About Kylie

Psychotherapist. Kylie’s primary role as therapist and horsemanship coach is to help horse people understand themselves more and build great relationship inside and outside the arena. Kylie also works in traditional counselling settings offering trauma-informed psychotherapy to children, youth, adults and families. She completed her Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University and pursued post-grad studies in Existential Analysis. Kylie loves integrating nature, animals, and movement into therapy because it deepens the work in a meaningful way. She uses a client-centred, existential, Gestalt approach to working with clients and Kylie has additional training in Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI) for reprocessing traumatic experiences. Her professional associations include:

• BC Association for Clinical Counsellors:
  Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) #16231

• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association:
  Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) #10002452

Photographer & Event Host. Kylie leans into her creativity with photography, storytelling, and public speaking. She enjoyed taking media studies during her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and embraced the dramatic arts through theatre productions, comedy improv, and working on a professional film crew as the script supervisor and lead production assistant. Upon completing her COMM degree, Kylie worked in public relations, digital marketing and professional sports hosting at the Langley Events Centre before she returned to school to study counselling psychology.

Horsewoman. Horses are the intersection where most of Kylie’s curiosities collide. As a kid growing up, the barn was always a “safe space” where Kylie felt connected and supported by her equine friends. In 2010, Kylie loaded up her horse, Misty, and spent the summer working at a ranch in Alberta for youth from tough backgrounds. She spent a full summer sleeping in a wall tent, cooking over the fire, and teaching incredible young women how to ride. That summer was a pivotal experience for Kylie because, despite the long days and smokey clothes, being a wrangler at the ranch was a job that it never felt like “work.” Kylie returned to the ranch almost every summer and in 2017, she led a team of masters-level counselling interns to work at the ranch and offer trauma-informed support to the kids and youth. Wherever life takes her, Kylie is grateful for all the people she has met through horses and continues to be passionate about bridging the gap between horsemanship and psychology.