Dr. Stephen Madigan was recently honored by the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) with their Distinguished Award for Innovative Practice in Couple and Family Therapy - Theory and Practice (a first for Canada).
Book an Appointment today - http://stephenmadigan.ca/appointments or call 604-688-7860.
Stephen holds two Masters Degrees in Counseling (MSW, MSc) and a Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in Couple and Family Therapy. He is recognized world wide as a highly gifted couple, individual, group and family therapist (see references). www.therapeuticconversations.com.
By all accounts, Stephen's therapy work with individuals, families and couples is unsurpassed in the city of Vancouver.
Stephen's narrative therapy is resource focused, resolution based and offers long term healthy results. On average, and depending on the issues brought forward, the majority of people attend counseling for 4-5 sessions. Currently, over 50% of Stephen's clients are couples. The remainder of his time he spends counseling individuals, families and youth.
Clients experience a short-term, cost effective and change-oriented therapy. Years of client feedback demonstrates Stephen's narrative therapy is very successful in the long term.
Stephen's American Psychological Association (APA) book, entitled Narrative Therapy Theory and Practice came out in 2011. The book is accompanied by a set of six 'live session' DVD client interviews called Narrative Therapy Through Time. With the help of an an eight person film and production crew, the DVD's were able to fully capture the inner workings of his unique therapy practice. The DVD's are now on sale through the APA. The book is now sold through amazon.com and Kindle.
Stephen is a member of Vancouver's Collaborative Divorce Practice Team - working alongside a committed group of lawyers, therapists, and financial persons whose sole purpose is to help separating couples either find a way back together or - negotiate a fair minded family/couple separation agreement - without going to court.
Stephen is a longtime Advisory Board member for Australia's Dulwich Centre Publications International Journal for Narrative Therapy and Community Work and, an Advisory Board member for the European 'Human Systems' Journal of Therapy, Consultation and Training.
Stephen teaches narrative therapy workshops worldwide (see workshop schedule) and hosts the annual International Therapeutic Conversations conference. The TC10 conference takes May 8-12, 2012, in Vancouver. To read a small sample of his writings or register for Level One or Level Two training or TC conferences go to www.therapeuticconversations.com
Dr. Stephen Madigan offer's professional Counseling in Vancouver to couple and families and is viewed by many as the best therapy Vancouver has to offer. His service offers, therapy in Vancouver, couples counseling, narrative therapy training, international therapy workshops. Stephen did his therapeutic apprenticeship with David Epston and Michael White - for the better part of 2 decades.
Book an Appointment today - http://stephenmadigan.ca/appointments or call 604-688-7860.