In need of a speaker for your event? || At Wellwood Counselling, we are avid supporters of spreading knowledge and information. We are particularly keen to speak on topics related to wellness in relationship to ourselves and others.

Special Topics:

| Grief & Bereavement: The Labyrinth of Grief | Relational Grieving within Communities

| Basics of Stress: Intersections of Mental & Physical Health

| Vicarious Trauma in the Helping Professions

| Building Trauma Resiliency

| Burnout and Self-Care

| Dealing with the Climate Crisis & Ecoanxiety

interested in one of these topics or something else in particular?

Request a Speaker

Name

First Name

Last Name

Organization

Please indicate which organization you are representing (if applicable).

Email Address

Subject

Message

Please provide details about the speaking engagement (i.e., topic, audience, date, etc.).

20170327_112128 (2).jpg — The Labyrinth of Grief

"In surrendering to our grief, turning toward loss is not an activity to be mastered, but intuited. It is not a process to be controlled, but relinquished. It cannot be manipulated, but experienced. And our experience of turning toward loss is intricate and labyrinthine in nature” - Janelle Drisner

previous speaking engagements

Drisner, J. (June, 2023). Basics of Stress. Workshop present to New Canadian Health Centre.
Drisner, J. (June, 2023). Trauma resiliency. Workshop presented to Catholic Social Services.
Drisner, J. (May, 2023). What’s the point of living? Meaninglessness in the face of the climate crisis. Presentation as part of the symposium, “Holding our breath, bracing for death”. 3rd Congress of Existential Therapy, Athens, Greece.
Drisner, J. (February, 2023). Vicarious Trauma. Workshop presented to Catholic Social Services.
Drisner, J. (December, 2022). Stress & self-care. Workshop presented to Catholic Social Services.
Drisner, J. & Bentum, B. (September – December, 2020). Burnout & self-care 4- Part Series. Presented online for Community Initiatives Against Family Violence (CIAFV).
Drisner, J. (February 2019). Anxiety. Presentation at Calvary Baptist Church
Bentum, B. & Drisner, J. (Nov 2018). Sacredness of Grief. Presentation at the Day of Encouragement: Christian Reformed Church in North America
Bentum, B. (October 2018). Grieving together: Advocating for sharing grief in community. Presentation at Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference
Drisner, J. (October 2018). Advocating for self amidst one’s grief. Presentation at Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference
Drisner, J. (January, 2018). The labyrinth of grief: A phenomenological exploration of turning toward loss. Presentation at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Drisner, J. (January, 2018). Grieving is together: Grieving as a relational process within families. Presentation at City University of Seattle.
Drisner, J. (September, 2017). The labyrinth of grief: A phenomenological exploration of turning toward loss. Thesis defended at Trinity Western University.
Klaassen, D., Drisner, J., Bartel, B. T., Venema, M., & Konieczny, K. (March, 2017). Taking grief seriously: The conceptualization and psychotherapeutic treatment of loss. Professional Development Presentation: Abbotsford Mental Health
Klaassen, D., Drisner, J., & Konieczny, K. (March, 2017). Existential Analysis: Foundations, inner consent, and personhood. Guest Lecture at Capilano University.
Drisner, J. (February, 2017). Boundaries and Counselling Relationships. Lecture: Seminar on Ethical Integration at Trinity Western University.
Drisner, J. (January, 2017). Hermeneutic phenomenological analysis. Lecture: Advanced Data Analysis—Phenomenology: Interview, Data Analysis & Writing at Trinity Western University.
Drisner, J. & Bentum, B. (October, 2016). Grieving is together: Turning toward loss and relationships. Research presented at the MA Counselling Psychology Colloquium.
Kwee, J., Launeanu, M., McDonald, M., Begalka, B., Chan, E., Drisner, J., & Bartel, B.T. (June, 2016). Clinical supervision in counselling psychology: An integrative developmental-phenomenological approach. Workshop presented at the Canadian Psychological Association: 77th Convention.
Bartel, B. T. & Drisner, J. (October, 2015). Death ends a life, not a relationship: Family bereavement, relational grieving, and continuing bonds. Research presented at the MA Counselling Psychology Colloquium.
Drisner, J., Launeanu, M., Chan, E., Kier, S., & Oetter, Y. (June, 2015). Existential Analysis in counselling clinical practice and supervision. Workshop presented at the MA Counselling Psychology Colloquium.
Bartel, B. T. & Drisner, J. (June, 2015). Death ends a life, not a relationship: Family bereavement, relational grieving, and continuing bonds. Research presented at the Canadian Psychological Association: 76th Convention.