Lurline Raposo
MACP RCC-ACS, BCRPT-S PC
- Allius' Clinical Director
- Registered Clinical Counsellor
- Approved Clinical Supervisor
- Child Psychotherapist
- Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor
- BC Parenting Coordinator
- Master Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist
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Formal Education and Training
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University
- Post graduate studies at both Yorkville University and City University
- Certificate in Family Mediation from 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 (EFT)
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
- 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 two decades 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-informed 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 - a EMDR foundational therapy intervention), providing effective trauma treatment for clients experiencing developmental trauma, intrusive memories, or emotional distress. Lurline also offers play and expressive arts therapy, particularly Sand Tray Therapy, to support children and adults to process difficult experiences with greater ease.
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 systems counselling, therapy for parent-child contact problems, and parenting coordination services.
As Clinical Director of Allius Counselling Services, Lurline is committed to delivering professional, compassionate, and research-informed counselling in Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley.
Lurline is an active roster member with BC Parenting Coordination Society, and she is the Clinical Director and supervisor for Allius Counselling Services Team.