As I look outside on this spring morning, I am struck by the rhythm of the rain against the window - a steady, persistent tapping that reminds me of the way our histories settle into our bodies. In my work as a clinical counsellor, I often meet individuals who carry a profound, heavy "knowing" that something is not quite right, yet they lack the language to describe it. They don't have a single "big event" to point to, no clear demarcation of before and after. Instead, they d

As I sit here in my practice on the unceded territories of the Musqeum, Squamish and Tseilwaututh peoples, I am struck by how often my clients experience the "felt-sense" of their struggles. This may be the experience of feeling a tight chest when a boss gives feedback, a sudden "lack of capacity" when a partner asks for more, or a chronic sense of being a "fraud" and "not enough". These feelings trace back to the ancestral and developmental roots of childhood and perhaps eve

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), I often meet clients who arrive in my office feeling exhausted by their own internal reactions. They describe a sudden "hot" flash of anger during a minor disagreement, or desire to “run” after making a mistake in a work meeting, or a "cold" sense of numbness during a family dinner. Most often, they apologize for these reactions, labeling themselves as "dramatic," "unstable," or "broken." If you have ever felt this way, I want to off