Healing Quest Counselling
Category: Health and Beauty
In-Person Counselling in Maple Ridge, B.C., and Online Anywhere In Canada!
Healing Quest Counselling offers trauma therapy services with a specialization in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), childhood developmental trauma, and intergenerational trauma. My approach to healing incorporates evidenced-based methods such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Yogic Breathwork, and more.
Clients often come to see me when they have become completely overwhelmed with anxiety, low mood, anger, and rollercoaster relationships. The intensity of symptoms can leave people feeling exhausted, and sometimes hopeless.
If this sounds like you, please know that healing is possible. More peace and joy is possible!
Together we will set out on a quest for healing by exploring holistic tools for navigating life and establishing safety and stability. Some of the strategies we explore may be:
- Culture as Medicine,
- Self-Regulation, Relaxation, and Distress Tolerance Skills,
- The Building Blocks of Self-Care,
- Mind-Body Connection
- Cultivating Peace and Joy,
- Transforming Judgement Into Curiosity,
- Self-Worth
- Healthy Relationships and Boundaries
- Deepening Connection to Self and Others,
- Healthy Expression of the Full Human Experience,
- And More.
For many people the idea of starting counselling is scary. The anxiety that comes with uncertainty and fear often keeps people stuck in painful patterns. But my approach is not about ripping open old wounds and diving into the deep end without a life jacket on.
I grew up in so called lower mainland, B. C., and have visited many of the wonderful territories here. I love to explore different places and cultures.
I bring that same exploratory curiosity to my trauma therapy practice and absolutely love getting to know clients through their lens. I know everyone has a unique story to tell, and learning about each client’s resiliency and experience is a privilege I deeply respect.
I provide trauma therapy services to youth and adults from all over Canada (online and while travelling), and I see clients for in-person counselling in Maple Ridge, BC.
I am passionate about supporting people to cultivate a strong sense of self, to heal from challenging childhoods, and create a rich life they can be excited about!
From 2017 - 2022 I lived on beautiful Nuxalk Territory in Bella Coola, B.C., working with children, youth, and adults to heal intergenerational and complex developmental trauma. I am grateful for such a meaningful and immersive experience working with indigenous people.
I am now living in the Fraser Valley connecting with my own family.
I came to this work through my own experiences of adversity and healing, so I have a deeply personal understanding of the healing process.
I believe everyone is on a quest for healing and our purpose here is to evolve, love, connect, and contribute.
I bring warmth and compassion into the therapeutic relationship, and support my clients to feel comfortable and valued. Collaboration is essential to a healthy therapeutic relationship and I am always open to feedback about my clients’ experience of me and the therapeutic process.
There is much to be gained from joy and laughter, so once clients are comfortable with me I create space for humour in the counselling experience. Life is too short to be serious all the time. Healing is both messy and beautiful - going in with light heart can make the process easier. So, I hope we can find joy in this together!
hiking and spending time in nature with my four-legged BFF, Aussie.
I am a certified 200hr yoga teacher and love to include mindful movement into my own self-care routine. I also love to paint, sing, crochet, and much more!
I look forward to walking beside you on your quest for healing, and helping you uncover greater capacity for living fully, whatever that might look like for you.
It’s about safety, control, and moving forward in a healthy way. When trauma therapy is done well it goes at a safe pace and creates a foundation of skills and strategies that will allow you to heal.
Start your healing quest today…
Schedule a 20 minute introductory session to see if we may be a good fit.
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