James Vickers, Director of Counselling Associates, is a family therapist with over fourteen years of clinical experience. He has helped hundreds of individuals, families, couples and youth. Much of Mr. Vickers' clinical experience has involved helping clients who had been in counselling previously but had not found solutions to their problems.

Mr. Vickers has presented numerous workshops and training programs to the public and professional community on topics such as: parent group treatment, brief therapy, parenting adolescents, group psychotherapy, treating adolescent sex offenders, and community development. He consults to social agencies and the media and has appeared as a clinical consultant on the television series "The Baxters". He co-authored "Group Therapy for Parents of Youths with a Conduct Disorder" published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (October 1994.)

Mr. Vickers has trained extensively in individual, family, and group therapy in Canada and the United States. His three adult children have contributed significantly to his understanding of families and family dynamics. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, and is a Registered Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. He is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers, the Employee Assistance Program Association of Toronto and the American Orthopsychiatric Association.

James Vickers is a member of the Board of Directors of "Emily Stowe Shelter for Women and Children."