TRUAMA-INFORMED THERAPY | VANCOUVER & ONLINE
A gentle space to explore, to weep, to laugh, to come undone, to return, to discover, to connect, to express, to release.
Chantelle Sands
Trauma Informed Clinical Counsellor | RCC #18044
Guided by Love and Liberation
Hi! I’m Chantelle. I’m so glad you’re here.
Here’s a little about me
I’m a 37-year-old, queer, biracial - indigenous, neurodivergent femme
A soft spoken, highly sensitive, spiritual, empath
An introverted social butterfly
An avid thrifter and life long learner
A daughter, sister, niece, wife, friend and dog mom
with Peace Love Unity Respect
Many of the people I support identify as:
Neurodivergent, Highly Sensitive or Deeply Attuned
2SLGBTQ+ members
BIPOC / Biracial / Indigenous
Spiritually Connected
Creative Souls
Misfits, Outsiders, Rebels or Black Sheep
Meaning Seekers
Adults over the age of 25
Specialized Areas of Support
While I welcome all of your story, I offer specialized support in these areas:
Healing after Trauma
Mending the spirit, reclaiming safety and restoring balance
Depression & Burnout
Tending to the weary soul
Identity Exploration
unmasking the self and coming home to who you’ve always been
Grief Work
honouring the landscape of loss - death of a loved one (pet loss included), relationship endings, and life transitions
Altered States
weaving the wisdom of dreamtime into the everyday - including psychedelic preparations and integrations
Sex & SW Positive
Radical acceptance of bodily autonomy
The Framework that Guides Me
I consider my role as a therapist - to be a guide, a space holder and a fellow traveller.
I weave together Western Clinical techniques with Indigenous teachings - centring healing as nonlinear, explorative, compassionate and holistic.
I hold a critical and feminist lens on culture and systems and recognize how the outside world influence our inner landscape.
You can learn more about the healing modalities here
“Your healing process is as unique as your finger print. There is no one 'right' way to heal; together, we will weave old and new practices to find the path that belongs only to you”
- Chantelle
FAQs
Sessions are held in person and online
Mondays: In person & Online
11:30-5:30
Tuesdays: Online Only
12:30 - 5:30
Fees
$165 per 50 minute session
**receipts are issued at the end of each session to submit to your insurance provider
Contact
chantellesandstherapy@gmail.com
Office Location
814-602 W Hastings St
Vancouver, BC
WE APPROACH OUR lives on different trajectories, each of us spinning in our own separate, shining orbits. What gives this life its resonance is when those trajectories cross and we become engaged with each other, for as long or as fleetingly as we do. There’s a shared energy then, and it can feel as though the whole universe is in the process of coming together. I live for those times. No one is truly every “just passing through.” Every encounter has within it the power of enchantment, if we’re willing to look for it.
- Richard Wagamese