Relate & Reflect Counselling
Bridging what you understand with what you feel, trust and live.
Sometimes you've already figured out the why.
You understand the pattern. You know where it came from.
You may even know what you want to do differently.
But knowing something and experiencing it as true are not always the same thing.
Therapy can help you make sense of your story while also becoming curious about what your emotions, relationships and body have learned along the way.
Welcome Here
Providing Virtual Psychotherapy for individuals residing in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Labrador, Yukon Territory, Nunavut and Northwest Territories
More than insight
A whole-self approach
Our work brings together reflection, embodied inner awareness and relational exploration. Sometimes we'll make connections and see your story in a new way. Other times we'll slow down and notice what's happening inside, perhaps an emotion, sensation, image, metaphor or something emerging in the relationship between us.
Together, we can explore how you came to be you, honouring both what shaped you and the ways you learned to survive, adapt and stay connected, while making room for more choice, connection and freedom in how you live and relate today.
What if your patterns make sense?
Maybe you're tired of second guessing yourself struggling to know what you need or feeling guilty when you set a boundary.
Perhaps anxiety has you overthinking and anticipating what might go wrong. Maybe your inner voice is much harder on you than you would ever be with someone you care about
You might find yourself taking care of everyone else, keeping the peace or losing touch with yourself in relationships. Or maybe you do the opposite, pulling away, shutting down, or creating distance when closeness, conflict or emotion feels like too much.
Sometimes the question underneath all of this is Who am, I what do I need, and how do I trust myself enough to live from there?
These patterns didn't come from nowhere
Together, we can get curious about why they make sense. What shaped the way you learned to relate to yourself and others? What did staying quiet, becoming independent, pleasing others, worrying or keeping your guard up help you to navigate?
And we don't have to understand it only from the outside. We can also notice what happens inside as something begins to shift, making room for new experiences of self compassion, boundaries, closeness and choice
Understanding how you came to be and experiencing new ways of being can happen together.
If this feels like the kind of therapy you've been looking for I'd be glad to meet you.
