At Hands to Heart Therapy, you are welcome exactly as you are.
You’ll find thoughtful, trauma-informed support for medical trauma, chronic illness, grief, anxiety, and life's transitions in North Vancouver and virtually across British Columbia.
Hands to Heart Therapy
Because life can be messy,
hard
and deeply human.
Life can take us through experiences we never expected including medical trauma, chronic illness, grief, anxiety, family challenges, and transitions that leave us feeling
overwhelmed or disconnected.
These challenges don’t just affect our thoughts. They can impact
our bodies, relationships, and sense of self.
At Hands to Heart Therapy, I offer compassionate, trauma-informed counselling for individuals and families, honouring the connection between
body, mind, and lived experience.
Together, we can make space for what feels hard, reconnect with your own strengths, and find a steadier path forward, one step at a time.
Find the support
that's right for you
You don't
need to have it all figured out.
Counselling can offer a space to feel heard, find connection, and find some balance
I was born with a rare congenital heart condition that significantly influenced my own journey balancing fears with self compassion.
Hands to Heart Therapy is my little heartfelt counselling clinic located in North Vancouver where the tea
kettle is always on.
I also offer counselling to anyone in British Columbia virtually.
At Hands to Heart Therapy, my focus is on supporting you in reconnecting with a sense of steadiness, balance, connection, and resilience through life’s transitions, losses, and moments of uncertainty.
Offering you a space to pause, make sense of what feels difficult, and find yourway forward.
Everyone deserves a space to process, heal and reconnect
Find the support that's right for you
Many of the people I work with are carrying experiences that others can't easily see.
These complex losses, difficult diagnoses, racing thoughts, family and relationship stresses, and major life transitions
can feel overwhelming.
It can feel isolating, confusing or uncertain.
Explore the ways I can support you.
Whatever you are experiencing there
is space for
your story here.
Support for chronic illness, pain, medical trauma, health anxiety, congenital heart conditions, and transplant journeys.
When health changes everything
A compassionate space for bereavement, complex grief, unexpected loss, and the changes that come with life's hardest transitions.
When grief and loss feel heavy
Support for children, teens, parents, caregivers, and families navigating anxiety, parenting stress, relationship challenges, and disconnection.
When family life feels complicated
Trauma-informed, somatic counselling to help you work with anxiety, overwhelm, nervous system stress, and experiences that are difficult to put into words.
When your body holds the story
A supportive space for fertility challenges, pregnancy and postpartum experiences, identity, relationships, and major life transitions.
When life is changing in unexpected ways
Taking the first step....
Whether you are navigating grief, medical experiences, parenting stress, anxiety, chronic illness, or a major life transition, therapy can offer a place to feel supported, understood, and more grounded Reaching out to a therapist can be overwheming and nerve wracking. I understand the uncertainty and vulnerability you may be feeling. Sometimes, the longer it takes to reach out, makes those feelings grow. Writing the email or clicking the link can be the hardest part.
I have been there.
I know.
If you feel ready, I Invite you to book a consultation to
further our conversation
The practical pieces matter, but so does the relationship. My hope is that you feel informed, comfortable, and supported from the very
first conversation.
Starting counselling can bring up all kinds of questions including how much therapy costs, whether your extended health plan covers counselling, what insurance may reimburse, and how payment and receipts work. It’s completely okay to have questions before you begin.
At Hands to Heart Therapy in North Vancouver, BC, I want the practical side of accessing therapy to feel as clear, transparent, and manageable as possible. We can talk through the details together so you have a better understanding of what counselling may look like financially before deciding whether we’re the right fit.
Meeting Me
We schedule a short 15–20 minute video or phone call. This is a chance for you to share what is bringing you here, ask any questions, and most importantly, get a feel for what it’s like to work with me.
Starting counselling can bring up all kinds of questions including what is the process going to be like, what is the counsellor's experience, where is the office, what is it going to be like, how much therapy costs, whether your extended health plan covers counselling, what insurance may reimburse, and how payment and receipts work. It’s completely okay to have questions before you begin.
If it feels like a good fit for you, we’ll book your intake session.
In our first few sessions, we can explore what's feeling heavy and
what you're hoping for through therapy.
Together, we'll set intentions and move forward at a pace that feels right for you.
Sessions are tailored to your needs and may begin weekly or biweekly,
with flexibility as things progress.
Before we meet, you’ll receive some consent and confidentiality forms to fill out
providing a few logistics.
You are invited to take your time with this part.
Counselling Rates
Please note that our counselling rates will be changing effective January 1st, 2027.
Current and Updated Rates:
Individual Counselling (50 minutes): $155 to $165 CAD
Family & Couples Counselling (50 minutes): $175 to $185 CAD
Group or Family Sessions (50 minutes): $175 to $185 CAD
Extended Family Sessions (90 minutes): $200 to $215 CAD
I am committed to maintaining transparency around the cost of services and providing advance notice so that you have time to plan accordingly. I recognize that changes in fees can have an impact. If this fee adjustment creates any financial challenge or concern for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns and explore possible options together.
Sliding Scale rates are offered to regular clients on a month to month basis.
Extended Health Benefits & Insurance:
Many extended health benefit plans in British Columbia provide coverage for counselling with a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). Coverage varies between plans, so I encourage you to check directly with your provider to understand your individual benefits, reimbursement amount, and annual limits. If you’re unsure what to ask your insurance company, I’m happy to help you understand what information to look for.
Payment & Receipts
Payment is due at the time of your counselling session. Following your appointment, you will receive a receipt by email through Jane the booking system that can be submitted to your extended health benefits provider or insurance company for reimbursement, where applicable.
Where to Find Hands to Heart Therapy
Our cozy little office is in Moodyville, North Vancouver, conveniently situated near the SeaBus, local bus routes, and with easy parking available.
Virtual counselling is offered throughout British Columbia, making support accessible wherever you are in BC.
![I am endlessly humbled to walk with those who live in bodies that ache, tremble, remember — and still, somehow, carry on.
To live with chronic illness, pain, anxiety, or the quiet ache of body grief is to move through the world with a kind of resilience that often goes unseen. Not the loud kind — but the soft, steady choosing to stay, feel and move. I know this in my own body and have learned from those who work with me in my counselling practice.
In my counselling practice, I honour the wisdom of the body and the beautiful inner strength and resilience that is sometimes hard to find.
This is the heart of embodied healing.
This is the work I’m graced to do.
If this feels like something that would be supportive for you and your lived experience, you are warmly invited to reach out.
https://www.handstoheart.online/
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