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Professional Memberships

British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC)

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)

(BCACC #22195)

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist - Qualifying

(CRPO #14218)

Formal Education

Masters of Arts

Counselling Psychology ​

Yorkville University 

Completed in 2023

Bachelor of Arts (three minor program)

Counselling and Human Development, History, and Geography 

Simon Fraser University

Completed 2018

Associate of Arts

Specialization: Psychology

Specialization: Geography 

​Douglas College

Completed in 2016

Professional headshot of Michael Silverthorne, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) at Silverthorne Therapy in Kelowna, BC, o

Work Experience

Please visit my work experience page or Linkedin to view work experience. 

Additional Training

Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

Ministry of Children & Family Development

Certificate Completed June, 2025 

Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy Level 1

Institute for Relationshional Intimacy

Certificate Completed March, 2024 

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - Intro (DBT)
Ministry of Children & Family Development
Certificate Completed, 2023 

Trauma Focused - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
Ministry of Children & Family Development
Certificate Completed October 31st, 2022 

Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk (RRSR)
for BC CYMH Clinicians

The American Association of Suicidology 
Certificate Completed 2022


Introduction to Narrative Approaches:
Principles, Concepts, and Practices
BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program
Certificate Complete 2019
 

Information Management:
Access, Information Security, Privacy and Records Management 

British Columbia Ministry of Children & Family Development
Completed 2022

 

Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI)
Practice Guidelines: Indigenous Children, Youth & Family
 
British Columbia Ministry of Children & Family Development
Completed 2022

 

Ethics for Everyone
British Columbia Ministry of Children & Family Development
Completed 2022

 

Decolonizing Healing
Indigeneyez – Kim Haxton 
Workshop taken in 2021 &2022
Land-based Healing
Trauma Informed Practice
Truth and Reconciliation 

 

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 
Vancouver Coastal Health
Workshop Series 2021
  Inclusion Literacy & Foundations for Anti-Racism Part 1
  Inclusion Literacy & Foundations for Anti-Racism Part 2
Allyship
Understanding and Identifying Unconscious Bias
Strategies and Tactics for Disrupting and Mitigating Unconscious Bias

 

Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Certificate Completed 2021

We acknowledge that Silvethorne Therapy is situated on the unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.

We honour the past, present, and future generations of this land and commit to ongoing learning, respect, and care in the way we serve our community.

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