Sarah Jeanne Kinsley
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Meet Sarah Jeanne
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) #13472, SETM Practitioner, BA (Hons.), BEd, MEd (Counselling), E-RYT 500, RCYT, YACEP
I am only one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
And, I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.
-Edward Everett Hale
Sarah Jeanne Kinsley (she/her/hers*) is a granddaughter, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, cousin, friend, therapist, facilitator, consultant, and learner. She is grateful to live and learn on Turtle Island, home to many nations who continue to steward the land, air, and water.
Sarah is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and holds 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. She is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SETM) certified through the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute. Sarah is currently a candidate for 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.
Sarah is a graduate of the two-year Community Meditation Teacher training through Truth North Insight. She offers meditation groups in the community and online with True North Insight.
Currently, Sarah teaches in certificates in Mindfulness-based programs at The University of Toronto. She accompanies people in individual counselling through the First Nations Health Authority and in private practice focusing on Somatic Experiencing. Sarah co-designs and co-facilitates a 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training: Trauma Informed Practice: on and off the mat. In addition, she is honoured to be part of a research study at SickKids® Foundation offering MARS-A (Mindful Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents) to youth.
Sarah has extensive training in Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Sarah completed a year-long training in MBCT facilitation and the Advance Teacher Training at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies. Currently, she shares this 8-week program at The Mindfulness and Health Institute (MHI). She also offers an 8-week program on Mindful Eating for folks that would like to develop a healthy relationship to nourishment.
Sarah is a registered Yoga teacher for adults and children (E-RYT 500, RCYT). She has completed four Yoga Teacher Training courses and has 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. She has studied Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) with David Emerson and Nicola Mosley. She is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider® (YACAP®). She is the author of Yoga Therapy: Ancient Therapy for Today’s Body, Mind and Spirit, a textbook chapter used in counselling education programs throughout North America.
Previously, she 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 She also helped develop and facilitated the Integrated Mindfulness Certificate at Royal Roads University (RRU) for years. She is grateful for her training in Compassionate Inquiry as it has guided how she works with herself and the communities she is honoured to be part of.
Sarah extends deep gratitude to all her family, friends, mentors, and teachers, including the Earth that schools her in the natural ways daily.
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Sarah.Kinsley@proton.me
250 216 9654