Our Colleagues
Emil Adriano
BSc, MAEd, RCC
Child, youth and adults
Dawn Bast
M.Ed. Owner Body Brain Learning
Sonia Boyal
RCIC, MBA, MSc. Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology
Emil Adriano
BSc, MAEd, RCC
Emil provides counselling services for children, youth, and adults using a compassionate, trauma-informed, and collaborative approach. He primarily utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based therapy commonly used to support individuals experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, phobias, addiction, and distressing life experiences.
Emil integrates EMDR with CBT, DBT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based interventions, and trauma-informed approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs and goals.
Specializations:
• Trauma and PTSD
• Anxiety and Depression
• Addictions and Substance Use
• Emotional Regulation
• Grief and Loss
• Neurodivergence and Behavioral Support
• Stress and Burnout
Education & Training:
• PhD in Educational Psychology
• MA in Guidance and Counselling
• BS in Psychology
• EMDR-Trained Clinician
Dawn Bast
M.Ed. Owner Body Brain Learning
Dawn is a Natural Bioenergetics Specialist and Educator who is passionate about supporting children and adults on their wellness journey. She uses a gentle, hands-on approach that integrates muscle testing biofeedback, fascia support, and energy balancing to help the body restore internal communication, regulation, and ease.
Alongside her professional work, Dawn is a wife and mother of a neurospicy family, which deeply informs her compassionate and understanding approach. She loves reading, fishing, kayaking, camping, and spending meaningful times with her family.
Dawn brings both professional expertise and lived experience into her work, creating a grounded, supportive space for people to reconnect with their bodies and move toward greater balance and ease.
Specializations:
Body Bioenergetics™ is a gentle, hands-on approach that explores the relationship between the body’s physical structure and its bioenergetic flow. Using muscle testing as a biofeedback tool, each session helps identify what the body needs to restore energetic balance and support optimal function.
Through touching acupressure points, movement, and fascial system support, this work aims to improve internal communication flow, alignment, and greater easefulness within the body, moving you toward greater balance.
Education & Training:
• BC Certified Teacher (K-12)
• Natural Bioenergetics Specialist
• Licensed Davis® Facilitator for Attention, Reading, Math Mastery
Sonia Boyal
RCIC, MBA, MSc. Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology
Sonia is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with over a decade of experience providing expert immigration services since 2015. She assists individuals, families, students, workers, and employers with a wide range of Canadian immigration matters, including LMIA applications, work permits, study permits, permanent residency, family sponsorships, and employer compliance.
She is known for her strategic approach, strong attention to detail, and ability to manage complex immigration cases across Canada and internationally. Her multidisciplinary academic background in psychology and business strengthens her client-focused and solution-oriented practice.
Specializations:
• LMIA & ESDC Applications
• Work Permits & Study Permits
• Permanent Residency (Express Entry & PNP)
• Family Sponsorships
• Employer Compliance & Complex Cases
• Immigration Strategy & Case Management
Languages:
• English
• Punjabi
• Hindi