ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELLING
Individual counselling in Nanaimo and online.
For when you look like you’re holding it together, but inside you feel far from yourself.
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
When getting through the day is taking more out of you than it used to.
You may look like you’re holding it together. You’re showing up, getting things done, caring for the people around you, and trying to keep moving forward.
But inside, things may feel different.
You might feel anxious, overwhelmed, burnt out, or emotionally stretched thin. You may keep putting everyone else first and wonder where you went. Or perhaps you’re reacting in ways you don’t like, carrying shame or sadness you can’t quite explain, or quietly thinking, “I don’t know who I am anymore.”
You don’t have to figure it all out before you come in.
Together, we can gently untangle what’s been weighing on you, understand the deeper patterns at play, and begin finding a way forward that feels more grounded, honest, and true to you.
THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
A space to understand the story underneath the pattern.
Sometimes the way you cope makes sense when you understand where it came from.
People-pleasing may have helped you stay connected. Anxiety may have helped you stay alert. Anger may have protected something tender. Shutting down may have been the safest option at one time.
In our work together, we look at the patterns with curiosity, not judgment. We make room for the emotions, needs, and younger parts of you that may have been carrying too much for too long. From there, we build new ways to respond to yourself and your life with more compassion, confidence, and choice.
This is trauma-informed counselling that honours your pace. We won’t force anything open before you’re ready. We’ll listen for what your body, emotions, and story are trying to tell us, and we’ll work together to help you feel more like yourself again.
Notice the pattern
Begin to see the reactions, beliefs, and survival strategies that keep showing up.
Understand what it protected
Make room for the hurt, fear, anger, shame, or tenderness underneath.
Find new ways through
Build simple tools for emotions, boundaries, self-trust, and communication.
Feel more like yourself
Move toward more ease, honesty, confidence, and connection in your life.
AREAS OF SUPPORT
Support to reconnect with yourself.
To make finding support simple, I offer a variety of ways to meet: in-person in my Departure Bay office, in your own home (within 10km), online, or by phone.
Anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional patterns
For the racing thoughts, tight chest, emotional spirals, or moments where you react in ways you don’t like and wonder, “Why do I keep doing this?” Together, we look at the patterns underneath the stress and find new ways through.
People-pleasing, boundaries, and self-worth
For the part of you that keeps saying yes, smoothing things over, or taking care of everyone else while quietly losing touch with yourself. For the old story that says you’re too much, not enough, or somehow the problem.
Relationship struggles
For when your relationships are stirring up hurt, confusion, anger, resentment, or fear, even if the other person isn’t coming to therapy with you.
Life transitions and identity shifts
For seasons of change, loss, separation, parenting shifts, aging, career change, or that quiet feeling of, “I don’t know who I am anymore.”
INVESTMENT & STRUCTURE
Time and space to come back to yourself.
Individual counselling can give you a steady place to pause, reflect, feel what’s been pushed down, and begin responding to your life in new ways.
Some sessions are focused on what’s happening right now. Others may gently explore old stories, early experiences, body cues, emotional patterns, or the parts of you that feel stuck, protective, or afraid.
Both 60-minute and 90-minute sessions are available. Some people prefer the steadiness of a 60-minute session, while others appreciate the extra space of 90 minutes when they want more time to settle in, go deeper, or move more slowly.
Individual Counselling
60 Minutes - $140 + GST
90 Minutes - $210 + GST
Common Questions
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, especially if you’re used to figuring things out on your own. These are some common questions people have before beginning counselling.
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No. You don’t need to have the perfect words, a clear explanation, or a neat story before you come in. Sometimes therapy begins with something as simple as, “I don’t feel like myself,” or “I know something needs to change, but I don’t know where to start.”
We’ll begin there, and make sense of it together.
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It can be hard to come back to therapy when a past experience left you feeling unseen, stuck, or like you were just talking in circles.
A big part of this work is building a relationship where you feel understood, not analyzed or rushed. I pay attention to the patterns underneath what you’re experiencing, but also to how therapy feels for you in the room. We’ll talk openly about what’s helping, what isn’t, and what you need more of. Therapy is deeply personal, and it should feel like a space where all parts of you are welcome, not like you have to fit yourself into someone else’s process.
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You don’t have to, but if you decide to, it will happen when you’re ready and at a pace that feels right for you.
Sometimes the past helps us understand why certain patterns, fears, or beliefs are still showing up. But we won’t force anything open. We’ll move at a pace that feels respectful, grounded, and supportive, while staying connected to what’s happening in your life now.
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Yes. Even when another person isn’t willing or able to come to therapy, there is still meaningful work we can do.
We can look at your patterns, boundaries, communication, needs, and the places where you may be losing yourself in the relationship. When you begin responding differently, things often become clearer, whether the relationship changes or you do.
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That is a very real reason to come to therapy.
A lot of people I work with are functioning well on the outside. They’re working, parenting, helping, managing, and showing up. But inside, they feel anxious, disconnected, resentful, numb, or exhausted.
You don’t have to wait until everything falls apart to get support. If something in you is asking for care, that matters.
No matter what worries or questions you bring to our sessions, we will explore them together in plain language, making sure the space always feels collaborative.
A place to begin, exactly as you are.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or simply tired of carrying it all alone, therapy can be a place to slow down, feel understood, and start making sense of what’s been weighing on you.
When you’re ready, we can begin together.