{"id":546,"date":"2025-05-27T07:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:48:39","slug":"christopher-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/christopher-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"christopher-staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"546\" class=\"elementor elementor-546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496aac1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"496aac1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666e54d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"666e54d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b69eb9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b69eb9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50af493d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50af493d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250a7b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"250a7b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cedar-trees-whistler-british-columbia-keith-levit.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cedar-trees-whistler-british-columbia-keith-levit.webp 675w, https:\/\/menstherapycentre.ca\/MTC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cedar-trees-whistler-british-columbia-keith-levit-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f013c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35f013c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357dacc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"357dacc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christopher Simons - Clinical Councellor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334ebf5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334ebf5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I support adults of all ages, genders, cultures, and affection orientations who are ready to make changes in their life, even if we don\u2019t yet know what those changes might be.\u00a0 Whether you have been on your healing journey for years or have just begun sorting it all out, our counselling conversations will assist in identifying the barriers to improved well-being.\u00a0 We\u2019ll honour the wisdom of your survival strategies and fine-tune what works and what no longer serves.\u00a0 I\u2019ll journey with you on this path for as long as you benefit from the sincere care and gentle curiosity that I offer.\u00a0<\/p><p>I take an integrated approach that borrows from several counselling modalities to best serve you and your unique set of circumstances and needs. 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