Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Kimberley, BC

I know from my experience that stressful and traumatic experiences can stick with us, play tricks on our self-perception, and deeply affect our quality of life. My hope is to create a peaceful space where people can feel seen and supported. My door is open to all, regardless of your gender, culture, and abilities. I specialize in trauma healing, neurodivergence, human rights advocacy and parenting.

I support adults and adolescents who are struggling with a range of mental health issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, grief, substance use disorders, sleep disorders, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and others. My clients often arrive feeling at the end of their rope - lost, alone, angry, afraid, overwhelmed, thoroughly drained, hopeless, or sometimes just completely stuck. They want their lives to be better, but don’t know how to begin to identify steps to take or how to manage that change. They want help dealing with difficult emotions and they want their lives to make sense.

We all experience pain, joy, suffering, and growth in our lives, and a lot of it happens in relationships. I believe that the counselling relationship can be very powerful in giving us opportunities to experience healing and growth. As a counsellor, I aim to provide you with acceptance, support, and understanding in order to help you work toward better mental health and well-being. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, and I have experience with a wide range of clients from working at Child and Youth Mental Health, Community Services, and private practice. I work with children, adolescents, adults, families, parents, and couples.

New clients welcome! I offer in person sessions in my Cranbrook, BC office. We can work together to collaborate on what would be meaningful for you to work through and process. I believe that love and our connection with others (and especially ourselves) is crucial for our well being. Love heals but our connectedness to ourselves and others can become frayed for various reasons. The therapy process is most effective when it's what we need it to be and with a therapist that we feel that we can trust and have ease with. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, EMDR as well as neuroscience informed and mind/body approaches.

Back in office April 24, 2024. I help adults overcome anxiety, trauma or ADHD and create more fulfilling lives. Do you put others first, then feel resentful? Is setting and maintaining boundaries in relationships really hard or does it make you feel guilty? If you feel anxious, stuck, worry a lot, try to please others, or don’t feel good about yourself, then let’s talk. With compassionate support, understand how anxiety, ADHD or trauma impact your life then strengthen resilience and build self-esteem in a safe and confidential environment. You can learn skills to manage unhelpful thoughts, behaviours and soothe emotions.

Are you battling loneliness, grief, loss, shame, anxiety, or overwhelm? Struggling with relationships? Shaped by experiences, expectations, society and culture, life can be so complex. It takes a lot of courage to seek help, and we weren't meant to sort everything alone. As a client-centered counsellor, I am committed to guiding clients through challenging times in life. I will meet you with empathy, compassion and support, to find healing, and empowerment along the way. I offer a safe and accepting place to reflect, find self-understanding and clarity.

I will help you develop skills to deal with life's difficult circumstances. As a counselor, I have been working since 2007 to help people find ways to cope with stress, overcome obstacles, and achieve more balance in their lives. I work well with young males who are experiencing challenges with anxiety, depression and trauma, but I am open to working with all individuals. Call me for a free consultation to see if we are a fit.

Converging Currents offers traditional counselling, therapeutic coaching, adventure therapy and business coaching/staff team building. When our mind, heart, and soul are healthy, we are inspired to live out our true purpose, take risks, face challenges, and achieve our personal and professional goals. Converging Currents seeks to encourage, help, & support students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and other motivated individuals, young and old, to create a deeper connection within themselves, their families and their marriages. To find out more about the Services Converging Currents offers, please go to my website and explore.

I value connecting with people in meaningful ways. In my practice, I strive to inspire and empower people to create the life they want to live, find purpose and meaning in their life, discover their authentic self, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and achieve personal growth and positive change. I value neurodivergence and I am passionate about working with individuals with diverse abilities and learning styles. I work from a strength based perspective and I support individuals through the process of change by providing a safe, accepting, and non-judgmental experience.

I wholeheartedly believe in the power of the human spirit to grow, heal, and bloom. My specialties include chronic pain and illness, grief and loss, body image and identity, life transitions, pet loss, anxiety and depression, and relationship issues. I offer both individual and relationship therapy.

I believe in the mind-body connection, and how distress impacts how we show up in our lives & relationships. I trust clients instinctively know what to do to feel better, and that I spark their insight by allowing someone to first feel heard and understood. Clients and I often explore how to take the charge out of distressing emotions and/or experiences that underlie their presenting concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, work/life/relationship stressors etc).

My name is Emily Popoff and I am the founder of Talking Helps Heal. We are a group counselling practice of 8 therapists serving adults, youth, couples, and families. We offer counselling in Cranbrook and Kimberley offices or online from anywhere in BC.

I believe that all forms of therapy have elements in common, and they all should work to foster self-compassion and self-understanding. I hope that my gentle and compassionate style will help to support my clients to explore their emotions, thoughts and automatic reactions in order to identify opportunities for change.