JOEL KROEKER
JOEL KROEKER
RCC, MA, MMT, MTA, Bmus
Registered Clinical Counsellor
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About Joel
Joel is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and an accredited Music Therapist (MTA) with a private practice based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.His counselling style offers a safe and supportive, individual, integrative approach to help you explore the underlying meaning of your concerns. He uses an eclectic approach that is individually tailored to your personal needs to help you work through issues relating to anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, loss of meaning in life, issues around spirituality and addictions. Through a soulful depth approach clients are offered the opportunity to safely move through their stuck place toward a greater sense of wholeness. Some of the tools available on this journey include dream work, music therapy, expressive arts, symbol work and imaginal exploration, Jungian based depth work and contemporary approaches from the wider field of psychology including CBT and mindfulness-based approaches.Joel also enjoys leading individual and group music therapy sessions in a broad context with people across the lifespan, including adult mental health, older adults in complex care, at-risk youth and children with developmental delays including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum conditions. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:Joel completed a graduate program in Music Centred Psychotherapy (Wilfrid Laurier University) resulting in a Masters degree in Music Therapy. He also has a second Masters degree in Ethnomusicology (University of Alberta). He has done certificate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with the pioneer of mindfulness-based CBT (Zindel Segal) through the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine and he has completed the first level of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) training through Capilano University.Joel has recently concluded a low-frequency vibro-acoustic chair research study through the Laurier Centre for Music Therapy Research and is the founding international workshop facilitator of a new psychotherapeutic method called Archetypal Music Psychotherapy (AMP) which integrates core Jungian principles within a clinical improvisation framework.He currently serves as a board member of the Vancouver Jung Society and before training as a music therapist he spent a decade of his life traveling the world as an international recording artist releasing albums on Universal/True North Records. Joel won awards for "Pop Album of the Year," and "Film Score of the Year," and was nominated for "Songwriter of the Year," along with Sarah McLachlan, Nelly Furtado and Ian Tyson.
Therapy Services
T H E R A P Y S E R V I C E S * Individual Counselling/Therapy Sessions * Music Therapy Individual Sessions * Music Therapy Group Sessions* Group and Couples Counselling * AMP Creativity Workshops * Psychoeducational Workshops and SeminarsAre you interested in seeing a Clinical Counsellor or a Music Therapist?This page should help you in making your decision.Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.WHAT IS A REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLOR (RCC)?The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) grants the use of the title Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) to counsellors who are registered with the BCACC. When you see the RCC designation, you will know that the counsellor has met the rigorous academic training (Masters-level equivalency), clinical experience and supervision requirements that are part of the BCACCs membership criteria.The BCACC is a society of regulated Clinical Counsellors dedicated to providing the highest standard of professional counselling, consulting, assessment, testing and training services. Members of the society act to enhance mental health by providing responsive, accountable, and ethical counselling, consulting, assessment, testing, and training services to individuals, couples, families and groups. WHAT IS MUSIC THERAPY?Music therapy is the skillful use of music and musical elements by an accredited music therapist to promote, maintain, and restore mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Music has nonverbal, creative, structural, and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic relationship to facilitate contact, interaction, self-awareness, learning, self-expression, communication, and personal development.WHO BENEFITS FROM MUSIC THERAPY?Music therapy is used with individuals of various ages and abilities in institutional, community and private practice settings. No musical training or experience is necessary to benefit from music therapy. Common client populations for music therapy include:Mental HealthEmotional TraumasRediscovering One's CreativityGrief CounselingPersonal GrowthTeens at RiskRediscovering Meaning in LifeSubstance AbuseAcquired Brain InjuryAutism and other Pervasive Development DisabilitiesCritical CareHearing ImpairmentsGeriatric CareNeonatal CareDevelopmental DisabilitiesObstetricsOncologyPain ControlPalliative CarePhysical DisabilitiesSpeech and Language ImpairmentsVictims of AbuseWHERE CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT MUSIC THERAPY?Here's a link to some books, journals and resources about music therapy.What is Mental Health? Mental Health, according to the World Health Organization, is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of a disease or illness. Mental Health is defined by Health and Welfare Canada as the capacity of the individual, the group and the environment to interact with one another in ways that promote subjective wellbeing and the optimal development and use of thinking, feeling and relationship abilities. Carl Jung goes further than that to suggest that the aim of a human life is to work toward wholeness through the journey of individuation. What is Clinical Counselling? Clinical Counselling is the use of clinical mental health counselling values, principles and methods for the purpose of assisting clients to understand their issues and concerns in order to enhance self-growth, personal effectiveness, interpersonal relations, life adjustments, spiritual growth, and mental health. This may involve developing insight into, and/or learning to prevent and/or eliminate maladaptive behavior or symptoms, in addition to the enhancement and strengthening of health coping styles and functional relationships with self and others. How can an RCC help me?Sometimes our complex, 24/7 world leaves little time to sort through personal concerns. When your personal problem-solving efforts are no longer working, an RCC can help you and your loved ones cope and thrive. A Registered Clinical Counsellor can help you get a better understanding of your issues and concerns in order to enhance your self-growth, personal effectiveness, relationships, and your general mental health and well-being.What Services do Registered Clinical Counsellors Provide? Registered Clinical Counsellors work within an Association-approved scope of practice and offer a variety of educational and mental health related services for individuals, couples, families and groups. RCCs are qualified to help you address many mental health issues including:•Brief/Long Term Counselling/Therapy•Psychoeducational Programs•Vocational or Career Testing and Counselling•Organizational Consulting, Training and Development•Facilitation and Mediation•Clinical Teaching and Supervision•Employee/Family Assistance Program Management, Consulting and Delivery•Community Response and Critical Incident/Crisis InterventionWhat are the Benefits of Choosing a Registered Clinical Counsellor?Registered Clinical Counsellors have successfully fulfilled requirements of education, supervision and clinical experience to the satisfaction of the Association. Some third party payment plans such as Extended Health Care Insurance and Employee/Family Assistance Programs pay partial or total coverage for counselling services.What concerns would I bring to a Registered Clinical Counsellor?Registered Clinical Counsellors are qualified to address many clinical mental health issues through assessment, prevention, and treatment/intervention. Some examples of concerns/issues which are appropriate to bring to a Registered Clinical Counsellor include the following:•Life transitions or career issues•Stress and anger management•Panic and anxiety•Depression•Marital and relationship problems•Obsessive/compulsive behavior•Sexual abuse or trauma•Grief and loss•Substance abuse•Gender and sexuality issues•Child and adolescent issues•Communication skills/assertiveness•Conflict resolution•And many other concerns as wellSESSION RATES:Music Therapy and Counselling Sessions range from $75 - $100 per session (1 Hour)BCACC Recommended Fee ScheduleStudent Rates AvailableFeel free to inquire about my sliding scale rate (for those experiencing financial need)Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will be billed for the hourly rate.Some extended health plans cover counselling sessions with a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Consult with your provider and if there are problems I may be able to assist you in requesting an amendment to their "limitations for service providers."
Workshops
Archetypal Music PsychotherapyA Jungian Approach to the Creative Expressive ArtsJoel is the founding international workshop facilitator of Archetypal Music Psychotherapy (AMP) and AMP Creativity Workshops. These workshops illustrate a new psychodynamic method of music therapy through a combination of guided musical play, flow activities, mindfulness, dream work and reflection. Within this creative, non-judgmental space we work together through sound to discover how the different aspects of ourselves can help us move toward a greater sense of wholeness. To read more about the AMP process click the PDF below the Labyrinth to the right to read my masters thesisU P C O M I N G 2 0 1 2 W O R K S H O P S: Rediscovering Meaning in Life: An Experiential Music Therapy WorkshopSunday, January 29 - (1pm-5pm)(at Kitsilano Community Centre, Vancouver)"Do you find yourself searching for a deeper sense of meaning in your life? Have you experienced some profound losses that have left you feeling disoriented? Through engaging in this series of simple Jungian-based guided musical processes, we will explore the inner terrain, looking for clues to spark our creativity and rediscover a sense of rich meaning in our lives. No previous musical skill or experience is necessary!"Click here to register for this workshopTransforming Personal Obstacles Through Sound: An Experiential Music Therapy WorkshopSunday, February 26 - (1pm-5pm)(at Kitsilano Community Centre, Vancouver)"What is your vision for this one short life? What obstacles do you carry in your mind that block you from manifesting this larger potential within you? This world needs you and all that you have to offer. Through this series of simple Jungian-based guided musical processes you will have the unique opportunity to explore your own personal potential and how you could manifest it more fully in your life right now. Discover the important insights and healing that your inner cast of characters are waiting to offer you. No previous musical skill or experience is necessary!"Click here to register for this workshopTESTIMONIALS:(From recent workshop participants)"It was a practical easy way to bring complex emotions thoughts and feelings into tanglible experiences that I could then uncover discover unleash heal awaken and cultivate...helped set me free!""I valued the way it helped focus my gaze on my inner landscape, by integrating mind, body, spirit...seemed effortless...helped me tap into some long awaited answers.""It was a safe and sacred environment and the facilitation was welcoming, nurturing and creative.""I've never been a musician or an artist but I realized in this workshop that actually, I am!""It was a new way for me to access a deep part of myself and become liberated from a stuck place...really opened me up! I can breathe better." "I was skeptical at first, but once I settled in I was totally surprised at the spontaneous realizations that arose from my own inner characters...and I've never been an artist or a musician...there's some magic here!""Such a supportive atmosphere...this workshop gave me another important reminder that I am creative.""Brought new understanding of a recurring dream theme that has been clamoring for my attention.""I really enjoyed the creative and encouraging environment, it was fun way to peer deep within and see all the creativity in there...not enough of this in our world today"_______________________________________________To reference this material, feel free to use the following citation:Kroeker, Joel. (2010). Archetypal Music Psychotherapy: A Heuristic Case Study of Individuation through Multi-Media Improvisation. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Music
A Musical Journey...When it comes to music I have a lot to be grateful for. I spent a decade of my life traveling the world as a singer/songwriter, touring, writing music, dreaming up musical projects and manifesting them in places as exotic as Tokyo, Laos, Cambodia, India, Nepal and all over my native country of Canada.I learned a lot in those ten years on the road about working with people, both on and off the stage, about the craft of composition, about my own inner world and about the tremendous impact that music can have on the human psyche.I still tour now and then and enjoy performing in certain contexts, but after so many rich experiences of the numinous power of music I have now turned my energy toward helping others experience this healing aspect of creativity in their own lives. I do this now through my clinical work as a creative expressive arts therapist offering music therapy sessions, counselling, psychoeducational clinics, workshops and research-based presentations. To inquire about bookings click here: Booking a Performance or WorkshopAlbumsFeel free to listen to some of my albums by clicking the album covers (to the right).If you want to buy one just click the secure paypal "buy now" button.NOTE: All transactions are secure through paypal and albums will be shipped to you within 3 weeks.Closer to the Flame (2007)True North Records$17.99CAN (includes shipping)Melodrama (2005)True North Records$17.99CAN (includes shipping)Naive Bohemian (1999)Dancing Monk Productions$17.99CAN (includes shipping)
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Contact
J O E L K R O E K E RRCC, MTA, MA, MMT, BmusVancouver, BC, CanadaTel: 604 781 3160joelkroeker_hotmail.comPlease feel free to contact me for further information or for a free initial phone interview
Resources
The Vancouver Jung SocietyThe Archive for Research in Archetypal SymbolismJames Hillman WebsiteJames Hollis WebsitePAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:"Toward a model of Archetypal Music Psychotherapy." Presented at Cornell University's, "On the Edge: Psyche in Ethics, The Arts and Nature" a conference of research in Jung and Analytical Psychology, held jointly by The Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies and the International Association for Jungian Studies, at Cornell University (Ithaca), August 12, 2010."Music Therapy in a Micro-Cultural Context." Presented at the CAMT conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 13, 2010."Improvising Beyond Genre: Music Therapy in a Micro-Cultural Context." Presented at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, Dec. 3, 2009."Toward an interdisciplinary model for Jungian Archetypal Music Psychotherapy." Presented at the 2nd Annual WLUGSA Interdisciplinary Speaker Series, "Learning Today for a Better World Tomorrow," at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, April 1, 2010."Moments of Being: Exploring the Evidence-Based Practice of Music Therapy for Schizophrenia and Like Illnesses." Presented at the MTAO conference, Wilfrid Laurier University, November 7, 2009."The ambiguous promotional presence of the Canadian Singer/Songwriter." Presented at the University of British Columbia's Crossways of Music Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2000."Targeting Utterances through the Liminal Mist: How the Canadian Singer/Songwriter Uses Words, Music and Image to Negotiate Genre, National Identity and Aesthetic." Presented as a lecture/performance at the University of Alberta's "Continuities and Innovations, Popular Print Cultures conference", Edmonton, Alberta, August 2008."A Jungian Approach to the Creative Expressive Arts," Presented at the Music Therapy Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, October 23, 2010."How the Canadian Singer/Songwriter Uses Words, Music and Image to Negotiate Genre, National Identity and Aesthetic." Presented as a lecture/performance at the Association of Canadian Studies annual conference in Quebec City, Quebec, 2008."Musical Perception and Culture." Presented at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Speaker Series "Global Issues, Local Contexts," Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, February 10, 2009.PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:Kroeker, Joel. (2010). Archetypal Music Psychotherapy: A Jungian Approach to the Creative Expressive Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University (Publication pending).Kroeker, Joel. (2001). Targeting Utterances through the Liminal Mist: An Investigation into the Cultural Practices and Worldview of the Western Canadian Singer/Songwriter, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel. (2005). Canuck Bard: What is that Canadian Sound?, Nuvo Magazine, Vol.8, No.3.Kroeker, Joel. (2005). The Search for Musical Mennonite Roots, Rhubarb Magazine, Vol.1, No.12.Kroeker, Joel (1997), Toward a Jungian Model of Personal Improvisational Music Therapy and Dreamwork, University of Manitoba.Kroeker, Joel (2000), Computerized Folk and the Authenticity of Genre, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Canadian Content and the Sound Recording Industry: The View from the Grassroots, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Carl Dahlhaus and the concept of "Work", University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Historicized Mythology and the Historical Other, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Receiving the Canon: Innovation and our framework of reception, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Sonic Letters: Applications of literary textual criticism in Musicology, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Formulating a Heirarchy of Taste: From Adorno to Zappa, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Pith and Caprice: The Essential versus the Changeable within Music, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Performance Practice and Authenticity: Recreating an old-new age, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Mass Culture Theory: A Critique, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Globalization: On Redefining the Local, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), An Ethnology of Jazz Improvisation and Interaction, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1998), Canadian Popular Music: A Select Bibliography, University of Alberta.Kroeker, Joel (1997), Western Improvisational Practice in the 20th Century, University of Manitoba.Kroeker, Joel (1996), Bela Bartok's use of Folk Music, University of Manitoba.Kroeker, Joel (1996), Folk Music as a Response to the Nationalistic Tendencies of the Late Romantic Era in Eastern Europe, University of Manitoba.Kroeker, Joel (1995), The Goldberg Variations: An Encyclopedic Essay of Baroque Keyboard Practice, University of Manitoba.HONORS AND AWARDS:October 2007 - Awarded "Outstanding Pop Album of the Year" for Closer to the Flame at the Western Canadian Music Awards.September 2004 Nominated for "Outstanding Pop Recording of the Year" (along with Sarah McLachlan, Jann Arden and Nelly Furtado) at the Western Canadian Music AwardsSeptember 2004 Nominated for "Best Songwriter of the Year" at the Western Canadian Music Awards (along with Ian Tyson)September 2000 - Nominated for SOCAN's "Outstanding Songwriter of the Year Award" (along with Ian Tyson, Jann Arden and Chantal Kreviazuk)September 1999 - Awarded "Best New Recording Artist" by ARIASeptember 1999 Awarded "Film Score of the Year" by ARIA.PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:BCACC (British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors)Jung Society of Vancouver (Board Member and Committee Chair)American Federation of Musicians Local 145CAMT (Canadian Association of Music Therapists)MTABC (Music Therapy Association of British Columbia)MTAO (Music Therapy Association of Ontario)
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