Who I Work With

I offer psychotherapy services to women of all ages, who know that life can be a whole lot better than it is now. These women are willing to make the changes necessary to improve their emotional and physical well-being in order to become who they’ve always dreamed of being. They just don’t know how yet.

My client base includes women from a wide range of ages and backgrounds from employed office workers to entertainers, homemakers to teachers, single mothers to retired women. What links all of these women is that they have something in their life that is not quite the way they want it to be and are determined to do something to resolve it.

	I came to see you because I knew there were areas in my life that were out of balance- I was eating for emotional reasons, trying to juggle looking after my immediate and extended family, and maintaining a demanding full-time job. I was willing to take action to find the balance I wanted, but couldn't do it on my own. I found your non-judgmental approach made me feel very comfortable. At the same time, you kept me on target by addressing specific areas I needed to work on and offered helpful methods and tools to move me in the right direction. In therapy with you, I learned how to recognize what was bothering me and how I felt about it, and to then make the necessary changes to feel better. I appreciate your specific focus on women's issues and needs as they are unique and need a specific approach like yours to be handled effectively. The money I spent on therapy was a real investment in my overall well-being. Thanks, Esther!

Are Some Of These Statements True For You?

• I eat when I’m not hungry because I feel mad, sad, or even glad.
  
• I experience anxiety, panic attacks, phobia that prevent me from living a ‘normal’ life.
  
• I don’t feel like I have a life anymore. It’s all focused on my partner and children. While I love them a lot, I still feel empty and unfulfilled.
  
• I feel so down I can barely drag myself out of bed in the morning. I don’t feel like my ‘old self’ and I want to feel like that again.
  
• I feel resentful, hurt, and angry a lot of the time because people just walk all over me. I want to stand up for myself, but I don’t know how.
  
• I’ve lost someone (or something) very special to me and it hurts so much I often feel hopeless.
  
• Even though I’m a grown woman, my family still treats me like a little girl. I want to be treated as an adult but don’t know how to get there.
  
• I want an intimate relationship but don’t know how to attract the right partner.
  
• I’m struggling with my relationship and we’re stuck; we can’t seem to get ourselves out of this rut we’re in.

Can I Help You?

I can and will help if you have these values:

• You want to take responsibility for your own life, health, relationships, and success
  
• You see that something has to change and that you need a new approach to help you make that change
  
• You’ve had enough pain (mental and/or physical) and are committed to doing whatever it takes to let it go for good
  
• You are committed to changing for the better for yourself, as well as for your family, friends, and colleagues
  
• You are willing to let go of old ways, behaviours, and habits and try new things
  
• You are aware that you need to invest time, energy, and money in yourself to become the best that you can be

Now that you know more about the people I work with, the problems I help resolve, and the attitude my clients need to ensure success, find out more about how I work.

To book a session or to set up a FREE 15-minute phone consultation, call me at 250.338.1800 or email me. Evening appointments available.

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Esther's office is located in Courtenay (Comox Valley), BC. She provides in-person psychotherapy services for the following communities on Vancouver Island: Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, Cumberland, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Tofino, Port Alberni, and Powell River, British Columbia. She also offers telephone and online video counselling for clients all across Canada including: Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Montreal and many other towns and cities.