Courtney is a client-centred counsellor who believes in creating a safe, supportive, and collaborative space where clients feel heard and empowered. Her approach integrates Solution-Focused Therapy and Strengths-Based practices to help individuals build on their existing resilience, navigate challenges, and work toward meaningful change.

She is also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and incorporates EMDR techniques into counselling when appropriate to support clients in processing trauma, reducing distress, and moving forward with greater confidence and clarity. Courtney’s goal is to help clients feel supported, capable, and equipped with practical tools to create lasting growth and healing.

At this time, Courtney is not currently accepting new clients into her regular schedule. However, she remains open to connecting with prospective clients to discuss availability, timing, and whether her approach may be a good fit for future counselling support. If you are interested, please email her directly at courtney.beckner@okclinical.com

Areas of Focus: - Children and Youth Counselling - Anxiety and Depression - LGBTQ identity support - Self-Esteem and Self-Worth - Family Counselling

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Amandeep, RCC

Amandeep Gill is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from California State University, Sacramento USA, and is committed to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges with compassion, understanding, and evidence-based care.

Amandeep believes that every person’s story is unique. She strives to create a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental space where clients feel genuinely heard, supported, and empowered to explore their experiences at their own pace. Her goal is to build a strong therapeutic relationship founded on trust, collaboration, and respect—one that helps clients develop resilience, gain new perspectives, and move toward meaningful and lasting change.

She has extensive experience working with children, adults, and couples facing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns. Whether clients are coping with anxiety, trauma, depression, chronic stress, relationship difficulties, or significant life transitions, Amandeep works collaboratively with them to develop practical strategies while fostering healing, self-awareness, and emotional well-being.

Her therapeutic approach is culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and tailored to each client’s individual strengths, values, and goals. Drawing from evidence-based therapies, she integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based interventions, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and play therapy to provide care that is both compassionate and effective.

Fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, Amandeep is honored to work with clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. She values cultural humility and recognizes the importance of understanding each client’s unique lived experiences when providing care.

Areas of Interest:

• Children 5+, youth, couples
• Anxiety and Depression
• Trauma and PTSD
• Stress Management and Burnout
• Work-Related Injuries and Chronic Pain
• Emotional Regulation
• Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
• Life Transitions
• Relationship and Communication Issues
• Self-esteem, Confidence, and Self-worth
• Play Therapy

Locations: - Vernon & Kelowna Glenmore

Languages: - Hindi, Punjabi

Contact Information:

Email: amandeep.gil@okclinical.com

Phone: 250-718-9291

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Reaching out for support can feel like a big step, and Ciara’s goal is to create a space where you feel safe, heard, and supported. Ciara holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She works with individuals, children, and families navigating life transitions, family dynamics, and the ups and downs of mental and emotional wellbeing. Ciara is passionate about supporting clients navigating the challenges of interpersonal conflict, helping them build insight, coping strategies, and meaningful connections. Ciara’s experience as a social worker in different settings has also provided her with transferable skills that allow her to effectively support a wide variety of clients.

Ciara’s therapeutic style draws from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and client-centred modalities. Ciara aims to provide practical tools while also creating space for reflection, growth, and meaningful change.

Additionally, Ciara’s background in sociology informs the way she approaches therapy. It helps her understand the broader social, cultural, and systemic factors that shape our lives and mental health, and allows her to hold the complexities of the world we are currently existing in while supporting clients in navigating their own experiences.

Ciara strives to foster a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental environment. Ciara views the client as the expert in their own life, while Ciara sees her role as a supportive guide—helping individuals clarify their goals, build skills, and improve their overall quality of life.

Outside of counselling, you can often find Ciara enjoying a Diet Coke, watching reality TV, or heading to a Pilates class.

Areas of Focus Include: - Life Transitions - Children, Youth, and Families - Conflict Navigation & Communication - Emotional Regulation - Mental Health and Substance Use

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Heather has over 25-years of experience as a Registered Counsellor working in a variety of settings, supporting clients in the areas of trauma, addictions, adverse childhood experiences, loss and grief, anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation.

Heather’s overarching philosophy to counselling is growth-oriented, empowering and person-centred. She believes that our life experiences create stories that we live by - stories about ourselves and the world. Sometimes these stories are helpful for us; other times, they come at a cost and limit us. Therapy can provide us an opportunity to safely explore how our experiences have shaped our perceptions, beliefs and choices – and to move into a future that is more in alignment with our values.

Heather’s work is guided by a deep understanding of the universal human need for connection and acceptance. She uses emotionally focused approaches to help clients become more aware of the underlying, yet unmet needs that might be driving and sustaining mood difficulties and subsequent unhelpful coping behaviours. Clients are empowered to develop the emotional regulation, self- compassion and courage to live with more freedom and ease.

Heather can integrate several modalities and adapt therapy to suite her clients. She has extensive training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy for Trauma and Forward Facing Trauma Therapy. She weaves somatic and mindfulness-based processes into her therapy sessions, with an ongoing awareness of her client’s needs for of agency and safety in the therapy room.

Heather works with individual clients age 14 and up.

Areas of Focus Include - Relationship difficulties - Trauma treatment - Healing adverse childhood experiences - Anxiety and depression - Emotional regulation - Loss and grief - Life transitions - Stress managemen

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Paula holds a Master of Social Work from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). She also completed a diploma in Child and Youth Work (CYW) from Humber College. Originally from Toronto, Paula now calls the Okanagan home, where she is dedicated to supporting individuals and families in their journey toward healing and growth.

With over 17 years of experience coaching gymnastics and a background in Child and Youth Work, Paula brings a deep understanding of human development, motivation, and mental well-being. Her work in sport and with athletes has given her unique insight into performance anxiety, confidence, and mindset — which she integrates into her counselling with youth, adults, and women alike. Paula’s neurodivergent-informed approach allows her to support clients through ADHD, anxiety, and emotional regulation challenges, helping them develop strategies that work with, not against, their individual wiring.

Paula is particularly passionate about empowering women and mothers, nurturing strong mother-daughter relationships, and guiding clients through life’s transitions with compassion and clarity. Her therapeutic approach is holistic and trauma-informed, addressing the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of wellness.

She strives to create a safe, grounding space where clients can explore their strengths, build resilience, and reconnect with themselves — whether they are athletes navigating sport performance pressures, teens developing identity, or women rediscovering balance and self-worth.

Areas of Focus include: - Neurodivergent (ADHD) Support & Coaching - Child, Youth, and Young Adult Mental Health - Women’s Mental Health and Identity - Mother-Daughter Relationships - Sport, Athlete, and Performance Counselling - Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Regulation - Trauma-Informed and Holistic Care

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Christina, a Registered Social Worker (RSW), holds a BA in Psychology and a MA in Clinical Social Work. With over 6 years of dedicated experience working with children and youth, she brings a deep understanding of their needs to her role. Christina’s passion for making a positive impact on young lives is why she has chosen to pursue clinical social work. Her experiences have encompassed roles in coaching sports, youth after-school programs, and working with youth experiencing complex substance use and mental health adversities.

Christina’s practice commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for children and youth to thrive in. She firmly believes that fostering such an environment is essential for supporting their emotional and psychological growth. Using a child-centred and person-centred approach allows Christina to tailor her interactions to each individual’s unique needs. This approach resonates deeply with her as it empowers individuals to be active participants in their own healing journey.

Christina is particularly drawn to expressive therapies, such as play and art therapy. She recognizes the power of these creative mediums in allowing individuals to communicate complex emotions and experiences that might otherwise be challenging to express verbally. These methods offer a unique opportunity for individuals to explore their thoughts and feelings in a safe and non-judgmental space.

Outside of the professional environment, Christina enjoys spending time in nature, playing beach volleyball, skiing and snowboarding, travelling, and spending time with friends and family.

Areas of Focus: - Children, youth, and families - Grief - Trauma & PTSD - Anxiety & Depression - Self-esteem - Relationship dynamics

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Lindsay is a Pre-Certified Counsellor with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. He takes an integrative, person-centred approach to counselling, recognizing that everyone’s experiences, strengths, and goals are unique. Lindsay believes therapy is a collaborative process and works alongside clients to better understand themselves, explore patterns that may be getting in the way, and create meaningful change.

His approach draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and solution-focused therapy. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, Lindsay adapts his work to each client and what they need from therapy. He strives to create a space where clients feel heard, respected, and accepted, while encouraging curiosity, self-compassion, and personal growth.

Lindsay has a particular interest in supporting adults, children, and youth experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, neurodivergence, challenges with self-esteem and self-worth, emotional regulation, grief, trauma, anger, and relationship difficulties. He especially enjoys working with men who may be looking to better understand themselves, strengthen their emotional resilience, or find greater direction and confidence in their lives.

Lindsay also enjoys working with children and youth, helping them recognize their strengths, build confidence, and develop healthy ways of navigating challenges. He places a strong emphasis on building genuine rapport and creating a safe and supportive environment. He also supports young people and families navigating significant transitions, including separation and divorce.

Before becoming a counsellor, Lindsay spent more than 20 years working in education in Alberta and British Columbia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology from the University of Lethbridge and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Calgary. His background in education, facilitation, and psychoeducation continues to shape his belief that understanding ourselves can be an important first step toward creating positive change.

Outside of counselling, Lindsay enjoys spending time outdoors golfing, camping, fishing, and hiking with his partner and friends. He is a lifelong learner and enjoys reading about psychology and human behaviour, as well as immersing himself in a good fictional novel. He also loves to travel and appreciates the opportunity to experience different cultures, perspectives, and ways of life.

He is currently practicing as an intern under the supervision of Anni Muhlegg BCCSW #10120, CCC # 11264018

Areas of Focus include: · Adults, children, and youth · Anxiety and depression · PTSD and trauma · ADHD and neurodivergence · Self-worth, self-esteem, and confidence · Personal growth and goal setting · Emotional regulation and anger · Grief and loss · Relationship difficulties · Separation, divorce, and family transitions · Narcissistic relationship dynamics

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Works with: Youth (12+), Adults

Session Types: Individuals

Sophia has a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her studies in social work give her the orientation of understanding how systems and relationships affect people and how people affect systems. Her psychology background has given her an understanding of how neurological factors and different kinds of relationships and their dynamics interplay with these systems, and her study in anthropology has shaped the way she understands the role of culture, spirituality, language, and meaning-making in how people understand themselves and their experiences. Sophia brings a range of lived experiences and perspectives that allow her to connect genuinely with people from many walks of life.

Sophia’s approach is trauma-informed, relational, and strengths-based – oriented toward helping clients unlock what is already within them beneath layers of conditioning, defenses, and survival mechanisms. She sees her role as a guide shining a light on the path, walking alongside clients until they find that connection within themselves. Sophia believes a safe therapeutic relationship built on earned trust is the foundation of meaningful change, and she works to establish and sustain authentic safety and attunement throughout the therapeutic process. She currently draws on Somatic Experiencing (SE), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, tailoring her work to the unique needs and goals of each individual. Sophia is a Reiki practitioner and brings an openness to the many dimensions of human experience. No matter what a client’s belief system and orientation, Sophia can find the common language for understanding. Rather than focusing solely on symptom management, Sophia is committed to working collaboratively with clients to understand and address the root causes of their struggles – and to discovering the growth and transformation that can emerge through them.

Sophia holds a strong belief that much of what people experience as personal failing is often the result of simply not having had the opportunity to learn the skills needed to navigate life’s challenges. With a natural teaching orientation, she works with clients to build practical, transferable skills they can take home and apply across many areas of their lives. An avid learner herself, Sophia is constantly expanding her clinical toolbox and has a particular gift for drawing unexpected connections across disciplines – bringing fresh and often surprising insights into the therapeutic space.

Sophia works with individuals aged 12 and up navigating deep personal change, trauma and complex PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, life transitions, neurodiversity, or avoidance and feeling stuck. Sophia has a particular interest in working with Indigenous clients and brings both cultural awareness and personal understanding to this work. She is drawn to supporting clients who are moving through significant challenge or who have felt unseen or underserved by conventional approaches to care.

Outside of her clinical work, Sophia can be found outdoors, reading, exploring spiritual and philosophical traditions, or spending time with her adult children.

Areas of Focus Include: - Trauma & Complex PTSD - Post-Traumatic Growth - Relational Issues - Grief & Loss - Anxiety & Depression - Life Transitions - Neurodiversity - Skill Building & Personal Growth - Spiritual & Existential Concerns

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Nicola is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who brings compassion, experience, and genuine care to her work with the people she supports. She holds a Master of Counselling degree from City University of Seattle and an MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Glasgow, Scotland where she studied before immigrating to Canada. With over ten years of experience supporting individuals through mental health challenges and times of crisis, Nicola creates a space where people feel safe, respected, and truly heard.

Nicola volunteers with the Central Okanagan Hospice Association, supporting individuals with life-limiting illnesses and families after the death of a loved one. She is also part of a provincial disaster psychosocial team, offering support to communities who have been evacuated from or lost their homes during forest fires and other natural disasters.

Nicola is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive space for people from all walks of life. Her work is trauma-informed and tailored to each client’s needs. She draws from several modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and existential therapy.

She especially enjoys working with adolescents and supporting them as they navigate challenges such as ADHD, emotional regulation, self-harm, self-esteem, family dynamics, and anxiety. Nicola has experience providing counselling services to teenagers in Kelowna’s middle school system and values building trusting, collaborative relationships with both youth and their families.

Nicola recognizes that loss is a universal part of being human and that grief can take many forms. She supports individuals experiencing all types of loss including those facing existential loss, such as the loss of dreams, identity, or the life they once imagined. She understands that life can change in unexpected ways, and she offers a compassionate space to make sense of those curveballs and move forward with meaning and care.

A strong believer in lifelong learning, Nicola continually expands her knowledge and skills. She has completed Gottman Couples Therapy Training Levels 1 and 2, Gottman Affairs and Trauma, and Gottman Parenting Coaching, along with additional training in grief and loss and supporting children impacted by trauma. She is currently furthering her education in cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. Nicola has completed San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training and has worked with Indigenous clients all over BC.

Outside of her counselling work, Nicola is a married mum of three school-aged children. She loves spending time outdoors with her family and can often be found by the lake or skiing at Big White.

Areas of Focus include: - Grief, Loss and Bereavement Support - Life Transitions - Women’s Mental Health and Identity - Sleep/Insomnia - Stress and Burnout

Please note that Nicole is not accepting couples or new clients at the Glenmore location.

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