Individual Counselling
Being in the storm
Depression can feel like moving through waist deep water while everyone else is on dry land. Things that used to matter somehow don’t anymore, and you’re exhausted just trying to keep up.
Anxiety is a feeling of worry about what's going to happen, today, next week, or long into the future - and you’re tired of bracing for impact every day.
During life transitions, the old version of your life is gone, but the new one hasn't shown up yet.
Relationships that used to feel connected now feel miles apart. We can’t understand why they are acting this way, and we don’t feel like they actually understand us. We seem to be stuck in this spiral of conflict.
Across any of these challenges, even though there are people around you who care, a part of you may feel alone in your problems.
Clarity and understanding
It may feel nice to hear “It’s going to be ok” or “You are not alone”, but honestly a part of you doesn’t agree. The challenges and hurts of the past are stored in our nervous system and impact how we interact with our day to day life. We can’t just “tell” our nervous system that everything is ok. We need new lived experiences to teach ourselves this truth.
Most of us can understand how our childhood impacted the way we live as adults, but this doesn’t change anything. Insights are not what therapy is about. Together we create an environment where you can be understood and accepted unlike in daily life - when this genuinely happens, real change and growth occur. Below I explain a bit more about how I work…
My approach to Individual Counselling
Person-Centred Therapy - If you think of the moments in your life when you have felt peace, happiness, or connection, you’ll find two things were present: You felt a sense of being understood and accepted at some level. This is what real Person-Centred Therapy is about. Many counsellors jump to interventions and “fixing” before establishing acceptance and understanding.
Other Modalities - I also use a range of other modalities including, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-informed counselling, a Culturally sensitive approach, Ecotherapy, Mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
In-person vs Virtual - Both forms are beneficial. And I serve clients across Canada. However, if you want growth and change to happen (relatively) faster, and you are in the Vancouver area… in-person therapy is more effective than virtual therapy.*
*A 2025 Frontiers in Psychology study found that in-person therapy leads to better outcomes and stronger therapeutic rapport than virtual sessions. View Study
Book a free 15 - 20 minute consultation. This can be done virtually or in person at the clinic