Lurline Raposo - Registered Clinical Counsellor work in the field of children, youth, and family support

Lurline Raposo

MA RCC-ACS, CPT, BCRPT-S

  • Allius' Clinical Director 
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor
  • Approved Clinical Supervisor
  • Certified Child Psychotherapist
  • Registered Play Therapy Supervisor
  • BC Parenting Coordinator
  • Master Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist

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lurline@allius.ca

Formal Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology 
  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University 
  • Post graduate studies at Yorkville University and City University 
  • Certificate in Family Mediation at the Justice Institute of BC

Professional Development

  • High Conflict Institute Coparent Coaching
  • AMBIANCE-Brief training to reliably code and evaluate Parent-Child Attachment
  • Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute Foundations and Advanced Play Therapy
  • Play therapy and family systems therapy interventions in the context of high conflict divorce
  • Parent-Child Reunification play therapy and treating Resist-Refuse Dynamics and Estrangement
  • Neuroscience & Satir in sand tray for treating trauma, depression and other psychological concerns
  • Neurobiology of Attachment using a variety Play-Based interventions (including supervision)
  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Advanced ART certified, ART Master Practitioner
  • Traumatic Incident Reduction intro and expanded applications for brief trauma intervention tools
  • User-friendly CBT for OCD and Anxiety in children and adolescents, CBT for Trauma in children and adolescents.
  • Various Acceptance and Commitement therapy for specialized populations including children
  • Competency training in TransCare for adults and youth
  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (Attachment-Focused Family Therapy)
  • Parenting coordinator training and Arbitration for Parenting Coordinators, Med-Arb
  • Prepare-Enrich Couples Counselling 
  • Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy
  • Gottman Couples Therapy Method level 1 & 2
  • Formal training in Writing Parenting Capacity, Needs of the Child, and Hear the Child Assessments
  • Mindful Self-Compassion Core Skills Training

Meet Lurline

Lurline is a highly experienced counsellor providing professional counselling services in Nanaimo, Duncan, and surrounding Vancouver Island communities. With over 17 years of clinical experience, she works with individuals, couples, children, youth, and families seeking support for anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and family conflict.

Her counselling practice specializes in trauma therapy, PTSD treatment, anxiety counselling, couples counselling, and child and youth counselling. Lurline’s work is grounded in attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and family systems therapy, offering clients evidence-based, relationship-focused care.

She is a Master Practitioner of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), providing effective trauma treatment for clients experiencing developmental trauma, intrusive memories, or emotional distress. Lurline also offers play therapy and Sand Tray Therapy, helping children and adults process difficult experiences in a safe and supportive environment.

In addition to individual counselling, she provides couples counselling using Gottman Method and Emotion-Focused Therapy approaches. For families navigating separation or high-conflict divorce, Lurline offers family counselling, parent-child reunification therapy, and parenting coordination services.

As Clinical Director of Allius Counselling and Family Mediation Services, Lurline is committed to delivering professional, compassionate, and research-informed counselling in Nanaimo and Duncan.

Lurline is an active roster member with BC Hear the Child Society, BC Parenting Coordination Society, and she is the Clinical Director and supervisor for the Allius Counselling and Family Mediation Services Team. For Lurline’s full CV please follow this link:

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