​Hello! I'm Val (she/ her). 

I completed a masters degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and Psychology and undergraduate degree in Health Sciences. I have had the privilege of holding safe space for healing and trauma recovery across a variety of community agencies. I have worked with marginalized populations in addictions recovery in Seattle WA; with new moms living below the poverty line in the downtown eastside of Vancouver BC; and with survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence in residential settings in Victoria BC.

As an art therapist, I specifically love supporting kiddo's, teens and the LGBTQ2S+ community. 

As a bodyworker, I have over 15 years of therapeutic experience. I completed a 2,200 hour massage therapy degree from the Canadian College of Massage. I was an RMT in Alberta before coming to BC. I have worked with many different bodies and musculoskeletal conditions and I offer a range of techniques and expertise to my clients. I specialize in Ayurvedic Bodywork and Biodymanic Craniosacral Therapy, which I have additional training. 

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I am committed to supporting bodies of all genders and orientations. I divide my time between Victoria BC and Cortes Island BC. 

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Qualifications

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• Registered Clinical Counsellor, British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors 

• MA. in Expressive Arts Therapy and Psychology, European Graduate School, Sass Fee Switzerland

• Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy, Vancouver School of Healing Arts, Vancouver BC

• BA. in Health Sciences, Graduated with Honours, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC 

• 2,200 hour Massage Therapy Diploma, Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy, Calgary AB

• 2 year Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Certification, Body Intelligence, Victoria BC 

• 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification, The Grinning Yogi, Seattle WA

• Aerial Yoga Teacher and Instructor, MA Yoga, Victoria BC

• 100 hour Ayurvedic Massage Certification, MA Yoga, Victoria BC

• Experiential Focusing, International Focusing Institute, Online

• The Hakomi Method, Hakomi Education Network, Vancouver BC

• 50 hour Certification: Ayurvedic Head Massage, Thai Massage, Reflexology, Acupressure and Myofacial Release Techniques