Johnston Group Therapists in Victoria, BC
You know what you want. You keep doing the opposite. You've done the reading, noticed the pattern, and yet there you are again, pulling away when someone gets close, repeating the argument you swore you wouldn't have, returning to the habit you wanted to leave. That gap between knowing and doing is rarely a discipline problem. It usually means different parts of you want different things. I work with self-aware adults and couples who are tired of insight that doesn't translate. Together we slow things down, look at what these patterns are protecting, and build a different relationship with them.
You know what you want. You keep doing the opposite. You've done the reading, noticed the pattern, and yet there you are again, pulling away when someone gets close, repeating the argument you swore you wouldn't have, returning to the habit you wanted to leave. That gap between knowing and doing is rarely a discipline problem. It usually means different parts of you want different things. I work with self-aware adults and couples who are tired of insight that doesn't translate. Together we slow things down, look at what these patterns are protecting, and build a different relationship with them.
You may be seeking deeper connection, healing, or a way forward after feeling overwhelmed for far too long. Many adults and couples come to me when they feel stuck, disconnected from themselves or their partner, or weighed down by patterns that keep repeating.
You may be experiencing relationship difficulties, childhood emotional wounds, trauma or PTSD, challenges related to alcohol or substance use, or major life transitions such as separation, divorce, co-parenting, immigration, or grief. Often, what you long for is to feel truly heard, regain a sense of clarity, and rebuild safety, connection, and strength in your life.
You may be seeking deeper connection, healing, or a way forward after feeling overwhelmed for far too long. Many adults and couples come to me when they feel stuck, disconnected from themselves or their partner, or weighed down by patterns that keep repeating.
You may be experiencing relationship difficulties, childhood emotional wounds, trauma or PTSD, challenges related to alcohol or substance use, or major life transitions such as separation, divorce, co-parenting, immigration, or grief. Often, what you long for is to feel truly heard, regain a sense of clarity, and rebuild safety, connection, and strength in your life.
I am honoured your journey has led you here. Welcome. Whether you’re a young adult or elder, interested in individual or partnered counselling, I can help you manage stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, and pain; improve your relationships; navigate grief and loss; and become better friends with yourself. I enjoy working with people of diverse backgrounds to situate problems in systems of influence, unveiling your inner resources by collaborating with you to connect your values and interests with your goals for meaningful self-directed transformation and life management.
I am honoured your journey has led you here. Welcome. Whether you’re a young adult or elder, interested in individual or partnered counselling, I can help you manage stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, and pain; improve your relationships; navigate grief and loss; and become better friends with yourself. I enjoy working with people of diverse backgrounds to situate problems in systems of influence, unveiling your inner resources by collaborating with you to connect your values and interests with your goals for meaningful self-directed transformation and life management.
With over 40 years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I can support your journey to healing and wellness in a sensitive, attuned and skillful manner. Creating a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to deal with life's challenges so you can become more free as a human being and become your most authentic self. Helping you create the life you want, the relationships you want and achieving the goals that inspire you is where I can serve you best. Experienced, quaified and competent.
With over 40 years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I can support your journey to healing and wellness in a sensitive, attuned and skillful manner. Creating a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to deal with life's challenges so you can become more free as a human being and become your most authentic self. Helping you create the life you want, the relationships you want and achieving the goals that inspire you is where I can serve you best. Experienced, quaified and competent.
Stuck. Alone. Overwhelmed. Those are words my clients often connect with. Perhaps you've tried everything you can think of to change. Maybe you've tried everything your friends and family can think of too. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, mood, meaninglessness, or something unique to you, I offer support in the healing process.
Therapy is often "easier said than done"; I add it's "better 1 percent done than 100 percent said". I use a process-based approach to therapy which means I want to honour your individual nature and bring in what techniques work best (ACT, DBT, EFT, and more) to assist the changes you're looking for.
Stuck. Alone. Overwhelmed. Those are words my clients often connect with. Perhaps you've tried everything you can think of to change. Maybe you've tried everything your friends and family can think of too. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, mood, meaninglessness, or something unique to you, I offer support in the healing process.
Therapy is often "easier said than done"; I add it's "better 1 percent done than 100 percent said". I use a process-based approach to therapy which means I want to honour your individual nature and bring in what techniques work best (ACT, DBT, EFT, and more) to assist the changes you're looking for.
Accepting new clients. I am passionate about supporting women of all ages who are feeling they are not enough, struggle with low self-esteem and self-worth. I have walked in those uncomfortable shoes, and I understand the internal critic who berates and questions every step you take. You feel vulnerable and confused, experience anxiety or depression, and it seems like everyone but yourself are in control. Together we will undo the straps keeping you in those shoes to discover your resilient, empowered, authentic self.
Accepting new clients. I am passionate about supporting women of all ages who are feeling they are not enough, struggle with low self-esteem and self-worth. I have walked in those uncomfortable shoes, and I understand the internal critic who berates and questions every step you take. You feel vulnerable and confused, experience anxiety or depression, and it seems like everyone but yourself are in control. Together we will undo the straps keeping you in those shoes to discover your resilient, empowered, authentic self.
Looking for couples, parent, or individual counselling? I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) specialized in supporting couples to enhance communication and mutual understanding, and empowering parents to strengthen relationships with their teens. I also support individuals (16+) to manage and overcome anxiety and depression through practical skills and tangible strategies backed by neuroscience. I draw from trauma-informed, attachment-based, and solution-focused approaches to understand and collaboratively support your unique needs, contexts, and goals. I look forward to hearing from you.
Looking for couples, parent, or individual counselling? I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) specialized in supporting couples to enhance communication and mutual understanding, and empowering parents to strengthen relationships with their teens. I also support individuals (16+) to manage and overcome anxiety and depression through practical skills and tangible strategies backed by neuroscience. I draw from trauma-informed, attachment-based, and solution-focused approaches to understand and collaboratively support your unique needs, contexts, and goals. I look forward to hearing from you.
No matter what you are struggling with, remember that on the other side of this difficult time will be increased wisdom, the exciting potential of a better you and more of what you want. We all have a survivor inside of us, an innate ability to overcome even the most difficult of challenges. Talking to someone can help you harness the strength that lives inside you. I believe this is the essence of counselling. Whether I am working with Individuals, couples or more complex groups I strive to meet the client at the place they are wanting to improve their situation step by step in a managable way using the strengths of the client.
No matter what you are struggling with, remember that on the other side of this difficult time will be increased wisdom, the exciting potential of a better you and more of what you want. We all have a survivor inside of us, an innate ability to overcome even the most difficult of challenges. Talking to someone can help you harness the strength that lives inside you. I believe this is the essence of counselling. Whether I am working with Individuals, couples or more complex groups I strive to meet the client at the place they are wanting to improve their situation step by step in a managable way using the strengths of the client.
You're not here because you lack insight. You're here because insight hasn't changed what happens next. You know why you get anxious or pull away. You may even see it happening and still feel the same response take over. Perhaps therapy gave you understanding or better ways to cope, but the pattern still organizes your life. Many of my clients are used to solving hard problems. This is the one they can't solve by thinking harder or trying harder. They want to work directly with what keeps it in place.
You're not here because you lack insight. You're here because insight hasn't changed what happens next. You know why you get anxious or pull away. You may even see it happening and still feel the same response take over. Perhaps therapy gave you understanding or better ways to cope, but the pattern still organizes your life. Many of my clients are used to solving hard problems. This is the one they can't solve by thinking harder or trying harder. They want to work directly with what keeps it in place.
Madeleine Sullivan is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and certification in EMDR 2.0. She offers a warm, compassionate, non-judgmental approach to counselling, and help to empower you to move forward with your life, and to create positive beliefs about yourself. Madeleine will work with you to help find a way through the barriers that are getting in your way. She offers a safe, nurturing environment for you to discover what is causing your pain and distress, and helps you to make room to grow and heal in order to make changes for yourself.
Madeleine Sullivan is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and certification in EMDR 2.0. She offers a warm, compassionate, non-judgmental approach to counselling, and help to empower you to move forward with your life, and to create positive beliefs about yourself. Madeleine will work with you to help find a way through the barriers that are getting in your way. She offers a safe, nurturing environment for you to discover what is causing your pain and distress, and helps you to make room to grow and heal in order to make changes for yourself.
Being a human is hard - life can be painful and overwhelming. If you feel like you're overthinking and anxious, your self-critic is loud, you're tired but wired and at the mercy of emotions - you're not alone. As a therapist and nutritionist, I specialize in the bidirectional influence of our mental and physical health on wellbeing. I help folks understand and partner with their nervous systems and bodies, so that they can gain freedom from the past, patterns and perspectives that are holding them back. I work with teens (15+) and adults who are navigating anxiety, burnout, big life transitions and trauma.
Being a human is hard - life can be painful and overwhelming. If you feel like you're overthinking and anxious, your self-critic is loud, you're tired but wired and at the mercy of emotions - you're not alone. As a therapist and nutritionist, I specialize in the bidirectional influence of our mental and physical health on wellbeing. I help folks understand and partner with their nervous systems and bodies, so that they can gain freedom from the past, patterns and perspectives that are holding them back. I work with teens (15+) and adults who are navigating anxiety, burnout, big life transitions and trauma.
I am dedicated to helping anyone who is navigating stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions or other mental health concerns. I’m especially passionate about working with individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). You may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or unsure of your future, and I strive to help you feel seen, supported, and capable of building a life that feels meaningful and worth living.
I am dedicated to helping anyone who is navigating stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions or other mental health concerns. I’m especially passionate about working with individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). You may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or unsure of your future, and I strive to help you feel seen, supported, and capable of building a life that feels meaningful and worth living.
A therapy session with me is like having a place to put down everything you've been carrying and having room to breathe.
As a clinical counsellor and psychotherapist, I work with individual adults and couples who come to me for help with anxiety, depression, difficult-to-manage emotions, relationship and parenting challenges, grief and loss, trauma, and major life transitions. This is an inclusive and affirming place to land, where we’ll talk about your life, what you’re struggling with, and what support would be most helpful for you.
A therapy session with me is like having a place to put down everything you've been carrying and having room to breathe.
As a clinical counsellor and psychotherapist, I work with individual adults and couples who come to me for help with anxiety, depression, difficult-to-manage emotions, relationship and parenting challenges, grief and loss, trauma, and major life transitions. This is an inclusive and affirming place to land, where we’ll talk about your life, what you’re struggling with, and what support would be most helpful for you.
Kiran Dhingra
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RCSW
2 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V8T
Waitlist for new clients
Your family means everything to you, but parenting can feel overwhelming when your child is struggling emotionally or behaviourally. You may be watching them cope with anxiety, big emotions, loss, trauma, or difficult transitions and wondering how to help. Many parents quietly ask themselves, Am I doing this right? Sometimes our own past experiences can make parenting even harder. At the heart of it all, parents want the same thing: for their children to feel confident, connected, resilient, and hopeful about their future.
Your family means everything to you, but parenting can feel overwhelming when your child is struggling emotionally or behaviourally. You may be watching them cope with anxiety, big emotions, loss, trauma, or difficult transitions and wondering how to help. Many parents quietly ask themselves, Am I doing this right? Sometimes our own past experiences can make parenting even harder. At the heart of it all, parents want the same thing: for their children to feel confident, connected, resilient, and hopeful about their future.
Racialized adults, trauma-exposed professionals, couples in crisis, neurodiverse people, and others. I've noticed a trend... Some people wait as long as they can before getting support, others reach out early, but no one is better off alone. Trauma holds us back. Neurodiversity complicates things (like navigating a society not designed with you in mind!). Grief, Loss, and other Life Transitions pile on extra stress during trying times. With support, I'm confident you'll find your way forward.
Racialized adults, trauma-exposed professionals, couples in crisis, neurodiverse people, and others. I've noticed a trend... Some people wait as long as they can before getting support, others reach out early, but no one is better off alone. Trauma holds us back. Neurodiversity complicates things (like navigating a society not designed with you in mind!). Grief, Loss, and other Life Transitions pile on extra stress during trying times. With support, I'm confident you'll find your way forward.
I work with individuals, couples and polycules who are seeking support for:
• Neurodiversity (especially late-diagnosed Autism & ADHD)
• Ethical non-monogamy (ENM), polyamory, BDSM & Kink
• LGBTQIA+
• Anger management
• Sex therapy
• Anxiety related to climate change.
My clients tell me they appreciate that have lived experience in my areas of expertise. I work best with clients who are tired of feeling the same way and of having the same old arguments and want to create real change.
I work with individuals, couples and polycules who are seeking support for:
• Neurodiversity (especially late-diagnosed Autism & ADHD)
• Ethical non-monogamy (ENM), polyamory, BDSM & Kink
• LGBTQIA+
• Anger management
• Sex therapy
• Anxiety related to climate change.
My clients tell me they appreciate that have lived experience in my areas of expertise. I work best with clients who are tired of feeling the same way and of having the same old arguments and want to create real change.
I am a Registered MSW graduate. I work from a Narrative Therapy and Response-Based Practice approach. I have worked with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss and complex relationships. I have 5+ years of experience working with individuals navigating complex and dynamic relationships. This includes working with couples facing intense conflicts, infidelity, separation, and divorce. I tailor my approach to each unique relationship, actively collaborating with each couple or family to fully understand, assist, and promote healing in their most significant relationships.
I am a Registered MSW graduate. I work from a Narrative Therapy and Response-Based Practice approach. I have worked with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief & loss and complex relationships. I have 5+ years of experience working with individuals navigating complex and dynamic relationships. This includes working with couples facing intense conflicts, infidelity, separation, and divorce. I tailor my approach to each unique relationship, actively collaborating with each couple or family to fully understand, assist, and promote healing in their most significant relationships.
People living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and complex PTSD are often misunderstood. Many of my clients come to therapy carrying the weight of trauma, stigma, shame, and feeling like they have to hide parts of themselves just to be accepted. You don't have to do that here. I'm deeply passionate about supporting people with BPD and helping change the way it is understood. I believe that every behaviour makes sense in the context of a person's experiences, and that healing begins when we move away from asking, "What's wrong with you?" and start asking, "What happened to you?"
People living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and complex PTSD are often misunderstood. Many of my clients come to therapy carrying the weight of trauma, stigma, shame, and feeling like they have to hide parts of themselves just to be accepted. You don't have to do that here. I'm deeply passionate about supporting people with BPD and helping change the way it is understood. I believe that every behaviour makes sense in the context of a person's experiences, and that healing begins when we move away from asking, "What's wrong with you?" and start asking, "What happened to you?"
Alan works with individuals through a range of concerns, specialising in anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Alan also supports exploration through life stage and relationship issues and through all concerns respects the uniqueness of individual experiences. Alan prioritizes collaboration and connection in his work, recognizes the vulnerability involved in the therapeutic process and aims to maintain safety and warmth throughout.
Alan works with individuals through a range of concerns, specialising in anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Alan also supports exploration through life stage and relationship issues and through all concerns respects the uniqueness of individual experiences. Alan prioritizes collaboration and connection in his work, recognizes the vulnerability involved in the therapeutic process and aims to maintain safety and warmth throughout.
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.
