About Suzana Dujmic MC, RCC

Hi there. My name is Suzana Dujmic and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counselling from City University of Seattle (Vancouver campus). I am a bilingual (Croatian-Serbian-Bosnian) and bicultural counsellor with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents/youth and their families in a variety of settings (education, social work, community base work, clinical counselling). People and the families I work with face diversity of all kinds on daily basis. Their strength and will to live a life that makes sense to them and to take a stand against personal, environmental and social barriers is a constant inspiration to me.

My entire educational background (12 years of post-secondary education) as well as my professional and volunteer work is dedicated to helping people achieve their own goals, to make sense of their own life experiences and to assist people in rewriting their own stories.

In my career, I have trained and mentored social workers and internationally trained human service professionals. As a bilingual and a bicultural clinical counsellor with a great passion for human rights and social justice I use my lived experience to empower and inspire as well as to help people reach into their inner strengths, cultural values, and beliefs in order to achieve a successful transition.

I am committed to continuous education, as well as professional and personal growth.

My published work includes the book, Sense of Belonging in Refugees from Former Yugoslavia: A Case Study in Resilience and Attachment. This book is based on my Master’s thesis and its goal is to “witness” the pain of children and adults who survived the betrayal of the civil war, consequent displacement and the ultimate creation of new meanings. I offer some concrete recommendations for professionals working with refugees and uprooted people.