Contact:

778-558-1221

sara@peakexperiencecounselling.com

My name is Sara Place and I am a Registered Clinical counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counselors and co-owner of Peak Experience Counselling in Squamish.

I am grateful to have had a career path which has allowed me to work in the fields of mental health and education, supporting children, youth, and families in various roles over the years.  I have worked in the education system for 15 years, many of which have been in a school with a mental health focus.  This experience led me to pursue my Clinical Counseling Masters and find a balance of private and public work.  I am available to work with individuals, families, couples and groups. 

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It is my honour to deeply listen and support your personal journey through whatever life circumstance brings you to counselling.  I value your individual experience, and my approach to counselling will be personalized - with your identity, expertise, and goals as the driving force of our sessions. 

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In sessions with me you can be assured of a feeling a sense of safety, confidentiality, belonging, and acceptance.  

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Contact:

sophieleevers@gmail.com

*Please note Sophie will be graduating in April and her fees will increase starting April 23, 2024 as a pre-registered counsellor.

Hello, I’m Sophie Leevers, and I am Masters level counsellor currently in the process of becoming registered in BC.

I have over 13 years of experience working with youth as a middle and high school teacher, with a focus on teaching art the last few years. Along with teaching school, I have taught yoga and skiing prior to having a family.

As a counsellor, my approach is client-centered and flexible, integrating various techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness-based practices to meet individual needs.

It’s an honour to provide support on your journey from a safe, confidential, and accepting space.

Please reach out to book a free consultation call. I would be happy to hear from you!

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Contact: 604-354-6571

rhiannawilliamscounselling@gmail.com

rhiannawilliamscounselling.com

Rhianna Williams is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, holding a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and an undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Care.

With over a decade of previous experience as an outreach counsellor and youth care worker, she now focuses her clinical practice on working with young adults, couples, and parents.

Offering in-person, walk-and-talk, and video sessions. Rhianna’s practice is grounded in a biopsychosocial, attachment, and trauma-informed approach. Her practice is informed by various modalities, including CBT, Emotion Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Solution Focused, Gottman Method, Structural Family Therapy. She is also trained in Nature Based Therapy and is a Positive Discipline Parenting coach.

Collaborative and client-focused, Rhianna aims to build safe and trusting therapeutic relationships to support clients in achieving mental and emotional well-being and to reach their personal and interpersonal goals.

Clients often seek Rhianna’s support when working to better managing conflict, process grief, cope with loss and life transitions, recover from the impacts of trauma, address challenges related to stress, anxiety, depression, and substance misuse, and to seek support with relationships and parenting.

Rhianna is committed to ensuring everyone has access to mental health care and thus collaborates with various counselling assistance funds.

For more information or to schedule a consultation or initial session, please book through the Jane app or contact Rhianna at rhiannawilliamscounselling@gmail.com or 604-354-6571. Visit her website at rhiannawilliamscounselling.com.

Thank you for your interest and for considering her support on your wellness journey.

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Contact:

toriwoodcounselling@gmail.com

My name is Tori Wood and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and sports-focused mental health coach.

My goal is to provide a safe and comfortable setting to work together with my clients to help guide them through the counselling experience.

In general, I work with teens and adults struggling with a wide variety of issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, OCD and life transitions. I also specialize in working with athletes (and recreationalists) that struggle with mental health issues related to their sport as well as the psychological aspects of recovering from injuries and accidents.

Personally, I am a mountain biker, skier and mental health advocate. I believe in the healing power of adventure and the outdoors and have lived on the West Coast for over ten years.

I believe my role as a counsellor and mental health coach is to provide genuine conversation and to work in a collaborative relationship to help clients build confidence and faith in themselves.

Please reach out and I would be happy to have a free phone consultation.

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Contact:

587-802-3720

nicole@nicolecarothers.com

Hi, I’m Nicole, a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) with specialized training in Somatic (body) Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I have over a decade of experience working in hospice palliative care and opened an online private practice in 2021. I am very excited to be able to expand into offering in-person sessions with the team at Peak Experience Counselling.

Therapy can support clients in exploring personal patterns that may no longer serve them. Together, we work to acknowledge symptoms or patterns, as adaptations that have helped us survive, to become more aware of our nervous system and to understand how our bodies inform us. As we begin to see our patterns, with self-compassion and acceptance, we can begin to change, build new supportive resources, discover new skills, and create a personalized tool kit to move forward.

As a relational therapist, I believe that when people have the opportunity to feel seen and heard, they can work through old trauma and find grounding in this connection and in themselves. My counselling style centres around the therapeutic relationship and collaborative goal setting while providing safety, connection, empathy, understanding, professional insight and therapeutic approaches to help individuals soften their edges and move in a preferred direction.

Creating safety requires honesty and openness from both the client and counsellor. Together, we work to better understand the thoughts, feelings, behaviours and past experiences keeping you from wellbeing. Connecting to your inner wisdom, building new skills, and identifying forgotten strengths and values assist in creating positive and sustained change. I work with individuals (18+) ready to step towards healing, meeting them where they are and gently challenging them to grow toward their goals.

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Contact: danielle@sncounselling.ca

My name is Danielle Buchanan and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

It’s an honour and a privilege to be doing the work I do. I have experience working with grief and loss. I bring experience supporting individuals and groups who are experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression and grief through the power of building a trusting connection and holding space for all of you to be seen and heard in a safe and non-judgemental environment.

I have specialized training in Grief, Suicide to Hope, Advanced Narrative Therapy, Life Span Integration Therapy, and Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

I focus on individual therapy and also lead 6-week long grief and loss groups. I feel my personal experience has helped me become the therapist I am today where I can hold space for folks on a much deeper level.

When not engaged with clients or furthering my therapeutic knowledge, I enjoy spending time outdoors and can often be found enjoying the local trails with my beloved dog Faith.

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Contact:

olessia.counselling@gmail.com

Hello! My name is Olessia and I am currently in the process of completing my Master of Counselling at City University of Seattle.

My approach to counselling is that of being open and warm, collaborative and integrative, creating a safe space for us to explore your experiences and for me to support you in navigating your unique journey in growth.

Truthfully, I have yet to meet a person who has a rich life and depth of character who had it easy. I believe that life’s challenges can be a source of transformation and deepening of life’s experience. Our struggles are openings and opportunities to rediscover our greatness and experience life a little more fully, so that one day we can proudly look back and say, “Wow, what a journey this life has been!”

I also believe that life is richer in connection with ourselves and others. Although relationships can be challenging, complicated, and confusing; they can also be healthy and healing, joyful and rewarding, and a secure base to explore the beauty of life from. I work with people to help bring them in alignment with relational goals they have for themselves.

I bring a calm, warm, and non-judgmental energy to my practice with individuals and couples. Whatever your challenges, I welcome all of you. Let’s explore what’s happening for you and see how you can get closer to a life that feels a little lighter, brighter, and more meaningful for you!

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE I am a certified yoga instructor and have been teaching for the last few years. I have also sat in multiple silent meditation courses, learning and practicing vipassana, which is a type of mindfulness meditation, and I bring that presence and awareness to my practice. Prior to teaching yoga, I had a career in corporate/finance and can certainly empathize with challenges that arise in that kind of environment, as well as questioning one’s path and going through life transitions.

THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES Because each individual is unique, I practice from an Integrative approach. This means I pull from various theories and therapies, including: Humanistic/Existential (which helps clients understand themselves, their values and desires, as they journey towards their “highest” and most authentic selves); Acceptance and Commitment (helps clients align their behaviours and life with what matters most to them); Attachment (a way of understanding how we establish and maintain connection with others); Somatic (connects our life experiences to how they live in the body); and Solution-Focused (a brief form of therapy focused on finding ways of working through specific issues).

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**Please note that Christie will be going on maternity leave beginning in July 2024. She is no longer accepting new clients at this time.

Contact:

778-995-9282

christieholmescounselling@gmail.com

My name is Christie Holmes and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

My approach to counselling is holistic, person-centered, and trauma-informed. I believe that each person’s journey is unique and take an intersectional lens to explore all aspects of a person and their lived experiences.

In my therapeutic practice, I am passionate about the ways in which community, resilience, and the mind-body connection can heal. I draw from Attachment-based, Emotions-focused, Internal Family Systems, Somatic, and Narrative models of practice. I believe that no one approach fits all and work from a collaborative space to better understand your needs.

In my work with adults, couples, and youth (age 14+), I focus on the following areas:

• Anxiety and Depression • Trauma • Relationship challenges • Substance use and Addictions • Grief and Loss • Self-esteem and Perfectionism • Life transitions

Healing comes in many forms and it is a great privilege to do this work alongside you. I hope to provide a warm, non-judgemental, and safe space for others to work through painful and challenging life circumstances in order to connect with their true and authentic selves.

I have a background in non-profit work, community advocacy, and educational leadership programming. In my previous counselling role through Vancouver Coastal Health, I supported diverse adult populations with substance use challenges and co-occurring mental health diagnoses.

I grew up in Arizona and have lived in BC for the last 15 years. My love of nature and outdoor activities brought me to Squamish. In my free time, I like to wander around the local trails with my dog, Penny, and cozy up with a good book and cup of coffee.

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Contact:

info@peakexperiencecounselling.com

778-240-0913

My name is Julie Petrynko and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and the founder of Peak Experience Counselling. 

I feel very lucky to be able to enjoy an incredibly fulfilling career. For more than 20 years (time flies!!) I have worked as an educator and counsellor, developing my skills in connecting and guiding others. I have enjoyed working with children, youth, families, couples and individuals through private practice work and through working in the public school system. 

It is my true pleasure and passion to connect with and guide individuals and couples in working through challenges and towards growth. Our time spent together will be safe, confidential experiences where we work collaboratively, with compassion and curiosity, to meet your needs. 

My approach is very open and accepting.  No matter what you are struggling with or how taboo you feel your concerns, you will find that I am an accepting and non-judgmental listener and support.  I strive to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing and exploring.

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Contact:

kelseywrightcounselling@gmail.com

My name is Kelsey and I am a counsellor, registered social worker (MSW/RSW) and EMDR therapist. I provide individual counselling and EMDR therapy for youth and adults, with a focus on anxiety, trauma work, and supporting those who want to change their drinking or substance use. My approach includes in-depth work, where we explore your family background and other past experiences, and how they connect to the current patterns you’d like to change.

It’s important to know that trauma is often not about abuse or violence; it can be any experience that overwhelms our nervous system. Common concerns such as anxiety and depression are often rooted in past traumas. Through a holistic approach, we can identify the root of your concerns, and process negative experiences while developing new skills and insights.

I use a holistic approach, combining somatic (body) and cognitive (mind) approaches- pulling from ACT, Mindfulness, CBT and EMDR. I hope to support clients to:

-Overcome negative patterns and beliefs

-Gain insight into their strengths

-Feel more confident and less anxious

-Strengthen relationships and communication

-Live life based on their values and passions

-Build awareness and learn new tools

I believe first and foremost in building a genuine connection with each one of my clients. My priority is to create a safe and non-judgmental space, where you can feel at ease and be your genuine self. Please visit my website if you would like to learn more about me, or my approaches to working with clients.

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Contact: info@andreanaomicounselling.ca

My name is Andrea Zimmering, and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I am also a Certified Meditation Teacher and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. I hold a master’s degree in counselling psychology from City University of Canada.

Counselling provides a safe space to work through aspects of your life that feel challenging. Working together, my goal is for you to feel supported in your journey while gaining insights into your present problems. In a session I will work collaboratively with you to better understand the root of your concerns and build a path forward.

As an integrative therapist, I draw on various therapeutic theories and approaches. Every session we have together provides a unique opportunity to address your present challenges with different tools and strategies. A central focus of my work is helping to enhance mind-body connection, mindful awareness, and nervous system regulation. I utilize therapeutic techniques from the following models: emotion focused therapy, narrative therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, somatic-based therapy, and parts work.

I strive to show up with integrity in my work and ensure that my clients feel seen, heard, and safe to show up authentically as they are throughout the counselling process. Our sessions may include processing the past, creating goals for the future, and discovering the present. Common areas of exploration in session will include values, internal and external resources, self-talk, goal setting and the impact of the many systems in your life.

I have experience working with a diverse range of individuals with varying challenges. My clients, who include adults, couples, and youth, come to me wanting support in areas such as: ​   - Anxiety and Depression   - Life transitions / adjustments   - Relationship concerns - Self-confidence and self-esteem - Career exploration and workplace challenges - Body Image and disordered eating  

I am honoured and look forward to working with you in person in Squamish, Pemberton or online.

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