Therapists in Nelson, BC

I believe counselling can be a space where we can get to know our authentic selves, where all parts of us can be explored and we can start to resist the boxes that may be confining us. I view counselling as a collaborative process and recognize each person’s natural ability to gravitate toward change at their own pace. I believe that the genuine connection of a counselling relationship in a safe and inclusive environment is at the root of healing.

Do you feel like you don't fit in and are watching the world from the outside looking in? Desire guidance on how start with identity exploration (be it gender related, sexual orientation, or prompted by age, aha moments and more)? Wanting to evaluate or re-evaluate your relationship structure or orientation? Do you want someone who comes at these issues with a relaxed and curious mindset, working with you to find the obstacles and helping you find your self-awareness and goals? If so we may be a good fit. My passion is working with clients to help them navigate the questions above and more, often touching on multiple themes.

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters in Counselling Psychology and I am currently accepting new clients for in person and virtual sessions. I am trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy. I am here to support individuals as they cope with issues such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain and grief. I also work with couples and support them as they develop communication skills to improve their relationship, and navigate life changes such as the blending of two families, divorce and co-parenting. I enjoy working with youth and helping them address school-related and home-related challenges.

Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or stuck in your life? Do you struggle with unresolved grief, loss, or trauma? Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and creative expressions? As an experienced art therapist, I specialize in helping women navigate their inner worlds, discover their authentic selves, and heal from past wounds. My approach is grounded in the belief that every individual has the potential for growth, resilience, and transformation.

Sometimes the stress of today’s world along with personal challenges can feel overwhelming but, you don't have to face it alone. I have been working with people to support healing for over 15 years. As a counsellor, I offer a person centered, integrative approach to supporting you in your healing journey safely through anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting issues, grief & loss, loneliness, depression, anger & trauma. I've faced & transformed through profound issues myself & I know how challenging it can be. Yet, with courage & support on the journey, a greater sense of joy, clarity, & connection is available to each of us.

If you're looking for a counsellor who creates a safe and comfortable space, then I am a strong candidate. I am down to earth; my style is genuine, comfortable, and strengths-focused. I value empowering my clients more than anything. I am an ally, an advocate, and everyone’s number one fan. I am not the counsellor who will tell you what to do, I value collaboration, and together we will come up with the solution and therapeutic practices that suit YOU. You are the expert of your life, I am the expert in mental health support - together we will make a strong team.

As a therapist, my intension is to be present and compassionate with whatever challenges my clients face. I also strive to create a relationship with safety, trust and honesty. I work with adults facing a wide variety of challenges, such as relationship difficulties, stress and anxiety, depression, compulsive habits, and other self-defeating behaviours. I call my practice Compassionate Counselling because I believe that warmth, understanding and acceptance are the primary forces of healing.

We all have times in life where we have exhausted all our reserves to change and again find ourselves stuck, this is the perfect time for counselling. You don’t have to carry the load alone, together we will find solutions and bring relief and possibility to what feels unmanageable, whether you seek individual or couples counselling. Taking the first step towards therapy is already setting into motion the change that is waiting This is the turning point for many and I look forward to meeting you here.

Life can be challenging, stretching us beyond what we believe we are capable of sustaining. We can often feel stuck, not knowing how to break free from unhelpful patterns, or not able to cope with the intensity of the feelings we are experiencing. The good news is that you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a safe place to land and support for whatever you are going through. Together, through reflection and exploration, we can bring compassionate awareness and a deepening understanding to your experience and work together to create the changes you are seeking.

I understand how much courage it can take to ask for support. I hold a compassionate and genuine space for you to feel safe enough to show up as you are while we work through life challenges and explore and shift mental, emotional, somatic and behavioural patterns that no longer serve you. My strength-based lens supports you to develop a greater sense of empowerment, self-awareness, self-compassion, and internal safety. Depending on your needs, I use a blend of therapeutic modalities and techniques, such as Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness methods and nature-based practices.

Laura has a Master of Arts in Counseling and is a Registered Clinical Counselor with over 15 years of experience in treating trauma, addictions, depressions, anxiety, grief and loss. Her approach to counselling is client centered and strengths based. She provides online counseling.

I believe that all human beings have a remarkable ability to grow and change. Some clients come to me with a great deal of depression or hopelessness about their lives without the insight as to how they can be helped. I use a strengths-based approach as I listen to their stories to find the hope, possibilities, and resiliencies that coexist alongside suffering and insecurities. Therapies are evidenced-based and trauma informed and approach clients from a spiritual and cultural lens.

I am accepting new individual clients (adults and youth) online to residents anywhere in British Columbia. I support those managing: trauma, life transitions, relationship issues, divorce/custody litigation, sexual abuse, perinatal issues, anxiety, and depression. My approach is an integration of EMDR, mindfulness, narrative and strengths-based modalities tailored to you!

I practice counselling from a client-centred holistic perspective. Compassion and curiosity are at the forefront of my approach while supporting the strengths of my clients and their innate healing intelligence. Our therapeutic work will be held in a relational/attachment lens that is trauma informed and engaged with the regulation of the nervous system. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC,) I hold a Masters in Counselling Psychology, and my practice is also informed by Emotion Focused Therapy, Process Work, Compassionate Inquiry, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Therapy, nature-based healing, and nutrition.

I am a Registered Social Worker and Certified Career Development Practitioner with over ten years of working in the field of mental health and employment counseling. I am passionate about working with people who are navigating transitions or interested in exploring their potential for change. I specialize in helping people examine and shift behavior patterns, particularly as they relate to substance use and behavioral addictions. I operate from a lens of harm-reduction and anti-oppression, and I recognize that systems, as well as people, need to change.

I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). Although life can seem busy and chaotic at times, our time together is an opportunity to slow down, become clear and find ways to resolve current concerns or issues from the past that interfere with living fully in the present. Your health, wellness and goals come first. I work with individuals struggling with a wide range of concerns, such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma injuries, developmental stages, disordered eating, relationship issues, as well as life transitions and grief.

There are times in our lives when we just need someone there. Someone who we know gets us and cares as much as we do. At times it's when it's most difficult to reach out, we feel vulnerable and perhaps alone. We can be dealing with old resurfacing trauma, or behaviors we don't understand why they are happening. Perhaps we have anxiety, depression or grief has come knocked at our door. Relationships are challenging us. We want to be met and have a sense of being seen for who and what we are. We long to be understood or simply to find new ways of being and wonder how to get there. We long for change and the knowing that we are OK.

I am passionate about supporting children, teens and young adults. Over the past decade I have been committed to providing therapeutic counselling services to children, adolescents and their families in the West Kootenays. I have provided art therapy services through a number of local community services centers as well as for school districts.