Types of Counselling Services in Kamloops

At Healing Spaces, we know life’s difficulties can take many shapes. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, or an eating disorder, we are here. If you are in transition to parenthood, struggling as a parent or struggling in a meaningful relationship, we would love to help you! We offer counselling to children, youth, adults, couples and families.

Anxiety

Anxiety can be debilitating and takes many forms. You are not doing anything wrong and you do not need to ‘calm down!’ Anxiety is real and is often our system’s way of trying to alert us to danger, even if we are safe.

At Healing Spaces we offer anxiety treatment counselling in many forms. Some people are looking for in-person health anxiety counselling, and some are looking for virtual anxiety counselling. We are here to help!

Please reach out if you are struggling with:

• Generalized anxiety
• Health anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Test/performance anxiety
• Social anxiety
• Separation anxiety
• Phobias 

Depression

If you are struggling with depression, you are not alone. Some of the hardest things about depression are isolation, lack of feeling joy and hopelessness. Getting therapy for depression can feel really scary — we are not scary people… promise!

Reach out to connect with one of our depression therapists. Let us help you find your hope again! 

Please reach out if you are struggling with:

• Depression
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Postpartum Depression
• Bipolar disorder

Trauma

Life can be traumatic. We have counsellors that specialize in trauma therapy that are here to help. If you have recently experienced a traumatic event or are uncovering some earlier childhood traumas, we are here for you. Our team is trauma-informed and offers highly skilled trauma counselling.

Please reach out if you are recovering from:

• A recent trauma
• PTSD
• Childhood trauma
• Intimate partner violence
• Bullying
• Community violence

Grief

We are so sorry for your loss. Grief can take the wind out of our sails and we too can lose a piece of ourselves. Loss is a trauma and if you are looking for a grief and trauma counsellor, we would be honoured to support you in your journey back to balance. 

Please reach out if you are recovering from:

• Loss of a loved one
• Loss of a home
• Loss of a community/culture
• Loss of an early pregnancy
• Loss connected to fertility difficulties
• Loss of mobility or body functions due to a traumatic event

Chronic Pain

Chronic pain isn’t always understood by our society. At Healing Spaces, we understand that just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt! Chronic pain is very complex and is often connected with mental health difficulties. It can make someone’s life complicated as they evaluate and budget how much energy out and how much recovery time an activity requires. We can help you find ways to manage your pain and resource your energy. As your mental health improves, so too often can your response to your chronic pain.

If you are recovering from an accident and have ongoing chronic pain or if you have chronic pain for reasons you don’t know — please reach out.

Addiction

If you are struggling with an addiction, we are here to help. If a loved one of yours is struggling with an addiction, we would love to support you too. It can be so scary and intimidating to move towards recovery. You are not alone. 

Addictions are a way of coping and managing pain and yet they can create their own cycles of pain. We would love to support you to face the pain you are holding as you work toward a more balanced relationship with the source of your addiction. 

Please reach out if you are recovering from:

• Substance use difficulties
• Alcohol use difficulties
• An eating disorder
• Relationship addiction
• Codependency
• Overspending
• Gambling difficulties

Pre and Post Natal Difficulties

Whether you are a child-bearing parent or a non-child-bearing parent, there are many things you can do to try and prepare for when your little arrives. However, until this little babe is in your arms you can’t know what you didn’t know! If you are looking for a post-partum counsellor we are here to help!

Please reach out if you are recovering from:

• Postpartum depression
• Postpartum Anxiety
• A traumatic birth experience
• An early pregnancy loss
• A full-term pregnancy loss
• Difficulties transitioning into parenthood
• Difficulties in your relationship in your transition to parenthood

Relationship & Family

Relationships — especially long-term relationships with a partner or family member — come with seasons and ebbs and flows. I think this is true for any relationship be it intimate partner, family member, parent or child. If we do not invest in them and are not honest in them — they are likely to have more challenges. If you are struggling in a relationship and are open to seeking support on your own or with this other person, we are here to help!

Please reach out if you are struggling with:

• Your intimate partner relationship (LGBT2SQ+ friendly)
• A family member
• A parent-child relationship