Individual Counselling
A Soft Landing for Tending to Your Inner World
Depth-oriented, trauma-informed individual therapy for adults seeking an unhurried space to slow down, process complex life experiences, and reconnect with their inherent wisdom.
Weaving Paths & Two-Eyed Seeing
Therapy with me is a relational, unhurried space. Rather than following a rigid map or chasing predetermined outcomes, we allow room to meander.
Healing is not always linear, and I don’t believe therapy needs to be either. We make room for what is most present, allowing the conversation and therapeutic process to unfold organically.
You’ll be invited to slow down—to notice the subtleties of daily life, the signals of your nervous system, and the stories carrying your lived experience.
My approach is informed by the principle of Two-Eyed Seeing: learning to see through one eye with the strengths of Indigenous ways of knowing, and through the other with the insights of Western clinical practice. Together, these perspectives can offer a richer, more holistic way of understanding where you’ve been, where you are, and where you might go next.
Who Individual Counselling Is For
You don’t need a formal diagnosis, the "right" clinical words, or a neat plan to begin therapy.
Individual counselling with me is designed for folks navigating the expansive, complex landscapes of life—especially those who have often felt unseen or misunderstood in mainstream spaces.
This space may be a good fit if you’re navigating:
Trauma & Complex Wounds: Gentle integration of developmental, relational, intergenerational, and systemic trauma.
Depression, Burnout & Deep Fatigue: Exploring the roots of overwhelm, people-pleasing, and survival strategies while creating space for true restoration.
Grief, Endings & Life Transitions: Holding space for loss, life shifts, identity changes, and the quiet grief of walking between worlds.
Identity & Self-Exploration: Unraveling expectations, conditioning, and inherited stories to discover who you are on your own terms.
Parts Work & Inner Healing: Compassionately getting to know the different protective and wounded parts of yourself through parts work and somatic reflection.
Dreams, Altered States & Meaning: Integrating profound inner experiences, dreams, and non-ordinary states of consciousness with grounding and care.
The Flow of Sessions
Initial Connection
20-minute video consultation - Free
A relaxed, low-pressure opportunity for us to meet
Talk about what’s bringing you to therapy, and get a sense of whether we might be a good fit.
I’ll share a little about my background and approach, and you’ll have space to share what you’re looking for.
Finding our Ryhthm
Focus: Getting to know you and your context
In our first few sessions, we gently explore the terrain you’re navigating. We might talk about your daily rhythms, relationships, roles, history, values, and the sources of wisdom and community that sustain you.
There’s no expectation that you arrive with everything figured out. These early sessions are also an opportunity for us to learn how to work together.
The Ongoing Profess
Focus: Deeper exploration and integration
As our therapeutic relationship develops, you bring whatever feels most relevant in the moment. Each session doesn’t need to follow a predetermined path.
Together, we might slow down to notice underlying patterns, tend to difficult emotions, explore parts of yourself, attend to the body, work with stories and meaning, or simply make room for what is happening in your life.
How I Approach Therapy
Meeting You Where You Are: We make room for whatever is happening in your life right now—daily stress, relationship conflicts, or ongoing concerns. Small everyday moments often offer valuable clues about deeper underlying patterns.
Getting to know Symptoms: Rather than treating anxiety, depression, burnout, or grief as personal flaws to eliminate, we become curious about what they are communicating regarding your boundaries, history, needs, and systemic stressors.
Honouring the Full Human Experience: Therapy doesn't have to be heavy all the time. There is room for grief, anger, and pain—alongside humour, delight, absurdity, pleasure, and ordinary life. You don’t have to perform wellness in the therapy room.
Frameworks & Approaches
Body & Emotion
Mindful and somatic awareness, emotion-focused reflection, inner child and parts work.
Systems, Culture & Social Justice
Critical cultural and systemic perspectives, intersectionality, harm reduction, and attention to the ways larger systems shape our lives.
Story, Meaning & Identity
Narrative practices, guided imagery, active imagination, meaning-making, and ritual.
Joy, Play & Possibility
Humour, play, pleasure, connection, and making room for the parts of life that exist beyond survival.
Session Rhythms & Logistics
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Virtual video sessions are offered across BC and the Yukon through secure platform Janeapp.
Phone options available
In-person sessions are offered in Vancouver, BC.
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each session is scheduled for 50 minutes
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There’s no one-size-fits-all answer.
For many people, weekly or biweekly sessions offer enough consistency to build our therapeutic relationship and create momentum, particularly at the beginning.
Others may benefit from a different rhythm depending on their needs, schedule, and capacity. We can talk together about what feels sustainable and supportive for you.
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Pre-booked sessions are available on a weekly, biweekly (every two weeks), or monthly basis.
Recurring sessions are typically scheduled in three-month periods, giving you a consistent time in my calendar while still allowing for adjustments as your needs or schedule change.
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No problem. All clients have access to my self-booking calendar, where you can view and book available appointments within a rolling two-week window.
Recurring clients are given priority access to pre-booked spots. Once those spots are filled, remaining availability is offered through self-booking.
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$165 per session.
with a limited number of sliding scale spots
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As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #18044) with the BCACC, services are covered by most extended health plans in BC and the Yukon (e.g., Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, Green Shield).
I do not offer direct billing at this time. After payment is received, you will be provided with a receipt that you can submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.
Payments can be made automatically by credit card through the secure Jane App platform, or by e-transfer prior to the start of each session.
Please note: All clients are required to keep a valid credit card on file.
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Please provide at least 48 hours' notice for cancellations or rescheduling.
Cancellations made between 48 to 24 hours prior are charged 50% of the session fee
Cancellations under 24 hours or missed sessions are charged the full session fee.
(Note: Cancellation fees are generally not eligible for insurance reimbursement)
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Finding a therapist is fundamentally about finding a safe relational fit. I invite you to book a free 20-minute video consultation—a low-pressure, zero-commitment space for us to meet, discuss what you’re hoping to tend to, and notice how it feels to be in conversation together.