Anxiety therapists in Cowichan Bay, BC
Browse Anxiety therapists in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Anxiety
Adria Lipsett
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
I understand how anxiety and fears can impact every area of your life. My approach combines evidence-based strategies and deep empathy to help you manage anxious thoughts and regain a sense of calm. Together, we’ll work toward building resilience and confidence.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Strength in Heart Counselling
Treatment Center, RSW, RCC, CCC
Anxiety and persistent fears can hold you back from enjoying life. Our counsellors use proven techniques to help you identify triggers and develop coping strategies. We’re here to support you in building confidence and finding calm in everyday moments.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Melissa MacNeill
Counsellor/Therapist, RCC, CCC, Certified EFIT, EFCT, and EFFT Therapist, MACP
When we feel safe and secure within ourselves, with our families, and with our significant others, many of our anxieties and fears fall away. We are able to explore and engage with the world with excitement, wonder and confidence. I will come alongside to help you find ways of not only managing anxiety and fear but also help you come to appreciate the messages these emotions are communicating and how to more effectively work with them.
5 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Arne Pedersen - Hypnotherapy Victoria
Hypnotherapist, RCCH
Anxiety and fear often arise when the nervous system has learned to stay on guard, anticipating threat even when there is no immediate danger. Many people experience anxiety as persistent worry, physical tension, or a constant sense of unease — despite knowing logically that they are safe.
From a mindfulness-based perspective, anxiety is understood as a protective response shaped by past experiences where uncertainty, stress, or emotional overwhelm felt difficult to manage. Over time, the nervous system can remain stuck in fight-or-flight, reacting to present situations as though the past is still happening.
When the body stays in this heightened state, it uses a great deal of energy and has little opportunity to return to balance, rest, and repair. This ongoing strain can create an internal sense of threat, reinforcing the feeling that life is unsafe and causing external situations to be perceived as more dangerous or overwhelming than they actually are.
In our work together, the focus is on helping the nervous system gradually recognize safety in the present moment. Through mindfulness practices, breath awareness, and body-based awareness, clients learn how to become more comfortable with uncomfortable emotions and the physical sensations that arise with them.
As people gain experience staying present with these feelings, confidence grows. Anxiety often softens not because life becomes easier, but because there is a growing trust in the ability to feel, process, and move through whatever emotions life brings. When emotional capacity expands, fears lose their grip, and people experience greater freedom, clarity, and confidence in what they choose to do.
Hypnotherapy can further support this process by helping update subconscious threat responses and creating felt experiences of calm, safety, and steadiness that reinforce this trust.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Lincoln Stoller
Counsellor/Therapist, PhD, CHt, CCPCP
I approach fears and anxiety differently, with fears having specific targets and triggers, while anxieties tend to be general and pervasive. I will consider fears using a regression-to-cause approach. In contrast, to find the source of your anxiety we will explore the stresses that burden you. Fears have an associated cause, while anxiety represents a vulnerability. Explanations cannot solve these issues, but I need your explanation to understand your experience. Hypnotherapy and altered states provide safe access to troubling material. Brain, physiological, and metabolic training can build strength and resilience. It is likely that these "weaknesses" serve a protective function, and the problem is not the fear or anxiety but the situations that are causing them. If this connection was obvious you would have figured it out by now. It is interesting and often rather inexplicable how indirect these connections can be. This is a kind of detective work that explores the fabric of your personality. I am a well practiced detective because of my broad experience with different cultures, groups, situations, motivations, obligations, and explanations. But it's also worth mentioning that mentally inscrutable people, those who live in alternative mental realities, take longer to understand than people who present themselves directly. If you don't know the nature of what's troubling you, I’ll help you find out.
21 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Francisca Carrasco - Compassionate Healing
Counsellor/Therapist, RCC, CCC. M.Psych
Anxiety can show up as constant worry, physical tension, rumination, or a feeling of being “on edge” most of the time. I work with adults who want relief from anxiety without forcing themselves to “just calm down.” Using compassion-focused and mindfulness-based strategies, therapy helps you understand anxiety, reduce its intensity, and respond to fear with greater steadiness and confidence.
17 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Michelle Iulianella Counselling & Psychotherapy
Counsellor/Therapist, BEd, MBA, MA, RCC
Based in the primary emotion of fear, anxiety is an appropriate human response to stress. When experienced in a healthy way, anxiety can increase alertness and focus when we need it most. However, when anxiety takes over as the primary emotion, regardless of the situation, it can profoundly interfere with all aspects of one’s life. Anxiety can manifest within the body as muscle tension, feeling chronically “keyed up” or “on edge”, rapid heart rate, gastrointestinal issues and sleep disturbances. It can show up as feelings of dread, panic, anger, irritability, impatience, and restlessness. Anxiety tends to make us want to avoid the perceived source of the anxiety. As a result, some people will avoid certain experiences, leading to isolation. Michelle believes that it is essential to seek help when experiencing unmanageable anxiety. She works with clients experiencing situational anxiety, as well as chronic generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic attacks.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Cowichan Bay, BC
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC
Anxiety
Ashley Kabugo
Counsellor/Therapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
I can support you and provide tools to manage stress and overwhelm during anxiety provoking situations.
2 Years Experience
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC (Online Only)
Anxiety
Theodosia Daflos
Counsellor/Therapist, MA
Everyone experiences anxiety. It can actually be quite helpful, motivating us to do things that are important to us, or letting us know of potential danger. Anxiety becomes problematic when we're afraid of things that aren't actually dangerous, or when our anxiety stops us from doing things that are important to us. The good news is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for anxiety disorders are among the most successful treatments we have in psychology. They work by teaching you how to accurately evaluate your anxiety triggers to tell if your anxiety reaction is justified or not. If your anxiety reaction doesn't match the threat, you learn skills to help you act more effectively, and manage your emotional reaction in the moment.
15 Years Experience
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC (Online Only)
Anxiety
Insomnia Help Canada
Therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor
Anxiety and depression can cause or worsen insomnia. But it's important to know that insomnia is often the CAUSE of (or at least a contributor to) anxiety and depression. Gaining concrete strategies to improve all the factors impacting sleep can go a long way to ending the vicious cycle of chronic insomnia.
I also love helping people with anxiety, whether it's sleep-related or not - for example, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, health anxiety - and of course the anxiety about sleep that's like pouring fuel on the flame.
25 Years Experience
Online in Cowichan Bay, BC (Online Only)
Anxiety therapists in Cowichan Bay, BC Statistics
Anxiety therapists in Cowichan Bay, BC average 11 years of experience and charge around $162 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (51%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (46%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$162
Accept insurance
67%
Offer sliding scale
52%
Gender ID
| 75% |
Female |
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| 23% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 58% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 51% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 46% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 45% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 43% | Somatic Therapy |
| 41% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 38% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 71% | Young Adult |
| 55% | Senior |
| 48% | Teen |
| 15% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 41% | LGBTQ+ |
| 31% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 28% | Christian |