Counselling & Therapy in the Comox Valley
Tired of feeling like you’re not good enough?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for adults struggling with worry, feeling on edge, anxiety, adult ADHD, self-doubt, and low self-esteem in person in the Comox Valley.
How I Can Help You
Anxiety Counselling
Learn how to stop spiraling thoughts & overwhelming worry. Learn how to start trusting yourself.
Adult ADHD Therapy
Recognize ADHD-related challenges and strengths. Develop strategies to stay focused, and organized.
Self-Esteem Building
Shift the inner critic from self-blame to self-compassion without the arrogance.
I’m Riley
MPCC, She/Her
You wake up already on edge. Your mind races before your feet hit the floor. You overthink everything—conversations, decisions, texts you sent days ago. You try to stay calm, but your body always feels like it’s bracing for something.
I offer counselling for adults who are overwhelmed by constant overthinking, self-criticism, and fears of the future. If you’re struggling with anxiety, adult ADHD, or low self-esteem, you don’t need to figure it out alone.
As a Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, I combine empathy, honesty, and evidence-based strategies to help you build the kind of relationship with yourself that actually supports you.
Together, we’ll get to the root of what’s holding you back and teach you how to:
Trust yourself and your future
Let go of the pressure to do it all perfectly
Build self-esteem and confidence
Break free from burnout and self-blame
Take action even when your brain says you can’t
In therapy, we’ll build the self-compassion needed to help you slow down, feel more in control, and finally breathe a little easier.
Specialties
I provide therapy for individuals over 19 years of age. My goal is to create a safe and inclusive therapy space that welcomes & affirms individuals of all ages, races, abilities, sexual orientations, gender expressions, backgrounds, and family constellations.
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ADHD is the endless stream of thoughts pulling you in every direction at once. It looks like bursts of creativity followed by unfinished projects, losing track of time, struggling to focus when you need to, and feeling like your brain never quite works the way you want it to.
Through validation, reframing, strengths-based strategies, and practical tools, I will help you harness the power of your ADHD. You’ll learn how to work with your brain, not against it—so you can find focus, follow through, and thrive.
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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.
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As a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 alleviated. 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.
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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.
First, we create safety so that you are able to manage your trauma symptoms.
Secondly, we remember and mourn what happened to you slowly and with patience.
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.
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