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,
INFJ
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
Cycle-breakers: choosing healing over inheritted patterns.
Deeply Attuned: Sensitive to energy, environments & emotions of others.
Creative Souls: seeing the world though a different lens
Misfits: often feeling like an outsider, rebel or black sheep
Tender Spirits: Valuing slowness and the power of staying gentle.
Meaning seekers: they are exploring the edges of their comfort zone for something more
Adults: over the age of 25
While these qualities can show up in multitudes of ways they are often labeled as:
Neurodivergent
Highly Sensitive
2SLGBTQ+
BIPOC / biracial / Indigenous
Spiritually Connected
Many of the people I support are
Specialized Areas of Support
While I welcome all of your story, I offer specialized support in these areas:
Healing after Trauma
Depression, Stress & Burnout
Identity Exploration
Life transitions
Grief Work
Altered Stated Integration & Preparation
Sex & SW Positive
The Work that Guides Me
I consider my role as a therapist - to be a guide, a space holder and a fellow traveller. My work draws inspiration from multiple healing lineages - from mindfulness practices to harm reduction principles, centering my practice as explorative, compassionate and holistic.
I hold a critical lens on how culture and systems influence both our inner landscape and the outer world. I weave together Western Clinical techniques with Indigenous teachings. You can learn more about those 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
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