Time to Shine Therapy Services

01/18/2026

01/18/2026

Sometimes healing doesn’t look like pushing forward, fixing everything, or “being strong.”

Sometimes healing looks like rest.

It looks like slowing down when the world tells you to speed up.
It looks like acknowledging that your heart has been holding a lot, grief, responsibility, disappointment, hope, survival.

If your heart feels heavy, tired, or overwhelmed, there is nothing wrong with you.
These are not signs of weakness. They are signs that you have endured.

Rest is not quitting.
Rest is not giving up.
Rest is how the nervous system repairs, how emotions soften, how we begin to feel safe again.

You are allowed to pause.
You are allowed to take up less space for a while.
You are allowed to tend to your heart gently, without urgency.

Be kind to yourself today.
Your heart needs a rest. and it deserves one🤍

01/09/2026

Therapy isn’t about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about gently uncovering what’s already there.

It’s a place to slow down.
To untangle the noise from your truth.
To understand your patterns with compassion instead of judgment.

Through reflection, support, and honest conversation, therapy helps you:

🤍 reconnect with yourself
🤍 build clarity and emotional safety
🤍 heal what’s been weighing you down
🤍 trust your inner voice again

When you do this work, you’re not forcing change
you’re creating the conditions for growth.

What’s meant for you doesn’t need chasing.
When you’re supported, grounded, and aligned…
it finds you.

Vanessa
Time to Shine Therapy

01/08/2026

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“My hand is at the small of your back; I may let you stumble, but I will never let you fall.” — Maya Angelou

January is Mental Wellness Month, a time to honor emotional care, healing, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going. Dr. Angelou reminds us that we are not meant to navigate life alone — that support, love, and compassion can hold us steady even when we falter.

Caring for our mental well-being is not a weakness. It is an act of courage, trust, and self-preservation.

You are allowed to stumble. You are never meant to fall alone. 🤍

01/08/2026

🧠 Burnout: A Nervous System Response

Burnout is not a lack of motivation, resilience, or commitment.

It is a nervous system response to prolonged stress, high responsibility, emotional labour, and insufficient recovery.

When demands consistently exceed capacity, the body shifts into survival mode. Over time, this can look like emotional exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, sleep disruption, detachment, irritability, cynicism, or physical symptoms such as headaches and stomach pain.

These changes are not signs of failure, they are protective adaptations. Your nervous system is doing its best to conserve energy and reduce further strain.

Therapy does not ask you to “push through” burnout. Instead, it focuses on restoring regulation, rebuilding capacity, and helping your body experience safety again, at a pace that respects what you’ve been carrying.

Burnout is treatable. Support helps.

💛 Virtual therapy available across British Columbia and In Person coming to the Westshore in February!

📧 vanessa@timetoshinetherapy.ca
timetoshinetherapy.ca

01/07/2026

Growth doesn’t start at the surface.
It starts underground.

What we don’t heal can quietly shape our thoughts, our relationships, and our sense of self. Anxiety, guilt, pain, exhaustion—these are not personal failures. They are signals.

With the right support, new roots can form.
Roots grounded in honesty, purpose, love, and hope.

Healing is not about erasing the past.
It’s about learning how to grow with it—stronger, wiser, and more connected to who you truly are.

If this image speaks to you, you don’t have to do this alone.

01/06/2026

Hi neighbours,
I wanted to share that in-person counselling will be coming to the Westshore this February through Time to Shine Therapy Services.

This space is being created for people who are feeling stretched thin, especially first responders, physicians, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and anyone carrying stress that doesn’t always show on the outside.

Support is available for:

• Anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout
• ADHD and busy, overstimulated minds
• Trauma or PTSD
• Grief, loss, and major life transitions
• Caregiver fatigue
• Feeling “okay” outwardly, but not inside
• Gerontology and aging; end of life specialist

Virtual sessions will continue as well.

If you’d like more information or want to join the February waitlist, you’re welcome to email: vanessa@timetoshinetherapy.ca

Wishing everyone a gentle start to the year !

01/03/2026

How do you know when your soul is happy?

Is it the quiet exhale at the end of a long day?
The moment your shoulders drop without you noticing?
Laughing without bracing for what comes next?

A happy soul isn’t loud or performative.
It’s often subtle.
It feels like alignment.
Like you’re not constantly pushing, proving, or surviving.

Most of us were never taught how to listen to our inner world.
We learned how to cope.
How to function.
How to keep going.

Soul-happiness grows when you begin to:

✨ Notice what drains you,and what restores you
✨ Honour your boundaries without guilt
✨ Feel safe enough to be honest with yourself
✨ Choose yourself in small, consistent ways

If this question lingered with you, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Sometimes having a calm, supportive space to explore what your soul needs is enough to begin.

When you’re ready, support is here.
At your pace. 💛

Time to Shine Therapy

01/02/2026

Why Work With Me?

You don’t need to be fixed. You need to be understood.

I offer therapy that is calm, practical, and deeply human, grounded in over 20 years of healthcare experience and master’s-level clinical training. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and paced to meet you where you are, not where you think you “should” be.

I specialize in supporting adults navigating trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, and major life transitions. I draw primarily from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), while integrating compassion, nervous-system awareness, and real-world strategies that fit your daily life.

Clients often tell me they feel safe, seen, and not judged in our work together. There is no pressure to perform or explain yourself here. We focus on building insight, resilience, and self-trust in a way that feels sustainable and authentic.

Alongside clinical expertise, I bring lived experience, advocacy, and a strong understanding of how personal struggles intersect with family systems, work, and broader social pressures. Therapy with me is not about forcing positivity, it’s about creating space for clarity, healing, and meaningful change.

If you’re looking for thoughtful, grounded support that honours your story and helps you move forward at your own pace, I would be honoured to work with you.

Vanessa Butler, MSW, RSW
Time to Shine Therapy

01/02/2026

Yes 🙌

12/29/2025

Something new is taking shape.

As we move into the New Year, Time to Shine Therapy is preparing for an exciting next chapter … one rooted in reflection, growth, and deeper connection.

More to share soon, stay tuned!

✨ January 2026 ✨

12/27/2025

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