Trauma-informed counselling in the Comox Valley
You Don't Have to Have It All Figured Out.
You don't need to know exactly what's wrong or have a clear goal before beginning counselling. Sometimes, you simply know that something isn't working anymore.
Together, we can explore what's happening beneath the surface, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and discover new ways of understanding yourself and responding to life's challenges.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in the belief that you are the expert in your own life. My role is to offer support, perspective, and therapeutic tools as you work toward greater self-awareness, healing, and alignment.
Who I Support
You may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of how to move forward. Perhaps you’re navigating a difficult life transition, working through past experiences, or beginning to question patterns that no longer serve you. Whatever brings you to counselling, you deserve a space where you feel heard, respected, and supported in finding your own way forward.
At Align Therapy, I offer compassionate, trauma-informed counselling psychotherapy for individuals seeking greater self-understanding, emotional well-being, and meaningful change. I work with people navigating a range of experiences, including:
Trauma & Healing
Working through the lasting effects of trauma, including PTSD, complex-PTSD and experiences that have shaped your sense of safety, trust, identity, or self-worth.
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Anxiety & Emotional Regulation
Understanding anxiety, managing overwhelming emotions, navigating difficult thought patterns, and developing practical tools to feel more grounded and confident in everyday life.
Religious Trauma & Deconstruction
Exploring the emotional and relational impacts of leaving or questioning controlling religious environments, including grief, shame, guilt, identity shifts, and the loss of community or belonging.
Identity, Self-Discovery & Personal Growth
Reconnecting with your values, exploring who you are beyond the expectations of others, and building a life that feels more authentic and aligned with what matters to you.
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Grief & Loss
Making space for the complex emotions that accompany loss, whether you are grieving a loved one, a relationship, a former sense of self, or a life you thought you would have.
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Relationships & Life Transitions
Navigating relationship challenges, changing family dynamics, major life decisions, and periods of uncertainty as you determine what comes next.
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Chronic Healing
Exploring the emotional challenges of managing chronic illness and living in a world that may not always accommodate your needs, while developing self-understanding, self-compassion, and strategies that honour your individual experience.
Neurodiversity & LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming Care
An inclusive, judgment-free space where all identities, brains, and ways of being are welcomed. Together, we can explore what support looks like for you, grounded in acceptance, respect, and allyship.
Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife Changes
Navigating changes in mood, identity, relationships, and well-being as you move through midlife and reassess what you need, value, and want for yourself.
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Meet Jen
Hi, I’m Jen, the founder and owner of Align Therapy.
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I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and hold a Master’s degree in Counselling from City University of Seattle.
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I believe you are the expert in your own life. At times, however, navigating the complexity of our experiences can benefit from the support of a professional who can help uncover patterns, develop insight, and identify meaningful ways forward.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed, drawing from solution-focused, somatic, narrative, internal family systems (IFS), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based, and response-based therapies. As a certified clinical trauma and polyvagal psychotherapist and Accelerated Resolution Therapy® (ART) Clinician, I support clients in developing greater safety, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and alignment in their lives.
I have experience supporting individuals with trauma, including PTSD and C-PTSD, religious trauma and deconstruction, neurodivergence, chronic illness, grief, relational challenges, and major life transitions, including perimenopause and menopause. I am an LGBTQIA2S+ ally and welcome clients from diverse backgrounds and identities.
I provide virtual counselling throughout British Columbia, with in-person services available in the Comox Valley and surrounding areas. I currently work with adults 19+.
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If you’d like to connect or learn more about my services, I invite you to reach out.
Therapy Services
Serving clients across BC with virtual services. In-person services are also available for clients residing in the Comox Valley and surrounding areas.
Individual Therapy Session
50 minutes · $130 · In person or virtual
Each session is shaped around what you need most right now. As a trauma-certified counsellor, I use a polyvagal and window-of-tolerance approach to help you build a sense of safety and calm your nervous system.
Together we'll use talk therapy, practical education about how stress and trauma affect the body, and mindfulness skills, drawing on DBT, CBT and IFS when they're helpful. You set the pace, and we work toward the changes that matter to you.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy®
90 minutes · $225 · In person in Courtenay
ART is a brief, structured therapy that helps ease distressing memories, emotions or physical sensations that feel "stuck." Using gentle guided eye movements and visualization, ART helps your brain reprocess difficult memories so they carry less emotional charge, while you keep the facts of what happened.
You stay fully in control throughout and don't need to share details unless you want to. Many clients notice meaningful relief within just a few sessions.
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New here? Book a free consultation to see if we’re a good fit.
Already working with me? Book your next check-in session.
My Approach
Counselling with me is collaborative, compassionate and trauma-informed. You're the expert in your own life, and my role is to help you explore patterns, understand yourself more deeply and find what supports your goals. We'll work at a pace that feels manageable, and we don't need to go into painful experiences before you're ready.
Drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches, including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), we can explore how your thoughts, emotions, body, relationships and past experiences connect, always shaped around your needs, strengths and boundaries.
Thinking about counselling but not sure where to start? The first step is a conversation.
I usually reply the same day. A free 15-minute virtual consultation is a chance to ask questions, see if we're a good fit, and talk through next steps. I see adults 19+ in person in Courtenay and online across BC.
Get in touch
Email isn't a fully private channel, so please keep personal or clinical details for our first session.