Sarah
Kinsley
 

Welcome to my website.

 

Thank you for taking some time to get to know my offerings.​

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My name is Sarah Jeanne Kinsley (she/her/hers*). I am a granddaughter, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, cousin, friend, psychotherapist, facilitator, consultant, and learner. I am grateful to live and learn on Turtle Island, home to many nations who continue to steward the land, air, and water. I identify as a white, able-body, cis-gender woman part of the queer community. 

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I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and I hold an MEd in Counselling from the University of Victoria, a BEd in Education from Queen’s University and a BA (Hons) in Indigenous Studies from Trent University. I am currently awaiting licensing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

 

I am a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SETM) certified through the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute. I recently completed the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted at Naropa University. This 8-month, 150-hour non-degree certificate program provides postgraduate-level training for advanced professionals working in relevant therapeutic areas.

 

I am a graduate of the two-year Community Meditation Teacher training through Truth North Insight. I offer meditation groups in community and online with True North Insight. 

 

Currently,I teach in certificates in Mindfulness-based programs at The University of Toronto. I accompany people in individual counselling through the First Nations Health Authority and in private practice focusing on Somatic Experiencing. I co-design and co-facilitate a 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training: Trauma Informed Practice: on and off the mat. In addition, I am honoured to be part of a research study at SickKids® Foundation offering MARS-A (Mindful Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents) to youth. 

 

I am grateful for extensive training in Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). I completed a year-long training in MBCT facilitation and the Advance Teacher Training at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies. Currently, I share this 8-week program at The Mindfulness and Health Institute (MHI). I also offer an 8-week program on Mindful Eating for folks that would like to develop a healthy relationship to nourishment.

 

Most recently, I completed facilitator training at the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation and I am now sharing the 8-week course: Deeper Mindfulness : A New Way to Discover Calm in a Chaotic World.

 

I am a registered Yoga teacher for adults and children (E-RYT 500, RCYT). I have completed four Yoga Teacher Training courses. I have studied with various schools in North America and Asia; such as, Yoga Vidya Gurukul: Institute for Research and Education in Yoga, The Sanada Devi School of Yoga, Yoga in Your School, and Yin Yoga training with Carly Forest. I have studied Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) with David Emerson and Nicola Mosley. I am a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider® (YACAP®). I wrote Yoga Therapy: Ancient Therapy for Today’s Body, Mind and Spirit, a textbook chapter used in counselling education programs throughout North America.

 

Previously, I was a primary school educator and the key instructor and co-coordinator for the graduate certificate in Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning (MBTL) at The University of the Fraser Valley. I also helped develop and facilitated the Integrated Mindfulness Certificate at Royal Roads University (RRU) for years. I am grateful for my in person training in Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté. 

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I extend deep gratitude to all my kin and kith including the Earth that schools me in the natural ways daily.

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