Therapists in V6C

I believe that everybody & every body has a story. With this belief in mind, I'll work with you using a trauma-informed, integrative approach that focuses on relational, attachment-based somatic therapy as well as person-centered, narrative and emotionally focused therapy. I work with clients experiencing: Depression/anxiety, Chronic stress/burnout, Trauma, Birth and Reproductive trauma, Relationship challenges, Life transitions, and Grief/loss.

My work is relational, emotion-focused, and experiential. Relational means establishing a unique and real connection with people — i.e. not being a “blank slate” therapist. Emotion-focused means helping people pay attention to old emotional patterns that may no longer be serving them. Experiential means going beyond just talking about patterns. It means offering actual in-session experiences of doing things a different way — working together to form new and preferred patterns that are conducive to one’s therapy goal(s).

At GLTC our staff is committed to helping couples and individuals develop the skills needed to live their best lives. Each staff member is highly trained in proven approaches, utilizing tools for change to guide you to live with happiness and purpose.. Through effective relationship counseling, addiction counseling and trauma therapy, we have successfully helped thousands of clients reach their personal and relationship goals. Our team of therapists is hand-selected because of their areas of expertise and they are focused on inspiring hope for a brighter future for you and your loved ones.

Therapy could be the key to open your compassionate process of accepting yourself and expanding your mental and heartfelt capacities. Moving at your pace and preference, we explore and identify your emotional, mental and relationship patterns that may seem bewildering or intense now, but with an open and patient perspective, I give you the space to validate, reframe and shift those patterns that no longer serve you. Ultimately, your willingness to meet any challenge or aspiration is a profound act of self-reflection rooted in courage that ripples out into how you live, relate and create in the world.

YOU CAN HEAL. I CAN HELP. Feeling overwhelmed? Anxious? Isolated? Does it seem like everyone around you is finding happiness while you silently struggle? Then it’s time to break free from negative patterns and into a life you love. And I can help. Whether it’s your career, your relationships, your childhood, or unresolved issues from the past, EMDR therapy, counselling, and life coaching are all powerful tools to help you face and overcome anything that's coming between you and the happiness you deserve.

Hi, I am Andressa Taverna. Being a trauma survivor has moulded me and impacted my life in many obvious and also many mysterious ways. Numbing out and dissociating has helped me bear the trauma, but burying it deep and pretending it didn’t exist never really worked. It was only when I started looking at it and inviting my demons to come forward, to speak up, to scream out their rage, that what I saw behind it was pain. Eventually, I saw that they were not demons after all, but my inner child.

We are a group of psychotherapists who are committed to providing you with a safe and accepting space where together we can find what matters to you, to find your energy for life and connection to self. We work together to increase your strength and resilience to deal with life's uncertainty, frustrations and disappointments. Painful experiences will at times be in our lives and when we can tolerate and move through them the easier life is. Our job is to create a safe space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Experience has shown us that human connection and understanding are the conditions for change.

The way in which we learn to understand and express our emotional world will impact how we treat ourselves, how we show up in relationships, and how we find purpose and meaning in life. If you are reading this, perhaps you notice yourself feeling discouraged, overwhelmed, or shut down. Through working together, I can help you navigate this challenging and often lonely experience.

We'll create a safe space together to explore your emotions, thoughts, and troubling experiences. Everyone is strong, resilient, and creative, and we can all strive to be the best version of ourselves. No one is permanently “ill”; we are just temporarily discouraged by our life circumstances and trapped in unhelpful cycles.

It has been for too long that we have not given ourselves permission to fully grieve our losses. Whether it is a fear that allowing the grief to be experienced will be too much to bear, or the belief that we don't have as bad a situation as others, there are many reasons that we don't allow ourselves to grieve fully after our losses. This unprocessed grief will affect us, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Together, we will explore resources around and within you to honor your grief and move through it. Village Grief Counselling is an oasis for individuals experiencing loss.

Are you finding yourself stuck in life but wanting to soar? Are you longing for freedom? If so, I invite you to visit my website to determine if Phoenix Soars Counselling Services is right for you. With over 9 years of counselling individuals coupled with my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology I have a strong foundation to help you find the inner peace you have been searching for. My primary goal is helping you achieve your personal freedom and destiny using a variety of approaches that will promote your personal growth and healing. www.phoenix-soars.com

I understand firsthand how much of a balancing act life can be. I know that life can present challenges that take us off course and result in feelings of frustration, anxiety, and fear. I know that the competing demands of work and family life can make it feel like you are being pulled in all directions and not really doing anything well, it's as though you are barely keeping your head above water. I work with people who are ready feel differently.

Are you struggling with Anxiety, Stress, Trust, Self Esteem, Internal Conflict, Relational Instability, and a sense the world around you is not always a safe or predictable place? Do you feel disconnected from your physical body and the emotional resources it holds, or has your body felt like a battleground of unpredictable symptoms? Have past experiences left you feeling stuck in emotional and behavioral patterns that are no longer serving you? If this fits for you, and other therapies just haven't seemed to get to the root of your concerns, I invite you to explore a different, experiential neuroscience-focused approach, to healing

I have extensive experience helping clients address their mental health concerns and facilitate personal growth. My experience includes helping students at a post-secondary institution, working in a community service agency and I further developed my counselling skills at a mental health clinic. I have also been working the past several years, supporting the Chinese-speaking and LGBTQ+ community.

The human experience can be exhausting and confusing at times… “Can I just get a break!?” If you are reading this, it’s likely you may have reached a point of exhaustion and the logical brain keeps telling you “but, I don’t know why/how…” I’ve been there. The body holds inner stories that are trying to be told, but when the mind doesn’t know how to process them, they show up as anxiety, depression, and/or behaviors that directly impact our connection to ourselves and others.

NEW: Now waitlisting new clients for late Spring 2024, continuing to offer consultations. Welcome, I am so glad you are here! I am a Master's level Counsellor (M.C., CCC, RCC) passionate about helping clients through an integrative, body-mind approach that recognizes clients’ innate ability for change, growth, and healing.

Let's face it, finding the right counsellor fit can be intimidating. Having to share vulnerably with a stranger is not something that most people find comfortable and yet the benefits can be transformative when the environment is right. The approach I take as a counsellor is often described as a mix of casual and easy-going with a matching of investigative curiosity and problem-solving. The goal of my work is to help clients deepen their understanding of themselves, their situation, and their environment so that they can best make an informed decision on how to move forward and ultimately improve their quality of life and agency.

The world has changed in the past few years, and so have you. If you're yearning to reconnect with your inner truth, feel more in tune with and loving towards your body, overcome relationship challenges, and heal from trauma, I'm here to support you. I've gone through my own healing journey, and I know how vulnerable it can feel to reach out for support. You can expect compassion, gentle curiosity, and understanding from me in our sessions. I'm here to hold space, and solace so that you can return back home to yourself. I provide a free 20 minute initial consultation, and offer in-person, virtual or walk and talk therapy.

Are you tired of feeling the weight of all of those parenting tasks? Overwhelmed with conflict in your relationships? Are you struggling with a difficult decision, feeling worried about how the pandemic is impacting you, or in a new phase of your life that is causing you to redefine who you are and who you would like to become? You are not alone! I believe you are capable of not just surviving, but thriving. Together we can start to explore the reasons why and build your toolbox to ease some of those challenges.