Student Intern - Offers Sliding Scale

Modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Specialty: Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Men’s Issues, ADHD

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Sara (she/ they) is a counsellor in training currently completing her Master’s of Counselling at Adler University in Vancouver. Originally from Vancouver Island, she has called Vancouver home for the past ten years. Sara offers a warm, collaborative space where clients are invited to explore and heal at their own pace and in their own way. Their approach is grounded in existential therapy, with a focus on meaning-making and understanding how our lived experiences inform our ways of being. She also draws from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), feminist therapy, mindfulness, trauma-informed practice, and liberation psychology to offer both reflection and practical support. An intersectional feminist and neurodiversity-affirming stance is integral to her approach. This perspective invites a critical stance toward dominant norms around behaviour, identity, and communication, recognizing these as culturally and contextually mediated rather than universal. She has a special interest in supporting neurodivergent, disabled, and 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, people navigating trauma, and people exploring their relationships to religion and spirituality. In session, she pays close attention to what’s happening in the moment, striving to help clients notice and make sense of their experiences as they arise. Her work emphasizes consent, safety, pacing, grounding, and creative exploration and problem-solving. Sara is also dedicated to creating a space where clients feel respected, seen, and supported. As a white, queer, neurodivergent person of European descent, she is committed to building a practice that is responsive, respectful, and shaped by the lived realities of the clients she serves. Outside of counselling, she enjoys reading, writing, creating and appreciating art, and hanging out with her cat.

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Sandy Valenzuela M.A. (Cand.)

Modalities: Relational Gestalt Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy

Specialty: Parenthood, 2SLGBTQI+ counselling, neurodivergence (including autism and ADHD), and identity issues.

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