Welcome To Dawn Psychological Services!
A hub for counselling ethics,
professional development,
support, consultation, & supervision.
2026 training schedule: Coming in the New Year!
Please feel free to sign up to our PD alert emailing list (below) to be notified of our training schedule.
Exciting News!
Join us for an immersive professional learning experience retreat focused on relational ethics across cultures. It will be held in 2027 in South Africa, designed for professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of cultural responsiveness and social justice, while prioritizing reflection, restoration, and self-care. This event may qualify as a professional or business development expense.
Sign up for our email list for exclusive updates on this professionally led retreat.
The Big C's In Canadian Ethics:
Care, Consent, & Charting
​I am pleased to share that I have submitted the manuscript for my forthcoming book, The Big Cs in Canadian Counselling Ethics: Care, Consent, and Charting. Drawing on decades of teaching, clinical practice, and ethical consultation, this book examines how ethics is enacted in everyday counselling work.
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Rather than treating ethics as rules or risk management, the book approaches care, consent, and charting as relational practices. It introduces and applies the integrated frameworks of Relational Ethics, Relational Consent, and Relational Charting, offering practical guidance for informed consent conversations, ethical documentation, and professional decision-making. While grounded in the Canadian practice context, the relational approach may be relevant across professional settings.
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Publication details will be shared as they become available.
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In appreciation toNorthrose Education Resources for publishing my book.
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Please stay tuned for its release!
Registration
Coming Soon
Recognizing our connection to the University of Lethbridge and to avoid any perceived conflict of interest, our trainings are reserved for those who do not attend the U of L.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Our Range of Services ​
PD Support
We offer 3 types of business coaching and educational services staffed by those trained and vetted by Dawn McBride, a Canadian expert in ethics and counsellor education:
(1) Rapid Response
(We aim to offer you a slot within 5 days; e.g., support to deal with a complaint or respond to a court order);
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(2) Short-Term Professional Assistance
(e.g., Consent form or session note refinement, business coaching, staffing issues);
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(3) Educational Circle of Professional Care
(Currently waitlisting - approx. 2 years, but while on the list, you will be invited to join our networking circles - held 1-2x a year).
Trainings & Events
DPS has a growing and diverse team to offer training focused on:
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(1) Relational Ethics
(e.g., Charting, consent, boundary issues)
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(2) Counselling-Clinical Interventions
(e.g., Trauma; expressive arts; ego/part state work via Transactional Analysis; reducing self-harm, "counsellor PD toolbox day"; & our highly sought-after group therapy process-based training- 1 day or 3 days).
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(3) PD Services & Presentations (for agencies)
(e.g., DPS staff will offer training seminars, host Q&A sessions, deliver keynote addresses, and present at various conferences.
Counselling
We have qualified psychologists available to help individuals aged 14 and older navigate life's challenges. We prioritize providing highly confidential, ethical, skilled, and trauma-informed care, respecting diversity and focusing on each person's unique needs and perspectives.
Additionally, we offer a RAPID BOOKING SERVICE FOR THERAPISTS to receive the EMDR critical incident stress protocol to "digest" some of the complexities of being a healer. Ideally, appointments are within 72 hours to 5 days.
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YES - we have immediate openings to see a registered psychologist trained in
EMDR, CBT, TA, & somatic experiencing.
CAP Supervision
We offer CAP-approved supervision, on a sliding fee scale, in these five competency areas:
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​(1) Clinical & Counselling Services - for all age groups, including couples, groups, and individuals.(includes informal assessment competency);
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(2) When there is more than one person in the counselling room (e.g., group therapy, family & couple therapy) & helping organizations drawing upon social psychology & TA principles;
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(3) Teaching Skills Competency;
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(4) Research Skills Competency;
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(5) Supervision of Supervision Competency.
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YES - we have openings to provide
external primary or secondary supervision for those with clients age 15 and older.
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