Meet Dr. David McKenzie
Dr. David McKenzie,Ph.D., RCC, AASECT, ACS
Born and raised on the West coast of British Columbia, David completed the majority of his College and University studies in Eastern Canada. After completing his undergraduate degree with honours, he went on to receive his Master's degree with honours in theology, history and counselling from the University of Toronto.
Seeing the need for a sex-positive and non-judgmental atmosphere in the counselling of both individuals and couples, David felt it necessary to leave his twenty-seven year career as an Anglican pastor and serve his community as a counsellor, sex therapist and clinical sexologist. He started his own private practice in 2000, dedicating his energy, expertise and research to counselling couples and individuals and to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual concerns and dysfunctions. This he did while working on his Ph.D. in human sexuality, which was conferred on him in 2005. Along with counselling individuals, Dr. David McKenzie specializes in couples therapy and sex therapy. Dr. David McKenzie's counselling and therapeutic approach is secular. Although Dr. McKenzie deeply respects all religious and spiritual traditions and works within their respective value systems, his counselling and therapeutic approach is not religiously based.
Throughout his pastoral career, David distinguished himself as a highly trained and skilled counselling therapist. During that time many couples and individuals presented with a variety of sexual concerns and dysfunctions for which David had not been trained or equipped to treat. He also discovered that most professionals in either the medical or the counselling/psychological fields were also inadequately equipped or skilled to provide the necessary therapeutic treatment for these sexual issues. His skills in individual and marriage counselling, along with requests from clients for sex advice, sex therapy and general marriage help, propelled David in 2000 to leave church leadership for private practice and to seek out and study the science of sexology. This he did in order to equip himself with the proper training to serve his clients' needs. Dr. David McKenzie is board certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the pre-eminent board in all of North American in the field of human sexuality.
In addition, David holds his Master’s degree in theology and counselling from the University of Toronto and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in human sexuality from the Institute For Advanced Study of Human Sexuality , San Francisco, California. Dr. McKenzie is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors; and is a board certified Sexologist by the American College of Sexologists. David is also trained in the use of Emotionally Focused Therapy and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and at Simon Fraser University on Sex, Religion and Culture. Dr. David Mckenzie is also a regular guest speaker to both undergraduate and graduate psychology students at Trinity Western University on the subject of sex therapy.
More about Dr. David's sex therapy and counselling services...
Dr. David McKenzie's therapeutic approach is both unique and healing. Couples and individuals find that his personable, open and inclusive style, along with his highly trained skills and vast counselling experience, spanning over thirty-four years in the area of individual and couple counselling make for a very successful therapeutic experience. Using a psychodynamic approach mixed with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Sensate Focus Dr. McKenzie explores with his client(s) the deeper roots of what drives them personally and in their relationship. Effective communication techniques along with home exercises involving reading, discussion and light touching techniques (sensate exercises) enable the couple to connect with each other in a deep and significant way and to move into a greater understanding of both themselves and their partner. Sexual and relationship problems are addressed directly but gently, with high success rates reported by Dr. David's clients. If you are searching for a therapist for help with personal problems or a troubled marriage or for a sex therapist and clinical sexologist for help with a sexual issue, please contact Dr. David McKenzie to make an appointment. You will be met with dignity, courtesy, respect and confidentiality.
More about David's sex counselling philosophy and approach...
Along with offering individual and couples counselling, David is also available for public speaking or group education events. As well, he leads workshops and classes in communication, conflict resolution, sex, religion and bereavement. His dynamic public speaking ability, coupled with his captivating approaches to the topic of human sexuality, make for a fun and educational time!
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