You can adapt so well you stop noticing yourself
until something in you starts asking for your attention again
to feel like yourself again?
Ready
A lot of people arrive at therapy having already done significant work on themselves. They've read the books. They understand their patterns. They can trace exactly where things went sideways.
And they're still stuck.
That's not a failure of insight. Some experiences don't resolve through understanding alone — they need a different kind of attention.
That's what I offer here: two approaches, used thoughtfully, depending on what you're carrying and what your system is ready for.
One
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
TWO
Trauma informed professional counselling
During our initial consultation we can talk about both approaches and how one or both may fit best for you.
What Changes
when the work is working.
This looks different for everyone, but…
Here's what I see, over and over, in the women I work with.
They start recognizing themselves again. They get longer glimpses of the person who was there before everything got so heavy. The one who had opinions, and wanted things, and felt alive in her own life.
They stop bracing. A body that was still waiting for the next hard thing begins to stand down.
They find they can be in the room with their own history without being flattened by it. The story doesn't change, but the weight of it does.
They stop apologizing for taking up space.
And often there's lightness.
There’s a sense of expansion. Room for things that got crowded out a long time ago such as creativity, desire, humour, and rest.
Perhaps you can see yourself
in this mirror
We may be a good fit if:
You are a women, somewhere in the middle of life, who has spent so long being the capable one that you've lost track of who you are outside of that role.
You are a survivor of abuse, religious or spiritual harm, or estrangement. Perhaps you carry experiences that shaped you in ways you're still sorting out.
You feel stuck in a life that looks fine from the outside — and you’re tired of pretending that's enough.
I keep my practice small and work primarily in person in the Lower Mainland, BC.
The free initial call exists so we can both make sure this is the right fit before committing to anything.
Through The Looking Glass Counselling
Shift Perception
Many people come to therapy because something in them recognizes that the way things have been isn’t the way they want to keep going.
When you’re ready, we begin with a free initial consultation. It’s a short conversation where we can get a sense of whether working together feels like a wonderful fit for both of us.
I would be happy to have that conversation with you.