Announcing the Bannatyne Counselling Team:

Mondays: Prof. Gavriela Geller integrates a variety of counselling approaches within a client-centred, humanistic frame work to help people with a number of issues, including: anxiety, assertiveness, cultural transition, depression, managing stress, relationships, self-exploration  and self-esteem. Gavriela has previous experience working with students at a medical school and she appreciates the unique challenges and opportunities that exist in this environment. Gavriela is particularly interested in supporting graduate medical students progress successfully through their academic programs. She also enjoys working with students who are new to Winnipeg or to Canada who may want some support making the transition to our community.

Wednesdays: Prof. David Ness has been with the Student Counselling and Career Centre at the Fort Garry Campus for over 10 years and is returning for his second year of work at the Bannatyne campus. David favours a cognitive, developmental and client-centered approach to counselling and he uses this approach to work with a wide range of presenting difficulties including:  self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, cultural transitions and issues, stress, family conflict, and identity development.
David is particularly interested in relationship issues, identity development, gender issues, career planning, and harassment issues. He has strong beliefs in the benefit of leading a healthy, balanced lifestyle and he is looking forward to sharing this perspective with students and staff at the Bannatyne campus.
David will be the acting coordinator of the Bannatyne team in Margaret Tobin's absence. 

Thursdays: Prof. Kathryn Ritchot takes great interest in working with individuals and groups tofocus on their strenghts, while they address their personal and educational challenges. Kathryn believes that the therapeutic relationship can be a tremendous resource to overcome such challenges as depression; anxiety; low self-esteem; interpersonal trauma; and concerns about identity, careers, relationships, communication, and assertiveness. Kathryn's emphasis in on gaining self-knowledge, self-appreciation and empowerment.

Margaret Tobin is a social worker with over 20 years of experience working with university students in Manitoba, England and Australia. She has been working with students at the Bannatyne campus since 1995. Margaret has a holistic perspective and integrates many different approaches to address themes such as:
managing stress, enhancing self-esteem, strengthening conscious choice, dealing with relationships,  changing limiting beliefs, exploring identity, and integrating the resources of mind, body, spirit,  heart and soul. Margaret is strongly committed to helping students tap their potential and achieve what they desire in both their academic and personal lives. Margaret is the coordinator of the Bannatyne team. Margaret will be on sabbatical until Fall, 2005.

For appointments call:  474-8592 (receptionist)
  474-8620(Gavriela)          474-8619(David)          474-8618(Kathryn)

To assist students in obtaining appropriate information and services, staff members of the Student Counselling and Career Centre have provided a variety of web pages. Students are encouraged to contact our offices located on both the Fort Garry and the Bannatyne campuses if they need additional information or would like to explore anything further.
   

Nellie Linden, Systems Administrator
474 University Centre - University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Telephone: (204) 474-8592
FAX: (204) 474-7558