Dana White RPN, BPN, MHT
Dana has been a Registered Psychiatric Nurse for over a dozen years. She is the founder and owner of Parhelia. It has been her greatest honour to walk with adults, children, youth, and families through some of their most difficult times. Throughout her career she has served patients in inpatient psychiatric care and trauma programs. She has helped coordinate psychiatric services in the community, taught psychiatric nursing students, and provided consult for patients in primary care offices.
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She holds great passion and sees her work with you as the honour that it is. She is committed to deeply understanding and ensuring you have access to all the tools you need to feel empowered. Dana loves learning and teaching; you'll see this in the odd 'nerd out' moment working with her.Â
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Inspired by the many incredible patients she's cared for and many outstanding colleagues so far in her career came Parhelia. The opportunity to offer her unique skills and experience in a new and ever evolving platform.
Outside of her work, you'll find Dana well, outside. Camping, hiking, golfing, or playing with her young family in the yard. She was raised in a rural farming community and still gets the odd opportunity to run a combine. Photography has become her favourite creative outlet, all the website photos are hers!
Areas of Expertise
-anxiousness and avoidance
-low mood and depression
-acute trauma and PTSD
-overwhelm and burnout
-emotional distress   Â
-chronic pain or illness
-attention deficit and hyperactivity
-borderline personality symptoms
-infertility/pregnancy loss
-parenting challenges
-self-esteemÂ
-self-harmÂ
-most psychiatric illnesses
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Her tools include:
-Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
-Mindfulness techniques
-Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills
-Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
-Solution Focused Therapy
-psychiatric nursing assessment
-years of nursing experience
and a little sense of humour
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All tools we use are ethically and intentionally pulled from evidence based modalities personalized for you.
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When she refers out (with consent):
-formal diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder
-medication prescription
-EMDR or comprehensive DBT Programming
-robust addiction services
-couples counselling
-when we agree there is a service worth adding to your care team