Psychoanalytic Therapists in Victoria, BC
Only MA gets verified? Pls see my credentials. 90 mins sessions. I see people of all ages, struggling with anxiety, fears and phobias, relationship compatibility, sexual issues/ traumas and personal challenges. I combine counselling and hypnotherapy, to help people get to the root of their challenges so that they can move forward with greater self-awareness, compassion, respect and desire for change, for themselves and for their relationship. My 6-10 week program allows my clients to move quickly forward in life with a greater understanding of what is needed to feel more fulfilled and content, both individually and as a couple.
Only MA gets verified? Pls see my credentials. 90 mins sessions. I see people of all ages, struggling with anxiety, fears and phobias, relationship compatibility, sexual issues/ traumas and personal challenges. I combine counselling and hypnotherapy, to help people get to the root of their challenges so that they can move forward with greater self-awareness, compassion, respect and desire for change, for themselves and for their relationship. My 6-10 week program allows my clients to move quickly forward in life with a greater understanding of what is needed to feel more fulfilled and content, both individually and as a couple.
My commitment to you is to provide a supportive and engaging space for your therapeutic journey. As your therapist, my goal is to help you explore and understand who you are and who you are becoming. I strive to create an environment built on trust and empathy, allowing you to navigate the deepest aspects of yourself. Through this process, you will uncover your inner strength to overcome the challenges you face.
My commitment to you is to provide a supportive and engaging space for your therapeutic journey. As your therapist, my goal is to help you explore and understand who you are and who you are becoming. I strive to create an environment built on trust and empathy, allowing you to navigate the deepest aspects of yourself. Through this process, you will uncover your inner strength to overcome the challenges you face.
Laura is a Therapist, Intuitive Guide, Spiritual Director, Hypnotist and Mediator. She uses various methods which assist anyone who is pursuing either personal healing or an awakened sense of their spiritual path. Trauma and emotional pain are a regular part of the human experience, and there are times when having an objective navigator may accelerate one's understanding, acceptance and personal expansion. Laura offers her services to all those who resonate with her words and energy. She is a perceptive observer, a wisdom teacher and a natural uplifter. A phone call can discern if working together will be a match.
Laura is a Therapist, Intuitive Guide, Spiritual Director, Hypnotist and Mediator. She uses various methods which assist anyone who is pursuing either personal healing or an awakened sense of their spiritual path. Trauma and emotional pain are a regular part of the human experience, and there are times when having an objective navigator may accelerate one's understanding, acceptance and personal expansion. Laura offers her services to all those who resonate with her words and energy. She is a perceptive observer, a wisdom teacher and a natural uplifter. A phone call can discern if working together will be a match.
Do you feel that your life has gone "off track"? Are you stuck in painful patterns of destructive personal and relational behaviours? Perhaps you struggle with a lack of purpose and meaning in your life. As a Jungian Psychoanalyst I have accompanied men and women at varying stages of life, from diverse cultural backgrounds, and with widely differing challenges. The analytical encounter provides a safe space that fosters the possibility of healing and change. I listen to your concerns with respect, care and free from judgment. Together, we explore the underlying issues that hinder you from living your life fully.
Do you feel that your life has gone "off track"? Are you stuck in painful patterns of destructive personal and relational behaviours? Perhaps you struggle with a lack of purpose and meaning in your life. As a Jungian Psychoanalyst I have accompanied men and women at varying stages of life, from diverse cultural backgrounds, and with widely differing challenges. The analytical encounter provides a safe space that fosters the possibility of healing and change. I listen to your concerns with respect, care and free from judgment. Together, we explore the underlying issues that hinder you from living your life fully.
Emilie Kemlo Psychologist -Active Practice
Psychologist, MA, R, Psych, ACTIVE, PRACTIC
Victoria, BC V9A
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
My ideal clients are adults feeling stuck in painful family or relationship dynamics. Many come in wrestling with parent-adult child conflict, estrangement, resentment, grief, shame, or difficult boundaries. Others are navigating trauma, major life transitions, or relationship stress. I help clients understand patterns, reduce reactivity, and move toward clarity, grounded boundaries, and acceptance. My approach is thoughtful, direct, trauma-informed, and tailored to the person in front of me.
My ideal clients are adults feeling stuck in painful family or relationship dynamics. Many come in wrestling with parent-adult child conflict, estrangement, resentment, grief, shame, or difficult boundaries. Others are navigating trauma, major life transitions, or relationship stress. I help clients understand patterns, reduce reactivity, and move toward clarity, grounded boundaries, and acceptance. My approach is thoughtful, direct, trauma-informed, and tailored to the person in front of me.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual clinic specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach explores the root causes of symptoms by uncovering and understanding underlying emotions through evidence-based treatment. Through collaborative dialogue, we examine unconscious thoughts and emotions shaped from childhood to the present. We work to relieve symptoms by understanding how these patterns affect current experiences, and create targeted strategies for meaningful change long-term.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual clinic specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach explores the root causes of symptoms by uncovering and understanding underlying emotions through evidence-based treatment. Through collaborative dialogue, we examine unconscious thoughts and emotions shaped from childhood to the present. We work to relieve symptoms by understanding how these patterns affect current experiences, and create targeted strategies for meaningful change long-term.
You might be an adult who feels stuck in cycles of anxiety, low mood, or emotional overwhelm — wondering why you can't just "get it together." Maybe you and your partner keep having the same fights, or you're carrying grief or a life change that's heavier than you expected. What I want you to know is this: it's not a character flaw. It's your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe. Together, we'll work to understand those patterns — and gently, at your pace, begin to change them.
You might be an adult who feels stuck in cycles of anxiety, low mood, or emotional overwhelm — wondering why you can't just "get it together." Maybe you and your partner keep having the same fights, or you're carrying grief or a life change that's heavier than you expected. What I want you to know is this: it's not a character flaw. It's your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do to keep you safe. Together, we'll work to understand those patterns — and gently, at your pace, begin to change them.
Working with me is a process of honestly confronting our internal world in a non-judgemental way. Together we can work towards authenticity and a genuine relationship with ourselves and others. Counselling entails finding ways to manage our experiences while changing the underlying issues that perpetuate them. Sometimes, growth means overcoming obstacles through practical work, and sometimes it making sense of our challenges within the broader unfolding of our lives. For affordable counselling options, I supervise Master-level counselling interns through yourpathcounselling.ca
Working with me is a process of honestly confronting our internal world in a non-judgemental way. Together we can work towards authenticity and a genuine relationship with ourselves and others. Counselling entails finding ways to manage our experiences while changing the underlying issues that perpetuate them. Sometimes, growth means overcoming obstacles through practical work, and sometimes it making sense of our challenges within the broader unfolding of our lives. For affordable counselling options, I supervise Master-level counselling interns through yourpathcounselling.ca
In psychotherapy, we work through our unique stories and struggles, build emotional resilience, and develop greater insight into our selves. Working with a psychotherapist allows us to safely reckon with our destructive patterns, and to begin to weave new patterns that better support us. We deepen our awareness of our inner worlds, and in the process, we transform our relationships with ourselves and with each other.
In psychotherapy, we work through our unique stories and struggles, build emotional resilience, and develop greater insight into our selves. Working with a psychotherapist allows us to safely reckon with our destructive patterns, and to begin to weave new patterns that better support us. We deepen our awareness of our inner worlds, and in the process, we transform our relationships with ourselves and with each other.
With over 35 years of experience working with people, I have a deep appreciation of our human needs. These arise naturally as we each strive to become our differentiated authentic self while also forming meaningful, satisfying relationships with others. Whether you are coming to therapy as an individual, with your partner as a couple, or with family member(s), my primary intention is to attune to the perspectives, feelings, and needs you bring to the situation. I am process-oriented in my approach, and have found that creating a space to listen more deeply to oneself and each other creates new possibilities for growth.
With over 35 years of experience working with people, I have a deep appreciation of our human needs. These arise naturally as we each strive to become our differentiated authentic self while also forming meaningful, satisfying relationships with others. Whether you are coming to therapy as an individual, with your partner as a couple, or with family member(s), my primary intention is to attune to the perspectives, feelings, and needs you bring to the situation. I am process-oriented in my approach, and have found that creating a space to listen more deeply to oneself and each other creates new possibilities for growth.
Love of life/Nature, psychedelics, novel experiences, and death. These are common topics that we cover in our conversations. By learning about how concepts show up in our bodies, memories, thoughts, and experiences, we become more aware of the inner narratives that shape our reality.
Love of life/Nature, psychedelics, novel experiences, and death. These are common topics that we cover in our conversations. By learning about how concepts show up in our bodies, memories, thoughts, and experiences, we become more aware of the inner narratives that shape our reality.
Do you find that your usual ways of dealing with things are not working? Or, are you just beginning to scratch the surface of something that has troubled you for a long time? Perhaps you could use some help looking deeper into your life, and developing your understanding of your journey from another perspective. I am a Jungian Analyst, a depth-psychological specialization requiring many years of additional training and personal work. I would be interested in working with you to connect with, understand, and when necessary to challenge the deeper patterns that underlie your life.
Do you find that your usual ways of dealing with things are not working? Or, are you just beginning to scratch the surface of something that has troubled you for a long time? Perhaps you could use some help looking deeper into your life, and developing your understanding of your journey from another perspective. I am a Jungian Analyst, a depth-psychological specialization requiring many years of additional training and personal work. I would be interested in working with you to connect with, understand, and when necessary to challenge the deeper patterns that underlie your life.
I work with people on a variety of issues including relationships, PTSD, phobias, anxieties, sleep issues, eating disorders and grief and loss etc through hypnotherapy and counseling work. I also do past life regressions and use family constellation philosophy for people who are ready and open to that. I am formally trained by Dr Brain.Weiss in PLRT and also have on going training in Family constellation with Hellinger school based in Germany. I translated Bert. Hellinger's books from English into Chinese (the developer of family constellation) "looking into the souls of children" and the book "an education for our time".
I work with people on a variety of issues including relationships, PTSD, phobias, anxieties, sleep issues, eating disorders and grief and loss etc through hypnotherapy and counseling work. I also do past life regressions and use family constellation philosophy for people who are ready and open to that. I am formally trained by Dr Brain.Weiss in PLRT and also have on going training in Family constellation with Hellinger school based in Germany. I translated Bert. Hellinger's books from English into Chinese (the developer of family constellation) "looking into the souls of children" and the book "an education for our time".
I practice using interpersonal styles of therapy, working in an integrated, evidence based and flexible way. I work with those struggling with any aspect of their emotional wellbeing, including anxiety, depression, trauma or loss, long term pain, anger and interpersonal issues. I have specialist level experience in working with low self esteem, body image issues, diagnoses of personality disorders. I am also passionate about supporting those who are facing infertility journeys, in any stage, as well as the grief of pregnancy or infant loss.
I am also an Accreddited Clinical Supervisor offering supervision to other therapists.
I practice using interpersonal styles of therapy, working in an integrated, evidence based and flexible way. I work with those struggling with any aspect of their emotional wellbeing, including anxiety, depression, trauma or loss, long term pain, anger and interpersonal issues. I have specialist level experience in working with low self esteem, body image issues, diagnoses of personality disorders. I am also passionate about supporting those who are facing infertility journeys, in any stage, as well as the grief of pregnancy or infant loss.
I am also an Accreddited Clinical Supervisor offering supervision to other therapists.
I'm licensed to practice in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario and have completed substantial postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group therapy.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about where to go next in your life. You’ve been navigating challenges with relationships, emotional well-being, or self-confidence. Or maybe you want to improve your self-awareness and better understand the patterns that influence your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. You may be facing life transitions, seeking deeper connections, or simply looking for greater clarity and direction. Ultimately, you want to feel understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and balance.
I'm licensed to practice in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario and have completed substantial postgraduate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group therapy.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about where to go next in your life. You’ve been navigating challenges with relationships, emotional well-being, or self-confidence. Or maybe you want to improve your self-awareness and better understand the patterns that influence your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. You may be facing life transitions, seeking deeper connections, or simply looking for greater clarity and direction. Ultimately, you want to feel understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and balance.
Perhaps you’re feeling out of balance: in a state of overwhelm, underwhelm, or struck in patterns that hinder your wellbeing. My work considers how early attachment experiences shape present day functioning, and how working somatically can shift ones being.
Early life experiences inform how we relate to, and make sense of, ourselves, others, and the world around us. We become guided by these patterns, or implicit memories, showing up in the form of sensations, feelings, thoughts, behavioural impulses, and expectations. These experiences live below our conscious awareness: seemingly invisible, yet oftentimes pervasive.
Perhaps you’re feeling out of balance: in a state of overwhelm, underwhelm, or struck in patterns that hinder your wellbeing. My work considers how early attachment experiences shape present day functioning, and how working somatically can shift ones being.
Early life experiences inform how we relate to, and make sense of, ourselves, others, and the world around us. We become guided by these patterns, or implicit memories, showing up in the form of sensations, feelings, thoughts, behavioural impulses, and expectations. These experiences live below our conscious awareness: seemingly invisible, yet oftentimes pervasive.
Welcome. How brave and courageous to explore newness for yourself. My name is Charis Santiago and I am a 2nd generation Filipina-Canadian therapist who provides relational analytic counselling services in Victoria, BC and telehealth. I am passionate about working with you surrounding a wide range of mental health issues. My specialties include working with issues of trauma and sexual abuse, racial/ethnic and identity development, dream work, mood disorders and family systems.
Welcome. How brave and courageous to explore newness for yourself. My name is Charis Santiago and I am a 2nd generation Filipina-Canadian therapist who provides relational analytic counselling services in Victoria, BC and telehealth. I am passionate about working with you surrounding a wide range of mental health issues. My specialties include working with issues of trauma and sexual abuse, racial/ethnic and identity development, dream work, mood disorders and family systems.
Your own life story is more powerful than you may know. Beneath your conscious identity are deeper narratives, inherited, imagined, or unconsciously lived, about who you are and what your life is meant to be. In our work, we will begin to make sense of your individual myth and examine the inner story as an invitation for insight, integration, and individuation. People often arrive at this work during threshold moments - at a crossroads, where transition calls for inward listening; in a valley, where energy wanes; or in a desert, where meaning feels out of reach. Together, we will navigate these passages and find a new way forward.
Your own life story is more powerful than you may know. Beneath your conscious identity are deeper narratives, inherited, imagined, or unconsciously lived, about who you are and what your life is meant to be. In our work, we will begin to make sense of your individual myth and examine the inner story as an invitation for insight, integration, and individuation. People often arrive at this work during threshold moments - at a crossroads, where transition calls for inward listening; in a valley, where energy wanes; or in a desert, where meaning feels out of reach. Together, we will navigate these passages and find a new way forward.
I specialize in 2 main areas:
•. Supporting neurodivergent kids and teens who want a creative way to express and integrate learning.
•. Helping adults who are learning about their past/present, and want to move into a future with insight and acceptance.
I offer individual counselling and music therapy for children, teens, and adults, currently accepting online clients only. I’m constantly blending the art and science of mental health. Foremost to my work with clients is establishing a solid relationship, that feels safe and invigorating. Then we focus/refocus on doing the work, of feeling, thinking and living better.
I specialize in 2 main areas:
•. Supporting neurodivergent kids and teens who want a creative way to express and integrate learning.
•. Helping adults who are learning about their past/present, and want to move into a future with insight and acceptance.
I offer individual counselling and music therapy for children, teens, and adults, currently accepting online clients only. I’m constantly blending the art and science of mental health. Foremost to my work with clients is establishing a solid relationship, that feels safe and invigorating. Then we focus/refocus on doing the work, of feeling, thinking and living better.
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Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviours. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behaviour is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.