Meet Breeana, Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia
This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.
Paul Coelho, The Alchemist
Meet Breeana
When I was younger, and people asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up, I would always vaguely answer, “I just want to work with people!” As life took me on the journey of twists and turns, I found home in the counselling/therapy/healing space. This work is not just work to me, it’s a life calling and heart purpose. The space we create together is truly one of the most unique and meaningful kinds of relationships - I’ve experienced this both as the therapist and a client myself.
My Philosophy & Approach to Therapy
Healing, softening, or even cracking open and turning toward our pain is, I believe, one of the bravest acts of self-love. And the more self-love we cultivate, the more grounded we become in our lives, the more deeply we can love the people in them, and the more open we remain to love—even amid the suffering this world often brings.
It’s the relationship we build, the resources and wisdom already within you, and the space we create together that allows trauma to shift and new stories to come to life.
Why Unda?
"oon-duh"
I have always found myself returning to water: rivers, lakes, oceans, and even the West Coast rainfall on my face. On water’s banks and shores, I’ve sorted through a lot of my own grief, pain, and transitions. I have reconnected to myself, played, cried, and breathed a little deeper. Unda, Latin for wave, is meant to capture the healing way water moves, breathes, stills, storms, and holds.
Beyond the Counselling Space
Beyond the counselling space, I’m often tucked into a cozy corner with a book or some dramatic reality TV. I feel most at home, though, when I’m moving—at the gym, frolicking through the woods, on my paddle board, swimming, dancing, or on my yoga mat. Connection is what grounds me: connection to my body, to nature, to my dog nephews, and to the people I love.
Background, Education, and Trainings
Registered Clinical Counsellor (#25045)
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors in good standing.
MA Counselling Psychology Degree
I completed a graduate degree in counselling psychology from an accredited and rigorous Canadian program.
Lifelong-Learner:
I am always learning, reading, podcasting, researching and attending trainings. I love learning about new ways to support my clients and will continually seek out consultation and training, as well as do my own work to continue to hold space for you well.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing): EMDR Training in process
EMDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. From the official website, "EMDR is a fast-acting, accessible therapy option that can work for people of all ages, languages, cultural backgrounds, and needs."
Emotion Focused Family Therapy Level 1:
Training in supporting caregivers and families to become primary emotional healers through attachment-based, experiential techniques
Introduction to Nature-Based Therapy:
Foundations in integrating the natural world into therapeutic work to support regulation, connection, and holistic healing.
Introduction to Neuroscience and Satir in the Sandtray (Dr. DeLittle):
Training in using sandtray therapy informed by neuroscience and the Satir Model to access deeper emotional processing and internal integration.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills:
Evidence-based training in assessing suicide risk and offering collaborative, immediate safety planning and intervention.
Research/Academics:
I completed my master's thesis on decolonizing mental health using an experiential and arts-based approach to explore the research topic. This research is very close to my heart, and I am always attempting to decolonize myself and my work and the profession of psychology.
