Therapists in Victoria, BC

Currently accepting new clients (teens and adults) for in person and virtual sessions. I offer a direct and action-oriented approach, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral, Acceptance and Commitment and Person Centered therapy. My goal is always to capture a client’s inner wisdom and strength, even when they don’t realize they possess these qualities! I have worked as a counsellor with youth, families and adults for over 20 years in settings that include schools, the community and the public sector. www.tanyamtherapy.com

Accepting new clients! My name is Emma Lujan (she/her). I am a queer identifying counsellor. I genuinely seek to meet each person where they are at and I strive to create a safe space for people to feel comfortable expressing their authentic selves. I specialize in LGBTQ2+ affirming therapy and those struggling with substance use and addiction. I support people navigating grief, boundaries, self-acceptance, and belonging. You can book a free 20 minute phone consultation by clicking the website link. www.prismcounselling.net

In our session, your comfort, validation, and acceptance are prioritized. I embrace every aspect of who you are and recognize your resilience. Our collaboration is inclusive and respectful of your diversity. Together, we create a safe space for exploring your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Using various therapeutic approaches like Narrative Therapy, DBT, Solution-Focused, and EMDR, we work together to uncover insights, develop strategies, and set achievable goals. As you leave, you'll feel validated and hopeful, armed with practical tools to navigate life's challenges with confidence and resilience, knowing you have support

I offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy for a wide range of mental health concerns, including mood disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), codependency, addiction, autism, body image issues, family and parenting difficulties, self-harm, and eating disorders. My goal is to assist individuals in achieving improved emotional well-being and overall life satisfaction. My approach is tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, and I prioritize creating a safe, support, and trusting counselling environment.

As a therapist I create space and opportunity for you to explore behaviours, relationships, feelings, or thoughts which benefit you and those that trouble you or cause difficulty in your life. I work alongside you to support you to develop deeper personal insight and awareness, better ways of understanding and coping with problems, and improved relationships, daily functioning, and quality of life. Whether you are experiencing overwhelm, low mood, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or stress, together we can draw on your strengths, competence, and wisdom and create more ease in your life.

Are you feeling filled with self-doubt, not living your life to the fullest, or like you can’t turn off your thoughts? Are you finding it difficult to cope with life or relationships and feel out of balance or disconnected? Perhaps you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed with aspects of your life. Feeling weighed down by stress, fear, self-criticism, sadness or pain. Maybe you are looking for support to find ways and strategies to manage your emotions, to become more in tune with yourself, to find your compassionate voice and to cope with stress so you feel empowered to challenge negative self-beliefs and take back control of your life.

I am a registered clinical counsellor and am passionate about working with people from all walks of life. I have experience working with neurodivergent children, youth, and adults. After giving birth to my daughter, I have become passionate about perinatal mental health and am currently pursuing my certificate in this area. I have a particular interest in working with people who have sustained birth injuries.

I am a client-focused, strengths-based therapist who works with people who have experienced trauma. As a counsellor, I work with you in a gentle and compassionate way to identify actions, reactions, and behaviours that once served you but are now impacting your life. I work with clients to feel empowered to process their past and navigate the future they desire. I have worked with people who have experienced trauma, including people who have experienced sexual violence, sex work, addiction, and domestic violence. I approach each person with respect and provide them the dignity they deserve.

Let's start by being human together, and acknowledge the difficulties of being human in this modern world. We might begin to feel less-than human when we are worn down, let down, rejected, or taken for granted. The heart, body, mind, and spirit suffer in response. I want to support you to feel more human, more alive and aligned with the life you want, and more capable of showing up for yourself and others. But more than that, I want to support you to feel accepted and connected, in whatever way you might be experiencing life's challenges.

I typically work with those experiencing emotional distress on how to better understand themselves, their emotions, and interpersonal communication. For some it helps to build tools for coping effectively and for others its about having a safe space to feel emotions without judgment. Or perhaps you are someone looking to expand your self-awareness and how you may live your most authentic life. I want to work collaboratively with you - whether that looks like short-term support though a difficult time or developing a long-term therapeutic space to explore (and all the spaces in-between).

Navigating the struggles of life, and our emotional and mental well-being, can be an isolating experience. As a clinical counsellor, I offer a safe, respectful, and compassionate space to share your story. In our counselling sessions, we collaboratively explore the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that inform your perspective, and utilize your innate strengths to promote meaningful growth and healing. My background in rehabilitation informs this holistic perspective of connecting emotional, mental, and physical well-being, to foster greater self-compassion and understanding.

As a neurodivergent and highly sensitive person, I understand what it is like to experience the world with greater intensity. My person-centered approach situates the client as their own expert, with myself as the guide towards a variety of counselling goals such as increased self-awareness and insight, building a toolkit of skills or unlearning maladaptive ways of feeling, thinking and responding. Utilizing mindfulness, somatic, cognitive, emotionally focused, dialectical behavioral, harm-reduction and narrative techniques, I strive to help clients 10 and up regain agency through acceptance and management.

Sometimes we need support navigating the complexities of life. As individuals, we experience these complexities in unique ways, often feeling alone. You may be navigating grief, anxiety, anger, fear, trauma, relational concerns, transitions, self-worth or feeling overwhelmed. My goal is to cultivate a trusting, accepting relationship that holds space for your unique story, a space where you can feel seen, accepted, supported, and valued.

I work with adults and youth 16+ experiencing challenges including: anxiety, depression, low self esteem, gender, sexuality and queer issues, single event and childhood trauma. My approach is warm, collaborative, honest and empathic. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is the most important determinant of success in therapy, and urge therapy-seekers to take time choosing a practitioner that they feel safe and seen by. My practice is informed by my feminist, anti-oppressive values, and lived experiences as a queer woman.

Hi there! I'm happy to meet with anyone experiencing a wide range of concerns. My areas of interest and experience are anxiety, relationships (romantic, platonic, parental), divorce/separation (co-parenting, step-parenting, parenting time), and peri- and post-partum mental health. I have experience with and work with all age groups from 12 years old and up. If you're not happy with the way you're feeling, you feel "stuck", or you're unsure how to go about communicating or expressing your needs and concerns, we can explore strategies and interventions to help support you with your goals.

By addressing troubling thoughts and feelings, self-sabotaging behaviors, and traumas, life can be made more manageable, productive, and fulfilling. Feelings such as grief, shame, anxiety, sadness, and anger often signal that something needs to change. Listening to and working with these feelings—some that consume us and others that gently nudge us—can move us forward. Through this, we sometimes discover that our everyday dilemmas are part of larger patterns waiting to be resolved as a whole.

I ground my approach in the transformative power of human connection and relationships, working with individuals and couples. I believe that our wellbeing is shaped by what we've learned and experienced while moving through life, and by the ways we consciously and unconsciously relate to these experiences, to ourselves, and to others. I aim to help you transform painful or challenging emotions, understand your patterns, create healthy boundaries, and develop skills for authentic and effective communication, deep connection, and fulfilling relationships.

I provide skilled therapy for individuals ages 18+ who are having difficulties coping with the inevitable ups and downs of life. I believe that even the most confident and capable of us can sometimes get stuck in challenging circumstances and unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling and acting that takes us away from what matters most. My approach to therapy can help you learn new ways of understanding, relating to and coping with your painful experiences and encourages you to take intentional steps towards a rich and meaningful life.

"We are all wired for connection. It’s in our biology. As infants, our need for connection is about survival. As we grow older, connection means thriving – emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. Connection is critical because we all have the basic need to feel accepted and to believe that we belong and are valued for who we are” - Brene Brown At the core of my practice, I believe that a meaningful therapeutic connection can spark change. Talk therapy is a powerful tool to build and enhance acceptance, connection, and healing.