Esther Wei

RCC (She/Her)

Esther supports clients with self-worth, relationships, attachment, childhood experiences, neurodivergence, family dynamics and burnout, creating space for clients to better understand themselves and the patterns shaping their lives. Esther also has a background as teacher and school counsellor and loves supporting teens, other educators, caregivers and those with BIPOC experiences or who have lived outside of Canada

Main Approaches:Somatic · Mindfulness · Attachment-Focused · IFS · Narrative · DBT · Emotion-Focused · AEDP

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Nicole Atkins

RCC, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)

Nicole supports clients with anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm, family-of-origin experiences, grief, childhood abuse and neglect, trauma, self-worth, burnout, life transitions and relationship challenges, including experiences involving abuse, infidelity and codependency. Nicole is a sex positive therapist and enjoys working with clients kink relationships as well as those with complex PTSD and miscarriage and/or traumatic birth experiences.

Approaches:EMDR · Anti-Oppressive & Trauma-Informed · Attachment-Focused · CBT · Mindfulness · Parts Work

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Tanya Griffiths

RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor (She/Her)

Tanya offers counselling in English and Tagalog, and works with trauma, perfectionism, identity, attachment and abandonment wounds, anxiety, depression, substance use, grief and life transitions; she enjoys supporting clients in the LGBTQIA2S+ clients and identifies as queer herself. Tanya also loves supporting clients in building deeper awareness and integrating religious, spiritual, and/or land-based beliefs and rituals for resilience.

Approaches:Somatic · Emotionally Focused · DBT · CBT · Mindfulness · Narrative · Parts Work · Decolonial · Psychodynamic & Depth focused

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Hannah Adam (Virtual)

RCC, RP(Q) (She/Her)

Hannah specializes in art therapy and offers online counselling across BC and Ontario. She works with grief and loss, trauma recovery, religious trauma, childhood sexual abuse and trauma, substance use and addiction, relationships, anxiety and depression; she identifies as queer and neurodivergent herself, with particular interest in supporting people navigating addiction, seniors and major life-stage transitions.

Approaches: Art Therapy · Trauma-Informed · Mindfulness · CBT · DBT

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Utku Ucay (Virtual)

RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner (He/Him)

Utku is a relationship and couples counsellor offering online counselling, working with grief, life transitions, neurodivergence, substance use, trauma, sexual assault and abuse, relationships and relational challenges, and supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clients, people with immigration or refugee backgrounds, and couples navigating differences. He also enjoys supporting those exploring spirituality and mind-body connection.

Approaches: EMDR · Psychodynamic · IFS · Mindfulness-Based · ACT · Somatic Awareness · EFT for Couples · Anti-Oppressive & Feminist · DBT · Humanistic · Buddhism

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Madison (Intern)

Intern Counsellor, She/Her

Madison is an intern counsellor completing a Master of Counselling at City University; her approach is direct and collaborative, with an interest in helping clients slow down, notice connections between thoughts and physical sensations, and make space for the complexity of their experiences.

Approaches: Person-Centred · Existential · AEDP · Attachment-Based · Parts-Oriented

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Andrea Jones (Waitlist)

RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)

Andrea is a relationship and couples counsellor who supports clients with self-worth, self-criticism, identity, communication, life transitions, grief and trauma, neurodivergent clients, and couples of diverse genders and sexualities. Andrea is a teacher and loves working with other educators, those who have experienced immigration, and those who enjoy working with metaphor, imagery or visuals

Approaches: · Attachment-Focused · Gottman Therapy for Couples · EFT for Couples · EMDR · Strengths-Based

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Claire Kimbley (Waitlist)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner (They/She)

Claire works with trauma, self-worth, body image, grief, anxiety, relationships and life transitions, as well as gender and sexual identity exploration; they identify as queer themselves, and particularly support LGBTQ2IA+ and Indigenous clients, including people navigating intergenerational trauma. Claire also offers gender affirming hormone readiness assessments.

Approaches: EMDR · Attachment-Focused · ACT · Mindfulness · Compassion-Focused · Systemic Therapies

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Saffron W. Rose (Full)

RCC, EMDR & EMDR 2.0 Practitioner (She/Her)

Saffron works with self-worth, perfectionism, identity, body image, trauma and PTSD, life transitions and neurodivergence, with particular experience with complex trauma, university students, and clients navigating relational and attachment challenges. Saffron also has lived experience and enjoys supporting front line workers.

Approaches: · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed · EMDR 2.0 · Parts Work · Brainspotting · AEDP · Mindfulness · CBT · Control Mastery Theory · Strengths-Based

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Yuan Zhou (Waitlist)

RCC (She/Her)

Yuan offers counselling in English and Mandarin. Grief and loss, complex and developmental trauma, and perinatal concerns are central to her work, alongside relationships, anxiety, depression, identity and neurodivergence, including family-of-origin experiences, interracial relationships and parenting, and people of Asian Canadian heritage. She specifically enjoys working with first generation immigrants, as well as clients with other immigration or refugee experiences. Yuan亦可提供普通话的心理咨询, 欢迎线上及线下来访者,包括长者、成人、青少年,以及夫妻或家庭。如有兴趣,请先预约15分钟的免费咨询

Approaches: · Mindfulness · Attachment-Focused · IFS · Somatic (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) · Emotion-Focused (EFIT) · CBT · ACT · DBT

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Camille Labonté Raymond (Full)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)

Camille is an EMDR Practitioner who works with self-worth, self-criticism, and the experience of feeling disconnected from your own emotions, drawing from mind and body-based approaches. She helps clients build awareness of their needs and boundaries, and holds space for showing up as you are, whether you're navigating difficult emotions or working to rebuild a sense of safety and connection with yourself and others.

Approaches: EMDR · Trauma-Informed · AEDP · Emotion Focused · Mindfulness · Feminist Therapy · Attachment Focused

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Mercedes Miller (Full)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner, Trauma Informed Yoga Facilitator (She/They)

Mercedes works with trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, substance use and addiction and psychedelic integration. They also love supporting clients with sexual and gender identity exploration, spirituality, and relational challenges and identifies as queer herself. Mercedes also offers bi-weekly mindful yoga classes at New Tides

Approaches: · EMDR · Internal Family Systems (IFS) · Trauma-Informed · Mindfulness and Yoga Based Techniques · ACT · Anti-Oppressive Therapies · Compassion Based

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Courtney Orser (Full)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner, Clinical Coordinator (She/Her)

Courtney is Clinical Coordinator of New Tides and works with trauma and complex PTSD, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, self-worth, attachment and relationships; she identifies as queer and neurodivergent herself, and also supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, queer and kink relationships, chronic pain and life transitions. She also enjoys working with clients who are new to counselling, and men who are excited about exploring their own personal growth

Approaches: · EMDR · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed · Emotion-Focused · IFS & Parts Work · Narrative · Adlerian · Anti-Oppressive & Feminist

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Morgan McKusick (Full)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner, Trauma-Informed Yoga Facilitator, Clinical Director (She/Her)

Morgan is Founder and Clinical Director of New Tides. Her practice focuses on trauma and attachment, anxiety, self-worth, emotion regulation, identity, emotional awareness, and relational challenges, with particular interest in supporting those who want to develop a sense of embodiment and awareness, other counsellors, counsellors-in-training and highly self-sufficient people. Morgan also offers bi-weekly candlelight yin yoga at New Tides.

Approaches: EMDR · Somatic (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) · Trauma Informed Stabilization (Parts Work) · Attachment-Focused · AEDP · Solution Focused · Emotion Focused · Mindfulness and Yoga Based Techniques

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Sophie Bakerscott (Full)

RCC, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)

Helpers and caregivers experiencing burnout and adults who appear high-functioning but feel overwhelmed make up much of Sophie's practice, with particular attention to women and gender-expansive clients exploring agency, voice and how they want to show up in the world. Sophie also enjoys supporting clients who are new to therapy and seeking a gentle start, and those who are looking to grow in areas of boundary setting & relational healing.

Approaches: Somatic · Narrative · CBT · EMDR · Parts Work · Mindfulness · Nervous System Education · Strengths-Based · Trauma-Informed · Attachment & Relational

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