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Seahorse Counselling & Psychotherapy

about us

Let us help you find clarity, healing, and connection.

We provide compassionate, professional counselling for individuals, couples, families, and children. We offer in-person appointments at our offices in Courtenay and Victoria, or online sessions across BC and Canada.

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Our Treatment focus

We provide client-centred therapy addressing life transitions, relationships, trauma, addiction, loss, anxiety, and depression.

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Our Client Commitment

We offer compassionate support and therapeutic guidance to help you heal, grow, and achieve lasting results.

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additional services

We also offer workshops, support groups, supervised visits, conflict resolution, Voice of the Child Reports, and Safe & Sound Protocols.

counselling services

Support to help you navigate life's challenges.

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individual therapy

Gain clarity, explore your emotions, and work toward your goals with personalized support.

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couple's therapy

Improve communication, heal relationship wounds, and strengthen your connection.

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Family Therapy

Build connection, improve communication, and navigate challenges together.

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children's therapy

Expressive therapies to help children explore their emotions and build resilience.

How we help

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find the right support for you

Not sure if we’re the right fit? We offer therapy for individuals, couples, families, and children, plus specialized services like supervision, workshops, conflict resolution, and more. Let’s find the right path for you.

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find your perfect fit

A strong therapeutic relationship is key to meaningful progress. Our team of compassionate, skilled professionals is here to support you—let’s find the right counselor for your unique journey.

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begin your journey

Explore, gain clarity and work toward your goals with expert, personalized support. Your journey to healing starts here.

Check out the latest on our Blog

Burnout: When Pushing Through Stops Working

With Kate We live in a culture where productivity and achievement are expected.  Accomplishments are acknowledged, exhaustion is normalized, and “pushing through” is praised.  We tell ourselves to keep going to do what’s required of us.  We may believe that this is what it takes to succeed or to be

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Thoughts About Burnout

With Suzanna “We aren’t doomed to lives of Sisyphean servitude.” I just read an excellent article by Scott Koenig called “We’re Killing Ourselves with Work.” In it, he explores why we and other species push ourselves so hard. He discusses the evolutionary advantages of such behaviour, and talks about species

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The Two Faces Of Anger

With Kate Early in my career, I was told that “anger is a secondary emotion and under anger is hurt and fear.” For years, I treated anger as problematic, helping clients explore “what’s under the anger.”  And for many, that was helpful, but I soon realized there was more to

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The Heart Of Addiction

With Frances I find addiction and substance misuse counselling fascinating. A substance that affects one person one way can affect someone else differently, dependent on their genetics and family history, personality traits, or their lived traumas. While one person might use a drug as a crutch for a period of

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