Dr. Michael “Mike” Dadson, PhD, RCC, CCC, is Clinical Director of Gentle Currents Therapy in Langley, BC. His work includes counselling, clinical supervision, research, therapist training and program development.
His professional journey spans child and youth care, specialized foster parenting, ministry, chaplaincy, counselling psychology and clinical leadership. These experiences inform his commitment to meeting people with dignity, compassion and thoughtful, evidence-informed care.
Dr. Dadson’s clinical work includes trauma and PTSD, dissociation, men’s mental health, relationships, and the experiences of veterans and first responders. His previous roles include national executive and clinical leadership with the Veterans Transition Network and service on the board of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, which named him a Fellow in 2017.
He developed the Sequential Trauma Narrative (STN), a trauma-informed clinical framework that informs his work with life experiences, identity and relationships. His current counselling and supervision work emphasizes understanding the person, developing goals together, and responding to their needs and experience of care.
For a fuller account of his clinical leadership, mentorship and community work, explore Dr. Dadson’s professional legacy and his national and international clinical contributions.
Explore his qualifications, training and publications, read the Gentle Currents Statement of Care, or view his professional record.
You can get to know Dr. Dadson and the wider team before deciding on your next step. Meet the people behind the care to learn about their experience and approaches. The intake team can help you consider clinician fit and current availability.