Pacific Blue Cross Therapists in Courtenay, BC

Welcome! I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families overcome challenges such as relationship conflicts, depression, anxiety, trauma, and self-esteem issues. If you're seeking support for stress management, life transitions, or improving emotional and mental balance, you've found the right place. Let's work together to foster healing and enhance your overall well-being. My goal is to support clients in accessing their own inner wisdom and resources while healing from these challenges and improving overall well-being.

I help my patients live the life they desire. This may take the shape of processing deep core experiences, tuning into your body and building self-awareness. Patterns that were once protective and important may no longer be serving you. I can help with relationships, life transitions or employment. Similarly, you may be seeking support for anxiety, depression or a crisis in your life. I aim to provide a culturally safe environment that is inclusive and trauma informed.

Creativity and an inner sense of knowing exists within each of us, even if you do not identify as artistic. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor and professional art therapist, I offer creative, sensory and experiential tools and activities to help clients tap into insight and knowledge with less effort and more ease.

Adapting to life transitions can be overwhelming. Life-changing events often bring pain and struggle. Divorce, having a baby, loss, changing jobs, moving, getting a diagnosis, our children’s challenges – everyone needs support to deal with the resulting anxiety, frustration, anger and uncertainty. Moving forward while feeling uncertain is a very hard thing to accomplish on your own leaving us feeling stuck. By avoiding ourselves with unwanted behaviours ; anything to feel some relief in our daily lives. We want something different but then operate unknowing under the beliefs our history has handed us and have gone unexamined.

Are you looking for a calm and compassionate counsellor to support you on your wellness journey? I provide support for people looking to step into greater well-being whether that be improved self compassion, self esteem, and peace; healthier relationship dynamics; or a clearer sense of purpose and direction. People come in wanting to work through issues such as traumatic events, challenging relationship patterns, stress at work or home, anxiety of all kinds, grief and loss, parenting issues, anger, and other internal challenges that may feel stuck in a holding pattern.

Spiritually curious or awakening therapist/coach struggling with overwhelm, loneliness, doubt? Feeling tender & raw? Maybe you know you’re meant for more & can’t grasp it/scared to go for it? Or you're stuck between the old you & next-level you. New layers of old wounds pop up yet you rehash the same old stories on a healing merry-go-round. Nervous system rides like a janky rollercoaster. You endure emotional & energy hangovers with isolation hibernations. You're unravelling while everyone else is fitting in neat & tidy boxes. If that's you, it's time for your upgrade & to step into your sacred purpose as the magical being you are.

I have been supporting children & youth, and their families for the past 17 years in public education. I facilitate workshops and also do group counselling. I have a strong background in special education, which means I often observe the behaviour(s) of children and youth, collaborate with them and their families, and implement/teach tools for alleviating a child's stress. I have experience as a clinician for Adult Mental Health & Addictions in both inpatient and outpatient care from the hospital. This has benefited early recognition and prevention.

I specialize in working with children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health and substance use issues including trauma, anxiety, depression, unhealthy relationships, addiction and self-esteem issues.

As a Registered Art Therapist and Counsellor I work with youth/adults who might be seeking a less traditional approach to healing. Perhaps we don't want to talk about it? It might feel more possible to come up alongside with marks or movement to explore, release and reframe in new ways. To be gentle and curious in our transformation.

I agree with Carl Roger's position that all humans are oriented towards growth and self-awareness. Behaviours which once served to nurture and protect us, can become habitual and no longer useful. You are the expert in your life, and if you are seeking counselling, it is likely because what once worked is no longer serving you. In times of transition, whether by choice or demand, we often find ourselves needing new skills to cope with our anxiety, depression, panic or burnout. Our relationships are deeply impacted by our ability to communicate our needs, desires, and boundaries, and yet we are taught so few of these skills.

Dr. Kelly McManus has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and has been practicing for over 12 years in various mental health settings as a Psychologist and as Registered Clinical Counsellor. Dr. McManus also has a Masters Degree in Education. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. She uses integrative, strengths-focused, evidenced-based therapy. Her education includes theory and practice in the major approaches in Psychology including Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioural, and Narrative. Dr. McManus tailors her approach to your particular needs, goals, and preferences. Dr. McManus also takes ICBC and Veteran's Affairs clients.

Dr. Cheryl Bucar Having experienced personal and work related loss, I have learned that recovery from the trauma of loss and change is a process. In many situations such as a death or divorce the individual is able to label the loss and associated feelings as grief. Often in an organizational context, individuals do not think that the work related change as loss which can trigger profound feelings of grief. Understanding organizational loss in this context, normalizing the feelings that go with this type of change allows the integration of this knowing into my group and individual counselling work.

Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction, Anxiety & Depression. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.

Hello and thanks for visiting my profile! You may be dealing with relationships, family, career, or working through challenging thoughts, emotions and behaviours related to the past, present and future. You may be experiencing, anxiety, depression, frustration, numbness, stress, self-esteem issues, or struggling to get things done at home, work, or postsecondary school. My practice is guided by compassion, openness and grounding while supporting you on your healing journey.

Are you feeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Are others in your life concerned about you? Are you facing an unsettling change or feeling stuck? Are you feeling unfulfilled in life? Are you struggling to cope with the loss of someone close to you, other losses, or nearing the end of your life due to illness? Asking for help when in need is an expression of hope. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor in private practice located in Comox Valley BC providing services throughout BC. Please see below for the issues and challenges I work with and feel welcome to contact me.

Rod Chant is a family therapist experienced in working with couples, families and individuals. His approach includes recognizing unhealthy patterns of behaviour that can keep individuals and couples stuck, frustrated, sad and lonely. His expertise includes helping with managing such issues as anger, depression, anxiety, victimization, co-dependency and addiction, giving the support needed, and providing concrete solutions and tools that lead to more fulfilling life circumstances and relationships.

Ethical, caring and safe relationships form the fabric of a rich and joyful life, therefore, individual and community healing go hand in hand. We believe in the healing power of a therapeutic relationship, where clients can feel valued and empowered to envision, practice and create change. Creating this relationship is the starting point for therapy. In all aspects of our work - therapy, assessment, consultation and education - we are committed to our clients and to the bonds of family, friendship and community that sustain them. We are proud of the way that we, as a practice, contribute to community health.

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a nursing background, I am honoured to hear your story. I offer an empathic client-centred approach to counselling to support you throughout your journey; together we will collaborate towards your goals of optimal wellbeing. You may contact me at your convenience for any further information.

I have a 4 week wait for new clients, please email me to be added to the list for when a spot opens up! I help people pleasers & perfectionists to feel confident and empowered in multiple areas of life such as with family, in relationships, and their career. My goal is to help you get clear on your values, and your strengths, so that you can honour healthy boundaries with yourself and others based on what's most important to you. I will help you to develop insight into the internal programs that keep you in the comfort zone and to decide which parts are helpful and which ones are holding you back from your greatest fulfillment.