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Clinical Private Practice
Associated Counselling
Calgary, AB, Canada
Christine Forner, B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., R.S.W., has over thirty-five years of experience working with individuals with Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Dissociation, Developmental Trauma and Dissociative Disorders. Chrisitne started her career as a public educator for a sexual assault centre, moving to a domestic violence centre, and eventually being drawn to working at a feminist-based organization that focused on long term counselling for women at a very low fee. It was here that she began her passion in working with individuals who experience traumatic dissociation.
Starting her own private practice in 2011, she has specialized training in EMDR, Ego State Therapy, Meditation and Mindfulness for severely traumatized people and is a certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist. Receiving a degree in both Woman’s Studies, and Social Work, Christine has a unique background that helps individuals understand that much of human suffering is a side effect of an enormous number of traumatic experiences.
Christine teaches locally and at an international level on dissociation, complex trauma, the intersection of dissociation and mindfulness as well as the role that misogyny and the patriarchy play in the origination and perpetuation of complex trauma, dissociation, and the many layers of psychopathy.
Christine has won several Presidential awards, a Mid-Life career award and is an International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Fellow. She was the President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation in 2019, served on the board of the ISSTD since 2010 and was the ISSTD treasurer from 2012-2017.
Christine is the author of Dissociation, Mindfulness and Creative Meditations: Trauma-informed practices to facilitate growth (Routledge, 2017).
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Friday, April 14, 2023
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Saturday, April 15, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time