settler on the unceded and occupied territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I'm a deep thinker on my lifelong journey to reconnecting with the deep feeler in me I had to tuck away for protection. My greatest motivator for doing this work is offering other folks who feel they don’t quite fit into what society expects of them the courage and power to be fully and unapologetically themselves.
I'm an athlete & rock climber, a spouse, a crocheter of cute stuffies, a baker of cakes and just generally a pretty goofy person.
I have lived in British Columbia since my family immigrated from the stolen and ancestral lands of the Guaraní, Ayoreo, Toba-Maskoy, Aché and Sanapan Peoples (Paraguay) when I was 11 years old. In my spare time you’ll likely find me rock climbing somewhere in the forests of Squamish, BC.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training - Alivia Maric, PhD and Eve Wilensky, MA
Brainspotting: Phases 1 & 2 - Mariya Javed-Payne, MSW
Advanced Practices in Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy - Lisa Mortimore, PhD
Facilitation Team Member: Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy - Lisa Mortimore, PhD
Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy Two-year Training - Lisa Mortimore, PhD
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trauma Treatment Program - Dr. Frank Anderson, MD
Systemic Clinical Supervision Fundamentals Course (BCACC approved) - Vange Willms Thiessen, BSCN, MAMFT, DMin & Estera Boldut, BSW, MAMFT, PsyD
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education - University of British Columbia
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Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) #17126 - British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors
Registered CVAP provider - Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
EMDR Therapist - EMDR Canada & EMDRIA
Certified Brainspotting Therapist - Brainspotting Canada Association & Brainspotting International
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Master of Education in Counselling Psychology - University of British Columbia, 2019
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - University of Victoria, 2012