Tamsen Simon

Hello! I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in BC and a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) across Canada where those credentials are accepted.

My hours are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 2:00pm - 7:00pm. Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Come meet me to check for fit! I offer free 30-minute consultations in-person or online to answer any questions.

You aren't meant to go it alone. We make sense of ourselves through our connection with others. Learning to pay attention to your ways of being in this world, without judgment or shame, is modeled in healthy relating. Many of us haven't experienced or seen healthy relationships. We find ourselves repeating behaviours we dislike or reacting to mistreatment without a sense of how to shift things. Relationships are as unique as the individuals engaged in them, meaning one-size-fits-all answers do not exist to resolve differences. Replacing prominent cultural beliefs that disrupt intimate connection and learning skills to communicate our wants can change everything for us. 

My approach is rooted in experiential and relational-oriented somatic therapy.  I focus on the areas of trauma, childhood issues, anxiety, PTSD, and complex PTSD. I also work with couples and relationships with the lens of Relational Life Therapy (RLT). I offer a weekly process group for those looking to expand their relational skills in practice.

Being with you is the heart of therapy. Profound change happens in the present moment with all that we are, and were, being witnessed with care.