Clinical Counsellors, RCC

Therapist and Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializing in complex challenges, CPTSD, DID, Chronic Pain, Grief and Loss, Depression & Anxiety, Healing from Abuse. 

I offer a gentle and safe space to explore and change together what blocks you from being able to live life fully. I work from an anti-oppressive perspective, using a feminist and unlearning approach. I believe that through attunement and safety, we can figure out how to meet your goals. My experience is that we can heal or get to live fuller lives. My healing and learning journey makes me comfortable working with complex challenges, CPTSD, DID, chronic pain, grief and loss, depression & anxiety, healing from abuse and what feels overwhelming or too much. Therapy can help us understand where we are coming from and where to get. I strive to help people find their inner resources, new ways of coping and understanding their lives. I am queer and hope to create safe space for others. I work somatically using SE, Internal Family System, and psychodynamic interventions that are tailored to fit personal needs. If you are unlearning, I help unpack the personal impact that comes from it .

(she/her), M.A., RSW(AB), RCC(BC)

Counsellor/Psychotherapist

I have worked in and around mental health for more than twenty years, and the sum total of my experiences has shaped the trauma-informed lens that I currently practice from. Personal experience has also led me here, and my family's history, my training as a yoga teacher, as well as a deep, lifelong bond with the natural world have all influenced the presence that I bring to my work.

I provide counseling and psychotherapy for issues related to all forms of trauma (particularly developmental and relational trauma), using a blend of Internal Family Systems Therapy and a somatic focus informed by Hakomi Therapy and Focusing-Oriented Therapy. I have an additional interest in the field of ecopsychology and therefore I also draw from nature-guided practices and ritual. I am trained in EMDR and integrate these other approaches into EMDR protocols to truly tailor it to each person's unique character and needs. 

While I hold an intersectional, anti oppressive, and feminist view of mental health, I am also a keen student of the human nervous system.  I bring forth a highly attuned presence that is respectful, grounded, and gentle - in service of  the larger vision of fostering resilience, healing, and empowerment for all those I work with. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the possibility of working together.

*My physical practice is located in Courtenay, BC, acknowledged as unceded territory of the K'ómoks First Nation.

Nicolle Nattrass is a Counselor (CAC II), 

a member of the Journal Council of the International Association for Journal Writing (IAJW) and an advocate fo Maternal Mental Health with the Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative.

(Featured in the anthology, You are Never Alone July 2021)

Since 2013, she has tirelessly advocated for the use of Creative Journaling and creative modalities to be used with a trauma informed lens to help those in overcoming trauma, dependency, anxiety and stress heal and improve self-care.

During Covid-19, she wrote and published her first book, Just the Two of Us (a soft place for tender hearts to land), a new book for parents & caregivers to use journaling with children to process stress, anxiety and trauma. She is also a contributing author of two new books, Transformational Journaling for Coaches & Clients: The Complete

Guide to the Benefits of Personal Writing (Routledge Press, 2021) and the Great Book of Journaling (Mango Publishing 2021) both co-edited by well-known American author and psychologist, Eric Maisel and Lynda Monk, IAJW.

She has created 4 Creative Journaling courses and programs, facilitates workshops & webinars as well as now training trauma specialists & counselors about her work.

Clinical Mental Health Counsellor with a concentration in Marriage, Family Counselling and Trauma & Crisis Counselling: 

I’m Aminah Anthony; wife, mother, advocate, and survivor of narcissistic abuse. I have lived and survived the toxic cycle of idealizing, devaluing, discarding, and hoovering. I enjoy coaching general clients; however, my passion lies in seeing survivors of narcissistic abuse thrive in life and heal. If you are a survivor of NPD abuse, then we share a story of suffering from a very traumatic and confusing time in our lives.

A significant part of my coaching technique is building trust, shadow work, setting boundaries, and healing the inner child. Shadow work requires the client getting in touch with the elements of themselves that have been suppressed, in order to reprogram the mind and make healthier choices.  Revisiting your past is essential to the healing process.  Therefore, Aminah Life Coaching focuses on providing her clients with effective strategies to heal hidden abuse. 

As a future Clinical Mental Health Counselor, I am able to understand the psychological effects narcissistic abuse has on survivors from a deeper level than a life coach. My educational background also provides me with a deep understanding of the underlying factors that causes an individual with narcissistic traits to react as they do.

After experiencing a narcissistic abusive relationship and understanding the depth of the trauma, I decided to also pursue my Masters in Crisis and Trauma Counseling. In order to assist my clients on their healing journey, I believe studying crisis and trauma will provide me with the understanding of traumatic stress reactions and common responses to narcissistic abuse.

Lastly, the entire family and community is affected by narcissistic abuse, which is why I am also pursuing my Masters in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling. After the healing has taken place it is vital to ensure the family structure is rebuilt on a healthy foundation. Providing my clients with the proper tools to ensure the family unit is functioning properly is important to the healing process.

““Heal the inner child, so that you can safely live in your higher adult self.”

Website: https://www.aminahanthonylifecoach.com/

Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/aminahanthonylifecoaching

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aminahanthony_lifecoach/

Brighteyes Therapy

MSW RSW

My name is Kí Speer (pronounced “Kai”) and my goal is to help you rediscover this world of wholeness, self assurance, and deep connection.

With a passion for community-centred healing, a penchant for creative solutions, and a taste for nerdy science stuff, I bring my unique experience and enthusiasm to the Comox Valley. 

I am a proud Registered Social Worker, with a Masters in Clinical/Mental Health practice. 

I specialize in progressive, trauma-informed and attachment-oriented therapy tailored to you, my client. 

Creating a safe, empowering space that centres on Respect for who you are, where you come from, what you face, and your incredible strengths, is at the heart of my work. 

Healing begins here. 

With humility, I am here to support you, your child or family as a whole as you navigate the challenges that come with being a human being on this planet.

Marty-Leigh Neufeld, MTC, RTC

I am a Master Therapeutic Counsellor and a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher.

Who I am and how I show up in this life is, as a mother of two, a daughter, a friend, a confidant... My relationship list is lengthy as are most. I am aware that life presents us with paths that sometimes feel bumpy and unregulated.  It is these paths that dictate the moves we make and whether they enhance or stifle our growth.

When I think of “therapy”, I imagine a space that emanates warmth, shelter, and is a safe place where we are free to be comfortable in our most vulnerable selves. A space that teaches us how to trust, embrace and empower ourselves.

Therapy is a very personal experience and should be treated as such. Everyone’s story is different including my own. It has been through this journey that has lead me to help others. I specialize in the mind body connection and how our body speaks to us. I am passionate about the nervous system and the minds way of creating old narratives in today moments. I practice through a “Whole body” lens and understand that for most of us “our bodies” are not a place that is safe or even a place that we are encouraged to sit in. One of my most valuable lessons in all of this is that our bodies are our truth, and when we listen, there is no getting it wrong, this acknowledgement leaves no room for anyone to know us better than ourselves.

My objective is to share my knowledge so you become your own expert, to help you design new and effective ways that address your concerns and most of all to help you learn to be curious about yourself, all while learning to really be present in your life. There is nothing to fix.... because we are NOT broken.