Female Therapists in Victoria, BC

It's perfectly normal to want to avoid pain, including emotional pain. You may have become an expert at shutting out those painful emotions to make it through your life—maybe disconnecting completely from those feelings. That’s an adaptive response to emotional overwhelm, and it’s how many of us get through the daily challenges of work, school and social life. Yet that pain will find a way to make itself known one way or another. Counselling can help you to change the way you respond to whatever it is you’re carrying so that you can better identify and attend to your needs.

I understand that struggling can make us feel hopeless, unmotivated, and frustrated. My human experience allows me to identify with the challenges you are facing, because I face them too. It is my calling to help others at a human level on this journey of healing, and through counselling, you can feel empowered to reclaim your confidence and take back control of your life. You will not be seen as someone who is needing to be fixed or who is broken, but as a whole being who is currently struggling. Let me help you deal with the challenges and transitions that show up along the way, and lead you to a more empowered and authentic life.

Online appointments available. My clients are introverts and highly sensitive souls that feel overwhelmed because the world is too fast, too noisy, too chaotic but worst of all filled with people lacking compassion. They usually struggle with non-reciprocal relationships and setting boundaries. It's not uncommon for my clients to be astonished at how someone has treated them or the general state of the world. They are filled with feelings of anxiety and worry about the fact that they can't keep up with everyone else. If you are reading this, I commend you on taking this first step. I work with women & members of the LGBTQ+ family.

Are you hoping to achieve more intimacy and caring in your relationship? Is it important to you to understand and be understood? To hear and be heard? Whether you come in by yourself, or with your partner, you can learn the tools of better communication.You can learn how to maintain emotional strength and stability in the midst of open and honest discussion, leading you to the relationship of your deepest desires. I work with clients of all ethnicities and sexual orientations.

Issues in your relationship or with your sexuality can make life feel like trying to to tread water in a wild, uncontrollable, and unpredictable ocean. Whether by yourself, with your partner, or in a group, allow me to help you breach the surface on these issues and learn ride the waves.

I would be honoured to help you access your natural capacity to heal from the root of your symptoms and reconnect with who you truly are. I hope to create a safe container for your inner work with my grounding, compassionate and intuitive presence. I practice powerful and efficient healing modalities that enable deep and lasting transformation to occur. We go beyond the level of talking to studying your direct experience in the moment with curiosity and compassion. I will help you feel what you could not fully be with before and guide you in healing past wounds so you can be free to live the life you dream of.

Becoming a new mother is a tremendous change, and one that can sometimes trigger old soul wounds and a need for healing. My approach is individualized, as each new mother experiences her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum time in a unique way.

I’m a woman , a European settler, an explorer of nature, a knitter, and a Registered Clinical Counsellor who has supported youth and adults and their mental health for over a decade. I’m a calm, curious, relaxed person who has been asking the big existential questions of who we are and why we’re here and what to do about that my whole life. I love bringing this curiosity into the counselling space and supporting you to identify how those questions are impacting you. You may be feeling depressed, full of anxiety, working through past and current traumas, or grappling with the difficulties that being alive inevitably brings.

Now Accepting New Clients! - Are you an LGBTQ2+ identifying person needing help with anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, or trauma? Are you trying to find your sexuality or gender identity? I am a polyamorous, kink-positive, transgender woman , (and general queer person) who understands the community and our experiences in the world. In my practice, I primarily counsel LGBTQ2+ people (and couples) who are finding their path and resolving trauma. We also offer DBT Skills Groups, which have been very helpful for many people.

I have a passion for working with women to help with feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, and shame. I love helping to build inner strength, wisdom, and resilience leading to increased happiness and contentment. The effects of early relational trauma are complex, often becoming stored in our bodies manifesting as distressing symptoms and behaviors. Over time, these can become problematic resulting in the need to reach out for help. Through a body-brain-based approach, I can assist with reducing distressing emotions.

Are you feeling “stuck” or experiencing physical or emotional symptoms such as : grief, anxiety or overwhelm from infertility and/or pregnancy loss, anxiety or depression during pregnancy or postpartum, trauma from a difficult birth, pelvic pain, tension, or heaviness , menstrual pain or PMS symptoms, or trauma from experiences of sexual assault ? Do you feel disconnected from your body, experience difficulty setting boundaries or taking care of your needs? Do you have a desire to express yourself, be heard, or feel understood? Do you have a desire to bring more creativity, joy or pleasure into your life? I can help.

Relationships are built at the speed of trust and I believe the relationship created between therapist and client is the foundational component in the therapeutic process. I bring 14 years of experience working with families and individuals in various capacities and create a treatment plan specific to your individual needs. I identify as a Métis female - European/French/Indigenous, and honour the ability to work and play on the unceded lands of the Tla'Amin Peoples. I'm grateful to be able to walk alongside you and support you on your journey.

I work primarily with women who are dealing with grief, anxiety trauma relationships and life transitions to help them uncover their inner strength, personal goals, and inner wisdom. so that they can thrive in life. My approach to counselling is deeply rooted in compassion and integrity blending each persons individual belief system with their unique history and life experience. The counselling I offer is both gentle & practical where together we can explore together your emotional physical intellectual & spiritual beliefs values & experiences. Sessions are safe sacred space for you to explore learn & grow

Many young women seek counselling because they have experienced traumatic or difficult situations. I know how these deeply felt experiences can leave us feeling alone, unable to verbalize our distress to those close to us. The lasting impact of past experiences and traumas on current relationships, beliefs and behaviours can keep us feeling stuck in painful patterns. I work with individuals experiencing a range of symptoms including anxiety that impacts daily functioning, disordered eating, body image issues and the impact of sexual trauma. I also specialize in working with those experiencing the impact of complex trauma.

Getting support to heal and thrive takes courage! At Retreat Cove Counselling, I offer an environment that is direct, transparent, caring, and nonjudgmental. I believe that the role of the counsellor is one of facilitation and collaboration. I am interested in working alongside individuals, families, neurodiversity, 2SLGBTQI+ folks, and people in a variety of relationship structures. I aim towards an anti-oppressive framework and welcome feedback. I draw on a variety of approaches to support people in developing skills and strategies that are practical and creative.

I am passionate about supporting you to live fully within the wisdom of your body. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (16525) I support those who have experienced a disconnection to their body due to sexual trauma, relational abuse, an eating disorder/disordered eating, and reproductive health trauma. I assist clients in their process of coming home to their body through a multidisciplinary and personalized approach that relies on depth psychology, relational somatics, intersectional feminism, and mindfulness. I acknowledge that the relationship women have to their body is complex; my education honours that complexity.

You are an entrepreneur, artist and truth seeker. You identify as a relational anarchist and a creative spirit that is determind to design your life and the structure of your relationships. You seek your own answers as to what it means to be living a meaningful life. You are motivated by the fear of leaving the earth not having lived your life to your fullest, completely governed by unconscious drives, and not having examined your suffering. Most importantly, you can no longer bear not speaking your truth and living your most authentic expressions of self. Finding your soul's purpose is one of your driving principles in life.