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People often tell me they feel really at ease in our work together. My hope is that therapy is a place where you don't have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or have all the answers.

I’m drawn to this work because I believe we are more than just our thoughts. We are energetic, physical, and deeply intuitive beings. I’ve spent years exploring the intersection of depth psychology and somatic awareness (as a yoga and meditation teacher and psychedelic support, also trained as a doula) because I’ve seen how transformative it is to stop 'fixing' ourselves and start listening to what is already trying to emerge. I’m here to hold the lantern while you find your own way back to yourself.

 

I offer therapy for a range of concerns, including anxiety, trauma, relationships, sexuality, and questions of identity. I also work with people navigating major life transitions, including becoming a parent, changing relationships, experiences of loss, career transitions, and the questions of identity that often arise during times of change. 

 

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Angela Cara, MA, RCC

Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor

I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #6724), and for more than 15 years I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside individuals and couples as they navigate some of life’s most vulnerable moments. I try to keep things spacious and unhurried in my work. People sometimes feel like they can slow down a bit in therapy.

Many of the people I work with are struggling in relationships, feeling disconnected from themselves, carrying the impact of childhood emotional neglect, or trying to make sense of challenges around intimacy and sexuality. Sometimes they know exactly what’s wrong. More often, they simply know that something doesn’t feel quite right anymore.

My approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy. While conversation is important, I also pay close attention to what your body wisdom is communicating, the emotions that are present, recurring patterns, dreams, and the parts of your experience that don’t always have words yet. I draw from somatic therapy, Focusing-Oriented Therapy, Jungian psychology, attachment theory, and relational approaches, but what matters most is finding an approach that fits you.

I don’t believe therapy is about fixing you. I believe it’s about creating enough safety and curiosity that you can begin to understand yourself differently. When we slow down and listen with compassion instead of judgment, something new often becomes possible.

My hope is that our work together feels like a place where you don’t have to have everything figured out. A place where you can bring all the parts of yourself, explore what’s happening beneath the surface, and gradually reconnect with a deeper sense of who you are and how you want to live.

Madison Paquette

Counselling Intern 

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Even in the face of heartbreak, we continue reaching for connection because meaningful change often happens when we feel truly seen by another person.

As a counsellor, I’m genuine, direct, and emotionally present. I work with people who feel disconnected from themselves or their relationships, and who may struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, boundaries, shame, self-worth, or intimacy.

My approach is relational, embodied, and collaborative, drawing from person-centred, AEDP, attachment, Focusing-oriented, and parts-based approaches. I often use metaphor, warmth, honesty, humour, and depth to help clients better understand themselves and their emotional lives.

Together, we slow things down, listen to emotions as meaningful signals, and support deeper connection to intuition, desire, authenticity, and the capacity for fuller relationships, pleasure, and self-expression.

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Céline Lykke Jensen

Counselling Intern 

Our work together can help you reconnect with your own inner wisdom and deepen your relationship with yourself and others, so you can feel more grounded, clear, and connected to what matters most to you.

My work is holistic in nature and shaped by an appreciation for the connection between body, mind, and spirit. I’m also guided by a respect for the natural world and the ways it can support healing and renewal.

My approach is compassionate, intuitive, and collaborative. I work in a trauma-informed way, drawing from somatic and attachment-based perspectives, and I welcome people from all backgrounds and life experiences. I look forward to supporting you in your growth.

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© 2026 Wise Body Counselling

Wise Body Counselling is based in Victoria BC and serves clients internationally

In my work with the body, I am deeply aware that all healing happens in place. I offer my gratitude to the the Lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, represented today by the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, who have stewarded these lands where I live and work and I strive to walk this path with humility and respect. 
 

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