Spirituality Therapists in Kelowna, BC

Are you looking for peace? Problem resolution? Habit changes? Help with goal setting? Goal achievement? As a Registered Professional Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Life and Performance Management Coach, Certified Master Hypnotist, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, and Spiritual Director, I am committed to helping you transform your life. I believe transformation occurs by gently accessing our own inner knowledge through self-awareness, acceptance, and healing of mind/ body/spirit, in a safe/comfortable environment. Whether you are wanting to make positive changes in your personal/professional life, to reduce stress, to ease emotional/physical pain, or to explore your spirituality, my services can help.

Are you feeling ready for deeper healing? I am a somatic and soul-based therapist & healer passionate about reconnecting you to the wisdom of your body, heart, and soul. I approach healing from a compassionate, embodied, empowering & holistic perspective. You are not seen as being broken, flawed, or needing to be fixed. We will explore your symptoms together (such as anxiety, people-pleasing, over-working, low self-esteem..) and learn how to listen to their wisdom. We will use modalities focused on healing from the root cause to create long-lasting transformation.

You don’t have to struggle with what you’re going through alone. Whether you want to heal or push yourself to grow, I want to build a strong relationship with you so that we can better understand your challenges and set you on a path to feeling better. When you feel heard and supported you can find more resilience. Together we will build on the strengths, resources, and wisdom that lies within you so you may feel relief from your struggles and the future becomes brighter.

I invite and include all humans; even if you feel alien, you are welcome. As a member of the LGBTQ2S community with mixed ancestry and a decolonizing lens, I see people as being impacted by their social, cultural and environmental circumstances. These factors intersect with the Self which includes spiritual, physical, mental and emotional aspects. Your unique expression of Self requires an approach tailored to your specific needs and style of learning. We will collaborate on the approach and your goals to ensure that you get what you need from therapy. We will also build in checkpoints to allow for course correction.

We are spiritual beings experiencing life in human form, but the challenges of our human condition can often overwhelm us. Spirituality involves reconnecting with our true nature as spiritual beings and pure awareness. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, helps us heal and release the burdens we carry throughout life, while also fully embracing our human nature. Whether you are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career changes, life transitions, or struggles in relationships, I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts and emotions. Together, we will uncover your inner wisdom and resilience.

You may be experiencing concerns related to trauma, family history, relationships, identity development, personal growth, spirituality and sexuality/sexual identity. If so, the process of finding support can be challenging, and it can difficult to know how to find a clinician with a style that best supports you and your concerns. I believe that the first step in the process is to provide a space to support understanding your unique experiences and perspectives.

Feeling the call to cultivate a deeper connection with yourself, rediscover your strengths and learn tools to live life more intentionally? Whether you're navigating anxiety, battling your inner critic, or feeling inundated by life's complexities, I’m here to help. My role is to guide, empower, and equip you with the insights and practical strategies to facilitate meaningful change. I take an integrative approach that welcomes you as you are, and is adapted to your unique needs and goals.

I truly believe we heal when we have a strong connection to ourselves, the people we care about, and our environment. I aim to create a safe and understanding relationship with those I am counselling. I encourage you to show up as your authentic self and I will do the same. All of your emotions, thoughts, and experiences are welcome. Through our work together my goal is for you to feel seen, proud of who you are, appreciated, and hopeful about the future. I want to help you know and trust yourself through exploration of your feelings, past experiences, triggers, values, and goals.

YOU CAN ENRICH YOUR RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCE A MORE FULFILLING LIFE! - ask me how. I grew up in Kelowna, receiving my education in BC, Europe, & the USA. While teaching at the Belgian Bible Institute in Belgium for 11 years, I was also a prison chaplain (1980 - 1989). In BC, I taught at college level; I co-produced 18 TV programs (9 - Boundaries, 9 - Depression); I've been an instructor of counselling training for the Salvation Army. My counselling is wholistic, eclectic, pragmatic - addressing issues including abuse, addictions, anger, stress, depression, grief, fears/phobias, relationships, trauma, PTSD, weight loss, separation/divorce.

As a Registered Professional Counsellor and religious trauma recovery coach with a fundamentalist background, I help navigate the transition from religious to post-religious life. I understand the multiple losses that accompany religious deconversion: Community, purpose, identity, world view, employment (if clergy or missionary), and more. My clients come from a variety of authoritarian backgrounds including religious, political, and wellness. Together we explore the damage caused by indoctrination, developing a healthy & reality based worldview, creating a new identity, and how to build a healthy & supportive secular community.

Life happens. Will you let life happen to you, or will you choose your direction? Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life changes, or just feeling stuck, you always have a choice. I work with individuals, couples and families to cultivate new ways of looking at problems. I will draw on your strengths and also help you develop new skills to assist you along the way.

Are you struggling to cope with events in your life? Have you experienced difficulties and you find yourself turning to unhealthy behaviors to get through the day? Are you affected by the unhealthy behaviors of someone you care about? Perhaps you’re living in two worlds - trying to navigate despair while keeping your faith and dark struggles hidden and separated from one another. What if there were a space where you could bring ALL your “stuff”, share it, work through it, without judgment? Such a space can be life changing - helping you gather all your scattered pieces and find yourself again. That’s the space I hold for you.

At Kelowna Trauma Therapy, we exist to help you find freedom from trauma - whether "big" or "small." We believe you already have the internal resources you need to heal from whatever trauma you have experienced. Our job is to help you find your way to healing, using proven therapeutic methods such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing and Neurofeedback.

Are you looking for greater life satisfaction? Something needs to change but you just can't make it happen on your own? Or perhaps you want to check in with someone objective, for another perspective? Let's talk! Counselling doesn't have to increase your anxiety levels. It can be about two or more people sitting in a safe place, having coffee and a good chat about life. Face to face, online, or on the telephone. I'm a registered psychotherapist and I can help. Maybe for the first time in a long time, it's all about you!

Are you seeking support for religious trauma, complex trauma, your relationship with food and body, or scrupulosity OCD? Emotional, physical and spiritual pain can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves, others, and the world around us. These disconnections can make it difficult to manage in our daily lives - let alone find support. However, I believe that therapy is one of the ways that we can begin the process of re-connecting with our selves, bodies, and communities. In our work together, I will seek to provide an openness that meets you where you’re at with empathy and non-judgement.

My client centered approach begins with "where you are at" in order to explore and pursue new perspectives on your life and circumstances. It's my goal to help you identify the issues that are challenging you and help you develop new strategies in your life and relationships.

Listening is the foundation of my counselling approach. I am passionate about helping you discover how to overcome your fears and live the life you deserve. A heart-centered therapist with a specialty in integrative art therapy and traditional empirically based approaches to psychotherapy. I'd love to help you create a better life for yourself, with more joy and ease. Feel free to inquire for a 15-minute consultation to see if I'm a good fit for your needs.

Living with ADHD is exhausting. You walk around everyday trying to escape the hamster wheel that just won't stop spinning. And worst, you have to mask around others just to appear "normal". You are drowning in even the simplest of tasks; living out of a laundry basket of unfolded clothes with day three of unwashed hair and did you even eat today? Life feels like chaos all the time! Did we mention the focus and time? Your probably even reading this after doom scrolling for the past three hours. But don't beat yourself up because of it. I'm Neurodivergent too; and I understand! Life doesn’t have to fit together perfectly like Lego!

Living through traumatic experiences can be debilitating, leaving us with the feeling of being stuck, isolated, and helpless. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, my role is to empower individuals to take a proactive role in their healing process, regain control and heal from the inside-out. I hold specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Somatic Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy - providing flexibility to pull from a variety of therapeutic techniques to effectively support each individual client in meeting their unique therapy needs.