Hypnotherapists in Parksville, BC

Ever feel stuck in a loop of frustrating patterns? Long for meaningful connection, but get lost in estrangement or conflict? Wonder why that joyful ease you occasionally glimpse feels buried under a sludge of anxiety, numbness, or anger? No matter how many "new leaves" we turn over — we find ourselves sinking back into the familiar muck. Here we go again! It's not just in your head. Pain and anxiety get encoded and frozen in the physical body, along with all the feelings it's not okay to feel. By adulthood, our nervous systems are hardwired to survive the situation we grew up in – and can get stuck there, replaying the same script.

If you are struggling with stress of any kind ie. work stress, family stress, relationship or personal stress or simply trying to cope with the overwhelming demands of modern life, please feel free to give me a call. I have 20 years experience treating Depression, Anxiety, Burnout, Addictions and Trauma of all kinds. I also provide family and couples counselling. In addition to offering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused interventions, I teach Mindful Self Compassion and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to all my clients, including older children and teens.

My mission is to help you achieve your goals. Send me DM to learn more about improving your life.

My clients are introspective, serious, and determined. They appreciate my wide experience, my role in their lives, and my open ignorance of their situations. What is it like to be you! We make quick progress and lasting changes because we take things from scratch. I'm most interested in what I understand the least, which are the roots of emotion, reason, body, and spirit. I don't know what's good for you; somewhere inside you, you do. Wherever you go, I follow, even when things get crazy (especially!), but you're always the expert. You deserve to prevail. (Note: my rates are in US$)

Do you want to improve some area of life? Do critical inner voices or thoughts make you feel bad about yourself? Are you feeling unnecessary shame, fear, or guilt? Are you anxious or fearful in safe situations? Sex life not the way you want it? Are you healing from illness? Do you avoid doing ordinary things because they make you uncomfortable? Is internalized oppression draining the joy of life? Can your marriage use a tune-up? Do you just want to improve your performance at work or in the arts or sports? I also use standard techniques such as Somatic Experiencing, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy and modern Hypnotherapy.

My goal is to help clients gain awareness and insight into their behaviours, habits, and fears and, with a compassionate approach, to begin the process of healing and letting go. I work with clients of all ages for a variety of struggles including, but not limited to, the following: Anxiety, Depression, Habits / Behaviours, Fears, Traumas, Pain, Life Transitions, Smoking Cessation, Weight loss and Sleep disorders

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.

A Registered Psychologist in Vancouver since 1980, I am passionate about exploring the subconscious mind, assisting my clients to clarify and accomplish their goals, personal and professional. My ideal client has some knowledge of themselves and is deeply motivated to change. Patterns that respond very well to hypnotherapy include smoking, emotional eating, addictions, phobias and insomnia. Hypnotherapy can clear sabotages to success, blocks to self esteem, blocks to creativity, procrastination, fear of public speaking, and help athletes achieve optimal sports performance. Relationships: I love to work with couples experiencing relationship issues, helping them learn to express and listen to each other from the heart.

I work with people on a variety of issues including relationships, PTSD, phobias, anxieties, sleep issues, eating disorders and grief and loss etc through hypnotherapy and counseling work. I also do past life regressions and use family constellation philosophy for people who are ready and open to that. I am formally trained by Dr Brain.Weiss in PLRT and also have on going training in Family constellation with Hellinger school based in Germany. I translated Bert. Hellinger's books from English into Chinese (the developer of family constellation) "looking into the souls of children" and the book "an education for our time".

Feeling disconnected from yourself & others? Not good enough & somehow too much? Discouraged & lost, like your life is on pause? Caught in a loop with protective copings you’ve outgrown but can’t quite shake? Wish you could be more present, calm, grounded? Connected more deeply to yourself, others, your soul’s calling? Let go of the limiting beliefs & behaviours? Release the residue of your past getting in the way of embodying your biggest & brightest self? Imagine…the time & space to fully & freely be yourself…releasing your Inner Critic & Inner Child from running the show…being rooted in Soul-led Courage, Confidence & Trust.

Are you feeling overwhelmed and anxious? Does conflict, abuse or loneliness describe your relationships? Do you suffer from past trauma that undermines your confidence, health and resilience? Together, we can discover how you can reclaim your life and enjoy well-being.

Clients report recovery in often under 3 sessions! Changes in 1! Finding passion and helping people awaken to their true potential is what drives me! I use a combination of supplemental and widely known techniques to help you break free of issues without the use of drugs or invasive methods. More importantly, I help give my clients a foundation of thinking that give them the tools and the ability to make better life decisions moving forward! Through education and self discovery, people are increasingly tapping into their unlimited potential! More @ www.insideoutschool.com

My approach to psychotherapy is to facilitate the much-needed relational healing space through connectedness and compassion coupled with a very committed journey to find possible remedies of pain and trauma. This is made possible through a unique personalized treatment protocol inspired by cognitive, psychodynamic, behavioural, somatic, relational and spiritual approaches. I make use of the approaches from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Experiencing Techniques, Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programing, various trauma and PTSD treatment methods, attachment and relational approaches in treatment. Additional to my registration with the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and membership with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counselors, and an affiliate member with Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT).

Everyone is unique. Most therapies attach a label to guide their choice of treatment. I believe that everyone has arrived at their issue through a series of experiences that have uniquely shaped their minds. I ask myself two key questions, what’s that about? And how can I use it? What this leads to is a way of working that is completely tailored to the client’s way of thinking. I fit techniques and interventions from a wide range of other approaches including CBT, Gestalt, NLP and positive psychology into a bespoke approach suited to the client.

Welcome, and thank you for visiting my profile. To describe my counselling approach succinctly, I would say I place a strong emphasis on the working alliance. I prioritize active listening and keep your immediate needs in mind. I employ a combination of talk therapy and hypnotherapy to facilitate your progress and help you overcome obstacles.

It can be really frustrating and stressful when something is blocking us from the life we want. Sometimes we just need to ask a professional with experience in these areas for help... but this can bring up even more stress, anxiety, and even feel scary. I understand this, and really care about your comfort, happiness, and well-being, which is why I put my full heart into creating a very comfortable and safe therapeutic environment for you through your healing journey.

This imperfect moment is the entryway into everything you may want. However, when in the midst of a difficult moment people don't often remember the potential it may hold for healing and fulfillment. Counselling with Paula is an invitation to deepen your engagement with the life you have, since that is the best way to have the life you want. Therapy can guide you to practice the skillful means necessary to release habits that perpetuate dis-ease and discontent in order to transform difficult experiences into opportunities for creativity, healing, wisdom and fulfillment.

My clients are incredible people who have gone through a major life transition (trauma, loss, career change, breakup, migration, health diagnosis and/or narcissistic abuse) and value professional support to navigate it all. There may be concerns around career/family and how to show up for life while feeling anxious, burnt out or struggling to keep it together. Clients see me for self-esteem, perfectionism, sleep issues, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, sports performance, cultural oppression, workplace alienation and complex childhood trauma. Im a member of both ACCT and ACTA. I see BIPOC and other clients in BC and Alberta.

Do you want to heal from trauma or childhood wounds? Or perhaps you want to overcome anxiety, depression and other emotional issues? Or maybe your life is good, and you want to be more successful and increase abundance in all areas of your life! Let Quyn, a gifted therapist and coach, guide you to achieve what's really important to you! With powerful EMDR therapy, hypnotherapy, CBT and more, you can expect to experience healing and transformation in-person or online. Suffer no more! Let us begin your incredible journey of self-discovery! Reach out to Quyn NOW!

Your goal can be short term or ongoing support. You may be seeking tools to help work through a particularly challenging time or you may be curious about personal exploration. I'm trained in many different styles including CBT, Hypnotherapy, Somatic experiencing,EMDR. I believe in research backed treatments as well as exploring spiritual or philosophical meanings if that fits with my clients values and beliefs. Offering different approaches ensures clients find an approach that works for them.