Online Counselling — anywhere in British Columbia

Get the support you need, even when you can’t make it to the office. Video session technology helps you access counselling from the privacy of your home — especially helpful during these COVID-19 times or when you simply need a counsellor outside of your community.

Why reach out to a counsellor?

Distress can be present in our lives in a variety of ways. Whether you are going through a rough transition, have suffered a serious loss, or are struggling to find your way to clarity, life inevitably brings all of us to times of struggle.

Often we can brave these tough times alone. Many people choose this route because they are uncertain about or unfamiliar wih working with a counsellor. These tough times, however, will often go more smoothly and resolve more quickly when you work with a skilled collaborator like a Registered Clinical Counsellor to get support, understand your own patterns, and regain your well-being.

Some typical signs, symptoms, and topics that working with a counsellor may be helpful for:

  • you feel like your struggle is to big or to delicate to talk to friends about

  • struggling with a significant transition in your life

  • feeling alone or lonely

  • feeling under-confident or unclear about some aspect of yourself

  • experiencing lower energy and enthusiasm than is typical for you

  • you find yourself numbing yourself more often with things like alcohol, social media scrolling, eating, or TV binging

  • you feel more symptoms of anxiety or low mood than is typical for you

  • you are struggling to know what to do next

  • feeling too uncertain to make significant decisions

  • relationships feel more difficult

  • you say mean things to yourself

  • you are not sure how to handle or change a problematic relationship

  • you worry that there is something wrong with you

  • your challenging childhood still brings up strong feelings

  • the family you grew up with is still very challenging to interact with

  • anxiety or depression symptoms

  • struggles in your intimate relationship(s) are causing stress or strife

You might find yourself thinking things like:

  • “I don’t know what to do.”

  • “I feel stuck.”

  • “I want to learn more about myself and my patterns. I wonder if I can make some changes?”

  • “I feel very bad about myself when I am with my sibling/parent/friend/etc”

  • “I feel shaky and uncertain.”

  • “I feel overwhelmed”

  • “I always feel so obligated. I want to say no more often than I do.”

  • “I am curious about how my early life impacted me.”

  • “I am drinking more than I want to, but can’t seem to make the change. I wonder why?”

  • “I have a secret I don’t tell anyone about. It is weighing more and more heavily on me.”

  • “My childhood was quite tough. I want to explore that and feel better than I do now.”

You may also notice things like:

  • Feeling unsettled

  • Strong emotions

  • You are resisting having important conversations

  • More easily overwhelmed

  • You are avoiding making important decisions in your life

  • You are feeling uncomfortable in some relationships

  • Higher stress than usual

  • Difficulty prioritizing your own health and wellness

  • A yearning for a deeper understanding of yourself

The result is that you feel stuck in some important ways in your life. You may not know how to get more clarity and move forward.

How can counselling help?

I help by working with you to identify your destructive thoughts. We notice connections between your thoughts and your feelings, and how they influence your behaviours. We work on problem-solving difficult situations. Together we look for patterns in your life, acknowledge your stressors, and learn new skills and coping strategies. I help you to understand how our brains work, and how to work with your brain instead of against it. I help by creating a safe relationship in which to explore your particular history, life situations, and ways of being so you can learn about yourself and feel empowered to make the changes that are important to you. I help by making space for uncomfortable emotions and come to understand what messages they are telling you.

The goal of therapy is to help you get to a place where you have the energy, information, and motivation to work towards your goals, enjoy the pleasures of life again, feel like your relationships are meaningful, and feel good about yourself.

You can make changes!

Online video sessions

Online counselling sessions are like any other counselling session: they start on time, end 50 minutes later, wrap up with booking a new appointment, sessions are paid with a credit card kept securely on your file, and you receive your receipt via email right away. You have the option to book your own appointments online. 

You receive an easy to use link before the session, and need to find a private place to hold your session in — with an internet connection. If no internet connection is available, you can request a phone session.

(You might find my Therapy Prep Package useful: a free resource I send when you sign up for my newsletter)

I really am glad you are here and found my website.

If you are reading this, then I imagine you are struggling like I once was. It is a hard place to be, but you do not have stay there and you do not have to go through this alone. You can start to get better today by taking a first step to get my help. Seek help by reaching out to start therapy today.

Reach out to take your first step in feeling better. 

I work with individual adults.