Stress, PTSD and Anxiety Therapists in Lake Cowichan, BC.

Licensed professional counselling for anxiety, stress, phobias, and panic in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia.


Melissa Laird, RCC
Anxiety Counsellor

Melissa Laird, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

In V9L 1P3 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Anxiety and stress are common challenges that many face. These two challenges can leave great impacts on our minds, bodies as well as our relationships. I like to use empathy to create a safe space for my clients to share. I also teach my clients what is happening in their bodies when they have large amounts of stress and anxiety. As well as tools they can use to cope during their everyday life.

Kathryn Atkinson, MA, RCC-ACS
Anxiety Counsellor

Kathryn Atkinson, MA, RCC-ACS

Registered Clinical Counsellor

In V9R 5H3 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Everyone reacts differently to stress and there can be variance depending on what the stress stimulus is! Knowing how you respond can be helpful when learning to cope with stress or anxiety. Fight, flight, freeze, and appease are types of responses that are reactive to stress and anxiety. Flight response includes avoiding situations, people, or thoughts. Those who react with fight tend to feel frustrated and irritable. This can look like bursts of anger or resistance to situations and people. Those who freeze tend to shut down, feel like they are disconnected from themselves or the world, or feel stuck in the stressful situation. Therapy can help mitigate some of these responses.

Mark Giesbrecht, MA, RCC, CCC, CT
Anxiety Counsellor

Mark Giesbrecht, MA, RCC, CCC, CT

Registered Clinical Counselor / Canadian Certified Counselor

In V9R 7C5 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Anxiety as a result of stress is one of, if not the major contributing factor to poor health in most areas of people lives. If you have ever been tense before an exam or a visit to the dentist, you have a felt anxiety. Increased heart rate, sweating, rapid breathing, dry mouth, & a sense of dread are common. Changing this involves cognitive & behavioural approaches. Cognitive change is understanding how thoughts contribute to symptoms and how to change thought patterns to reduce the intensity of your anxiety. And behavioral changes involve using techniques to reduce or stop any undesired behaviors that are a result of the anxiety you have been experiencing.

Heather Awad, MCP, RCC
Anxiety Counselor

Heather Awad, MCP, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Available for Online Therapy

While our bodies are perfectly designed to adapt and react to stress, modern problems mean that we tend to detect life threatening dangers in very ordinary places. Conflicts at work, arguments in our relationships and uncertainties such as the post-Covid world activate old survival mechanisms. We may be stuck in the buzzing, fear states of ‘fight-flight’ or the numb and paralyzed states of ‘freeze and shut down.’ The good news is that I have a long history of safely and successfully helping individuals and couples to reduce and release stress using a variety of CBT and mindfulness techniques, as well as trauma-informed therapy. You have my commitment to compassionate and educated care.

Allius Services, MA, RCC-ACS, BCRPT-S
Anxiety Counsellor

Allius Services, MA, RCC-ACS, BCRPT-S

Registered Clinical Counsellor, Registered Play Therapist, Child & Family Therapist

In V9R 5B3 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Often people will tell others to stop worrying and lower your stress because of the serious health problems it can cause, but despite our best attempts to do this, most often people are simply unsuccessful -- the more we try to "control" these problem areas, the worse the worry cycle usually gets. Mindfulness and self-compassion can help us break this cycle by learning to accept our feelings and stop getting hooked into the stress, anxiety and worry. What if these attempts to "control" the anxiety is actually part of the problem that keeps us stuck in it and leads us away from the meaningful life we desire? These are ways we begin to unwind the challenges that come with anxiety and stress.

Jennifer Turnbrook, MA, RCC
Anxiety Counselor

Jennifer Turnbrook, MA, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Available for Online Therapy

If you're up against anxiety, I offer an empowering and collaborative approach. There is an opportunity to explore your experience and to begin to see yourself as separate from anxiety. Through conversations, you may begin to identify alternative stories that challenge anxious thoughts and beliefs. We'd attend to your capacity and establish coping strategies to foster a sense of possibility. Together the we would co-create a new narrative that emphasizes the your resiliency, self-compassion and a greater sense of calm.

Empowerment Counselling, BSW, MSW, RSW
Anxiety Counselor

Empowerment Counselling, BSW, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

Available for Online Therapy

Anxiety and stress can impact every aspect of life, but with the right support, you can regain control and find balance. My approach helps clients understand the root causes of their anxiety and stress, identify triggers, and develop practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions. Together, we’ll build coping strategies tailored to your needs, promote relaxation, and foster resilience. Clients benefit from reduced feelings of tension, improved emotional regulation, and a greater sense of calm and confidence in their daily lives.

Byron Elton, MA RCC
Anxiety Counselor

Byron Elton, MA RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Available for Online Therapy

Chronic stress and anxiety when untreated can make just 'regular human function' feel like an unsurmountable task. Anxiety tends to be a downstream symptom of other psychological dynamics and experiences, so understanding how we got here can help us process their impact and develop tools to increase resiliency, improve insight, and manage feelings and emotions.

Colleen Kelly, M.A, RCC
Anxiety Counsellor

Colleen Kelly, M.A, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

In V9G 1A1 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

We live in stressful times and often the day-to-day demands of dealing with challenges at home and in the workplace begin to overwhelm us. Counselling can help to prevent problems with mental health by providing a place to talk through the stressors that bother us, resolve internal conflicts, and develop the skills to set limits and create boundaries with others. I use a variety of approaches in therapy to help you manage stress and resolve the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety is a disorder that comes in many forms. I specialize in helping people resolve Generalized Anxiety (GAD); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD); Phobias and medical procedure anxiety.

Tricia Toth, BSW, MSW, RSW, RCC
Anxiety Counsellor

Tricia Toth, BSW, MSW, RSW, RCC

Professional Masters Level Registed Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counselor

In V9G 1A1 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Prolonged stress and anxiety can result in impairment to our mental and physical health. We may experience high blood pressure, significant weight loss or gain, inability to concentrate or sleep, panic attacks, agitation and irritability. Overtime, these ailments can not only decrease our life satisfaction, but reduced our overall health. Don’t ignore the symptoms. Get help. Counselling can help you learn ways to cope, identify the underlying causes of your stress and explore ways to reduce stress and anxiety in your life.

Tim Garner, MC, CCC
Anxiety Counselor

Tim Garner, MC, CCC

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Available for Online Therapy

Are you living your life constantly feeling on-edge? Are you a worrier who can't seem to turn it off? Does anxiety or stress keep you from being fully present for your family? As an anxiety and stress specialist, I know rough this can be. But there is hope. Together, we can deploy powerful techniques to get you feeling calm, relaxed, and emotionally thriving, so you can effectively deal with life challenges. Imagine: going about your day feeling excited rather than worried, confident rather than stressed, and focused rather than scattered. If you’re ready to stop worrying and start living, reach out.

Lydia Hamilton, MSc, RCC
Anxiety Counsellor

Lydia Hamilton, MSc, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

In V9L 3W4 - Nearby to Lake Cowichan.

Stress can prompt the cracks in our normal ways of coping to come into sharp focus. Similarly, anxiety can be all consuming, causing us to replay the tapes of our past over and over again. We may even be spending hours reviewing the tapes of events that only ever took place in our heads! The result is exhaustion and avoidance of anything that feels overwhelming. As a result, life can become small as we limit ourselves to our comfort zone. Unfortunately, this is when depression can creep in for a double-whammy. Yuck! Luckily, stress/anxiety is highly treatable. I work with clients to develop the insights and acquire the tools to overcome stress and anxiety. There is hope. Promise!


You have Found the Top Therapists for Stress, Anxiety, and PTSD in Lake Cowichan, BC.

Thank you for visiting our British Columbia page of stress therapists in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia who are skilled and experienced in dealing with anxiety, worry, and panic in all its forms.  Worry and stress can cause a myriad of physical symptoms and wreck havoc on both our personal life and our relationships. Counselling for stress and PTSD in Lake Cowichan, BC will give you healthy tools and help you move forward. Let's get started. Reach out to us today, our contact forms are "open" 24/7.

Lake Cowichan is located in British Columbia, Canada. It has a land area of 8.29 square kilometers.  The population of Lake Cowichan is 3,226 people with 1,474 households . The population ranking for Lake Cowichan is #966 nationally and #144 for the province of British Columbia with a density of 389.30 people per sq km. Lake Cowichan therapists serve postal code: V0R.