Alicia Spidel, PhD

Alicia has worked as a counsellor, clinical supervisor, mental health coordinator and trainer in corrections and community-based counselling agencies, addictions services, and mental health, for over 20 years. In addition, she has lectured at SFU, Douglas College, Kwantlen, UBC, UFV, CityU, VIU, OK College, VIC, and JIBC in counselling psychology, criminology, and psychology courses. Her clinical and research interests include trauma, PTSD, violence, personality, and substance use and their impact on mental health, treatment and how these intersect with social justice. She has published over 50 journal articles and book chapters and have given over 200 presentations both nationally and internationally on these subjects. Her clinical work is grounded in practices of social justice, anti-oppression and compassion and she specializes in working with those who have experience individual and systemic forms of trauma. She provides workshops in Mindfulness, working with complex clients, and third wave therapies (DBT and ACT). Alicia is passionate about teaching and supervision and helping students reach their academic and career goals.