Offering a space for you to feel welcome, just as you are.
Inspired by dreams, stories, land and ritual, we offer therapeutic support in the Comox Valley and online.
“Storytelling is at the heart of life... In finding our own story, we assemble all the parts of ourselves. Whatever kind of mess we have made of it, we can somehow see the totality of who we are and recognize how our blunderings are related. We can own what we did and value who we are, not because of the outcome but because of the soul story that propelled us.”
Marion Woodman
We all carry stories within us
We offer a soft place of connection, where your story can be held and heard. We are a part of the collective shifting towards imagining and feeling into the wisdom of our bodies & the earth. Let’s begin with community care and shared connection in our therapy space.
With training in relational somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (and more) ACW counselling offers anti-oppressive and trauma-informed therapeutic tools for folks seeking support. We hold special consideration for mythic landscapes, ancestral lineages, land-based knowledge & wisdom and compassionate inquiry.
Arianna offers counselling, supervision and consultation in a sliding scale fee system (with limited space). Emily, our beloved practicum student, offers a pay-what-you can fee system (highest amount is $90 and lowest is $45).
Learn more about our fees here. Here is the fee guide from the BCACC for 2024.
I hope that one day mental health support will be covered within our health systems and I acknowledge how unaffordable counselling support is for most folks. Please don’t hesitate to mention if you’re a candidate for a reduced fee.
In person and remote counselling
Services
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Individual Therapy
General support 1:1 sessions for adults in person or online.
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Trauma-Sensitive Therapy
We hold an anti-oppressive and decolonizing lenses in all our approaches.
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Nature Therapy
90 minutes spent outdoors together. This is an opportunity for us to engage in a healing space with the support of the land and ritual.
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Supervision
For therapists in training working towards registration, or for those who are registered but seeking more support in their practice.
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Pyschadelic Integration Therapy
For those seeking specific support before or after psychadelic experiences.
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Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Arianna is level 1 trained by the IFS institute and has 9 years of experience as an IFS therapist.
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Relational Somatic Therapy
Developed by Mariah Moser, this therapy understands the importance of attachment theory and holds the body as a place rich with information and healing possibility.
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Shadow-work support
Connected with the works of Carl Jung, Animas Valley Institute and the magic of dreams, this support helps guide soul-specific queries.