Depressed mood, feelings of distress and anxiety, a troubling life event or change, building pressure and overwhelm, or perhaps just the recognition that something feels off. The decision to seek outside help can be a difficult one. You may be asking yourself: Is counselling right for me? Counselling is a collaborative process focused on helping people to improve their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Techniques used in counselling can vary but often involve exploring historical issues, thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviours, addressing and responding to specific problems or challenges, facilitating the development of new coping skills, and providing a safe and supportive environment to process difficult emotions or life events. No two people are the same. Every individual has a unique personality and set of life experiences, so even if the presenting concern is the same as others, the response to that concern must be tailored to the individual. Kendra is sensitive to this and uses an intuitive, holistic, and eclectic approach to counselling in order to find interventions and techniques that best suit you. Kendra places a strong value on the development of a trusting, respectful, and compassionate therapeutic relationship in which clients feel supported and empowered. Within this alliance, individuals can begin to identify patterns and thoughts that are helping them move towards the life they want to live, as well as those pulling them away. She acts as a supportive and non-judgmental guide for clients to develop a foundation of skills and insights that lead to positive and lasting changes in their lives.
