Currently Accepting New in Office Clients for Individual Counselling

My approach

Person-Centered. Solution Focused. Strength Based. Trauma Informed/Sensitive Practice.

I will support and help you to overcome, accept, negotiate, &/or grieve the situations in your life that have you feeling numb, lifeless, sad, lonely, tired, fearful, overwhelmed, burnt out, stuck, angry, anxious, or depressed.

It pains me to watch people struggle. As a supporter & a nurturer I intuitively & energetically pick up on others’ sadness & distress even when it’s silent, or masked with humor or sarcasm.

I know how to endure persevere. I am genuine, grounded, and compassionate. I care & I listen deeply. I have a long list of life experiences & I bet you do too.

The distance between us while in session is a sacred space. You will feel heard & like you matter.

Sometimes there are no answers. Sometimes the problem cannot be solved. Sometimes you must surrender & surrendering can be simple but also layered & complex.

In session we will work together to bring forward your strengths, adaptability, resilience & self-compassion in a way that will increase your capacity for a better life than what you are currently experiencing. Please know that showing up with curiosity & willingness is a great and brave place to begin. I look forward to meeting you.

Individual Counselling: 1 hour (50 minute)session $125+GST

My Story

If you’re familiar with grief, loss, & death, it’s likely you will relate to & understand my intimate relationship with sadness, longing, & the desire to belong (to something greater than myself). When it comes to relationships the experience of my mother loss at age 11 has had a ripple effect in my life whether that is with self, family, marriage, partnership, career, or parenting. There has been a lot of searching, seeking, & sifting. Experiencing the death of a loving mother at a young age has informed my way of BEing forever & always.

Several decades after mother loss, I birthed, raised, & now co-parent a neurodivergent young adult daughter (AuADHD). The role of parent has taught & continues to teach me patience, self-awareness, unconditional love, the art of negotiation, advocacy, self-sacrifice, & how to navigate adversarial times with a persistent & unrelenting spirit. It’s also taught me self-compassion & how to care for myself in a way that replenishes & restores my body, mind, & spirit. By slowing down, resting, saying no, using my voice, stretching, moving, breathing, & creative self-expression, I am able to connect with myself in a way I never have.

I have experience counselling individuals with issues of grief & loss, career changes, assertiveness, boundaries, relationships & communication, anxiety, situational depression, & cognitive distortions.

Areas of focus

• Grief & Loss, Change & Life Transitions

• Stress & Burnout: fatigue, overwhelm, depression, worry

• Boundaries: defining your physical, mental, emotional & spiritual limits

• Finding Your Voice & Strengthening Assertiveness

• Psychoeducation in areas related to mental wellness

Education & Training

• Diploma of Professional Counselling

• Volunteer Counsellor Training (9 month program), Greater Victoria Citizens’ Counselling Centre

• Life Coaching Certification

• Nonviolent Communication: The Language of Respect

• Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

• Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist

• Autism Essentials, by Reframing Autism

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASSIST)

• The Pursuit of Excellence (Self-Mastery), & other copious amounts of Personal & Professional Development over 30+ years

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

• Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) #2984 - Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT)

• The Art of Living Foundation

Book a Session

To book a session with Sheila please book online or fill out the following contact form: