Working collaboratively with adults, teens and kids to increase self-awareness, develop self-compassion, and unlock your natural ability to heal and flourish.
Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety can take a toll on our health, relationships and daily functioning. I will listen to your unique life stressors with compassion and validation. We will work together to help you navigate life’s challenges with increased resilience, stability and self-compassion, and you will learn nervous system regulation tools that empower you manage your stress and anxiety for the long term.
Unresolved Traumas
Traumatic events from our past often inform how we live in the present. If you’re feeling stuck in old stories that are holding you back, counselling can help you develop personal insight, integrate your past with your present, increase inner awareness and self-compassion, and empower you to redefine your future.
Parenting and Relationships
In the mirror of relationships, we sometimes catch a glimpse of unconscious patterns that are ingrained or inherited, or wounds from our childhood that influence how we show up in relationships. Maybe you want to parent differently than you were parented but don’t know where to start, or maybe you’re having the same fight over and over with your partner, or repeatedly choosing the wrong person. We will work to heal your relational wounds and transform generational patterns so you can develop more intentional expressions of love and connection in your life, your relationships and in your parenting.
Children and Adolescents
Many youth are struggling with increasing rates of anxiety and depression, and decreased capacity for focus and attention. Counselling can provide a non-judgemental safe space to be yourself, learn healty relationships wtih social media and screens, explore self-expression, develop strengths and unique gifts, and learn skills and tools to build social-emotional resilience that set up kids and teens for a brighter future.
Life Transitions
Life transitions are inherently destabilizing, whether it’s becoming a parent, the loss of a loved one, losing a job or relationship or experiencing a life changing accident. I am here to listen and hold compassionate space for you, as long as it takes, because grief does not follow a linear trajectory. I am here to support you to integrate these experiences and find meaning, as you journey forward.
Medical Trauma and Chronic Pain
Chronic pain and medical complications can have a significant impact on your quality of life. I am passionate about supporting families and individuals on these difficult journeys, while guiding them towards post-traumatic growth, connection, self-compassion and resilience.
About your Counsellor
My name is Kate Walker (she/her), I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in the province of British Columbia. I am passionate about accompanying others on their journey toward healing, discovering their unique vision of fulfillment, self-compassion, inner strength and self-worth. Doing this work is truly my privilege.
I bring a range of life experiences to my work, from leadership and creative roles to lived experience with tragedy and loss. Life’s challenges have strengthened my intuition, patience, genuine curiosity and compassion, and I bring these gifts to my professional work with clients. I believe that with the right support and a dash of grit to roll up our sleeves and lean into the healing journey, we can come out stronger, more resilient and with a deeper sense meaning in our lives.
How I show up…
In session you can expect that I’ll be warm, approachable and non-judgemental, and I would never ask you to do work that I wasn’t willing to do myself. I go to counselling, I practice yoga and meditation and I engage in professional development training to stay up-to-date on the most evidence and research-based treatment approaches available.
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Therapeutic Approaches
My counselling approach is integrative, meaning that I draw from various mind and body-based, research-supported therapeutic techniques to meet my client’s unique needs, interests, and goals.
MIND
- Narrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- CBT & DBT
- Solution-Focused
- Mindful Self-compassion
BODY
- Somatic tools for nervous system regulation
- Breath work
- Yoga & Meditation
- Artistic expression
“Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within.” — Gabor Mate
