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Counselling and Therapy with Sam.
British Columbia, Canada.
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registered and regulated by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).
1:1 therapy
I offer individual psychotherapy both in person and virtually.
emdr
I offer EMDR therapy for the treatment of trauma and PTSD. I offer this within the traditional weekly frame.
cbt
I offer CBT for treatment of depression, anxiety disorders & the approach is woven into meeting your treatment goals.
Therapy for when you're holding it all together and need a space to be held yourself.
You’re tired. Like, soul-level tired. Even when you’ve technically gotten sleep. Your brain never shuts off — it’s replaying that thing you said at pickup, that snack you shouldn’t have eaten, that meltdown you maybe could’ve handled better.
You’re anxious, stretched thin, and weirdly… lonely in it all.
You’re fine one second, then suddenly yelling over a sock left on the floor. You scroll Instagram looking for answers, but it’s just more “gentle parenting” guilt and 5-step routines that don’t work when your kid is screaming and your dinner is burning. You keep thinking, “I should be able to handle this.”
You’ve tried the books, the podcasts, the deep breaths — but it’s not clicking. You’re still reacting, still doubting yourself, still feeling like a ticking time bomb. You want to change, but you don’t even know where to start — and honestly, the idea of diving into all your “stuff” sounds exhausting.
You deserve more than just coping. You deserve the opportunity for healing.
Imagine actually feeling calm — even when life gets loud. Not perfect. Not zen 24/7. But like you can handle it. With compassion. With confidence. With a nervous system that doesn’t go DEFCON 1 at the first sign of chaos.
You're setting boundaries and not cringing after. You're speaking kindly to yourself — and even laughing when things go sideways. You feel more connected to your kids, your body, your partner (and honestly, yourself). You’re not performing healing. You’re living it.
Together, we unpack the roots of your patterns, the real reasons you keep reacting, and the tools you actually need to shift things — emotionally, relationally, and somatically. You get support that honors your brain, your body, and your reality — without shame or sugar-coating.
What working together feels like.
You want therapy that feels like a mix of deep, grounded insight and a really good laugh. A place where you don’t have to censor your messiness or pretend you’ve “got it all figured out.” You want to feel seen and supported without being talked down to or over-therapized.
You’re ready for real change — not just crisis management. Whether it’s regulating your emotions, unlearning toxic beliefs about food or your body, parenting with more intention (and fewer blow-ups), or finally believing you’re enough — you’re here for the work and the growth.
I blend different approaches (including CBT, IFS, DBT — and a hefty dose of humor) to help you move from anxious and reactive to confident and resilient. You get tools and transformation. Plus, I actually know how hard this is — and I’m not here to fix you, just to walk with you toward the version of you that’s already in there.