Welcome to Coastline Counselling
A coastline can be defined as a boundary where the land meets the sea.
This speaks to how I practice—I will meet you where you are at in your process,
and we will navigate the waves together.
My Approach
I use a relational, attachment-based, somatic approach to counselling. Somatic psychotherapy combines psychology, neurophysiology and the body's own wisdom to help process and heal trauma, stress, and early attachment injuries. As the effects of trauma are often held in the body, this type of psychotherapy can be an effective alternative to traditional talk therapy.
When there is enough safety, attunement and trust within the therapeutic relationship, healing can take place. I can help you learn how to be more present, grounded and embodied, so that you are able to process trauma—not just re-experience it. Psychotherapy can help you develop a stronger sense of self, increase your capacity to tolerate emotions, learn how to self-regulate, repair relational injuries, and process trauma.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Abuse and Trauma | Anxiety/Depression | Attachment Wounding
I acknowledge that the land on which I live is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Lekwungen peoples, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ Nations, whose relationships with this land continue to this day.
© 2023 Coastline Counselling
Accepting New Clients
I currently have space in my practice for adult individuals looking to expand their self awareness and deepen their healing work.