OUR COUNSELLORS

Andréa Dorrans (she/her) is a student counsellor who brings a wealth of life experience as well as prior counselling experience to her practicum. Warm and direct, Andrea is grounded in anti-oppressive and identity-affirming values, and attentive to how stress can settle in the body even when someone seems fine. Her areas of interest include grief and loss, relationship distress, chronic illness, perimenopause and life transitions, social anxiety, and belonging.

Available in person on Friday and Sunday afternoons, with additional virtual availability on Mondays.

Allie Murphy is an RCC whose collaborative, feminist, trauma-informed approach is grounded in humility, curiosity, and compassion, and willingness to learn. Allie has a special interest in supporting anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, sexuality and gender identity, neurodiversity, and life transitions. 

In Person and Online Sessions

Richard is a Registered Clinical Counsellor at our downtown location. He supports adults with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, childhood bullying, and life transitions (including immigration). His goal is to help clients find a deeper sense of understanding, self-acceptance, and a more integrated relationship with themselves. He has a particular interest in supporting neurodiverse individuals.

In Person and Online Sessions
Weekend availability

Linnea Strom is passionate about supporting clients to release past trauma, develop self-compassion, and improve emotional regulation. Her style is warm, relational and body-based. She brings skills in navigating complex life issues, with lived and professional experience in areas such as parenting, gender and sexuality, grief, depression/anxiety, medicalization/chronic health issues, neurodivergence, and trauma.

Virtual Sessions Only, Morning and Evening availability.

Tania Suzuki is a warm and collaborative counsellor who brings over 30 years of experience in body-mind practices to her work. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, chronic pain, relationship struggles, and life transitions feel more grounded, resilient, and in control. With training in therapies like AEDP, ISTDP, and somatic approaches, Tania will help you build tools for emotional regulation and get past your own blocks, while honouring your lived experience.

Tania is available Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings at our Quadra and McKenzie location.

Özlem Mavis is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and an expressive arts therapist. Her approach is gentle, experiential, creative, collaborative, and anti-oppressive. Oz has a particular interest in supporting people through their heartbreak and relational wounds, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, immigration or major moves, and quest for home and belonging. Oz also offers expressive art therapy sessions out of a beautiful studio space in Fernwood.

In Person, Art Studio and Online Sessions

Kelsey is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who works with youth, young adults, and couples. She supports clients with a range of issues such as anxiety and depression, neurodivergence, trauma, and 2SLGBTQIA+ concerns. With experience across a range of mental health settings, Kelsey’s work is grounded in a trauma-informed, client-centered approach that prioritizes safety, collaboration, and evidence-based care. She values creating a supportive and non-judgmental space where clients feel understood and empowered to create meaningful change in their lives.

Kelsey is available in person or virtually 8:30AM-2:00PM on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and biweekly Wednesdays.

Alison Ferko practices from a trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming lens, and has a special interest in working with parents and caregivers, as well as with highly sensitive/ possibly neurodivergent young adults. She brings her own lived experience and passion for these topics to her work with clients.

In Person and Virtual Appointments

Christine is a Registered Clinical Counsellor whose goal is to help you better navigate life's challenges by promoting self-awareness, self-compassion, emotion regulation and resilience. She brings a diverse set of life experiences and professional training to her practice, and specializes in working with neurodivergent and highly sensitive individuals, as well as those navigating addiction, anxiety and depression.

As of November 2025, Christine will only be available for virtual appointments.

August Waite is an intern counsellor at Bodymind Counselling, having completed a 12 month student practicum already. August has completed professional trainings in a range of modalities in both individual and couples (including non-monogamy/polyamory) counselling. Their approach centers safety, choice, and in working experientially with the here-and-now.  They are passionate about working with trauma, shame, grief, anxiety and social anxiety, body image and self esteem, gender/body dysphoria and euphoria, transition and post-transition experience, and relationship challenges.

In Person and Online Sessions