Roziere Blaikie Counselling Services
Licensed Professional Counsellors 

Erick Blaikie, MA. G&C , RSW, CCC

 

Erick Blaikie has a Master's of Education specializing in Guidance and Counselling. 

• Canadian Certified Counsellor - CCC #3233

• Registered Social Worker - RSW #3852

• Certified EMDR therapist.

• Internal Family Systems Informed Therapist

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Erick has been a fulltime counsellor for over 18 years in the Brandon community.  He has provided counselling to a diverse range of clients including individuals, couples and families. He has extensive experience working with clients of varying cultural backgrounds.  He lived outside of Canada for seven years before returning to Canada and can speak English, French and Mandarin Chinese.

 

Since completing his Masters, Erick has received additional training in the following areas: Trauma counselling, LGBTTQ* awareness and counselling, cultural competence, grief counselling, anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, addiction, Expressive Therapies, and Group Counselling.

 

Erick has provided counselling in First Nation Communities and is a counselling provider for First Nations and Inuit Health Branch and the Residential School Support Program. 

 

Erick has taught as a Sessional Instructor in the M. Ed. Program at Brandon University.  He is also a Faculty Practicum Supervisor for Brandon University students who are taking their Master’s in Education (Counselling).  He has also provided supervision for students from Yorkville  and Oral Robertson University.

 

In 2020, Erick became a certified EMDR therapist. EMDR Therapy is a form of psychotherapy using a bi-lateral neural stimulation technique that reconnects the traumatized person in a safe and measured way, allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move toward adaptive resolution. 

 

Erick believes in a client centred approach to therapy.  Relying on years of experience and training, he uses differing counselling psychologies to best suit the clients’ needs and situations.  Erick works in concert with clients to help them create positive change in their lives.