Mental Health Support at Island Optimal Health & Performance
At Island Optimal Health and Performance, we are proud to offer expert clinical counselling services in North Nanaimo, led by a passionate Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) dedicated to helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, and trauma.With a deep commitment to emotional well-being and personal growth, Kathleena supports clients in navigating their thoughts, feelings, and life challenges in a safe, non-judgmental space. The goal is to build a warm, trusting, and collaborative therapeutic relationship that promotes insight, healing, and long-lasting change. Using a holistic, trauma-informed approach that honors the connection between mind and body, counselling sessions are tailored to meet your unique needs. Kathleena draws from a wide range of evidence-based techniques to help clients increase self-awareness, process emotional wounds, and shift unhealthy behavior patterns to achieve a calmer, more balanced life.
Areas of Focus:
- Anxiety, Stress Management and Coping Skills
- Depression Trauma and PTSD
- Emotional Regulation
- Self-Esteem and Personal Development
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Family conflict
- Parenting
- Divorce and Coparenting
- Blended family dynamics
Therapeutic Approaches Include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy Tools
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions
- Family Systems Perspective
- Positive Psychology
- Trauma-Informed Care
Why Choose Clinical Counselling at Island Optimal?
- Compassionate, Registered Clinical Counsellor
- Personalized, Integrative Treatment Plans
- Safe, Inclusive, and Confidential Environment
- Convenient North Nanaimo Location
- Collaborative, Client-Centered Approach
If you're looking for a counsellor in Nanaimo who values compassion, integrity, and evidence-based care, we’re here to support your healing journey. Contact us today to book a session or learn more about how our counselling services at Island Optimal Health and Performance can help you thrive.
Cognitive behavioral therapy can be used to help individuals with a variety of mental health issues. It focuses on the notion that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act ( behavior) all interact together. Specially, our thoughts determine our feelings and behavior. CBT aims to help individuals gain self awareness of when they make negative interpretations about self, other or the world and of behavior patterns which reinforce the distorted thinking. CBT helps individuals to develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving with the overall goal of reduced psychological distress.
We provide clinical counselling at our Central location.
Kathleena Avender
Book NowIsland Optimal Health and Performance - Dufferin Location
1881 Dufferin Cres,Nanaimo, BC
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Island Optimal Health and Performance - Rutherford Location
5271 Rutherford Road, #100Nanaimo, BC
V9T 5N9 View Staff & Treatments
