Debbie Clelland

Core Faculty, Professor

Vancouver

I am very happy that I have the opportunity to be a faculty member in Counselling Psychology in Vancouver. Walking alongside students and teaching the next generation of psychotherapists is really important to me. I do my best to meet students where they are, and invite them to take the next steps in their own education and career goals.

dclelland@adler.edu (236) 521-2478

OVERVIEW

Dr. Debbie Clelland is a counsellor educator and clinician with extensive experience supporting gifted individuals and families. With more than 15 years in private practice, she specializes in counselling for gifted adults and families with gifted children, integrating her clinical expertise with a deep understanding of exceptional cognitive and emotional development.

Based in Vancouver, Dr. Clelland has taught in Adler’s counselling psychology program since 2008, focusing on clinical and relationship counselling courses. She also served as chair of the Research Ethics Board for 11 years, guiding ethical practice in research and scholarship.

She also created MakingSenseOfGiftedness.ca and developed the Professionals Directory, now the most visited page on the Gifted Children’s Association of BC website. Her work continues to expand access to resources and community for gifted individuals across British Columbia.

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, Registered Member #1332;
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association membership.

Publications

Arab First-Generation Immigrants’ Wishes and Attitudes towards Marital Counselling in Canada.

2022 Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 34 (1-2), 153-177

Abu Hannoud, D., Clelland, D., & Wu, R.

Accelerating gifted students in Canada: policies and possibilities.

2013 Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l’éducation, 36(3), 229-271

Kanevsky, L. S., & Clelland, D.