
Support for every stage of life
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, trauma, or a major life transition, you don’t have to face it alone. Together, we’ll create a compassionate, collaborative space where you feel heard, understood, and supported. Every person and every story is unique, which is why counselling is tailored to your individual goals, experiences, and strengths.
AREAS OF SUPPORT
How I Can Help You
I take an experienced and respectful, client-centered approach to Individual Counselling.
Individual Counselling may take a blend of approaches related to particular client needs, such as: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Psycho-dynamic Therapy; Grief and Loss; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Solutions-Focused Therapy; Trauma-informed approaches; and more. Counselling can be a flexible process in working towards goals you have set, and at other times it can be a check-in or self-care tool to work with what is happening in that particular moment or week.
Individual Counselling
Family therapy offers families the opportunity to expand and grow, focusing on strengths, values, and challenges. Family therapy involves looking at family roles, dynamics, parenting approaches and strategies, communication patterns, boundaries, and ways in which the family members relate to each other and themselves. I take a strengths-based, non-judgmental approach to parenting and family counselling, working with blended families, parenting after separation, foster families, step-parenting, and step-coupling.
Parenting & Family Support
Children and youth want to be seen, heard, and understood. I work from a non-judgmental child and youth-led stance to create trust and rapport. This help to build the respectful relationship essential to therapeutic work. I connect with children and youth on their terms, valuing their wisdom and experience, while adding therapeutic insights to whatever they may be struggling with. I use child and youth-informed, evidence-based psychoeducational, play therapeutic, and cognitive-behavioral therapies, among others.
Child & Youth Counselling
I am experienced and trained in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and take a respectful, collaborative approach. I include a blend of emotionally-focused, response-based counselling approaches, tailored to the particular needs of the relationship. I believe that it is important to create an environment of respect, and compassion, as well as to address the vulnerabilities that may come with accessing marital/relationship therapy. We respectfully work through the challenges, as well as focus on the resilience and strengths of the partnership. We work as a team from an informed-consent approach to create the safety needed to grow and expand, becoming more attuned to each other as a couple.
Couples & Relationship Counselling
Past experiences can continue to impact the present in ways that feel confusing or overwhelming. Counselling provides a space to process experiences, develop coping tools, and move toward healing.
Trauma, Anxiety & Mental Health
I enjoy working with individuals and families navigating ADHD, Autism, and neurodivergent experiences. Together we can build understanding, self-compassion, and strategies that support daily life.
Neurodiversity Support
I provide respectful and informed counselling for LGBTQIA2+ communities creating a safe, accepting, and non-judgmental environment. It is important to respect and to be able to explore sexuality, identity, genders and gender orientation from an affirmative perspective. and I offer counselling for LGBTQIA2+ families, parents, queer advocacy and support, children, youth and adults.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Support
A Collaborative, Supportive Approach
Connect
Our work together starts with creating a safe and confidential space where you can share your concerns, goals, and experiences at your own pace.
Explore
From there, we'll work collaboratively to better understand what's happening, identify areas for growth, and explore practical tools and strategies that support lasting change.
Grow
There is no "right way" to do counselling. Every person, family, and relationship is unique.

Counselling in Duncan & the Cowichan Valley
Arukah Counselling provides in-person counselling in Duncan, BC and virtual counselling throughout British Columbia.
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Services
Parenting & Family Support
Child & Youth Counselling
Couples & Relationship Counselling
Trauma, Anxiety & Mental Health
Neurodiversity Support
LGBTQ+ Affirming Support
arukahcounselling@gmail.com
Tel. (250) 710-2264
The Cowichan Merchants Building
80 Station Street Suite 305A
Duncan, BC
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