IN-PERSON COUNSELLING IN VANCOUVER AND ONLINE ACROSS BC
Transformative healing with heart
AEDP-based counselling specialized to help late-identified neurodivergent adults find burnout relief, heal trauma & shame, and move towards freedom & authenticity.
you don’t remember the last time you really felt good, and instead:
you’re exhausted of thinking your life down to every last detail, but you don’t know how to let go of the pressure to keep things together
you want to actually say no to someone, but you don’t feel like your needs matter to anyone, even if you spoke up for yourself
you want to feel like you’re good enough for once, but you still feel uncertain and anxious around others, no matter what you’ve done and achieved
You don’t remember when you learned you can’t say ‘no’. Now on most days you’re overwhelmed by the anxiety swirling in your head at top speed, 24/7, making it hard to get anything done. You never feel like you’re good enough anymore, especially when you’re too exhausted to keep up. No one seems to really understand what you’re going through, and you find yourself alone with your thoughts when you need someone the most. More than ever, you want a break, but you can’t shake off the guilt, the anxiety, and the feeling of not wanting your life to be even more behind.
what if you can trust yourself, own your time, and not feel anxious?
what if you’re meant to take up space?
Hi, I’m Wren,
and I’m here to help your life truly feel like yours.
Finding a new counsellor can be a tough process. Vulnerability isn’t straightforward for everyone. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine how exactly change will start to unfold for you personally. And you might have a lot of questions you might be too nervous to ask.
I want to tell you it’s okay, I see you. And please ask away!
Healing is relational, and here it means you won’t be facing anxiety, depression, and trauma alone. I’m here to provide the care — empathy, compassion, and encouragement you need to feel supported — as you make your way forward.
Therapy is not simply talking about what happened. Helping you feel safe in your body is the heart of healing. Our emotions direct the way we how we feel about others and ourselves here in the present, and many of those feelings were formed from by experiences during the most vulnerable times in our lives. Many of those feelings have never been put into words. This is why I’m trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, a relational, attachment-based, and evidence-supported way of doing therapy, to help those I work with walk away from each session feeling a profound sense of relief from shame, and full of courage to make changes in their lives.
HOW I HELP
Counselling specialties
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You’re exhausted and overwhelmed. Nothing brings you joy anymore, and this constant sense of irritation hasn’t gone away, no matter how much meditation you’ve thrown at it. You don’t want to go back to your old pattern of people-pleasing and hope for relief from there — you’ve been going above and beyond for everyone in your life forever, and you don’t understand why it’s never enough. This is enough to make you question everything. Your relationship, your job, your worth. You don’t know who you really are anymore.
You don’t have to be stuck here. Counselling can help you make sense of difficult emotions, create meaningful steps towards growth, and create new patterns of relating to others you truly feel comfort with.
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Maybe you’re just finding out your always scattered way of thinking isn’t the norm, or you want to finally get through a deadline without leaving everything until the last minute, or maybe you’re still wondering if your experiences are different enough to need a label.
Your experiences matter here — and in neurodivergent counselling, we don’t hold you to the standards of the neurotypical world out there. Helping you means not changing you, let’s fully embrace and celebrate your real self here. We’ll work through your experiences to give you an understanding of the kind of help you actually need. Whether its filling your day to day with more ease, undoing trauma and shame, or practice relating with others to bring yourself joy, not dread.
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You might feel like you can’t fully connect with yourself or those around you. Or you don’t remember what it’s like to fully relax, and this has made it hard for you to be present and connected with everyone you love. You’ve grown numb to joy, but the smallest of things can still feel painful enough to make you spiral for days. You’ve been through this for so long, you can’t bear with the thought of living with the constant fear of breaking down anymore.
Healing trauma starts from a gentle place. This is why I’m trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), for safe, gentle, and effective trauma reprocessing in your brain and body, so we can help you cultivate the empathy, compassion, and courage to move forward into ease and clarity.
Here's what to expect and how to get started →
01. Schedule a consultation
Click here to schedule a free and confidential 20 minute consultation. Choose between meeting me in-person or online, and get a good feel of what it’s like to work with me. I’ll answer any questions you may have, and tell you about how we might go forward.
02. Get the exact help you need
Don’t be afraid you’ll be “too much” — a truly collaborative experience means you’re welcome here exactly how you are, big emotions included.
We’ll attend to whats most important to you right from the start. This might look like collaborating on helping you find groundedness and ease through stressful times, finding a firmer grasp on your identity and values, or create comfort and validation for painful experiences.
03. Move forward with clarity
This work can be hard, but you can always find relief at the end of every session. Change happens one step at a time, and you can be the person you’ve always wanted to be with support — you deserve to feel happy, health, and whole — counselling can help you get there.
there’s more to life than the way it feels right now
Counselling With Wren
Specialized counselling services for anxiety & depression, neurodivergence, and trauma, available in-person in Vancouver and online across BC.
As an uninvited guest on stolen, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), I commit myself to the continued work of assessing and responding to the ongoing impact of colonization.