HOLISTIC HEALING | THERAPY | IN-PERSON VANCOUVER | ONLINE

A gentle space to explore, to weep, to laugh, to come undone, to return, to discover, to connect, to express, to release.

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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, bi-queer, bi-racial femme

A soft spoken, highly-sensitive, empath

An introverted social butterfly

A pleasure advocate

An avid thrifter and life long learner

A daughter, sister, niece, wife, friend and dog mom

Learn more about me

with Peace Love Unity Respect

The people who are drawn to my work often identify as:

  • Highly Sensitive, Deeply Attuned, or Neurodivergent

  • Women &/or Gender Diverse

  • Indigenous, BIPOC, Biracial Kin

  • 2SLGBTQ+ members & Allies

  • Rebels and Misfits

  • Spiritually Connected, Creative, Meaning Seekers

  • Survivors & Cycle Breakers

  • Healers, helpers, therapists and space holders

THE TERRAINS WE WALK:

While I welcome all of your story, I offer specialized support in these areas:

  • Adults (25+)

    • Learning to navigate the responsibilities of life

  • Healing after Early Experiences of Trauma

    • Mending the spirit, reclaiming a sense of safety, and gently restoring balance.

  • Depression, Stress & Burnout

    • Tending to the tired, to the overwhelmed, the stressed

  • Life Transitions & Loss

    • honouring grief — loss of a person, pet, relationship, job, illness or any life transition

  • Altered States & Dream Work

    • Weaving the wisdom of the unconscious into the everyday - dream and psychedelic integrations

  • Sex & SW Positive

    • Radical acceptance of bodily autonomy, prioritizing pleasure, kink positive

The Framework that Guides Me

I consider my role as a therapist - to be a guide, a spaceholder and a fellow traveller.

My work is deeply relational — centring the therapeutic connection as the foundational element of healing and growth.

I weave together Western Clinical techniques with Indigenous teachings - regarding healing as nonlinear, interconnected, explorative, compassionate and holistic.

I hold a critical and feminist lens on culture and systems and recognize how the outside world has a direct influence of 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

a limited number of sliding scale spots are available upon request

Contact

chantellesandstherapy@gmail.com

Office Location

814-602 W Hastings St

Vancouver, BC 

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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