Gottman Referral Network

About

LaVerna Wilk, MC, builds champions and helps people experience freedom in their lives every chance she gets. She has worked with couples and individuals since 1988. La Verna holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and a Master of Counselling. As a therapist she has helped people step out of their rut and move on to experience the life they want. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist through the Gottman Institute and works well with couples, teaching tools so that they can begin to feel movement with their perpetual issues and learning to communicate without hurting each other. She has presented at over 70 couples workshops and is a master Rover trainer for the Gottman Art and Science of Love Couples Workshops.

LaVerna connects well with those she meets because she is real and laid back. She brings energy to her work by helping people give up wishing for a better past and reach for what they want most for themselves. She has presented couples workshops, personality workshops, run parenting groups, focusing on attachment issues as well as a variety of other parenting issues. She is certified in Observed & Experienced Integration and specializes in releasing people from the impact of trauma. La Verna believes that from time to time everyone loses sight of the big picture and could use some perspective. There are also times when a complete cognitive and emotional makeover is called for. Her desire is to provide a safe place for people to explore their circumstances and a compass to move past them. The goal isn't to feel better, the goal is to be better at feeling.
La Verna is a wife of more than 30 years and a mother of five strong young women. She enjoys outdoor activities such as off roading, camping, and riding her motorbike, meaningful friendships, laughter, and has a huge capacity for entertainment of many types.

"She creates opportunities for people to feel like champions, changing the world one heart at a time."