Great-West Life Therapists in Langford, BC
I help youth (13+), adults, and couples navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, calm, and confidence. Whether you’re facing anxiety, OCD, trauma, neurodivergence, relationship struggles, or a major life transition, I offer a space where you can feel safe, supported, and seen. My approach blends neuroscience with compassion—drawing on EMDR, CBT, and mindfulness to help you reconnect with your strengths, build new skills, and move forward in a way that feels grounded and empowering.
I help youth (13+), adults, and couples navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, calm, and confidence. Whether you’re facing anxiety, OCD, trauma, neurodivergence, relationship struggles, or a major life transition, I offer a space where you can feel safe, supported, and seen. My approach blends neuroscience with compassion—drawing on EMDR, CBT, and mindfulness to help you reconnect with your strengths, build new skills, and move forward in a way that feels grounded and empowering.
Leonard Cohen wrote ‘Everything that is beautiful is cracked - that’s how the light gets in’. I believe his words capture how our past hurt, disappointment, worry, loss, anger and fear become our very tools of learning. Our trying times help us to become a little more humble and compassionate. Counselling offers a safe environment in which to express your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Releasing pain, regrets, resentments; offering a fresh start, a chance to unlearn and relearn from experiences when you thought that all hope was lost. In fact, many who wander are not lost, they are merely searching for a different path.
Leonard Cohen wrote ‘Everything that is beautiful is cracked - that’s how the light gets in’. I believe his words capture how our past hurt, disappointment, worry, loss, anger and fear become our very tools of learning. Our trying times help us to become a little more humble and compassionate. Counselling offers a safe environment in which to express your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Releasing pain, regrets, resentments; offering a fresh start, a chance to unlearn and relearn from experiences when you thought that all hope was lost. In fact, many who wander are not lost, they are merely searching for a different path.
My approach is to provide a safe and non-judgemental space to explore life challenges and work toward improved functioning. I draw on different approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution focused therapy and polyvagal informed theory in order to tailor the counselling experience to the unique needs of the client. My practice is centred around values of curiosity and respect for the client’s lived experience, with a focus on creating increased self compassion and internal safety. I believe that we can access internal strengths that foster improved wellbeing through increased awareness and intentional practice.
My approach is to provide a safe and non-judgemental space to explore life challenges and work toward improved functioning. I draw on different approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution focused therapy and polyvagal informed theory in order to tailor the counselling experience to the unique needs of the client. My practice is centred around values of curiosity and respect for the client’s lived experience, with a focus on creating increased self compassion and internal safety. I believe that we can access internal strengths that foster improved wellbeing through increased awareness and intentional practice.
You’re overwhelmed but high-functioning—juggling work, relationships, and inner pain you rarely name aloud. Maybe it’s trauma, anxiety, burnout, grief, or feeling lost. You crave peace, deeper meaning, and the ability to feel whole. You want someone who gets the complexity of your story, honors your cultural or spiritual lens, and sees beyond labels. You're ready to heal old wounds, feel empowered in your choices, and finally live in alignment with your full self—mind, body, and spirit.
You’re overwhelmed but high-functioning—juggling work, relationships, and inner pain you rarely name aloud. Maybe it’s trauma, anxiety, burnout, grief, or feeling lost. You crave peace, deeper meaning, and the ability to feel whole. You want someone who gets the complexity of your story, honors your cultural or spiritual lens, and sees beyond labels. You're ready to heal old wounds, feel empowered in your choices, and finally live in alignment with your full self—mind, body, and spirit.
With 20 years of experience in clinical counselling, my work centres on women’s and adolescents’ mental health & wellbeing. My areas of focus include anxiety disorders, stress, burnout, body image concerns, disordered eating, substance use and addiction, relationship challenges, and navigating life transitions such as fertility struggles, parenting, perimenopause, and menopause. While these are themes in my practice, I also work with individuals facing a wide range of other challenges that may be impacting your wellbeing or holding you back from the life you want to live.
Please visit my website to learn more or to book online.
With 20 years of experience in clinical counselling, my work centres on women’s and adolescents’ mental health & wellbeing. My areas of focus include anxiety disorders, stress, burnout, body image concerns, disordered eating, substance use and addiction, relationship challenges, and navigating life transitions such as fertility struggles, parenting, perimenopause, and menopause. While these are themes in my practice, I also work with individuals facing a wide range of other challenges that may be impacting your wellbeing or holding you back from the life you want to live.
Please visit my website to learn more or to book online.
You keep up with your work and responsibilities, but inside it’s a constant balancing act. Maybe you lie awake replaying mistakes in your head, try to numb out, or feel mentally and emotionally drained no matter how much you push forward.
You keep up with your work and responsibilities, but inside it’s a constant balancing act. Maybe you lie awake replaying mistakes in your head, try to numb out, or feel mentally and emotionally drained no matter how much you push forward.
The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Serv.
Registered Social Worker, DSW, MSW, RCSW, RCC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Welcome to The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Services. We are a collaborative team of dedicated clinicians committed to supporting families, adults, and youth. We invite you to join us in a partnership aimed at enhancing client resilience, fostering healthier relationships, and promoting mental well-being. Our services encompass individual, family, and group counselling, as well as specialized clinical programs tailored for families, schools, and local organizations. Our offerings include Child Therapy, Teen Therapy, Adult Therapy, Family Therapy & Parent Support, and Group & Couples Therapy.
Welcome to The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Services. We are a collaborative team of dedicated clinicians committed to supporting families, adults, and youth. We invite you to join us in a partnership aimed at enhancing client resilience, fostering healthier relationships, and promoting mental well-being. Our services encompass individual, family, and group counselling, as well as specialized clinical programs tailored for families, schools, and local organizations. Our offerings include Child Therapy, Teen Therapy, Adult Therapy, Family Therapy & Parent Support, and Group & Couples Therapy.
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 explore the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that inform your perspective, and utilize your strengths and values 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.
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 explore the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that inform your perspective, and utilize your strengths and values 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.
Have you tried therapy before and found it helpful to vent, but still felt stuck? Maybe you're self-aware (or want to be), yet anxiety, self-doubt, or stress continue to show up in your life and relationships. You don't have to figure it out alone. Together, we'll gently explore what's beneath the surface, helping you understand the patterns keeping you stuck so you can reconnect with yourself, build lasting change, and move toward a life that feels more meaningful, grounded, and fulfilling.
Have you tried therapy before and found it helpful to vent, but still felt stuck? Maybe you're self-aware (or want to be), yet anxiety, self-doubt, or stress continue to show up in your life and relationships. You don't have to figure it out alone. Together, we'll gently explore what's beneath the surface, helping you understand the patterns keeping you stuck so you can reconnect with yourself, build lasting change, and move toward a life that feels more meaningful, grounded, and fulfilling.
Are you considering separating from your partner because trust has been deeply violated? Are you scared of losing your relationship and want to reconnect with your partner? We begin with a process of healing that honours the truth of your experience. Where there is disconnection, we create emotional space to be understood. Where there is a cycle of conflict, we build structure that makes productive conversations possible. Together we work towards a relationship that is honestly repaired or consciously redefined. I also specialize in anxiety, ADHD, and substance use.
Are you considering separating from your partner because trust has been deeply violated? Are you scared of losing your relationship and want to reconnect with your partner? We begin with a process of healing that honours the truth of your experience. Where there is disconnection, we create emotional space to be understood. Where there is a cycle of conflict, we build structure that makes productive conversations possible. Together we work towards a relationship that is honestly repaired or consciously redefined. I also specialize in anxiety, ADHD, and substance use.
Fine is the word I hear most. Fine at work, fine at home, fine when someone asks. The ones holding on hardest are usually the last to feel what it costs.
Most of what people bring falls into a few shapes. A mind that will not stop: anxiety, intrusive thoughts, rumination. A body still on watch long after the danger passed, which covers trauma, PTSD, and a good deal of what burnout turns out to be. Weight that does not lift: grief, low mood. Repeating patterns: relationships, family of origin. And underneath, the questions about meaning and faith. Several at once is normal.
Fine is the word I hear most. Fine at work, fine at home, fine when someone asks. The ones holding on hardest are usually the last to feel what it costs.
Most of what people bring falls into a few shapes. A mind that will not stop: anxiety, intrusive thoughts, rumination. A body still on watch long after the danger passed, which covers trauma, PTSD, and a good deal of what burnout turns out to be. Weight that does not lift: grief, low mood. Repeating patterns: relationships, family of origin. And underneath, the questions about meaning and faith. Several at once is normal.
Mentally drained. Exhausted. Doing it all.
Therapy for moms, caregivers, and high-achieving women who feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. On the outside, it may look like you have it all, the home, the family, the career, but inside, the pressure can feel relentless. You may be caring for aging parents, navigating marital dissatisfaction, raising young children, or quietly asking yourself, Is this all there is? You do not have to keep carrying it alone. Reach out for a free consultation and start feeling supported.
Mentally drained. Exhausted. Doing it all.
Therapy for moms, caregivers, and high-achieving women who feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. On the outside, it may look like you have it all, the home, the family, the career, but inside, the pressure can feel relentless. You may be caring for aging parents, navigating marital dissatisfaction, raising young children, or quietly asking yourself, Is this all there is? You do not have to keep carrying it alone. Reach out for a free consultation and start feeling supported.
Life is full of challenges. Most of the time we can handle these on our own, but occasionally, these challenges interfere with our relationships, our happiness, and our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well-being. We can feel alone, stuck and frustrated. With help, however, we can learn to use our inner strength and resources to move forward in our lives, allowing us to feel happier and more empowered.
Life is full of challenges. Most of the time we can handle these on our own, but occasionally, these challenges interfere with our relationships, our happiness, and our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well-being. We can feel alone, stuck and frustrated. With help, however, we can learn to use our inner strength and resources to move forward in our lives, allowing us to feel happier and more empowered.
Has your relationship gone off track? Do you find yourselves getting stuck in the same patterns of conflict? Are you wanting to improve your communication with your partner? Are you seeking more connection and intimacy? The circumstances that bring you to couples counselling are unique to your partnership and to your relationship journey. Relationships, whether in the beginning stages or long-term marriages or partnerships, can be fulfilling and rewarding. However, couples can experience challenging times at some point in their relationship where they can benefit from couples counselling.
Has your relationship gone off track? Do you find yourselves getting stuck in the same patterns of conflict? Are you wanting to improve your communication with your partner? Are you seeking more connection and intimacy? The circumstances that bring you to couples counselling are unique to your partnership and to your relationship journey. Relationships, whether in the beginning stages or long-term marriages or partnerships, can be fulfilling and rewarding. However, couples can experience challenging times at some point in their relationship where they can benefit from couples counselling.
South Island Counselling is a team of Registered Clinical Counsellors and Canadian Certified Counsellors offering services to individuals and couples aged 19 and over in the Greater Victoria area. We provide a personalized experience, with 15 clinical counsellors and 6 intern counsellors available to match your specific needs.
Our approaches address a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, marital conflict, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, grief and loss, relationship challenges, life transitions, mood changes, gender identity, spiritual concerns, and more.
South Island Counselling is a team of Registered Clinical Counsellors and Canadian Certified Counsellors offering services to individuals and couples aged 19 and over in the Greater Victoria area. We provide a personalized experience, with 15 clinical counsellors and 6 intern counsellors available to match your specific needs.
Our approaches address a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, marital conflict, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, grief and loss, relationship challenges, life transitions, mood changes, gender identity, spiritual concerns, and more.
Many of the people I work with feel stuck, irritable, or disconnected, even if they would not describe themselves as depressed. They may be dealing with relationship stress, life transitions, or a general sense that something is off. I often support young adults, including men and gender diverse clients, who have not always had space to talk openly about their emotions. Together, we slow things down, make sense of patterns, and find a way forward that feels more clear and manageable.
Many of the people I work with feel stuck, irritable, or disconnected, even if they would not describe themselves as depressed. They may be dealing with relationship stress, life transitions, or a general sense that something is off. I often support young adults, including men and gender diverse clients, who have not always had space to talk openly about their emotions. Together, we slow things down, make sense of patterns, and find a way forward that feels more clear and manageable.
Welcome, Bonjour. I’m Danièle (Elle/She/Her).
The work I accompany folks in is rooted in the felt experience, and can be hard to put into words.
Curiosity and compassion guide my approach to therapy. As a neurodivergent and highly sensitive individual, I am passionate about honoring and celebrating authenticity.
I believe in the importance of slowing down, building connection and cultivating safety as an essential base to guide the therapeutic journey.
Welcome, Bonjour. I’m Danièle (Elle/She/Her).
The work I accompany folks in is rooted in the felt experience, and can be hard to put into words.
Curiosity and compassion guide my approach to therapy. As a neurodivergent and highly sensitive individual, I am passionate about honoring and celebrating authenticity.
I believe in the importance of slowing down, building connection and cultivating safety as an essential base to guide the therapeutic journey.
Thank you for visiting my profile. This shows both strength and courage. Struggling with anxiety, OCD, worry, or stress can be isolating, overwhelming, and exhausting. Whether you are experiencing uncontrollable anxiety, sadness, or obsessive thinking, you deserve a life that is worth living. I work collaboratively with clients to develop achievable therapy goals that produce sustainable, positive changes in behaviours, thinking patterns, and emotions. We will begin by identifying distressing symptoms and develop a tailored plan to treat your concerns. Note: I do not have evening or weekend availability.
Thank you for visiting my profile. This shows both strength and courage. Struggling with anxiety, OCD, worry, or stress can be isolating, overwhelming, and exhausting. Whether you are experiencing uncontrollable anxiety, sadness, or obsessive thinking, you deserve a life that is worth living. I work collaboratively with clients to develop achievable therapy goals that produce sustainable, positive changes in behaviours, thinking patterns, and emotions. We will begin by identifying distressing symptoms and develop a tailored plan to treat your concerns. Note: I do not have evening or weekend availability.
Special focus in couples, relationships, and adolescent therapy.
Many of the clients I work with are seeking couples/relationship therapy, family therapy, or support as parents during difficult life transitions. Others come as individuals feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. You may want to feel heard, understood, and more connected to the people you care about. I support individuals, couples, and families who want practical support, emotional clarity, and a more meaningful way forward, grounded in values, humour, and hope.
I work closely with children and teens.
An LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, inclusive space.
Special focus in couples, relationships, and adolescent therapy.
Many of the clients I work with are seeking couples/relationship therapy, family therapy, or support as parents during difficult life transitions. Others come as individuals feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. You may want to feel heard, understood, and more connected to the people you care about. I support individuals, couples, and families who want practical support, emotional clarity, and a more meaningful way forward, grounded in values, humour, and hope.
I work closely with children and teens.
An LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, inclusive space.
You may look like you’re doing just fine on the outside, while inside you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or wondering why things still feel so hard. Maybe you’re navigating a difficult relationship, burnout, a life transition, or simply a sense that you’ve lost touch with yourself somewhere along the way. I work with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and are ready for something to shift. Together, we’ll get curious about the patterns that keep you stuck and find a way forward that feels more grounded, authentic, and connected to who you are.
You may look like you’re doing just fine on the outside, while inside you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or wondering why things still feel so hard. Maybe you’re navigating a difficult relationship, burnout, a life transition, or simply a sense that you’ve lost touch with yourself somewhere along the way. I work with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and are ready for something to shift. Together, we’ll get curious about the patterns that keep you stuck and find a way forward that feels more grounded, authentic, and connected to who you are.
