Therapists in Victoria, BC

Let’s work together to explore the challenges creating uneasiness, confusion and pain in your life. We will work in a comfortable, accepting space to create a meaningful, grounding experience to help you gain new awareness, explore choices and promote positive and rewarding change and self-care. Traditional talk therapies are not the only way to explore your story, and I often use sand play, art, storytelling, journaling, metaphor and imagery to reach a deeper understanding.

Hi, I’m Gabriela and I’m so happy you are looking for support. I specialize in addressing issues of trauma, anxiety, and parenting challenges and have specific training in these areas to support you to lighten the heavy loads you no longer want to hold on to. If you have suffered a traumatic experience, gone through a series of challenging situations, struggled with managing your own thoughts, or are just feeling overwhelmed, you don't need to go through this alone. By searching for a counsellor, you are already taking an important step in improving your mental health and I can support you in continuing that journey.

Ola! Seja muito bem-vindo aqui! Eu sou a Anna Nabuco Bell, psicologa no Brasil e Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) aqui no Canada. Ha 21 anos comecei minha jornada como psicoterapeuta, e hoje, atuando em BC, tenho a satisfacao de oferecer suporte a nossa comunidade Brasileira. Sou mestra, doutoranda e pesquisadora sobre imigracao e psicoterapia multicultural. Ofereco sessoes em ingles e em portugues, entao deixa eu explicar um pouquinho em ingles para os nao-brazucas tb ;) As a proud Brazilian and Canadian, my practice has been notably successful in working with people from diverse backgrounds, which is my doctoral teses theme.

I know firsthand that seeking out new supports can be daunting. Sometimes getting ‘curious’ about oneself, and making space for vulnerability, can feel like the last thing we want to engage in. It takes courage and resiliency to live within oppressive social conditions and to heal from individual and collective experiences of trauma. I believe that if our supports are rooted in safety and trust, we might find the space for healing, connecting to more joy, more pleasure, and crafting new worlds.

Hello and welcome! My name is Daniel and I look forward to supporting your needs on the journey of discovery and healing. Life can bring a variety of challenges from the past to the present. For some people, these can be presented as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, anger and conflict in the couple or the family. My role and intention are to collaborate and address your needs to transform your life in a meaningful way.

Are you a mother, father, a spouse or co-parent? Are you struggling with the children, your spouse or your ex-partner? Are you wanting to know how to best support your children in the context of separation/divorce? Are you trying to get everyone's needs met, solve conflict, create more harmony and joy in your home? Do you juggle financial needs, your children's needs, home functioning, your marriage and your personal needs? Maybe you feel alone, frustrated, worried or burnt out. Maybe you just want to be more confident knowing how to deepen your connection to your spouse or child. You want a happy, thriving family life!

My practice is tailored to work with individuals that have experienced and continue to experience trauma in their lives and want to have a safe place to process it and heal from it. My practice focuses on supporting individuals that are survivors of trauma, complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, and somatic responses to trauma—which can include anxiety and low mood. We will explore together how your body, your mind, and your spirit have adapted to cope with past and present traumas and challenges, and how these coping mechanisms have helped you survive. We will also learn new healthy ways to cope and create safety around you.

Feeling lost, misunderstood, stuck? I have been there. Besides being an experienced therapist, I am also a child of divorce, immigrant, wife, and mother. Some of the issues I help clients with are: anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, low self-esteem, grief and loss, immigration challenges, life transitions, and parenting difficulties.

Based on the belief that: "we all have our own answers", I focus my efforts to provide a professional, non judgmental and non critical space, where people can safely engage in a process of self reflection and discovery through which they can increase their self awareness, and learn how to access their own answers and solutions to a wide range of mental health concerns and challenging life situations.

Currently only accepting child clients. In therapy, I strive for a safe, judgment-free space to explore your needs and values. I support kids (<12) and their parents navigating neurodiversity, aiding emotions, coping, and self-care—essential amid a neurotypical-centric world. Collaboratively, using conversation, art, play, or somatic methods, we explore how to meet your needs. Together, we navigate an often isolating, unaccommodating world to understand how it influences your experiences, relationships, and environments. We aim to understand cultural norms, rewriting expectations to align with your unmasked self.

After attending our groups, clients report feeling less isolated, more connected with others, and more able to handle difficult emotions and stressful situations. Whether their default is to express their anger outwards or direct it inwards as resentment and self-criticism, my clients present with a desire to stop damaging the relationships they care the most about. Many show up to learn how to deal better with someone close who displays a lot of anger. My clients want to create intimate relationships, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution. They want to take ownership of their lives and feel proud of their choices.

I center my clients´ backgrounds, values, and knowledges as the guide to support them in answering any questions they might have. I speak both English and Spanish and like to think that, because of my cultural background (born and raised in Mexico), we can bring a special warmth and levity to sessions making our spaces feel comfortable and safe. Our sessions would involve both exploration and discovery as well as lightness and humour. I am passionate at supporting people who are minorities. I usually work with people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, neurodiversity, self-worth, cultural shock, among other things.

I believe that self-awareness creates the ripple effect of change. From the moment we're born, family and society shape us. We're taught to decide based on survival needs or others' beliefs, and expectations. If you seek better mental and emotional skills, sense of identity in a diverse world, and/or the ability to build up stronger relationships, I can help. Together, we'll focus at restoring your zest for life and empowerment so that you can make assertive choices aligned with your beliefs and values. Let's collaborate for your well-being!

Sometimes life events make us feel as if we are inside a tornado or stuck in a fog. I’ve been there myself, I know how it feels. It caused me to lose touch with my true self and cross paths with anxiety & depression decades ago. Finding my way back to myself was so impactful that I left a solid career in corporate to become a Registered Counsellor. If you find yourself lost in that fog battling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, childhood trauma, low self-esteem, relationships or disconnected from your true self, I am here to help you clear the way so you can reclaim your true self again, mind, body & soul. :)

I strive to help individuals overcome hardships in their life and find hope and meaning in the trials that they face. I know how hard life can be, but I also know that we have within ourselves the ability to create positive changes that will allow us to live a happier life. Counselling is a wonderful tool to help aid in that change.

You may or may not feel like it, but you are the expert of your own life. My work is to support and provide the guidance needed to better understand how experiences have shaped you. Together, we will unpack what is making you feel stuck, strengthen your relationships, build resilience and find helpful strategies that work specifically for you. I came into clinical counselling with a deep desire to hold safe space for those who need to share their story and are looking to make profound and long-lasting changes in their life.