Shawna is a white, cis, hetero woman, and a settler on stolen indigenous lands, often referred to as Vancouver. Shawna is a systemic thinker and works from a person-centred, intersectional, and anti-oppressive perspective. She uses a trauma-informed approach and will work with you as a whole – mind and body – to bring healing, understanding, and hope.

Shawna will encourage you to intuitively listen and engage with your mind and body so you can gain a deeper understanding about yourself and your experiences. She aims to expand your capacity to cope with stressors and learn to manage emotions with acceptance rather than fear, bringing inner peace. Her approach is to care for the soul with loving compassion and create a safe and supportive environment where you can express the unexpressed and explore the things that make you human. A journey with Shawna will honour your innate ability to heal and be grounded in mutual respect, kindness, honesty, and humour.

Her own life experiences have shaped the way she approaches counselling with others, and she typically weaves in body-oriented techniques, parts work, mindfulness, and dialectic behavior therapy skills. Your story and perspectives are sacred to Shawna, and she will work collaboratively with you to determine the therapy modalities that best fit your goals.

Areas of Practice: life transitions, anxiety & stress management, professional/career issues, shame & guilt, grief & loss, difficulties with self-esteem, self-exploration & spirituality, trauma & abuse, identity & relationship challenges

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Anna (she/her) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and with additional trainings in Emotion Focused Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and yoga. She works with youth and adults facing addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, and other mental health concerns.

Her approach to counselling is rooted in the idea that the body holds knowledge that cannot always be expressed through words. She believes that change is possible through the integration of the body and mind and aims to work alongside clients to help them gain safety and comfort in their bodies, their relationships, and their lives. Incorporating emotion processing techniques, mindfulness, and body work, she is able to offer a holistic approach to therapy. She believes that all people have potential and deserve the opportunity to be seen and celebrated for who they are. When people feel valued and worthwhile, they can develop the capacity to move through difficult emotions knowing they aren’t alone. Her hope is that clients leave her office feeling seen, heard, and with more insight than they had upon arrival.

In addition to traditional talk therapy, Anna offers Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapy where she’s found great success working with clients through guided meditation hypnosis. Clinical Hypnotherapy is a therapy that has been widely used and extensively validated by controlled research on pain management, self-esteem, anxiety, phobias, treatment side effects, medical disorders, sleep disorders, emotional and psychiatric issues, post-traumatic stress, relationship issues, eating disorders, addictions, performance issues plus other areas. Clients are encouraged to record their session to listen to their guided meditation after the session as needed.

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