Venturouscounselling

Traditional psychotherapy and various “gold standard” therapeutic models focus only on the mind’s ability to define your choices, your emotions, and your reactions. The fundamental flaw of that logic? You are not just your mind, and while your mind is essential for you to communicate and understand what might be going on for you and to make different choices, the body is what really holds the wisdom and power over your actions. That’s why we have such a large focus on somatic and sensorimotor psychotherapy.

Hey, welcome! Question for you: what's causing you to deal with everything life throws at you alone? Maybe you're trying to break free from hurtful relational contexts, self-questioning, and other distressing emotions like loneliness. Many folx I work with have also experienced histories of trauma (not just trauma with a capital T) and have had to navigate invalidating environments. In working together, we can co-create sustainable systems of self-exploration and relational engagement so that you can connect to rootedness in joy and groundedness in purpose.

My work is grounded on the perspective that how we story our lives is incredibly powerful, and it is through these stories that we make sense of the world, ourselves, and our experiences. These stories can be taught, inherited, passed down, adopted, melded, and combined. Some stories are helpful and empowering, and some stories can cause us to feel trapped, frustrated, and helpless. And for some stories that we have, we would rather them be forgotten, hidden, and ignored because of how much pain and shame these stories bring us.

Well, that depends on you! Our work varies depending on what's going on in your life. Most times, my clients find counselling to be a helpful space for gaining clarity, finding solutions to problems, and removing harmful narratives that keep you from achieving your goals and/or having great relationships. Well, that depends on you! Our work varies depending on what's going on in your life. Most times, my clients find counselling to be a helpful space for gaining clarity, finding solutions to problems, and removing harmful narratives that keep you from achieving your goals and/or having great

We will continue to advocate with legislators that mental health care is health care and should be treated as such through explicit policy + coverage. Until then, we will be building tools as alternative access points for support and expanding the resources we have available for our community. If you have suggestions as to what might be useful for your wellness, please email us and let us know. We currently have plans to build out free or lower-cost community-based programming as well. Sign up for our mailing list here to stay up to date.

Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, self-worth, addictions, or relational and physical trauma, we can help. If we're not a good fit, we'll support you in finding the support you need. You don't have to do this alone. Our counsellors work with EMDR, Art, Somatic, and/or Nature-based modalities. Read more about this here. In-person, nature-based sessions are located Vancouver, Burnaby or South Surrey, dependent on practitioner. Direct, no-nonsense solidarity and support for justice-oriented, anti-oppressive practices. Our clinical supervisors and consultants have many years of p

Venturous Counselling + Consulting is a purpose-led wellness group built on two fundamental pillars: multidisciplinary practice and justice-oriented action. Believing in the mind-body-community connection, we pride ourselves on offering services beyond the talk...because simply focusing on talk therapy is like only allowing yourself to use one arm when swimming. You can do it, and you'd probably get to shore if you need to, but it sure makes it a lot harder than it has to be! That's why we incorporate EMDR, art, movement, and breathwork practices alongside traditional counselling services to

Nature-based therapy works wonders for mental health because it taps into the innate connection humans have with nature, offering a soothing and grounding environment that encourages introspection and healing. Simply put, movement in nature propels us forward - literally and figuratively! In-Person, Nature-Based Therapy can be a standalone practice or engaged in conjunction with our virtual services. Currently, we have In-Person, Nature-Based sessions in Burnaby, as well as in a private, natural space in South Surrey.