Kirsten A. Boulier, MSW, RCSW
Trauma & EMDR Therapist | Maple Ridge, BC
Professional Background
Working in social services since 2009, supporting diverse individuals through life crises and challenges.
Provides trauma therapy for youth and adults in-person in the Lower Mainland and online across Canada.
Committed to ongoing professional development and advanced training in evidence-based trauma therapies.
Education & Training
Master of Social Work (Clinical Specialization) – University of British Columbia, 2017
Bachelor of Arts (Honours Psychology) – UBC, 2014
Honours thesis: Intersection of Self-Harm, Intimate Partner Violence, and Psychopathy
Advanced Clinical Training
EMDR Therapy – Basic & Advanced Applications
EMDR Basic Training (Level 1&2 - 2019)
EMDR 2.0
Flash Technique
Integrating EMDR & IFS
Looking Through the Eyes: EMDR With Dissociative Clients (Sandra Paulsen)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Integrative Somatic Parts Work
IFS Online Circle - IFS Informed Practitioner
Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS Institute)
Somatic Interventions for Trauma (JIBC - 2024)
Expressive Art & Play Therapy (JIBC - 2022)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF‑CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety
Certified Facilitator – Connect & Circle of Security (attachment-based parenting programs)
Additional Certifications
200‑Hour Yoga Teacher Training (200CYT) – Incorporates mindful movement and breathwork for body-based healing.
Experience
Worked for 5 years in remote rural B.C., supporting children, youth, and families in healing intergenerational and complex developmental trauma.
Grateful to have lived and worked on unceded Nuxalk Territory, maintaining connections to the community.
Professional Standards
Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) with the BC College of Social Workers (#13653)
Upholds professional ethics and engages in ongoing training to ensure best practice in trauma therapy