Experience

Allison Rice Therapy & Associates

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Individual & Family Therapist

  • 2010 - Present

  • Provide counselling to individuals, couples and families in private practice setting• Utilize a range of counselling modalities to provide collaborative, strengths-based care planning and support• Carry a full-time caseload of clients from a range of backgrounds accessing counselling services for needs that vary from disordered eating, substance use issues, grief and loss through to relationship and career and life transition planning• Clinician with the BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program offering family, group and individual sessions with a current caseload of 51 clients (2013 - Present)• Clinical Supervisor for clinicians in private practice (2017- Present)



BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program

• Individual & Family Therapist

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  • Services are available to anyone in BC who is concerned about their own or affected by a family member’s gambling.• Services are provided free of charge to all British Columbians. • Services are available to anyone in BC who is concerned about their own or affected by a family member’s gambling.• Services are provided free of charge to all British Columbians.



The Change Builders

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Therapist, Family Coach, Mediator

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  As an Individual and Family Therapist, my focus is on giving families dignity and respect in the face of their most troubling times. Through my work, I discover that individuals are unique, skilled, resourced, strong and courageous, which allows me to meet them in their preferred ways, despite the devastating impact of their current situations. People in the midst of divorce are impacted by stress, worry, fear, judgement, and isolation. From my belief that people are so much more than the emotions they show, I finds that I can connect with them and circumvent the ways problems are showing up in their lives.



Vancouver Coastal Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Counsellor

  • 2012 - 2015

  • Conducted comprehensive holistic assessments with young people ages 12-24 who were engaged in moderate to severe problematic substance use along with co-occurring disorders.• Created strengths-based treatment plans attuned to the complexity, strengths and motivation of the clients. • Worked with families, couples and individuals collaboratively in an outpatient setting supporting care plans that ranged from one-to-one counselling, opiate replacement therapy, harm reduction services, detox and treatment.• Used Feedback-Informed Therapy practices and the My Outcomes database to ensure therapeutic alliance and client goals were being attended to.• Co-facilitated multiple therapeutic groups for youth and their caregivers• Provided psycho-education to clients, service providers and caregivers• Engaged in care planning and case management with internal professional resources and community partners including child and youth mental health teams and psychiatrists.• Maintained client files in PARIS (EMR) and created treatment summaries, referrals to residential treatment and detox and related follow-up.



BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth & Family Counsellor; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • May 2012 - May 2013

  • Provided psychosocial support services on the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, the Child Psychiatric Unit and the Eating Disorders Unit• Provided one-to-one care with patients on the medical units responding to youth who attempt suicide and are admitted to BC Children’s CAPE unit for support • Worked collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals in an acute care setting. • Provided psychosocial support services on the Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, the Child Psychiatric Unit and the Eating Disorders Unit• Provided one-to-one care with patients on the medical units responding to youth who attempt suicide and are admitted to BC Children’s CAPE unit for support • Worked collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals in an acute care setting.



Peak House, Pacific Youth and Family Services Society

• Mental Health and Addictions Family Therapist

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2012

  • Provided individual, family and group therapy in a live-in, tier 4, treatment setting with adolescents ages 13-18, from a range of B.C. communities- rural, remote and urban.• As most responsible clinician during youth’s stay, conducted intake assessment and collaboratively developed treatment and aftercare plan alongside youth, family and care team.• Provided clinical supervision for undergraduate and master’s level practicum students • Attended regular case consultation and interdisciplinary case conferences.• Maintained client files and reports including assessment and treatment summary reports.• Liaised with community partners, including teachers, community counsellors, social workers and psychiatric teams actively involved in the young person’s life• Bridged support for young person and family while assisting them in transitions back into the community.



Vancouver Coastal Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mental Health Outreach Worker

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Community Psychiatric Services, Lion’s Gate Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health North Vancouver, BC• Offered group facilitation for people struggling with moderate to severe mental health concerns including creative cooperation groups like visual arts, music, fitness and psycho-educational groups covering topics like anxiety and depression • Provided one-to-one psychosocial support for those transitioning from the inpatient psychiatric unit back into the community• Participated in case consultation meetings• Assist in the implementation of the psychiatric nurse’s care plan for client.