Therapists in V8V

Lucia Simoncicova, MA, is a Clinical Counsellor registered with BCACC. She is a Registered Art Therapist with CATA. Lucia has offered counselling in community mental health centres and in her private practice. She is passionate about working with adults, caregivers, children and teenagers. She offers treatment for a variety of concerns including emotional regulation, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, learning issues, trauma, and relationship issues. Lucia’s specialty is working with highly sensitive persons of any age. She enjoys offering support to carers via parental consultations.

LGBTQ2S+ welcome! I am a settler and living on the territory of the K'ómoks First Nation. I'm a clinical counsellor and I offer support around relationships, single-incident trauma, complex trauma, anxiety & depression, parenting, identity, self-esteem, addiction, and much more. I have a relational style and I'm trained in a range of evidence-based modalities so that we can find something that fits your needs and style. For immediate support, please head over to my website and to learn more, read on!

When life gives you lemons, you do NOT make lemonade. Habitually, people tend to have all sorts of ideas about “lemons”, its meaning and purpose. Some might question themselves: what is wrong with me, if life gives me lemons? Interestingly enough, in counselling, we also do NOT make lemonade, because we don’t want to sweeten hard, sour moments, we want to acknowledge them, to process them and to learn from them. For a little over decade I have been supporting people in their journey to more fulfilling, authentic life. Together we discover new ways of thinking, new perspectives and new behaviours.

I am here to help you to cope with and heal trauma from: accidents, abuse, childhood wounding, relationships, workplace events, loss and illness. Trauma can leave us feeling hopeless and overwhelmed but there is much hope for recovery. Trauma therapy helps to provide relief from your suffering and to restore balance in your life and relationships. Many people are also working to create meaningful change in their relationships. I work with couples to help them to learn to better manage conflict, to achieve greater understanding and stronger intimate connection, both emotional and physical.

I offer evidence based, compassionate and collaborative psychological treatment for teens, adults and couples. I seek to create a safe, nurturing relationship so that my clients can process, explore, and heal from the challenges that are keeping them stuck.

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 truly enjoy meeting new clients, hearing their life stories, and helping them use their own inner strengths to stop negative patterns, improve relationships, and find a new sense of happiness. I enter each new client-relationship with fresh, non-judgmental and caring eyes. Whatever concern brings you to therapy, I strive to create a comfortable and safe environment for you to have the space to express and explore your feelings. I aim to quickly identify key problems and come up with a unique plan to set you on a path towards happiness.

I'm happy you're here! Life can throw a lot of challenges at us, and I learned the value of having a dedicated counsellor to support us and our loved ones through it all at a young age. As a proud queer-identifying counsellor, I happily bring my whole self into every session (humour, quirks, cheeky mugs, and all) and I strive to co-create a safe space with everyone I work with so that you are invited to do the same. I'm located on Lekwungen territory (Victoria, BC) and offer in-person, walk-and-talk, family, and online counselling to folks residing anywhere in BC.

The challenges life presents are Real. I have been there and I understand. What if this challenging time was an opportunity for deep healing, connection and profound growth? My work with individuals, groups and couples is experiential, therapeutic and educational. I offer a safe space in-person or online to explore what is going on beneath the surface. With new tools, strategies and resources, you are supported to heal and regain hope, living the life you envisioned.

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.

Hi, I'm Trina Woods. I help to focus clients towards a deeper felt sense of what is happening within, in order to support a more fulfilling experience of life and relationships. Together we work to understand thoughts, emotions and behaviours that are no longer serving, and to unfold new experiences that can then be consolidated into new beliefs and new ways of showing up for the things that are important.

Humans are able to survive through incredible suffering and oppression – but it is exhausting to be in survival mode all the time. You have found powerful ways to survive, but perhaps they are now causing you emotional pain and suffering and you are ready to let them go... so you can start being fully present and engaged in your own life. Through connection, compassion, and non-judgment, I can help you understand and find compassion for yourself and your suffering. I will provide safe and accepting support to help you let go of what is no longer serving you and explore new possibilities for yourself and your future.

Interested in Feminist Therapy? Hi, I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and settler on Lekwungen Territory and I can offer support with trauma recovery or PTSD/cPTSD, self-esteem, LGBTQ2S+ experiences, anxiety & depression, grief, cancer, and more. I can help you process emotions, move forward from past experiences, learn new ways to cope, and widen your perspective. If you want to feel better and live more authentically, we might be a good team!

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. That is the essence of counselling.

Alexine has years of experience working with unique and complex individuals from general psychiatry and community populations, spanning a wide range of ages. Working with a trauma informed foundation with a multi-modal approach allows for sessions to be individually tailored and collaborative. Alexine specializes in complex trauma, mood disorders with a focus on bipolar, emotional dysregulation, and anxiety.

Over the past few years our work, schools, homes, families, and daily occupations have been disrupted. As a result, we may feel stressed, overwhelmed, or deeply discouraged. In the absence of the activities we typically 'do', we may have become increasingly vulnerable to unhealthy behaviours and patterns. As an Occupational Therapy I can support you to build awareness of your internal and external challenges, develop new skills and capacities, and reveal new opportunities for growth.

Overwhelm, uncertainty, confusion, conflict, anxiety and despair - if this is your reality right now, you're not alone. We're all longing for a sense of connection, possibility, and hope in the face of the tsunami of injustice, trauma and loss we've been living through for so long. Stress levels higher than the price of a Vancouver condo, relationships sinking under the weight of isolation, & identities under attack from all sides - how do we cope with the chaos and still show up as the caregivers, creatives, healers and changemakers the world so desperately needs?