Lauren Gula
RCC (They/She)
Lauren works with trauma, self-worth, OCD, attachment and relationship patterns, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, grief and complex emotions; she identifies as queer and neurodivergent herself. Lauren enjoys working clients navigating anger, religious trauma, non traditional relationship structures and those wanting to explore fat liberation. She is sex positive and particularly welcomes 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, creatives and people exploring gender, sexuality and identity.
Approaches:Somatic · Mindfulness · IFS · Anti-Oppressive · Narrative · Emotion Focused · DBT · Attachment-Focused · ACT · Trauma Informed · Neurodivergent-Affirming
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
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
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
Tori Keller (Virtual)
RCC (She/Her)
Tori offers online counselling for anxiety and depression, relationships, self-worth, identity, ADHD self-compassion, grief, life transitions and career concerns, particularly welcoming adolescents, transgender clients and people exploring spirituality or their relationship with religion.
Approaches: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion · Attachment-Based · Strengths-Based · Trauma-Informed · IFS · AEDP
Donna Hutchinson (Virtual)
RCC, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)
Donna offers online counselling, including challenges with anxiety and depression, trauma, attachment and relationship challenges, self-worth, gender identity and sexuality. Donna loves working with action oriented clients and is certified as a yoga teacher and personal trainer.
Approaches: · EMDR · Attachment-Focused · IFS · EFT for Couples · Imago · Mindfulness · CBT · Yoga Based Techniques
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
Amanda Lertzman (Waitlist)
RCC (She/Her)
Amanda works with anxiety, depression, self-criticism, childhood trauma, attachment, self-worth, chronic pain and illness, and life transitions, with particular attention to mind-body-spirit connection. Amanda loves working with people exploring their own role in relational dynamics, and those navigating chronic illness.
Approaches: Relational · Mindfulness · Somatic Therapy (BBP Program) · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed
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
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
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