About
Compassionate counselling for individuals and couples, here to support you wherever you are on your path.
Hi, my name is Alicia
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me.
About Me
I’m a registered clinical counsellor based in Abbotsford, BC. I work with individuals, couples, and families in person, as well as online across British Columbia.
My focus is relational trauma and the patterns that difficult relationships can leave behind. Much of my work looks at what happens underneath relationship distress, including cycles of pursuing and withdrawing, people pleasing, shutting down, resentment, anxiety and disconnection. These patterns can show up in our relationships with others, but also in how we understand and respond to ourselves.
I believe lasting change comes from making sense of these patterns, understanding what is driving them, and creating new ways of responding that feel more secure, connected and true to who you are.
How I Work
I bring together clinical skills and genuine warmth, so our sessions feel less like a formal appointment and more like talking with someone who truly listens. My approach is attachment-focused and trauma-informed, which simply means I pay close attention to how your past relationships and experiences shape the way you feel and connect today.
I tend to look beyond what is happening on the surface. Together, we can slow things down, make sense of recurring patterns and understand what may be happening underneath them. From there, we can work toward meaningful change rather than simply finding better ways to manage the same problems.
Relationship work has become an important part of my practice because I’m drawn to understanding what happens beneath relationship distress. Relationships can shift over time, and people can become caught in patterns that leave them feeling misunderstood, disconnected, resentful or alone. Understanding what happens beneath those patterns has shaped much of my training and the way I work with individuals, couples, and families.
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What I Help With
Whatever you’re going through, you don’t need to have it all figured out before you reach out. Some of the areas I support include:
Relational Trauma Therapy
Working through wounds from childhood, family, or past relationships, and the patterns they leave behind that can repeat across your life.
Couples and Relationship Counselling
Helping partners reconnect, work through recurring conflicts, and rebuild trust using approaches like the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Individual Counselling
Steady support for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions, building coping skills, self-understanding, and a renewed sense of footing.
My Training and Approach
My work is grounded in attachment science and Emotionally Focused Therapy, which shape how I understand relationships, patterns and emotional connection. I draw on additional evidence-based approaches when they might further help with your unique situation.
Primary Approach
Couples and Relationship Work
Individual and Additional Approaches
