Safety and autonomy
You will be met with respect, curiosity, and care. You can discuss difficult experiences at a pace that feels manageable for you.
A supportive place to reconnect with yourself.
Compassionate counselling for children, youth, adults, elders, and couples navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, relationships, and life’s transitions.
Services are offered online, by telephone, or in person in a comfortable, quiet space in Port Alberni.
Welcome
Taking the step to access counselling requires strength.
My first priority is creating a sense of safety and autonomy. I want you to feel respected, supported, and able to move through counselling at a pace that feels right for you.
With more than 15 years of experience in the mental-health field, I offer a compassionate and collaborative space to explore what you are experiencing and consider meaningful ways forward.
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Reasons people seek counselling
I work with children, youth, adults, elders, individuals, and couples experiencing a range of emotional, relational, and life-stage challenges.
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Emotional regulation
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Depression
- Parenting
- Relationship concerns
- Trauma and PTSD
- Personal growth
Counselling approach
Move toward a life guided by your values.
Counselling can help you understand patterns shaped by fear and survival responses, reconnect with your values, and create more room for awareness, choice, and change.
Awareness and choice
Together, we can explore learned patterns and conditioning while creating more space for perspective, intention, and choice.
Compassionate inquiry
Counselling offers an opportunity to tend to emotional wounds with care rather than avoidance, judgment, or pressure.
How we may work together
An approach adapted to you
My approach considers your experiences, culture, strengths, preferences, and goals rather than following one fixed process.
I primarily draw from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing. I also incorporate mindfulness and body-based approaches, with trauma-focused training guiding compassionate inquiry.
“You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
— Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
Interested in working together?
If you are looking for an experienced and compassionate partner to help you navigate life’s transitions and challenges, please reach out to connect.