Katrina provides an open, nonjudgmental approach to her counselling practice and welcomes clients from all diverse backgrounds and identities. She strives to walk alongside clients in respectful collaboration, supporting clients to create the change they seek. For the past 15 years, Katrina has worked in the public health sector, supporting a range of outpatient programs and services such as child/adolescent mental health, ADHD, OCD, and people living with HIV/AIDS. Katrina works from a Feminist and Relational-Cultural Therapeutic perspective that honours our inner knowing alongside the natural push/pull between our internal and external worlds. She incorporates additional modalities such as CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to help create an effective set of skills and approaches tailored to meet each client’s needs. Katrina is a graduate of Adler University and holds a Master of Counselling Psychology degree. She is a member in good standing with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and has been practicing as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #17810) for nine years. Katrina also works for City University in Canada as an Associate Faculty and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Paula Coutinho is a mental health clinician, instructor, and researcher with over 20 years of clinical experience in mental health, social services, and educational settings within both the public and private sectors. She provides individual and family therapy and clinical supervision to master’s-level graduate students and participates on doctoral dissertation committees, where she serves as either chair or reader. Paula has worked on several research projects, including qualitative dissertations and projects, focusing on critical literature analyses, program development, and evaluations. Her research interests include mental health stigma, eating disorders, addictions, developmental disorders (such as ADHD), technology, mental well-being, and spirituality.

Paula has successfully collaborated with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including neurodivergent individuals, immigrants, BIPOC communities, LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals, and those with developmental and physical disabilities. As an equity-seeking ally with lived experience, she understands the importance of emotional, physical, and environmental safety as foundations for collaboration and the co-creation of an inclusive therapeutic and learning environment.

She approaches her work with enthusiasm, a strong commitment, and a team-focused mindset, aiming to support both personal and professional growth. Paula works closely with each individual to maximize their strengths, identify areas for development, foster collaboration, and achieve meaningful goals using various evidence-based approaches.

Paula earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology while playing tennis in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), receiving an all-star award in 2004. She obtained her master’s degree in counselling psychology from Adler University in Vancouver in 2009 and completed her doctoral degree in counselling and psychological studies from Regent University in 2022. She is registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).

Areas of Practice: • Anxiety, Depression and Mood Disorders • Stress (Work, Academic, General) • Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Executive Functioning Including Procrastination, Time Management, and Sleep Hygiene • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Eating Disorders, Body Image and Disordered Eating • Identity Development, Sexual Orientation and • Gender Identity • Perfectionism • Guilt or Feelings of Worthlessness • Performance-Related Issues: Eating Disorders, Motivation, Confidence, Concentration, Focus, Injury and Rehabilitation, and Career Transitions.

Family and Relationships • Relationship Pressures, Bullying and Breakdowns • Communication Problems • Grief, Loneliness and Social Isolation • Parenting and Co-parenting • Trust or Intimacy Issues • Self and identity • Low self-esteem and self-worth

Life Transitions • Grief, Bereavement • Life transitions (e.g., Divorce, Career Change, Immigration) • Career, Work Issues, Burnout • Chronic Illness and Pain Management

Substance-Related and Behavioural Addictions • Alcohol Use and Nicotine/Tobacco Use Disorder • Gambling Disorder • Internet Gaming Disorder • Social Media Addiction • Pornography/Compulsive Sexual Behaviour

Clinical Supervision • Integrating Theory into Clinical Practice and Skills • Ethics and Professional Conduct • Self-Reflection and Well-being for Therapists • Professional Development and Career Guidance

Approaches: • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) • Humanistic Therapy • Family Systems Therapy • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) • Person-Centred Therapy • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) • Somatic Therapy • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

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Paula facilitates personal growth through an integrative lens and uses evidence-based treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each person. She has an inclusive approach and welcomes persons from various backgrounds, including neurodivergent, immigrants, BIPOC, and LGBTW2SIA+. She provides counselling to address grief, eating disorders, life transitions, and addictions. She provides tools to improve communications and improve relationships. Paula works in mental health settings including addiction centers and non-profit.

She graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. She is member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor (RCC #22104). She brings unique training and expertise in strengths-based approaches, Trauma (EMDR), Parts Work, Psychodrama, Gestalt, Somatic, Mindfulness, and Solution Focused Therapy.

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Christina brings 20 years of experience in the counselling field, with a Master’s degree in counselling and registration with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and Approved Clinical Supervisor (RCC-ACS #11978)

Christiana is a first-generation Portuguese Canadian, navigating challenges tied to family dynamics cultural and gender identity. She works through the healing journey, including self-acceptance, embracing identity, and participating in inclusive communities of acceptance and belonging.

Her approach to counselling is warm, empathic, and collaborative, rooted in anti-oppressive, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed principles. It integrates various counselling methods, including Family Systems, Narrative and Feminist Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She tailors sessions to meet each one’s unique needs and circumstances with the primary objective of empowering and helping clients uncover their strengths and realize their full potential.

She works with individuals, couples, families, and children from diverse backgrounds, including 2SLGBTQIA+folks, neurodivergent people, those with disordered eating, trauma and abuse survivors, individuals dealing with anxiety and depression, as well as those coping with loss and grief, and separation and divorce. She has been assisting local and international students adjust to school, life transitions, and cultural differences.

Beyond counselling, she supervises clinical counsellors and practicum students at the diploma and master’s levels. Additionally, She teaches counselling courses and has served as a department head of a counselling therapy program.

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