Counselling for Families, Couples, and Youth
Comox Valley · Vancouver Island
Whether you're figuring out who you are, or who you are to each other — this is for you.
Who I work with
Families, parents / guardians + youth
Couples and partners
Teens and young adults
Friends, siblings, chosen family
Anyone navigating a life transition or not sure where to start
What we work on
Communication, relational patterns, boundaries and agreements, relationship dynamics
Life transitions, family changes, school, work, separation, divorce
Identity and self-discovery, values, purpose, career and direction, sexuality, gender, figuring out who you are apart from what's expected of you
Relationship structures, monogomy, non-monogamy, polyamory, relationship anarchy
Grief and loss, estrangement, heartbreak, letting go of a future you'd predicted
Anxiety, low mood, and what's underneath them
My practice is inclusive and affirming of all identities, orientations, and family structures 🏳️🌈
General Session Info
50-minute sessions: $140
Free 20-minute discovery call before your first session
Sliding scale available — offered on trust, no documentation required
Payment by credit card, e-transfer, or cash
Sessions can be covered by most extended health benefits.
Cancellations require 24 hours notice — late cancellations and no-shows are charged the full fee
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In-office sessions are held at Colour Wheel Counselling, Unit B — 1822 Comox Ave, Comox. Parking is available on site.
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Sometimes the most honest conversations happen in familiar spaces. For those who prefer it, I'll come to you, meeting you or your family where daily life actually happens.
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Some conversations are easier when you're moving. Walk sessions take place outdoors at a location we decide together. Available to most clients.
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Secure virtual sessions through Jane App available to clients anywhere in British Columbia.
In some ways, I've been doing a version of this work my whole adult life.
For more than fifteen years, I worked as a waterfront lifeguard and beach supervisor, supporting teams of young people through long, busy days, and high-stakes situations.
More than the job itself, I remember watching individuals discover what they were capable of under pressure, with the support of a close-knit team behind them. Those leadership experiences shaped how I approach relational work more than anything else in my life.
Today, I work with individuals, couples, and families navigating the moments that test a relationship — the misunderstandings that keep repeating, the distance that creeps in, the conversations everyone's avoiding. I bring steadiness, directness, and a belief in the power and necessity of collaboration to the work I do.
In addition to counselling, I work as a Child and Youth Support Worker in the Comox Valley, providing ongoing, one-on-one support to young people with complex needs in home, school, and community settings.
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Informed by years spent studying how language constructs meaning, I pay attention to the stories people live by and what becomes possible when those stories are examined.
Honours BA, English & Canadian Studies — Dalhousie University
Diploma in Professional Counselling — Kelowna College of Professional Counselling
Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling, Provisional designation (MPCC-P) — Canadian Professional Counsellors Association
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I am a registered Master Practitioner of Clinical Counselling, provisional status, (MPCC-P) with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association.
I practise under the clinical supervision of Kathryn Schmidt, MA, CCC, CCS, RCAT-S, at Colour Wheel Counselling in the Comox Valley, and Gabriel Ray-Contreras, RCC, at In Good Company Counselling in Vancouver.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) · Relational Life Therapy (RLT) · Narrative Therapy · Feminist Therapy · Person-Centred · Trauma-informed · 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ2S+ Affirming
A few of the things I work with most:
Families don't stay still. When one person changes, everyone around them has to find a new way of relating. I work from the understanding that we rarely struggle in isolation.
Whether I'm sitting with a family, a relationship, or an individual, I'm paying attention to the system around them and how that web is shifting. Much of my work happens to involve young people and the social dynamics that shape them, and I bring that same relational lens no matter who's in the room.
Identity and self-discovery — figuring out who you are, what you value, and how you want to move through the world.
Life transitions — starting something new, leaving something behind, or being in the uncomfortable in-between.
Relational challenges — family dynamics, friendships, romantic relationships, and how you show up in all of them.
Anxiety and low mood — often part of the picture, but in my experience, rarely the whole story.