About
Hi, my name is Gilles Brideau, I am a psychotherapist, hypnotist and coach that lives and works in Sudbury Ontario, Canada.
I thank you for joining me today on my website
I hope that your experience has been a positive one, perusing all the different videos and information that I have on this site.
With this particular little video, I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself. I’ve been a psychotherapist for 23 years. Most of my specializations has been in addictions and mental health. My background is that I have a Master’s Degree in Human Development from Laurentian University here in Sudbury. My main focus in my studies was in addictive behavior. I’ve been really, really fortunate because I’ve been really doing addictions and mental health work for my entire career. I started my career here, in Sudbury, working in a recovery home, which was an extremely rewarding experience. I got to really take my theory and knowledge from books and learn the people concepts, because my background had more to do with research than technique. During my time at Rockhaven, I was able to work with the people, which was invaluable to my understanding of addiction. It’s great to have a basis of knowledge in theory, but the application aspect of it, with real people, made it just come to life. I always believe that my clients are, and have been, my greatest teachers.
I started here at Rockhaven, and then I moved to Sarnia, where I worked 8 years in a hospital, Lambton County Addiction Services, where I worked primarily in addictions again. There, my focus was to do work with adults, youth, couples, white, Native, Hispanic, French, English, rural and also urban settings. I’ve got a broad background in working specifically with clients with addictions and mental health issues. One of the greatest takeaways too, was in my work there at the hospital, I started really delving into my work with youth. I would say probably for a good two-thirds of my career, my time has been spent working with clients that are age 24 and younger. If you have a teen that’s struggling, that’s actually my wheelhouse. It’s what I’ve enjoyed the most doing.
After that I got a job as a consultant where I was doing primarily education with professionals. How to train professionals in dealing with clients with mental health and addictions issues. You’ll see that a little bit in my education and training section of this website. After that, I left there (Sarnia) to come back home, to my hometown. Then, shortly after I got a job working for our local college, Cambrian College, where I worked helping students dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, so mental health and addictions concern.
Hopefully with this, what you can really see, that the entirety of my career has been spent working in the field of mental health and addictions and helping people move from a position of pain, to a position of wellness.
With regards to my hypnosis and coaching practices, I’ve been a hypnotist for 14 years, and I’ve really enjoyed the work, because it comes from a different platform. It helps people realize that the answers have always been within them. The coaching skills that I’ve developed over the years has actually enhanced my therapeutic practice.
Lastly, I’ve recently been certified as a coach, and the coaching practice, we’re going to look at those difference if you kind of scan on over to hypnosis and coaching section, there’s a difference between coaching and psychotherapy, that you may find interesting. What I need you to know is that I will work to the best of my ability, in a collaborative way, to help you move from a place of pain or confusion to a place of happiness and joy.
Thanks for joining me today. I hope that this has been helpful. I hope that enjoy your perusal of my website. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. Thanks so much for joining me today and have a great day!
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