Rachael has a Master of Counselling (MC) degree through City University of Seattle and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) through the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). As she is passionate about providing the most ethical and effective counselling services to her clients, Rachael continues her learning through perusing the relevant literature, attending workshops, gaining certifications, and collaborating with other professionals.
Rachael works with adults of all ages, backgrounds, and identities, offering a person-centred, compassion-focused, collaborative space for healing and self-discovery. Empathetic support is provided, fostering a deeper understanding of very real and very human experiences, such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, emotional regulation, chronic pain, injuries, identity issues, life transitions, adverse religious experiences, and childhood trauma.
Pain, trauma, grief, and other issues are viewed through a lens of compassionate inquiry and acceptance so that they can be witnessed and understood more deeply. Rachael understands her role as a compassionate witness and a warm, empathetic presence, co-creating an authentic and transparent connection that feels safe and open to process life’s challenges.
Having experienced the benefits of counselling in her own life, Rachael understands the vulnerability and the courage it can take to open up to a stranger. That sometimes it can feel worse before it feels better. AND she has experienced the life changing power of having all the hard stuff witnessed and processed within a safe space. Rachael is ready to sit with you through the challenges and celebrate with you in the wins. Welcome. You can come just as you are here!
Alexandra is a counsellor and obtained her Masters degree in Counselling Psychology in April 2020. She recognizes that counselling can be of benefit to anyone going through distress, trauma, or unhappiness in their lives. Alexandra noticed the need for people to have counselling available in her 18 years as a health care worker as well as being a yoga teacher. Alexandra’s areas of interest are anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, and self-esteem. Her clients acknowledge her relaxed nature and sense of compassion she brings to counselling. She appreciates the lifelong learning in the field of counselling and is constantly looking for new and constructive ways to help clients.
Alexandra’s passion has always been in the counselling field and she is grateful for her clients’ trust and acceptance. She has great respect for all of her clients. Alexandra uses evidence-based approaches including Supportive psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Strength-Based, elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Alexandra is a firm believer that everyone deserves to feel their best!
Alexandra’s areas of interest:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Chronic pain
- Emotional regulation
- Trauma
- Addictions
Alexandra’s Approaches to Therapy:
- Supportive psychotherapy
- Mindfulness
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Strengths-Based
- Positive Psychology
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (informed)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (informed)
- EMDR trained
