Tara Chotem, M.A., RCC, CGP - Counsellor and Psychotherapist - West Vancouver

Tara Chotem, M.A., RCC, CGP
Counselling and Psychotherapy
West Vancouver

My office is conveniently located in West Vancouver just off Taylor Way close to the Lions Gate Bridge. Office hours are Monday to Thursday from 9am to 7pm.

I hope you find this website of my services helpful. Please contact me if you have any further questions or would like to set up an appointment - 604-926-7411.

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Education:

I received my B.A. in Psychology from Concordia University, Montreal (1980) and my M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago (1988).

I completed my practicum at a Quebec Ministry of Health treatment centre for alcoholics and their families. During that time I received specialized training in psychological testing, dual-diagnosis, assessment using the DSM, psychodrama, and individual and group psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Work Experience:

For ten years I worked as an individual and group therapist and psychometrician at an in-patient substance abuse clinic and an out-patient mental health clinic in Montreal.

After moving to Vancouver in 1988 I worked in a group practice specializing in the treatment of childhood trauma in adults. I ran specialized groups for adult children of alcoholics and saw clients in both individual and couples therapy.

I taught substance abuse courses for the Masters programme at the Adler School of Professional Psychology and also gave workshops on “Interactional Group Psychotherapy”, and “Ethics and Boundaries in Psychotherapy”.

Eighteen years ago I opened my own private practice in West Vancouver where I provide individual psychotherapy, marriage counselling and group psychotherapy.

Additional Training/Supervision:

  • Five years of personal psychoanalysis and two years participating in an interactional therapy group for therapists.
  • Three years training/supervision with Jane Middelton-Moz, M.S. of the Middelton-Moz Institute in Seattle, specializing in working with childhood trauma in adults.
  • Two year program “Certificate in Psychoanalytic Scholarship” at the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study in Seattle.
  • Ten year period of on-going clinical case conference/ supervision groups with Psychoanalysts, including: Oscar Romero, M.D., Hassan Azim, M.D., and Stephen Rush, PhD.
  • Advanced Study: Assessment & Intervention: Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Gottman Institute, Seattle.
I keep my skills updated by attending continuing education workshops on a regular basis. Recent workshop topics have been: Trauma and PTSD, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Sexual Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Research Based Approaches for Psychotherapy, Cognitive Therapy, Collaborative Couples Therapy, and the five day U.S. Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference – A Tribute to the Masters.

Completed Research:

“MMPI Profile Changes in Alcoholic Patients After Treatment and Follow-Up Period” Concordia advanced research program, Montreal (1981)

“The Effects of Parental Alcoholism in Childhood on Personality Outcome” Masters Thesis, Chicago (1988)