Patricia Nitkin, Ph.D., CCC-S

Patricia is an experienced and deeply compassionate psychotherapist who works with individuals, couples, families, and groups facing difficulties in their lives and relationships. Currently she teaches courses  in the SFU Masters of  Counselling Program where she was the Director of Surrey Community Counselling for 9 years.  She runs a part-time private practice offering individual and group work, including counselling supervision. She has instructed and supervised counselling psychology at the University of British Columbia and Kwantlen University for 13 years. 

Dr. Nitkin has extensive experience in clinical counselling and supervision in higher education, psychosocial oncology, grief, diversity, and community work where she employs relational and existential-humanistic therapies with the adjunctive approaches of Mindful Self Compassion and Music Therapy. Dr. Nitkin graduated from the University of British Columbia with a PhD in Counselling Psychology where her area of research was the human-animal bond and its applications to healing, psychology and relationship science. Dr. Nitkin has worked for over 30 years in the field of human services.

Patricia is committed to honouring the life experiences of her clients and supervisees. She employs Relational-cultural theory, Mindful Self- Compassion, expressive arts, and the human-animal bond in collaboration with those she works.  She is a skilled group facilitator and presenter and is entirely devoted to contributing meaningfully to the lives of those with whom she works. 

Licensure: Professional Member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association: Canadian Certified Counsellor and Supervisor (CCS) designation