Small groups of up to four persons for the purpose of relaxation & restoration of our mind and bodies, using sound healing instruments such as the piano, voice, Tibetan bowls, Native American style flute, chimes, and more. This group focuses on self-care for people needing relief from burnout, overwhelm, exhaustion and grounding from trauma. Cosy, 1-hour sessions. Value: 4 persons: $50.00 pp/hr. Contact Chrissandra at https://www.chrissandra.com or chrissandra1@gmail.com for more information to organize a private group session.
Hosted by Chrissandra Unger, Counsellor & Expressive Arts
Counsellor, ALCM, CCC, MA
Group meets in Nanaimo, BC V9S
I empower young adults and women experiencing burnout, trauma, anxiety, and depression—especially those who are highly sensitive, creative, empathetic, or introverted.
It's possible to gain a renewed quality of life & find resilience. We can explore and experience the parts of the internal self through talk therapy as well as other modalities. An imaginative approach to therapy with verbal & non-verbal therapies may also be included if you desire... there is no expectation other than to simply show up and be yourself.
In this 6-week Live Online Mindful Self-Compassion course, you will learn some of the principles and practices of mindful self-compassion, so you can better relate to and care for yourself, both physically and emotionally. Research has shown that these techniques can help improve our emotional well-being, improve our ability to cope with life’s challenges, lower levels of anxiety and depression, promote healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and lead to more satisfying personal relationships. The course is a heartfelt, nurturing program to explore mindfulness and self-compassion. Information and registration at www.compassioninspiredhealth.com
Struggling with self-criticism, shame, low self-esteem, stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, eating disorders, family conflict, relationship struggles, life changes or grief? Needing support, new skills or help for moving forward? You deserve to find more peace and well-being. I can help. Together we will explore what is getting the way, heal what needs to be healed, feel what needs to be felt and learn what needs to be learned.
Beyond Blame is a group that supports men to move beyond abusive behaviours and to build healthy relationships. This is an 18 hour program for men who want to stop being abusive and learn ways to build relationships based on equality and mutual respect. You may want to consider participating if you are a man who is at risk, or has a history of abusing others; or if you want to address power and abuse in relationships.
Today as a society there are so many stressors that we have to deal with on an individual basis such as mental illness, trauma, struggles with addiction, work and relationship stress that can impact our overall ability to function and succeed. Going through any of these struggles alone is a near impossible task and I am happy that you are looking for someone to walk along with you through life's challenges.
Education is such an important part of removing stigma and helping people access support. I am happy to announce I am trained to facilitate CMH Mental Health First Aid Certification, both in person and online. Get in touch to book your groups! Minimum 8, maximum 15 (online) or 25 (in person) One full day or two 3.5 hour sessions.
Understanding the need for change is a big first step. Then getting the energy and nerve to find a therapist and make that first appointment can seem insurmountable. Congratulations on making it this far! Issues with emotional regulation, interpersonal communication/skills, and problematic substance use can derail our best attempts at a satisfying life. Using an individualized and integrated approach of DBT and Talk Therapy with the cheer of Solution Focused, we can work together to understand how your biology, environment and psychology can be readapted to help reach your goals. There will be infographics and worksheets! (Yay?)
This is a group for individuals who are looking to obtain the requirements for the Approved Clinical Supervisor status with BCACC, or for those who would like support and guidance with the supervision of other clinicians. This is offered by Kathryn Atkinson, RCC-ACS and Lurline Raposo, RCC-ACS.
To all of you who feel weary, frightened, overwhelmed, alone: take refuge here. You are not alone. There is hope. Although the waves seem too rough, they can be calmed. Let’s navigate these storms together. I am Kathryn Atkinson and I want to provide you with a safe space to share your struggles, be truly heard, and understood. Together we will find ways to increase your resilience and climb those mountains that seem insurmountable or traverse those dark storms that seem unending.
Monthly Integration Group held on Wednesday closest to the new moon. Nanaimo. A co-collaborated safe space to process experiences of non-ordinary states of consciousness - Experiential embodiment practices including but not limited to breath, mindfulness, visualization, intuitive movement, play, sounding, and ritual. Psychoeducational components, sacred sharing circle and art-making. Participants will complete a pre-screening session to ensure fit for group. Minimum 3-month commitment highly recommended.
Hosted by Brittany Sirtonski
Registered Psychotherapist, BAHons, MACP, ExA, RP, PhD(IP)
Group meets in Nanaimo, BC V9T
Many of the problems we experience in life can be traced back to parts of ourself that are wounded or not properly integrated. I help you to reflect and make sense of your experience, and to work through areas of your life that bring discomfort. In moving through these discomforts/stuck areas in a new way, you release these wounds, become free from their grasp & move into more aligned, embodied & authentic living. We cannot fully integrate (become whole in our life) unless we heal & integrate all parts - including shadow work, healing parental and childhood wounds, ego work, sacred sexuality, reprogramming belief systems etc.
Women are being called to reconnect to their power and their feminine energy which includes their intuition, collaborative intelligence and ways of knowing. I created this group to bring women together to experience the power of the feminine, to share their stories, and to experience connection through healing rituals, poems, song and meditation. When women heal themselves in a community of other women they can uplift, empower, and inspire others. The Women's Healing Circle is an educational and process group that runs for six consecutive Wednesday or Thursday evenings. Date: TBA Location: Nanaimo, BC.
I specialize in trauma as well as the resulting grief, anxiety, depression, and addictions that may have developed. I am passionate about helping women understand that the coping mechanisms that evolved were functional and helped you survive in times of difficulty. These may now show up as patterns that hold you back and cause you to think, feel, and behave in ways that no longer serve you. I believe everyone has the capacity to heal and the ability to learn new skills to become free of overwhelming fear, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction.
Do you want to connect with others on the autism journey? Join our virtual support group for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to connect with others and feel included and accepted. This group is a safe space to share your experiences and find new strategies. Brittany, a registered clinical counsellor, will lead the group and provide helpful insights about ASD brain functions and behaviors to support everyone in achieving positive outcomes.
Are you feeling overcome with stress, anxiety and depressive feelings? Do you find yourself suffering from negative self-talk that contributes to a lack of self-esteem and confidence? Are you lonely, even with people all around you? Do you long to connect with meaningful relationships? Do you find yourself looking for escapes with addictive processes? If this sounds like you, I would love to help you connect to your authentic self by overcoming the negative lens that has been built throughout your life by what others have said, feelings of disapproval, traumatic experiences, societal and cultural conditioning.
This is an ongoing group intended for parents, the unemployed, and those managing their disability and/or addiction. It is intended to provide the information needed to deal with debilitating anxiety, elevated distress, and crippling depression on a day-to-day basis.
Although I am also a couples counsellor, I work primarily with those who have experienced trauma. Trauma is the experience of being emotionally and psychologically overwhelmed and overcome for weeks, months, or years by adverse childhood experiences and adult traumatic events. My focus is always on the present and a hopeful future - how can those debilitated by anxiety, shame, poor self-worth, child sexual abuse, c-PTSD and PTSD, and dissociative disorders including Dissociative Identity Disorder, become healthy enough to meet their own needs for income, housing, affirming relationships, and wellness - physical, emotional AND mental
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This group is intended for men who have survived various forms of trauma and are looking for group support, as well as a way to process and share their story. There are two group phases with each phase consisting of 10 sessions. The first phase focuses on safety and stabilization; which includes coping skills, psychoeducation around the impacts of trauma and a safe environment to explore the healing process. The second phase focuses on continuing to provide a safe place for survivors to share and process their stories and to reintegrate these experiences into the survivor’s life story.
Hosted by Sandra S. Neil
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, CCC, RCC
Group meets in Gibsons, BC V0N
Starr Counselling Services BILINGUAL - ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS - Youth, Parent, Family and Adults.
Counselling services for those seeking support with depression, anxiety, stress management, anger, relationship counselling, parenting, aggression, defiance, fear, discipline, and related issues. I enjoy working with all aspects of change and transition in one's personal development. I look forward to accompanying you towards personal growth and discovery.
We're strong, soulful, savvy and smart, vibrant and sassy too! Hyper-skilled, 50+ and young at heart, highly sensitives, we’re engaged with learning, living full-out and having fun, devoted to personal growth and bettering ourselves! Keenly awake with HEAPS of bold passion, creativity and experience, aspirations, and dreams to fulfill! We're not afraid of vulnerability and our personal power, asserting boundaries and speaking our truths now. This ripe time is about being true to ourselves after putting others needs before our own, nurturing deep connections (online), sharing and telling stories, strengthening inner wisdom and feeling support!
You CAN live without anxiety, stress, overwhelm or burnout! Numb, stuck or simply surviving? We live in crazy times! You’ve lived, loved, worked, possibly married and divorced, raised a family, cared for aging parents, surely succeeded in your unique ways and also dealt with life’s natural challenges and losses too. If a helper-type, other’s needs have likely come before your own. Life happens, and often not how planned. Whether anxious and stressed, have a heavy heart or upset emotions, stuck in unhealthy patterns of thought or behaviors, in loss or life transitions, unhappy in relationships, we ALL need support to shift / grow.
Have you ever woken up with only one weird image that you remember from your dreams? Dreamweaving is a group dreamwork process developed by Dr. Leslie Ellis which uses these dream snippets to facilitate insight, transformation and a sense of embodied resource that you can take with you into your daily life. This group is experiential, somatically-oriented, collaborative and inclusive, with each participant contributing a dream snippet or a daydream image to work with as a group. Dreamweaving is a dreamwork specific group and is not a replacement for individual therapy. Meets online on zoom.
As we move through life, we develop familiar ways of coping. Some phases of life bring challenges that begin to exceed our ability to handle them using our regular coping strategies. Emotional ups and downs, outbursts of anger, withdrawing or relationship conflicts can be some of the clues that your coping strategies are overwhelmed. You might also notice disorganization, anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, overthinking or a racing mind that makes it hard to rest or sleep even when you have time to take a break. You may be quite hard on yourself, and if you feel criticised or misunderstood by others it can add fuel to the fire.
Being a caregiver for people with an illness or disability is extremely challenging and exhausting. This is a space place to share thoughts and feelings about being a caregiver. Can send zoom link if interested.
I am happy to work with all group especially those from an LGBT background, as I have significant experience working with this cliental and an understanding of the unique challenges that they face
Join us at Nectar Yoga on Bowen Island on March 17th for a magical and connective day where we honour our season of Winter, and welcome the emergence of Spring. See my website for all the details! www.kelseymac.com/spring-equinox
Hosted by Kelsey MacDougall: Holistic Psychotherapy
Counsellor, RCC, SEP
Group meets in Bowen Island, BC V0N
Now Accepting New Clients!
Are you stuck in the same frustrating patterns that feel all too familiar? Do anxiety, overwhelm, or challenges in your relationships keep holding you back? By working together, you’ll uncover what’s keeping you stuck and start creating a brighter future—one where you feel happier, more fulfilled, and deeply connected. It's time to start the journey forward, and I'm here to walk with you.
I also In-Person events, check out my website for the latest on that.
Waves of Change is aimed toward female identifying people aged 19+ who identify anxiety as a barrier in their lives and are looking to develop resources and coping strategies to help them manage anxiety and stress. Meeting twice monthly, one evening and one daytime program, this program fosters positive mental health through a nature based group counselling program. It takes a holistic health perspective and builds resiliency and skills with the aim of integration of these skills into participants lives moving forward. Please see humannaturecounselling.ca for more information about the program starting in February, and how to register.
When we work together it will be about supporting you in moving out of ways of being that no longer serve you in a helpful way and into a more connected, aware and preferred place. Collaboratively working to understand and shift the impacts that traumatic events have had on your life and building on your energy levels so that you can feel a deeper sense of ease, belonging and happiness. Be it parenting support, family therapy or individual youth and or adult sessions, together we can create a space that upholds your dignity and highlights your intrinsic strengths as we navigate changes together towards a more preferred sense of you.
This group is intended for men who have survived various forms of trauma and are looking for group support, as well as a way to process and share their story. There are two group phases with each phase consisting of 10 sessions. The first phase focuses on safety and stabilization; which includes coping skills, psychoeducation around the impacts of trauma and a safe environment to explore the healing process. The second phase focuses on continuing to provide a safe place for survivors to share and process their stories and to reintegrate these experiences into the survivor’s life story.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. My goal is to work collaboratively with you based on your specific goals and needs with an emphasis on building a strong therapeutic relationship and creating a safe environment. I provide psychotherapy services to explore concerns relating, but not limited to, various forms of trauma and abuse, dissociative disorders, interpersonal relationships/attachment difficulties, substance use, self-esteem, identity, depression, anxiety, and chronic illness.
