Aukje KapteynAukje Kapteyn has been a counselling therapist for forty years. Most of those years were spent with First Nations Communities. While her educational achievements form the basis of her work in the world, life is the most profound teacher. She has a Mater's degree in Counselling (Pastoral Studies) from St. Paul University in Ottawa, and has completed coursework for the Doctorate of Ministry at St. Stephen's College in Edmonton. Kapteyn has also undertaken a rigorous five-year program in Bioenergetic Analysis and studied numerous other modalities, including Indigenous perspectives on family systems and trauma. She was mentored by the founder of Shalom Mountain Retreat and Study Center and facilitates Shalom retreats. She is the mother of three and grandmother of seven. Read More Read Less