Registered Clinical Counsellor
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes” ~Carl Jung
Gaia Counselling and Psychotherapy
Gaia Counselling and psychotherapy provides a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to mental health and well-being to individuals, children, youth and families by a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Canadian Certified Counsellor in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In Gaia Counselling we see therapy as a journey to self-discovery and healing where understanding and acknowledging oneself is the key for that change to occur. Change has to come from within so that it lasts.
Acknowledging that not every person is the same, and that each individual has their own experiences as well as their interpretation of those experiences, we provide personalized therapy. We believe that each person is unique and as therapists, we meet clients where they are at. We also believe that each person can heal themselves and we are excited to walk together in their journey of self-discovery and healing.
Gaia Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family Issues
- School Issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Mood Disorder
- Self-harming
- Suicidal ideation
- Self-esteem
- Grief and loss
- Life Transitions
- Spirituality
Our Services
Children and young adults who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder struggle with their interactions with others and the environment around them. ADHS sufferers find themselves perpetually distracted by other things, incapable of staying focused for long periods of time. A compulsive approach and a difficult time sitting still are also characteristics of these individuals.
Discover more about ADHD if someone close to you has been diagnosed. Observe and understand their behavior and you can help them learn ways to manage the symptoms. Although ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed adolescent disorder, its precise cause is still unknown, though people with ADHD do exhibit alterations in their brain structure and chemicals.
Most people don’t realize how prevalent anxiety is and how much of an impact it’s having on their lives. All of us experience general anxiety from time to time. If it happens frequently, a person may develop any of several disorders that are related to it. Panic attacks can often occur as a result of anxiety, a nervous disorder involving extreme fear. In addition to feelings of paralysis, anxiety can also be characterized by difficulty focusing on work.
With our help, you will be able to understand your anxiety and overcome any fears that cause it. Since anxiety and depression are common conditions that inhibit one’s ability to live fully, our certified clinical counsellor offers anxiety and depression counselling.
Depth Psychology refers to approaches to therapy that are open to the exploration of the subtle, unconscious, and transpersonal aspects of human experience. A depth approach may include therapeutic traditions that explores the unconscious and involves the study and exploration of dreams, complexes, and archetypes.
The goal of depth psychology is to uncover the root causes of your difficulties by exploring your subconscious mind, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. A depth psychologist engages and reaches out to the unconscious psyche of a client during the treatment. Let’s discover together at Gaia Counselling how the underlying emotions in your life manifest themselves in your daily experiences.
The practice of incorporating dreams into psychotherapy is called dreamwork. Therapy that incorporates dream tending helps people solve problems and increase self-awareness, as well as improve their overall wellness. The goal of this personal therapy is to discover real issues through the subconscious using dreams.
A dreamer’s individual language, objects, and symbols differ from one dreamer to another and from time to time in the dreamer’s life experience, based on dream exploration. To avoid biased assumptions, it is critical that one adopts an open-minded, curious, or even “not knowing” attitude. Gaia Counselling is committed to helping people heal and grow through the power of dreams.
Emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) is an innovative transdiagnostic approach to the treatment of mental health issues across the lifespan that involves caregivers for their healing power. EFFT can be used to treat many behavior or emotion-based disorders. The goal of EFFT is to support parents, partners, and other carers to increase their role in promoting the health and wellness of their loved ones.
The purpose of this therapy is to develop trust, respect, and communication between family members. Feeling emotionally secure is crucial for resolving issues and openly sharing feelings. In order to make sure that family members feel heard, each of them must feel that their viewpoint is valid. In situations where your family relationships are either hostile or non-communicative, or there are unresolved issues, your family may need to learn how to talk to each other and act supportively. Gaia Counselling therapist is not only academicaly trained, but also intensively trained in emotionally focused family therapy. Contact us for more information.
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy is one of the most universal and respectful ways to bring your clients into their felt experience and their bodies. It begins with mindfulness, but takes it several steps further, facilitating right brain communication and providing practical techniques that are supported by the latest research in the neurobiology of emotion and attachment. Focusing can be paired with other approaches to deepen and increase the immediacy of your therapy sessions regardless of the modality you use.
As a Certified Focusing-Oriented therapist, I found this work to be very healing for clients and it can be used for many different challenges. One that I found very helpful is for healing Trauma and PTSD. Focusing reaches into the body – the body we can sense from the inside. When we are focusing, we enter into the body more and more deeply, finding intricate patterns of personal experience. This allows the individual suffering from trauma to be in contact with their bodily felt sense of a traumatic experience as a safe observer, and always at their own pace.
Changes in mood that significantly disrupt your daily life are consistent with mood disorders. Despite not having identified the exact reason for mood disorders, most experts agree that both biological and environmental factors contribute to their development. As unique as each patient is, each condition is also unique. A mood disorder involves an emotional state of mind.
Having depression may have made you wonder, “Is there counselling for depression near me?” Yes, we’re here to help you. Please let us assist you in healing. As soon as that is understood, you’re good to go. There’s no reason why you should put up with the limitations that mood disorders can impose on your life. We’d love to hear what’s going on with you. It would be our pleasure to help you understand your situation.
For individuals who are interested in undergoing psychedelic journeys, or for those who have already gone on psychedelic journeys, we offer psychedelic integration therapy. If you wish to successfully integrate the experience into your personal and professional lives, you should enlist the assistance of a professional. Psychedelic therapy assists you in understanding your experience, processing your feelings, and eventually integrating those feelings into your day-to-day life.
Psychedelic integration and holistic spiritual counselling can help you integrate the lessons you’ve learned while you’ve been on a psychedelic journey. In order to fully appreciate and integrate psychedelic experiences into your daily life, it is vital to work with a therapist.
The basic goal of traditional shamanic non-drug treatment is to help you connect to your helping spirits and discover your spiritual resources. In essence, shamanism consists of universal, almost universal, and common features, as well as another distinctive aspect, which is the journey to another world or plane of existence. Shamanistic counselling involves a partnership between you and your spirit guides.
The healing effects of shamanism can be felt in the physical world by people and communities who practice it. In order to rationally understand the validity of the shamanic approach, we must acknowledge its long history of use and value in healing. Many plant species identified in shamanic practices now have medicinal value that has recently been discovered.
A trauma of some sort has or will be experienced by most of us at some point in our lives. The trauma that we all experience will lead us to react to it in some way, whether habitually or consciously. The sooner you recognize the condition or the symptoms, the more likely you are to overcome them. When these symptoms are habituated, they can become permanently present in your life, becoming PTSD (or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
Gaia Counselling offers trauma therapy and PTSD counselling in Vancouver. We understand that each person has unique experiences and brings their own unique viewpoints to the counseling process. Our services are tailored to meet your needs. You will discover your healing path as we walk along with you. By taking action, you can lead a happier life.
Dreamwork training in “Embodied Experiential Dreamwork Certification”. Understanding the world of dreams and guide others in embodied experiential dreamwork practices Helping clients who suffer from trauma-related nightmares to not only reduce nightmare frequency and distress, but also PTSD symptoms.
“Dreams are often more profound when they seem the most crazy” – Sigmund Freud
Solution-focused therapy is a goal-directed collaborative approach to psychotherapeutic change that is conducted through direct observation of clients’ responses to a series of precisely constructed questions.
A brief, short-term model of therapy that focuses on individual strengths. The focus is on what the client wants to achieve in therapy rather than the problem that made them seek help.