Counselling & Therapy in the Comox Valley & Online

Anxiety is that awful dread building in your stomach because of all the what ifs that the future holds. It looks like constant worrying, body aches, trouble sleeping, doubt, fear, and an impending sense of doom.

Through validation, reframing & challenging thoughts, strengths building and bringing you back to the present moment, I will show you how to trust yourself and the future.

Nothing is more frustrating, disappointing, and scary than finding ourselves making the same mistakes over and over again.

Our behaviours are habits that serve us in ways that can be hard to identify. However, once we discover how we are being served by them, we can develop enough awareness to notice when we are about to engage in the pattern and mindfully choose our reaction.

This level of awareness and control is possible. Developing the skills to choose how we react is how we regain control of our life and direct it to where we want to go.

As a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ myself, I understand the need for counselling that is intimately aware of the history, beauty, and challenges of identifying outside of heteronormativity. You will always have a safe space in my office to understand yourself and the world on a deeper level.

Low self-esteem makes us believe we are not good enough, set impossibly high standards for ourselves, fear failure & rejection, struggle to connect with others, struggle with criticism, and search for approval from others.

Learn what is right about you through strengths-based therapy. I will show you what is amazing about you, and how you can start believing it yourself.

Stress can eat away at our confidence, enjoyment, and joy. We must find ways to destress, be in the moment, and make meaningful changes to lead lives we actually want to live.

Through honest feedback and identification of the factors contributing to your stress, I will help you with actual solutions on how to change your life to be stress-free and happy, no matter what is going on in your life.

Having suicidal thoughts can be very scary. They can come in the form of reckless behaviour, not caring if you die, or willing to do anything to make the pain stop.

The good news is that suicidal thoughts are very normal and can be defeated. Save your own life through identifying what needs to stop to make these thoughts go away and taking action to get there.

If you or someone you know is in immediate crisis or has suicide-related concerns, call or text 9-8-8.

Trauma can present itself in the form of intrusive thoughts, constantly feeling "on edge", intense fear, avoiding places, people, or situations that remind you of the past, numbness, irritability, feeling worthless, ashamed, guilty or that you are disconnected from yourself.

I work with trauma through a three point phase with my clients.

1. First, we create safety so that you are able to manage your trauma symptoms.

2. Secondly, we remember and mourn what happened to you slowly and with patience.

3. And lastly, we make meaning of what happened to you by placing it in the context of your life now.

This process is done with great care for pacing and input from you on the speed of our exploration.