Find steadier ground through connection and evidence-based care.

Individual Counselling in Victoria, and online in BC

Healing starts when you feel safe enough to explore what’s been weighing on you.
Individual counselling offers a confidential, supportive space to work through trauma, anxiety, grief, or life transitions — guided by warmth, curiosity, and empirical evidence.

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When Life Feels Heavy or Uncertain

Signs It Might Be Time to Talk to Someone

You might be feeling prickly, stuck in old patterns or overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts. Maybe you’ve been through something painful and can’t seem to move past it, or you’re simply tired of carrying everything on your own.

Many clients reach out when they notice:

  • Persistent stress or anxiety

  • Low mood or burnout

  • Relationship challenges

  • Difficulty setting boundaries

  • Grief or major life transitions

Whatever brings you here, therapy can help you make sense of your experiences and reconnect with your inner steadiness.

what’s In my therapist toolkit?

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Rediscover Yourself Through Evidence-Based Therapy

In our sessions, you’ll find a calm, non-judgmental space to explore what’s happening in your life and within yourself. Sessions can take place in-person in Victoria or online anywhere in BC, and always move at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.

Ariel draws from evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches including EMDR, somatic therapy, CBT, and solution-focused therapy to help you process emotions, heal past experiences, and build lasting resilience. To learn more about the approaches that guide Ariel's work, explore the Therapist Toolkit below.

My Therapist Toolkit
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps you understand and heal the different “parts” within yourself — the protective, reactive, and wounded aspects that shape how you think and feel.
By building compassion and curiosity toward these parts, IFS guides you toward greater self-understanding, harmony, and emotional freedom.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

This groundbreaking therapy technique helps people heal from the emotional distress of traumatic experiences.

It works by using bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact.

SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)

SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) empowers parents to help their children manage anxiety by changing their own responses.
Instead of focusing on the child’s symptoms, SPACE teaches caregivers how to reduce accommodations and model calm, supportive confidence — helping kids build resilience and independence over time.

Attachment-Based Therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape the way we connect, trust, and communicate today.
If you’ve ever felt anxious in relationships, struggled with self-worth, or found it hard to rely on others, this approach can help you understand why — and learn to create healthier, more secure patterns.

Somatic Therapy
Somatic Therapy

Somatic therapy recognizes that the body carries our life experiences, including shock, trauma, and emotional pain. Through techniques that promote body awareness somatic therapy helps restore the nervous system to a state of healthy self-regulation. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a science-backed, goal-oriented therapy that helps people manage anxiety, depression, and stress by changing unhelpful thought patterns. It’s based on the idea that our thoughts influence our emotions and behaviors, meaning that shifting negative thinking can lead to positive changes in how we feel and act.

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What to

Expect

Every persons experience with therapy is different, but here are some commonly asked questions and answers. Still have questions? Send me an email and I’ll be happy to help.

  • Most of my clients begin with weekly counselling sessions, then shift to biweekly or monthly as progress builds. Regular sessions help maintain momentum and support meaningful change.

  • Yes. I offer both in-person counselling in Victoria, BC and online therapy for clients across British Columbia through a secure video platform.

  • Yes! I am an approved provider for both organizations and just need your status number or claim number so I can apply for funding.

  • Yes, when it’s helpful, I often integrate EMDR and other trauma-informed techniques into individual sessions to support processing, regulation, and healing.

  • The fee for a sixty minute session is $165 and a ninety minute session is $247.50. Payment can be paid by cash, etransfer or credit card. A receipt will be issued and can be submitted to a health insurance program for reimbursement if applicable.

Take the First Step Toward Feeling Like Yourself Again

I offer complimentary 15 minute initial consultations so we can both get a chance to ask some questions and see if we are a good fit.

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