Kelly Neville RN-C, MN, BSN
Therapy and Counselling Services for Individuals, Couples and Families in a Private and Confidential Setting

Kelly Neville

Kelly is a registered nurse who has been certified as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse since 1994. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Maine and a Masters of Nursing from Memorial University of Newfoundland focusing on Individual Counselling. This allows Kelly to practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse in a Private Practice setting. Kelly is registered with the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses Association and is supported in Independent practice by the Association as well as the Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian and American Nurses Association Credentialing Centers. She has professional liability insurance plan with the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS Plus).

Experience:

Kelly has worked in psychiatry and mental health since 1990 and has extensive experience in both Acute Psychiatry and Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Programming while conducting both group and individual therapy. She has worked with clients who have experienced the following:

• Anxiety Disorders (Panic, PTSD, and OCD)
• Personality Disorders
• Thought Disorders (Schizophrenia and Psychosis)
• Mood Disorders (Depression and Bipolar)
• Substance Abuse (Illicit Drugs and Alcohol)
• Eating Disorders (Anorexia and Bulimia)

November 2002 - Present

• Currently working in private practice with individuals, couples, and families and counselling university students who experience eating disorders, coordinating the wellness program, conducting mental health screenings and outreach events for the University Counselling Centre.
• Private practice and sessional work for Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUN) teaching nursing students mental health and "therapeutic communication techniques" as well as counselling university students at the University Counselling Centre

Areas of Specialty:

• Extensive experience in conducting both group and individual counselling
• Working with people who:
  • have difficulty with an unusual stressful situation
  • who need to learn and refine skills to change behavioural, emotional and thinking patterns associated with problems that cause misery and distress
  • Self-esteem enhancement
    
  • Assertiveness and communication training (including setting limits and boundaries)
  • Wellness/health promotion and prevention due to a medical illness (including personal problem solving and goal setting)