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AWAKEN CURIOSITY
A different way in—led by self-understanding, not striving.
Each of us is shaped by caregivers, culture, community, and the early ways we learned to stay connected. Over time, these experiences can shape how we relate to ourselves, our bodies, our needs, and other people. Many people come to counselling carrying expectations about how they should care for others, move through the world, or who they need to be in order to belong. Some describe this as an “inner critic". Others experience it as the inner judge, perfectionist, the “not good enough” voice, or feel it as a persistent sense of self-doubt. In our work together, there is space to notice these patterns as they arise and begin to distinguish what feels truly yours from what has been carried for a long (maybe very, very long) time.
COUNSELLING IN VICTORIA, BC
Depth Therapy
Depth therapy integrates somatic awareness, Focusing-oriented therapy, and relational psychotherapy to help you understand yourself more deeply. Rather than pushing for change or trying to fix anything, we create space to listen inward—to the emotions, sensations, longings, and truths that may not yet have had room to fully emerge.
Therapy for Women
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Women’s counselling can be a place to explore sexuality, boundaries, identity, self-worth, relationships, pregnancy, motherhood, grief, desire, and the many transitions a woman moves through over a lifetime — including the shifts that come with becoming a mother and rediscovering yourself within that.​​
Learn more about Therapy for Women
THERAPY IN VICTORIA, BC
Couples Counselling
Couples counselling offers a space to slow down together and grow some awareness around how you reach for one another — and where you lose connection along the way. It may take some time. Together, we pay attention to the emotional patterns that shape your relationship: how each of you has learned to protect, pursue, withdraw, long for connection, repair, and love.
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Our work is not about blame or getting communication “right.” It is about creating the conditions for greater understanding, emotional safety, and more honest connection. As old patterns become clearer, couples often begin to experience one another differently — with more clarity, intimacy, and trust.
ANGELA CARA, M.A., RCC
The Way I Work
I offer somatic, relational, and depth-oriented therapy that supports you in slowing down, listening inwardly, and making sense of what feels overwhelming, stuck, or unclear.
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This is counselling that does not rush toward fixing. Instead, we work with what is already here—your emotions, body sensations, inner patterns, dreams, and relational experiences—so something new can begin to emerge.
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In our sessions, we may pause to notice a bodily felt sense, stay with a moment of uncertainty, explore recurring relationship patterns, or become curious about a dream or image. Rather than rushing toward answers, we make space for meaning to emerge through careful attention.
My approach has been shaped by Focusing-Oriented Therapy, somatic and relational psychotherapy, sex therapy, and ongoing training in experiential approaches.
Since my twenties, I've been drawn to Jungian psychology and have spent years studying dreams, symbolism, and the unconscious. This influence continues to shape the way I listen for meaning, honour what emerges in therapy, and approach each person's experience with curiosity.
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Get in Touch
​​Email: angela@wisebodycounselling.com
Phone: 778-400-4984​​​​
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In-person: 2033 Belmont Avenue, Victoria, BC​
Secure online sessions are also available. ​
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All standard therapy sessions are a full 60 minutes.
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We don’t direct bill or submit invoices on behalf of clients. After your card is charged at the end of each session, we’ll send you a receipt that you can submit for reimbursement.
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P.S. While I don’t offer therapy by email, you’re welcome to send dreams between sessions and I’ll read them before our time together if that feels helpful.
