Counselling for anxiety, grief, and relationship issues
Online
In-Person
Vancouver, BC
Services Provided
Individual clients
Our focus will be on you and your one of a kind journey toward living in alignment with your values and authentic self expression.
$150 for 50 minutes
$225 for 80 minutes
Relationship clients
These sessions are for you and your loved one(s) to heal wounds, and take actions toward creating the relationship you desire.
$175 for 50 minutes
$262.50 for 80 minutes
Group work: Vitamin Connect
Group work is focused on getting a dose of “the other vitamin C” (Hallowell, 2021), where we learn and process together.
Cost varies
Areas of Practice
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Anxiety
Learn to listen to how your anxiety is trying to help you, and harness this into a skill of listening to both your body and mind to guide your choices
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Relationships
Navigate relationship concerns both new and old, big and small, to set the stage for more harmonious connection in the future
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Loneliness
Reconnect with both the inner you and the outer world, to begin expanding into a lighter, more whole and lively way of being
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Dating
Navigate dating with a sense of purpose in what you desire most from a potential partner, and begin to understand all of the glorious bits of you that you have to offer
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Life Transitions
Get clear on your core values to find direction in making big decisions, and more confidently navigate the smaller ones
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Grief
Work through complicated or mixed emotions, and navigating your life without a cherished loved one (be they human or animal)
Authentic self expression is at the heart of my approach in therapy. I believe that everything changes when we take accountability for our desires and step closer to living in integrity.
Core values of my practice…
Authenticity: I show up as me and ask you to show up as you. This might mean that we have some clunky human moments, and we can work through those together. The client-therapist relationship is where we can practice repairs and managing discomfort in an emotionally safe way.
Beneficence: This value started to develop for me when I was deep in Dan Savage’s podcast The Savage Lovecast. Dan Savage speaks to the campsite rule, but applied to relationships: “leave people better than you found them”. This is at the core of everything I do within my therapy practice. We will move through challenging conversations in a clear and kind way to gain deeper insight into how you are showing up in relationships, and life.
Passion: When we are connected with our passions we can do great things! I have found that it is all too easy to get sidetracked by trying to stay on top of all of the logistics of our lives, and when this happens it can get in the way of us truly living. When we are connected to passion it transforms us from human-doing to human-being.
Justice: This is an important part of my practice, where I step out of being a “blank-slate” and will name what I am hearing and seeing in the room. My practice involves assertiveness training, so we can get more comfortable with being in potentially uncomfortable conversations. This starts in the therapy room where we game out what keeps us from speaking up, and putting the risks into proportion.
Your Questions, Answered
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Absolutely! I think this is an essential part of finding the right counsellor for anybody. Like most counsellors out there, I offer a free phone consultation to discuss what you’re experiencing, and how I may be able to help. A consult also provides you the opportunity to ask any questions you have, and for us to get a better sense of one another. You can quickly and easily book a consult with me here.
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Counselling looks different for everyone, but the first appointment, I will guide you. There is nothing you need to do to prepare for your first session aside from giving yourself ample time to arrive at the appointment, and at least 10 minutes to have a tea or go for a walk after the appointment.
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I am committed to showing up as my authentic self in our sessions together. I work with humour and immediacy - which is the recognition of the relationship between me and my clients while it is happening in real time. I will welcome you with full warmth, presence, and honesty whether it is our first session or hundredth session together!
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Life happens! I get it!
If you know you won’t be able to make your appointment, please let me know as soon as you can. We can always switch to a video or phone appointment if that might work better for you. I have a 48 hour cancellation policy, meaning that there is the full session fee associated with any cancellations within 48 hours of your appointment start time.
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In the unlikely event that I am legally required to break confidentiality would be if there is a high likelihood of imminent and grave harm to the client and/or a third-party, or when required to do so by law due to a subpoena. If any of these instances occur in our time together, we will work collaboratively to break confidentiality.
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“Vancouver is a small town that pretends to be a big city” – Sacha Medine, RCC
This may happen at some point, and that’s okay! I will not approach you or treat you as if we have any prior relationship. If you would like to say hello, I welcome that!