Lizanne Chicanot

What I can offer

My name is Lizanne Chicanot and I am a BC registered clinical counsellor.  I have spent most of my career working in the public school system as a counsellor, a behaviour support specialist, a teacher and an administrator.  I've worked at elementary, middle and secondary schools and have always loved supporting children of all ages.  I've also worked in Africa and in remote Indigenous communities—I appreciate the perspectives that other cultures bring.

I am currently working as a counsellor outside the school system.  I have a particular interest in children and youth as well as parents, families, couples and individuals.  I have always been fascinated with the human experience—what makes us tick, what gives us meaning and joy and how we sometimes get stuck.  I believe strongly in human potential and in the (sometimes unacknowledged) inner resources that we all have.  Engaging in counselling can be an important part of a healing journey.  As a counsellor I feel honoured to engage with other fellow humans through a very personal and meaningful process.  

I draw from a variety of modalities when working with clients—solution focussed therapy, brief therapy, narrative therapy, emotionally focussed therapy—to name a few.  I'm very interested in human beings and I continue to read widely and develop professionally.

"A dead end street is a good place to turn around!"

Naomi Judd