Individual, Couples, or Parenting Support.

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Lesley, your counsellor in Saanich/Victoria, BC.

After earning a Bachelor of Education degree in 1991, I taught elementary school until starting my own family.  While at home with my children, I ran a licensed Family Daycare and earned my Early Childhood Education Certification.  After providing child care and working as a Preschool Teacher, I  became a Child Care Consultant with a non-profit branch of the Ministry of Children and Families.  More recently, I earned a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and have been counselling since fall of 2018. I am certified in PREP couples therapy (Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program) and currently training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. In addition, for the past 7 years, I have been facilitating workshops on stress, resilience, anxiety, child development, and child guidance, as well as facilitating The Psychology Foundation of Canada's 'Kids Have Stress Too!'® program for parents, child care providers, teachers, and community workers.  My parent support counselling incorporates all of this learning to enable parents to build healthy relationships with their child(ren).  

 I had a loving, supportive family growing up but unfortunately was a child of divorce and then experienced divorce myself as an adult.  I have managed through these experiences with strength and resilience.  I am now with my partner of 20 years, living in Saanich/Victoria, with whom I have raised 4 children in our blended family.  We enjoy family dinners, friends, sailing, beach combing, and movie watching.  In my spare time I enjoy long walks, and making jewelry with the stones I collect while exploring our beautiful Gulf Islands. My family experiences help make relationship counselling real for you. I work with parents, individuals, & couples/family members for relationship counselling.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.

– Aldous Huxley

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Going through divorce, raising a blended family, managing ailing parents, all the things that come our way can either make us stronger, or take us down; it is how we approach these twists and turns, and the support we receive along that way that gets us through.  My journey has had its share of twists and turns and I would like to thank all those who stuck by me and supported me when I needed it most.  I haven't always been the best mom but I have certainly learned from my mistakes and I am grateful to say that I am blessed with four young adult children who are thriving.  Parenthood, relationships, day to day life can get stressful and complicated but we need to slow down, take care of ourselves in order to care for those around us and counselling can be one way to do this.  Like going for a massage, or seeing your doctor about something that doesn't feel right, making an appointment with a counsellor is just another way to make sure life stays on track. Whether you're coming as an individual, a parent seeking support, or for relationship counselling, I am here for you either in person or virtually. Conveniently located in the middle of Saanich/Victoria on the corner of Shelbourne & Feltham.