Therapists in Kelowna, BC
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We are all trying our best in our relationships. Unfortunately, sometimes our past or present experiences prevents us to be the best we can be for our selves and our loved ones. This is where I come in. I am passionate about helping families overcome variety of issues, including mental health, relational and parenting challenges, so you can create loving home. When working with couples, I assure each partner is heard, supported, and loved in the way they need it. I will explore with you what gets in a way of your goals and together, we will create a plan that is achievable and that will create a lasting change you are hoping for.
We are all trying our best in our relationships. Unfortunately, sometimes our past or present experiences prevents us to be the best we can be for our selves and our loved ones. This is where I come in. I am passionate about helping families overcome variety of issues, including mental health, relational and parenting challenges, so you can create loving home. When working with couples, I assure each partner is heard, supported, and loved in the way they need it. I will explore with you what gets in a way of your goals and together, we will create a plan that is achievable and that will create a lasting change you are hoping for.
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Strength Counselling Services
Counsellor, MEd, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP
Verified Verified
Kelowna, BC V1Y (Online Only)
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
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Lisa Moore Clinical Counselor & Play Therapy Supvr
Counsellor, MA, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kelowna, BC V1X
Crossroads Collective's mission is to help people heal and grow through periods of transitions in their lives. Many of us struggle with alcohol / addictions, experience loss, grief, unhappiness or a sense of loss when we transition from one role to another in our daily lives. Some of us lose people we love, dreams we can no longer achieve, changes in careers, the diagnosis of a child with special needs, a loved one entering care, or who is ailing in health, Divorce from a spouse, the beginning of a new marriage, perhaps with a blended family. We accept private insurance plans, Victim Services(CVAP), ICBC Claims and Autism
Crossroads Collective's mission is to help people heal and grow through periods of transitions in their lives. Many of us struggle with alcohol / addictions, experience loss, grief, unhappiness or a sense of loss when we transition from one role to another in our daily lives. Some of us lose people we love, dreams we can no longer achieve, changes in careers, the diagnosis of a child with special needs, a loved one entering care, or who is ailing in health, Divorce from a spouse, the beginning of a new marriage, perhaps with a blended family. We accept private insurance plans, Victim Services(CVAP), ICBC Claims and Autism
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I have an eclectic approach to counselling. My approach is highly successful as I tailor the approach, techniques, and therapeutic environment to meet your individual needs. However, I draw primarily from Family Systems Theory, Attachment Theory and neuroscience and use EMDR, talk, play and art based interventions. I work with children, youth, families couples and individual adults. I help to support challenges with depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, loss and addictions.
I have an eclectic approach to counselling. My approach is highly successful as I tailor the approach, techniques, and therapeutic environment to meet your individual needs. However, I draw primarily from Family Systems Theory, Attachment Theory and neuroscience and use EMDR, talk, play and art based interventions. I work with children, youth, families couples and individual adults. I help to support challenges with depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, loss and addictions.
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Shelaine Grant
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kelowna, BC V1P (Online Only)
With a blend of social work support and expressive arts tools, I am here to work with anyone willing to express themselves and solve problems through a creative means. No artistic skills are necessary, just a willingness to tackle struggles with an outside-of-the-box approach. If you're dealing with stress, life transitions, or often seeking ways that only temporarily release tension, together we can work towards strengthening your authentic voice. Heart Times will collaborate with you to get to a place where you are not constantly feeling lost, living in survival mode.
With a blend of social work support and expressive arts tools, I am here to work with anyone willing to express themselves and solve problems through a creative means. No artistic skills are necessary, just a willingness to tackle struggles with an outside-of-the-box approach. If you're dealing with stress, life transitions, or often seeking ways that only temporarily release tension, together we can work towards strengthening your authentic voice. Heart Times will collaborate with you to get to a place where you are not constantly feeling lost, living in survival mode.
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I provide person-centered support allowing for unique healing and empowerment. I value honouring a person’s journey enabling them to be central to their inherent healing capacity. I believe we hold the key to our own solutions and am honoured to help facilitate discovery, transformation and reclamation of self.
I provide person-centered support allowing for unique healing and empowerment. I value honouring a person’s journey enabling them to be central to their inherent healing capacity. I believe we hold the key to our own solutions and am honoured to help facilitate discovery, transformation and reclamation of self.
Online Therapists
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My treatment approaches include, but are not limited to, EMDR, Sandplay, (IFS), MBCT, Acceptance and Commitment, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Somatic Therapies.
I work with clients who are seeking to connect, understand, and embrace their own authenticity; people who are looking for self-development and growth. You want to understand yourself in relation to your lived experience, of course pursuing symptom-reduction, but not just that. You want to work toward lasting change, not just a temporary reprieve from whatever is causing them distress. You are open to exploring parts of yourself that you do not like and make you feel uncomfortable because this is where your truth exists, and without knowing or embracing these parts, you will remain only half of your whole and change will not occur.
My treatment approaches include, but are not limited to, EMDR, Sandplay, (IFS), MBCT, Acceptance and Commitment, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Somatic Therapies.
I work with clients who are seeking to connect, understand, and embrace their own authenticity; people who are looking for self-development and growth. You want to understand yourself in relation to your lived experience, of course pursuing symptom-reduction, but not just that. You want to work toward lasting change, not just a temporary reprieve from whatever is causing them distress. You are open to exploring parts of yourself that you do not like and make you feel uncomfortable because this is where your truth exists, and without knowing or embracing these parts, you will remain only half of your whole and change will not occur.
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I specialize in services for people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and other psychosocial issues. My interventions are implemented carefully, thoroughly and sensitively, always keeping in mind the unique and individual needs of every client. I believe the journey depends on the relationship that develops between the therapist and client. Peace by Piece counseling seeks to create an atmosphere that is collaborative, relaxed, safe and organized. My goal is to instill hope, listen to my client's story, gather information, and work together with my client/family to establish realistic attainable goals.
I specialize in services for people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and other psychosocial issues. My interventions are implemented carefully, thoroughly and sensitively, always keeping in mind the unique and individual needs of every client. I believe the journey depends on the relationship that develops between the therapist and client. Peace by Piece counseling seeks to create an atmosphere that is collaborative, relaxed, safe and organized. My goal is to instill hope, listen to my client's story, gather information, and work together with my client/family to establish realistic attainable goals.
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Strength Counselling Services
Counsellor, MEd, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP
Verified Verified
Penticton, BC V2A (Online Only)
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
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Susan Kast
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BSW, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Summerland, BC V0H
One of the many joys I experience working as a therapist is helping people to connect to their inner strengths, resources, resilience, and courage. I bring to my practice 20 years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, elders, and families through some of life’s most difficult hardships, transitions, and losses. I specialize in grief and loss, trauma counselling, and the often-accompanying issues of anxiety, depression, and addiction. I enjoy working with kids and teens and helping them feel safe and capable as we discover creative avenues of expression for their often complex and profound emotions and ideas.
One of the many joys I experience working as a therapist is helping people to connect to their inner strengths, resources, resilience, and courage. I bring to my practice 20 years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, elders, and families through some of life’s most difficult hardships, transitions, and losses. I specialize in grief and loss, trauma counselling, and the often-accompanying issues of anxiety, depression, and addiction. I enjoy working with kids and teens and helping them feel safe and capable as we discover creative avenues of expression for their often complex and profound emotions and ideas.
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I deeply value the opportunity to walk with those experiencing grief and trauma and I have a special affinity for cross-cultural work having spent the early years of my life in Thailand and attended boarding school in Malaysia. I understand the process of working through trauma not just from a counselling perspective but also from a personal perspective. I am a trauma survivor like you, and I believe that a good therapist has to be able to face their own issues to be able to effectively help others. If you want to know more about me please visit www.livingbridges.ca/about and click on my profile. I look forward to working with you.
I deeply value the opportunity to walk with those experiencing grief and trauma and I have a special affinity for cross-cultural work having spent the early years of my life in Thailand and attended boarding school in Malaysia. I understand the process of working through trauma not just from a counselling perspective but also from a personal perspective. I am a trauma survivor like you, and I believe that a good therapist has to be able to face their own issues to be able to effectively help others. If you want to know more about me please visit www.livingbridges.ca/about and click on my profile. I look forward to working with you.
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South Okanagan Counselling Group
Counsellor, RCC, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Penticton, BC V2A
Find Your Therapist Here ... South Okanagan Counselling is a team of ethical, compassionate, and impeccably skilled therapists that effectively partner with clients in their journey toward optimal wellbeing. Located in Penticton, servicing the South Okanagan (Summerland to Osoyoos), providing support to adults, couples, youth, families, and child counselling.
Find Your Therapist Here ... South Okanagan Counselling is a team of ethical, compassionate, and impeccably skilled therapists that effectively partner with clients in their journey toward optimal wellbeing. Located in Penticton, servicing the South Okanagan (Summerland to Osoyoos), providing support to adults, couples, youth, families, and child counselling.
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My ideal client is open to trying a new approach to things not working in their life. They may have had a less than ideal childhood, may feel different from most people, or may be used to keeping their feelings packed down deep inside. They may need to feel cared for by another person, or to feel understood and accepted. Their goals may include building up their self-confidence and the ability to connect with others. They want to find inner peace and wellness because that will not only benefit them but those around them.
My ideal client is open to trying a new approach to things not working in their life. They may have had a less than ideal childhood, may feel different from most people, or may be used to keeping their feelings packed down deep inside. They may need to feel cared for by another person, or to feel understood and accepted. Their goals may include building up their self-confidence and the ability to connect with others. They want to find inner peace and wellness because that will not only benefit them but those around them.
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Angela Herd
Counsellor, MACP, RCC, CCC, RCAT, DipCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Osoyoos, BC V0H (Online Only)
I am here to help you or your loved ones to cope & develop healthy relationships. I have enjoyed almost 30 years supporting children, youth, couples & families. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Canadian Counsellor, Registered Art Therapist, Clinical Supervisor & University Educator. I am interested in helping you identify & build your strengths to cope & heal from stressors & concerns you are currently facing. With the help of best-practice strategies, tools, creativity & appropriate community referrals, you can experience the freedom to live your best life with confidence!
I am here to help you or your loved ones to cope & develop healthy relationships. I have enjoyed almost 30 years supporting children, youth, couples & families. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Canadian Counsellor, Registered Art Therapist, Clinical Supervisor & University Educator. I am interested in helping you identify & build your strengths to cope & heal from stressors & concerns you are currently facing. With the help of best-practice strategies, tools, creativity & appropriate community referrals, you can experience the freedom to live your best life with confidence!
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Mountainside Counselling & Family Wellness
Counsellor, RTC, RPC-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Revelstoke, BC V0E (Online Only)
Life has taught me to never underestimate people, and that everyone has unique needs when it comes to healing, because we all have unique identities and ways of functioning.
Life has taught me to never underestimate people, and that everyone has unique needs when it comes to healing, because we all have unique identities and ways of functioning.
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Welcome to Safe Have Holistic Counselling – My name is Magdalena. Through Safe Haven, I will provide you with a range of options and modalities to help you heal and find ways to be happy, content, and free from whatever hurt and pain you are carrying with you at this time. So many people struggle through life on their own. Maybe you’re here because you’re feeling depressed, anxious and insecure – maybe you feel stuck in life and don’t know how to move forward. Perhaps you are here because you are struggling in your relationships, or you feel alone as you move through life. Let me be your Safe Haven.
Welcome to Safe Have Holistic Counselling – My name is Magdalena. Through Safe Haven, I will provide you with a range of options and modalities to help you heal and find ways to be happy, content, and free from whatever hurt and pain you are carrying with you at this time. So many people struggle through life on their own. Maybe you’re here because you’re feeling depressed, anxious and insecure – maybe you feel stuck in life and don’t know how to move forward. Perhaps you are here because you are struggling in your relationships, or you feel alone as you move through life. Let me be your Safe Haven.
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Tammy S Thielman
Registered Social Worker, BSW , MSW , RSW, EMDR-CT, PRO-EFW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salmon ARM, BC V1E
Come to the counselling cabin on my peaceful mountain farm to experience specialized trauma treatment & counselling for: children 3+, adults, families, First Responders, parents. I am trained & experienced in equine & animal-assisted therapy, child-centered play therapy, EMDR for adults & experiential, sensory Playful EMDR for children. I specialize in working with children living with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavioural disorders, history of abuse/complex family systems: adoption, foster care, blended families, divorce/separation. The counselling cabin and eco-therapy program area features walking trails & mountain views.
Come to the counselling cabin on my peaceful mountain farm to experience specialized trauma treatment & counselling for: children 3+, adults, families, First Responders, parents. I am trained & experienced in equine & animal-assisted therapy, child-centered play therapy, EMDR for adults & experiential, sensory Playful EMDR for children. I specialize in working with children living with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavioural disorders, history of abuse/complex family systems: adoption, foster care, blended families, divorce/separation. The counselling cabin and eco-therapy program area features walking trails & mountain views.
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Each person’s experiences can only be witnessed and felt from their own perspective. I recognize that every person has an innate human need to be heard, witnessed, respected, and honored in those experiences. The focus of my practice is to honor every individual's unique feelings, circumstances, and experiences without interpreting them. My goal is to find the deepest meanings to their experiences. I want to help them heal from those experiences and help them to integrate them into becoming empowered to live their fullest lives.
Each person’s experiences can only be witnessed and felt from their own perspective. I recognize that every person has an innate human need to be heard, witnessed, respected, and honored in those experiences. The focus of my practice is to honor every individual's unique feelings, circumstances, and experiences without interpreting them. My goal is to find the deepest meanings to their experiences. I want to help them heal from those experiences and help them to integrate them into becoming empowered to live their fullest lives.
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What problems are best treated with sandplay therapy?
Research has examined this therapy’s utility in young people and found positive results. It has been shown to be useful for those who suffer from autism, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and or aggressive behavior. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect, or trauma have also seen improvement through this therapy. Abused children are often fearful and anxious about their safety, making verbal communication more difficult.
Is sandplay therapy suitable for children and teenagers?
Children and adolescents are good candidates for sandplay therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts, let alone the emotions they are experiencing. Through this play therapy, they will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Is sandplay suitable for adults?
This type of therapy can be useful for adults who have difficulties expressing themselves. People who have suffered neurological changes after a brain injury or because of a traumatic event might be good candidates for this therapy. In fact, anything that has had an effect on the brain, such as substance abuse, can make non-verbal sandplay a valuable option.
Does sandplay therapy work?
There have been studies on the effectiveness of sandplay therapy, and it appears to improve difficult behaviors in children. It may also enhance self-esteem and lessen feelings of physical anxiety as well as hypersensitivity. This type of therapy is based on non-verbal communication and may feel less threatening to the individual.