Weight Loss Therapists in Kelowna, BC
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by performance anxiety, stress, or self-doubt? Do you want to enhance your mental resilience and unlock your full potential in sports, work, or life?
I specialize in helping high-performers (athletes, artists, executives, professionals, and individuals) navigate the mental challenges that hold them back. Whether you're striving for peak performance or recovering from setbacks, I’m here to guide you.
Welcome!
Are you feeling overwhelmed by performance anxiety, stress, or self-doubt? Do you want to enhance your mental resilience and unlock your full potential in sports, work, or life?
I specialize in helping high-performers (athletes, artists, executives, professionals, and individuals) navigate the mental challenges that hold them back. Whether you're striving for peak performance or recovering from setbacks, I’m here to guide you.
As a man, therapy might not be your preferred use of time, yet a growing part of you is curious about what could be. Throughout your life, you’ve felt minimized and closed off from your potential. Maybe you’ve grown curious about that. You know you have lots to offer, but you are uncertain of what that could look like. You want to gain confidence and independence to realize your dreams or control your addictions, but you haven’t found someone who cares or understands enough to provide you with the support you need. You are noticing a new excitement and motivation to connect with yourself and others in a healthier way.
As a man, therapy might not be your preferred use of time, yet a growing part of you is curious about what could be. Throughout your life, you’ve felt minimized and closed off from your potential. Maybe you’ve grown curious about that. You know you have lots to offer, but you are uncertain of what that could look like. You want to gain confidence and independence to realize your dreams or control your addictions, but you haven’t found someone who cares or understands enough to provide you with the support you need. You are noticing a new excitement and motivation to connect with yourself and others in a healthier way.
Do you find yourself circling around the same issues, or struggling to overcome one particular problem, despite a lot of effort to change? I get how exhausting and sometimes hopeless that place can feel. I work with my clients to drill to the core of what is perpetuating current issues, so that together we create not just coping, but healing. By treating problems at this root level, clients often report having a sense of freedom beyond what they've experienced before. I utilize a combination of therapeutic techniques, however my specialization is in Accelerate Resolution Therapy (ART).
Do you find yourself circling around the same issues, or struggling to overcome one particular problem, despite a lot of effort to change? I get how exhausting and sometimes hopeless that place can feel. I work with my clients to drill to the core of what is perpetuating current issues, so that together we create not just coping, but healing. By treating problems at this root level, clients often report having a sense of freedom beyond what they've experienced before. I utilize a combination of therapeutic techniques, however my specialization is in Accelerate Resolution Therapy (ART).
Counselling, Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT, Conversational Intelligence & other modalities. Therapy for trauma, abuse, addictive behaviours, PTSD. Excellence Communication Skills Counselling to be the best version and have the best version of your relationships, personal, business & family. Marie Martin is the author of modality and books on Amazon. (Additional certificates: Master NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner & Certified Communications Specialist Certified Hypnosis Practitioner & Quantum, Conversational Intelligence Neuroscience) Direct Blue Cross Billing.
Counselling, Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT, Conversational Intelligence & other modalities. Therapy for trauma, abuse, addictive behaviours, PTSD. Excellence Communication Skills Counselling to be the best version and have the best version of your relationships, personal, business & family. Marie Martin is the author of modality and books on Amazon. (Additional certificates: Master NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner & Certified Communications Specialist Certified Hypnosis Practitioner & Quantum, Conversational Intelligence Neuroscience) Direct Blue Cross Billing.
Client's that tend to gravitate towards me are usually open and willing to journey inward and beyond. They desire to explore who they are on a deeper and even spiritual level (as ready) and seek to reach the core of what's really going on. I am open to working with almost anyone from teens through adults who are open to the process. Most people I see are moving through varying levels of stress, trauma, grief, loss, physical/mental/emotional/spiritual pain. We work at your pace as I encourage you to go beyond the surface to create the shifts within. If we want our outer world to change we must first connect inside.
Client's that tend to gravitate towards me are usually open and willing to journey inward and beyond. They desire to explore who they are on a deeper and even spiritual level (as ready) and seek to reach the core of what's really going on. I am open to working with almost anyone from teens through adults who are open to the process. Most people I see are moving through varying levels of stress, trauma, grief, loss, physical/mental/emotional/spiritual pain. We work at your pace as I encourage you to go beyond the surface to create the shifts within. If we want our outer world to change we must first connect inside.
Maybe you’ve been holding things together for a long time, but lately it feels harder. You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in old patterns, or notice that the past keeps showing up in your relationships, emotions, or body. I work with trauma, PTSD, complex trauma (C-PTSD), anxiety and painful past experiences. You don’t need to have the right words or understand exactly why you feel this way. We can start where you are, gently make sense of what’s happening, and help you feel safer, more connected and more like yourself again.
Maybe you’ve been holding things together for a long time, but lately it feels harder. You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in old patterns, or notice that the past keeps showing up in your relationships, emotions, or body. I work with trauma, PTSD, complex trauma (C-PTSD), anxiety and painful past experiences. You don’t need to have the right words or understand exactly why you feel this way. We can start where you are, gently make sense of what’s happening, and help you feel safer, more connected and more like yourself again.
Hello! My name is Terri-Lynn and I would welcome the opportunity to offer you support and guidance as you navigate your current challenges. I will strive to create a safe, relaxed and healing space for you to tell your story and to collaborate with you towards the development of strategies to reach your goals. To assist you with this therapeutic process, I will draw upon my 20+ years of clinical experience in health care, having worked closely with individuals and families living with dementia, cancer, persistent pain, developmental disabilities, conflict, stress, loss, anxiety, depression, and marital separation.
Hello! My name is Terri-Lynn and I would welcome the opportunity to offer you support and guidance as you navigate your current challenges. I will strive to create a safe, relaxed and healing space for you to tell your story and to collaborate with you towards the development of strategies to reach your goals. To assist you with this therapeutic process, I will draw upon my 20+ years of clinical experience in health care, having worked closely with individuals and families living with dementia, cancer, persistent pain, developmental disabilities, conflict, stress, loss, anxiety, depression, and marital separation.
With over 35 years of experience as a therapist, I bring a warm, genuine, and practical approach to counselling. Originally from Newfoundland, my style is friendly, grounded, and direct—clients often tell me they appreciate my ability to be compassionate while also getting straight to what really matters.
My work is mindfulness-based and grounded in evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). I focus on helping clients develop practical tools to manage emotions, reduce stress, and navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.
With over 35 years of experience as a therapist, I bring a warm, genuine, and practical approach to counselling. Originally from Newfoundland, my style is friendly, grounded, and direct—clients often tell me they appreciate my ability to be compassionate while also getting straight to what really matters.
My work is mindfulness-based and grounded in evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). I focus on helping clients develop practical tools to manage emotions, reduce stress, and navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.
Life doesn't always unfold the way we expect. Perhaps you're dealing with anxiety or depression, walking through a difficult relationship, grieving a loss, or facing changes you never saw coming. Maybe it's an empty nest, a career change, or simply feeling exhausted from trying to keep everything together. Sometimes it's not even one big thing, but a buildup of disappointments and experiences that have left you feeling stuck, questioning yourself, or wondering what comes next. You know something needs to change, but you're not quite sure where to begin.
Life doesn't always unfold the way we expect. Perhaps you're dealing with anxiety or depression, walking through a difficult relationship, grieving a loss, or facing changes you never saw coming. Maybe it's an empty nest, a career change, or simply feeling exhausted from trying to keep everything together. Sometimes it's not even one big thing, but a buildup of disappointments and experiences that have left you feeling stuck, questioning yourself, or wondering what comes next. You know something needs to change, but you're not quite sure where to begin.
Specializing in remote therapy, I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with an empathic and educated approach to challenging life situations. I specialize in supporting professional adults including health care workers, teachers, mental health professionals and government employees. I have experience and knowledge supervising counsellors and students. I provide short term counselling for solutions to specific problems and longer term therapy to address patterns of challenging behavior. I am dedicated to provide space to share and discuss issues that have come up in these challenging times.
Specializing in remote therapy, I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with an empathic and educated approach to challenging life situations. I specialize in supporting professional adults including health care workers, teachers, mental health professionals and government employees. I have experience and knowledge supervising counsellors and students. I provide short term counselling for solutions to specific problems and longer term therapy to address patterns of challenging behavior. I am dedicated to provide space to share and discuss issues that have come up in these challenging times.
Being authentic means that you can live according to what you care about and do what you are good at. It involves knowing yourself, recognizing pressures to be a certain way (from inside and outside), and acting in a way that is consistent with your values.
When you can't be authentic it can lead to feeling anxious, depressed, angry, or avoidant. This can result from messaging and roles put on you growing up, from a traumatic experience, being in relationships where you feel pulled to be a certain way, not being validated, or not having had the opportunity to figure out who you are.
Being authentic means that you can live according to what you care about and do what you are good at. It involves knowing yourself, recognizing pressures to be a certain way (from inside and outside), and acting in a way that is consistent with your values.
When you can't be authentic it can lead to feeling anxious, depressed, angry, or avoidant. This can result from messaging and roles put on you growing up, from a traumatic experience, being in relationships where you feel pulled to be a certain way, not being validated, or not having had the opportunity to figure out who you are.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
Accepting new clients. Do you feel disconnected, shut down, or emotionally flat, like you’re moving through life on autopilot? Maybe you know something isn’t right, but it’s hard to explain or even feel. This can look like dissociation, numbness, low mood, anxiety, emptiness, or a sense of disconnection. Sessions focus on increasing emotional awareness, story integration, nervous system regulation, and building internal safety.
I acknowledge the nuances of each person’s lived experience and offer inclusive support for members of the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities.
Accepting new clients. Do you feel disconnected, shut down, or emotionally flat, like you’re moving through life on autopilot? Maybe you know something isn’t right, but it’s hard to explain or even feel. This can look like dissociation, numbness, low mood, anxiety, emptiness, or a sense of disconnection. Sessions focus on increasing emotional awareness, story integration, nervous system regulation, and building internal safety.
I acknowledge the nuances of each person’s lived experience and offer inclusive support for members of the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities.
Racing thoughts? Trouble sleeping? Feeling stuck in sadness or weighed down by grief? Relationship problems? When life becomes overwhelming, even getting through the day can feel like too much. You do not have to navigate this alone. With over 25 years of educating, empowering and supporting others, I meet people where they are and help them find sturdier ground—one step at a time. I offer a steady, compassionate space grounded in empathy, respect, and deep listening—where your story matters and your pace is honoured. Clients begin to feel more grounded, hopeful, less alone, and better able to connect with what matters most to them.
Racing thoughts? Trouble sleeping? Feeling stuck in sadness or weighed down by grief? Relationship problems? When life becomes overwhelming, even getting through the day can feel like too much. You do not have to navigate this alone. With over 25 years of educating, empowering and supporting others, I meet people where they are and help them find sturdier ground—one step at a time. I offer a steady, compassionate space grounded in empathy, respect, and deep listening—where your story matters and your pace is honoured. Clients begin to feel more grounded, hopeful, less alone, and better able to connect with what matters most to them.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward? Are ADHD, trauma, grief, or struggles with food making daily life harder? Because of my own lived experience with these challenges, I am able to offer a safe, compassionate space for you to share your story and feel understood. I’m not a traditional therapist who simply listens and nods. My style is active, collaborative, and down-to-earth—I offer tools, strategies, and honest reflections to support meaningful change. Together, we’ll create a space where you feel comfortable, understood, and empowered to move forward in ways that fit your life.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward? Are ADHD, trauma, grief, or struggles with food making daily life harder? Because of my own lived experience with these challenges, I am able to offer a safe, compassionate space for you to share your story and feel understood. I’m not a traditional therapist who simply listens and nods. My style is active, collaborative, and down-to-earth—I offer tools, strategies, and honest reflections to support meaningful change. Together, we’ll create a space where you feel comfortable, understood, and empowered to move forward in ways that fit your life.
If you are looking to improve your relationships, focus on personal growth, or work on healing from past wounds, you are in the right place. I believe that we have all that we need to heal ourselves within us, but sometimes we need the help of a compassionate person, such as a counsellor, in reconnecting to that part of ourselves. If you've been feeling isolated with your thoughts, emotions, and experiences, know that you are not alone - even though it may seem that way at times.
If you are looking to improve your relationships, focus on personal growth, or work on healing from past wounds, you are in the right place. I believe that we have all that we need to heal ourselves within us, but sometimes we need the help of a compassionate person, such as a counsellor, in reconnecting to that part of ourselves. If you've been feeling isolated with your thoughts, emotions, and experiences, know that you are not alone - even though it may seem that way at times.
Hey - I'm Tori. I specialize in supporting adults and children with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and complex family dynamics. I am trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS, L1) Therapy, Complex Trauma Play Therapy for children, and Somatic Practices. With over 10 years of clinical experience, I am dedicated to providing compassionate, trauma-informed support tailored to your unique needs. Central to my approach is nervous system regulation—integrating movement, somatic awareness, and executive functioning strategies to deepen emotional regulation and resilience.
Hey - I'm Tori. I specialize in supporting adults and children with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and complex family dynamics. I am trained in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS, L1) Therapy, Complex Trauma Play Therapy for children, and Somatic Practices. With over 10 years of clinical experience, I am dedicated to providing compassionate, trauma-informed support tailored to your unique needs. Central to my approach is nervous system regulation—integrating movement, somatic awareness, and executive functioning strategies to deepen emotional regulation and resilience.
I began my career advocating for the importance of mental health across all age groups. I've worked with both children and adults, helping them overcome emotional and cognitive challenges. My commitment to mental health advocacy spans all age groups, rooted in my early career experiences. I work with both children and adults, helping them navigate emotional and cognitive challenges. I bring extensive experience and expertise to my practice. My integrative approach, drawn from various frameworks, allows me to provide tailored support.
I began my career advocating for the importance of mental health across all age groups. I've worked with both children and adults, helping them overcome emotional and cognitive challenges. My commitment to mental health advocacy spans all age groups, rooted in my early career experiences. I work with both children and adults, helping them navigate emotional and cognitive challenges. I bring extensive experience and expertise to my practice. My integrative approach, drawn from various frameworks, allows me to provide tailored support.
Being of service to another human being and finding a way to help is a privilege I am grateful for whenever it is presented to me. With over 25 years of experience helping people, I strive to offer a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can express themselves openly and feel truly heard. Counselling is a relational process rooted in trust, presence, and mutual respect. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or major life transitions, I can and will tailor my approach to support your unique goals, values, and experiences.
Being of service to another human being and finding a way to help is a privilege I am grateful for whenever it is presented to me. With over 25 years of experience helping people, I strive to offer a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can express themselves openly and feel truly heard. Counselling is a relational process rooted in trust, presence, and mutual respect. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, identity exploration, or major life transitions, I can and will tailor my approach to support your unique goals, values, and experiences.
Susan Smith - Inspiring Visions Counselling
Counsellor, CCC, MEd, BSc, BEd
Kelowna, BC V1W
Waitlist for new clients
I have been counselling for more than 30 years. I want to inspire you to create and live your best life. Are there ideas you hold or patterns you have that are holding you back? I strive to collaborate with you to find limitations or blocks and build a positive framework for finding your way through what may be a difficult time. Sometime we need to evaluate our thought patterns, our boundaries, our guilt, and our limited thinking to reveal what we truly need to find happiness. I want to help you find the strength to build your vision of harmonious relationships, a career with passion, and a life which feeds your soul.
I have been counselling for more than 30 years. I want to inspire you to create and live your best life. Are there ideas you hold or patterns you have that are holding you back? I strive to collaborate with you to find limitations or blocks and build a positive framework for finding your way through what may be a difficult time. Sometime we need to evaluate our thought patterns, our boundaries, our guilt, and our limited thinking to reveal what we truly need to find happiness. I want to help you find the strength to build your vision of harmonious relationships, a career with passion, and a life which feeds your soul.
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What is the relationship between weight management and mental health?
Mental health can be significantly influenced by one's physical health, so overall improvements in one's quality of life as a result of improved physical functioning from weight loss can have an overall positive impact on an individual's mental health and allow them to engage more readily in everyday activities. In addition, many strategies used to manage weight, such as exercise and maintaining a healthy diet, are also associated with reducing the symptoms of common mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression. Individuals may also benefit from the improved self-esteem and self-efficacy that can come with successful weight management.
What is the psychological approach to losing weight?
While there are no specific therapy modalities specifically for weight loss, common psychological therapies can be highly effective in helping clients make lasting lifestyle changes. This may be called the "psychological approach" to weight loss because it does not rely on physical interventions, such as medication or weight loss surgery, to help clients lose weight. Weight loss counselling can be used in addition to or instead of such physical interventions. Some clients simply seek therapy to address the challenges that may accompany weight loss in general, including negative thoughts surrounding their body, disordered eating patterns, or difficulty completing daily tasks as a result of their weight challenges. In such cases, therapists will often utilise behavioural coaching or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help clients understand how their thoughts may be influencing their diet and physical activity patterns.
What type of therapy is commonly used in weight loss counselling?
Weight loss counseling often involves a combination of therapy and psychoeducation. Common techniques used by weight loss counselors include journalling, thought diaries, and other Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies that encourage clients to consider how their feelings about their weight loss impact their mental health. Weight loss counsellors may also teach clients mindfulness exercises, which can be used by clients during and after eating to be more aware of physical cues from their body surrounding eating. Some clients looking for weight loss therapy may also benefit from group therapy approaches, which utilise the power of social connection and accountability to help clients adhere to their weight loss plan.
Is therapy recommended for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery?
While therapy is not a requirement for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery, many individuals undergoing weight loss surgery may benefit from seeing a counsellor. Prior to surgery, counsellors can help clients decide whether surgical weight loss is a good fit for them and assist in surgery preparation. Post-surgery, counsellors can assist clients with the psychological component of maintaining their weight loss, as well as help clients navigate any postoperative pain. Throughout the surgical process, therapists can help clients process body-image challenges that may come with dramatic changes in weight, as well as manage symptoms of anxiety or depression that may accompany the major life changes bariatric surgery can bring.