[ Services | Owner/Counsellor | Associates ]
Stadacona Place 211 - 310 Main Street North Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan   S6H 3K1 Canada Telephone:   (306) 692-9737 (24 hours) Fax:   (306) 692-9714 Email:   suurkivim@sasktel.net

Welcome to our page! Sit down, slip your shoes off, have a cuppa, and take a look . . .

If you've been re-directed to this page, it is because the year 2002 saw a change in agency name to Beacon Counselling Group and some changes in agency personnel.

We are a private counselling/consulting agency located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Owned and managed by a psychologist, the agency has been actively serving Moose Jaw and district residents since 1993. Please feel free to look around, see what our services are, whom we are, and leave us a message if you wish.

Beacon Counselling Group provides individual, couple and family counselling along with presentations/training to groups using a holistic wellness approach. The primary focus is on Reality Therapy and Choice Theory developed by Dr. William Glasser of The William Glasser Institute, Chatsworth, California.

Services

Beacon Counselling Group provides counselling and presents workshops in the following areas:

• Couple Enrichment
• Self-Esteem
• Parenting
• Addictions
• Stress Management
• Weight Loss
• Recovery from Abuse
• Grief and Loss
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Pre-marital preparation
• Employee Family Assistance programs
• Reality Therapy practicum

Owner/Counsellor

Marilee Suurkivi

Is a registered psychologist who has been in private practice in Moose Jaw, SK since 1993 and has experience both as an educator and a counsellor in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. She holds two degrees, a Bachelor of Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology. In addition to being a registered psychologist, Marilee is a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC), a designation conferred by the Canadian Counselling Association. Also certified in Reality Therapy in New Orleans in 1993, she is a faculty member with The William Glasser Institute and supervises individuals in the province who are preparing for certification in Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. In 1991, for her work in teaching adult students, she was presented with an Excellence in Teaching award, as decided by her students and colleagues.

Trained in NLP, play therapy, personality and mental testing, individual, group, and vocational counselling, Marilee has had extensive experience in facilitating personal development groups with adults and working with individual clients.

A genuine interest in and concern for people, extensive training and experience, and a commitment to quality service are the foundation for Marilee's continued involvement and success in the private practice field.

An active community volunteer, married with 2 sons, Marilee brings instructional, supervisory, administrative, program development, and counselling experience to the field of personal development and consulting.

Associates

Dianne Newman

Has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina, a Post Graduate Diploma in Deaf Education from the University of Alberta, and a Masters of Arts Education in Counselling from San Diego University. She is also certified in Reality Therapy and has taken courses in Solution Focused Therapy, Play Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Suicide Intervention, as well as numerous workshops and courses in Special Education. Dianne has taken classes in IQ testing, individual, and group counselling. She has a partnership in a learning business, specializing in reading and language difficulties.

As an educator, Dianne has taught from pre-school to adult education. She is fluent in the use of sign language and has worked as a behaviour consultant, as well as an educator in special education, working with students with a variety of special needs. Dianne has had instructional and supervisory experience, and has developed and provided programming in a variety of areas. She has taken and continues to take workshops and courses in the area of counselling and personal development.

Dianne has served on many committees, volunteered in the community and has raised a daughter.

Terry Hutchinson

R.P.N., B.Voc.Tech.Ed., M.Ed., CCC

Biography - TBA

Don Berg

B.A. (Adv.), B.S.W., M.Ed., Registered Psychologist

Biography - TBA

Beacon Counselling Group Offers You:

• Personal, couple, and family counselling to help you gain more effective control of your life
• A common-sense approach to assisting you in self-evaluation and planning for results
• A group experience for sharing and support
• A confidential, supportive environment
• An opportunity to risk, grow, and have FUN
• Presenters with a vast wealth of experience in parenting, education, wellness, addictions and relationships

Have you ever asked yourself the following questions?

• Why is it that I have everything I could possibly want and I am still unhappy?
• Why am I driven by behaviours that don't get me what I want in life?
• Why does it seem like I'm spinning my wheels and getting nowhere?
• I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired - how do I deal effectively with all the stress in my life?
• Why are some of my relationships frustrating and disappointing?
• How do I deal with the loneliness in my life?
• How can I take more effective control of my life?
• How do I start feeling good about myself?

Beacon Counselling Group can help you find some answers!