Chuck Geddes

Background

About Chuck Geddes

I am the founder and Clinical Director of Complex Trauma Resources based in Chilliwack, BC. We are actively engaged in providing trauma-focused education and case-planning for children and youth who have experienced complex developmental trauma - particularly those in foster care or adoption. My team developed the Complex Care and Intervention (CCI) Program, which is provided in communities around the province. CCI is a trauma-focused approach arising from an understanding of neurological results of complex trauma and attachment disruptions. I worked extensively in the fields of Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare over the past 15 years, serving in various clinical roles including supervision of staff and interns. I became interested in the role of complex trauma in children’s neurological development through the work of The Child Trauma Academy and Dr. Bruce Perry, Dan Siegel, and others. I provide education and training to social workers, foster parents, and mental health clinicians across the province of British Columbia as well as online education opportunities. Helping adoptive parents who adopt children from traumatic backgrounds is another area of growing interest for me. In my spare time, I will often be found hiking, biking, or playing old-timer hockey.