Counselling & Therapy in the Comox Valley
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy that sees the whole you
Therapy for adults, youth, couples & families navigating ADHD, anxiety, autism, brain injury, chronic illness, depression, disabilities, OCD, self-doubt & trauma.
Our team of therapists offers in-person in the Comox Valley and virtual counselling across BC using evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming approaches.
Anxiety & OCD Therapy
Find relief from worry, intrusive thoughts, uncertainty, and the need for things to feel just right. Learn practical tools to understand your anxiety and OCD, respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings, and build greater confidence in everyday life.
How We Can Help You
ADHD & Autism Support
Better understand yourself and your needs while finding strategies that work with, rather than against, the way your brain works. Build confidence, manage overwhelm, strengthen self-advocacy, and create routines and relationships that feel more sustainable.
Trauma Processing & Recovery
Work through the lasting impact of difficult or traumatic experiences in a safe, supportive environment. Build a greater sense of safety, understand how trauma may be affecting you today, and develop tools to reconnect with yourself, your relationships, and everyday life.
Disabilities & Chronic Illness Care
Navigate the emotional and practical challenges of disability and chronic illness with compassionate support. Build tools to manage overwhelm, uncertainty, changing needs, and the impact these experiences can have on your sense of self and everyday life.
Traumatic Brain Injury Counselling
Manage the emotional and everyday challenges of traumatic brain injury. Develop tools to cope with changes in energy, emotions, identity, relationships, and daily life while adjusting to a new or changing sense of self.
Self-Esteem & Confidence Building
Build a stronger sense of self-worth and confidence while working through self-doubt, comparison, insecurity, and fear of judgment. Develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself and feel more confident in your choices, relationships, and everyday life.
You’ve been trying to figure it out on your own for long enough
Sydney, MPCC-P, She/Her
Maybe you've spent years wondering why things that seem easy for other people feel so much harder for you.
You might be exhausted from trying to keep up, stay organized, manage your emotions, or hold everything together. Maybe you've been told you're too sensitive, too emotional, too distracted, too rigid, or simply not trying hard enough.
Or maybe you're a parent watching your child struggle and wondering how to help. School feels overwhelming. Big emotions seem impossible to manage. Your child is anxious, withdrawing, having meltdowns, struggling socially, or constantly feeling like they're getting things wrong.
Sometimes you know something is different, but you haven't found the words for it yet. Sometimes you already have a diagnosis. And sometimes you've spent years being misunderstood before finally discovering that ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, depression, brain injury, disabilities, chronic illness or trauma helps explain your experience.
You’ve been trying to figure it out on your own for long enough
Riley, MPCC, She/Her
Imagine understanding yourself with more compassion instead of constantly wondering what's wrong with you.
Imagine having tools that actually work for you rather than constantly trying to force yourself into systems that weren't designed with you in mind.
Imagine your child feeling understood instead of constantly being corrected.
Imagine having fewer battles at home and more connection with your family & spouse.
Imagine being able to recognize your strengths alongside your challenges, communicate what you need, regulate overwhelming emotions, and feel more confident navigating everyday life.
Therapy can't change everything that's difficult. But with the right support, you don't have to keep navigating it alone.
Specialties
We provide counselling for individuals, youth, couples and families. Our practice is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment that welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, family structures, and life experiences.
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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, we 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, we will show you how to trust yourself and the future.
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You may have spent years feeling like you need to hide parts of yourself, keep up with expectations that don't fit, or figure out why everyday situations feel so overwhelming. We provide neurodiversity-affirming support that helps you understand yourself without trying to change who you are. You can move toward greater self-understanding, self-acceptance, and a life that feels more authentically yours.
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Living with chronic illness or pain can affect far more than your physical health. You may experience:
Frustration with an unpredictable body
Grief for the life you imagined
Feeling misunderstood or alone
Guilt about needing help or cancelling plans
Anxiety about flare-ups or the future
Feeling disconnected from your body or identity
Therapy can help you:
Process grief, anger, and frustration
Cope with uncertainty and change
Build self-compassion and trust in yourself
Set boundaries and communicate your needs
Find meaningful ways to live within your circumstances
Feel more supported and less alone in your experience
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Living with a disability can shape how you experience yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. You may experience:
Feeling misunderstood, judged, or overlooked
Frustration with barriers or lack of accessibility
Grief around things that have changed or feel out of reach
Pressure to hide your needs or constantly prove yourself
Feeling different or disconnected from others
Struggling with identity, independence, or self-worth
Therapy can help you:
Process difficult emotions and experiences
Build self-acceptance and self-compassion
Navigate changes in identity, relationships, or independence
Set boundaries and advocate for your needs
Cope with stress, frustration, and uncertainty
Build a life that reflects who you are and what matters to you
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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. We will show you what is amazing about you, and how you can start believing it yourself.
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Intrusive thoughts, doubts, checking, reassurance-seeking, or rituals may be taking up more of your life than you want them to. We use evidence-based approaches to help you understand the OCD cycle and gradually respond to uncertainty in new ways. With support, you can spend less time managing your thoughts and more time living your life.
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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.
We work with trauma through a three point phase with our 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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A brain injury can change how you think, communicate, manage emotions, remember things, or get through everyday tasks—and those changes can be frustrating and isolating. We work with you to understand these changes, build practical strategies, and adjust expectations with compassion. The goal isn't to become who you were before; it's to find a way forward that works for who you are now.
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We 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 our office to understand yourself and the world on a deeper level.
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