Kelly Johnson-Gahaya

About Kelly

Welcome to Healing Horizons Therapy!

I am accepting new clients for both individual and couples’ sessions. I am currently seeing clients in person and online.

To let you know a little about me, I have a master’s degree in counselling from Providence University and Seminary in Manitoba. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC-ACS) and Approved Clinical Supervisor with the BCACC (BC Association of Clinical Counsellors), as well as a Certified Professional Counsellor (CPC) with PACCP. Additionally, I am a professional member of both the Canadian and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

I am originally from Victoria, BC, and recently moved back with my family to the island after spending many years in Calgary, followed by 12 years as a missionary counsellor in Rwanda, Africa, establishing Lighthouse Counselling and Training Centre in Kigali. www.lighthouserwanda.org.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, across various counselling, training, and supervision roles, I strive to be an empathetic and engaged listener who is passionate about helping people overcome the problems in their lives that impact their daily living. As a counsellor, I am honored to walk alongside you as a guide assisting you in navigating the issues that are concerning to you and uncovering resources, to support you along this journey. My goal is to create a space where you can be authentically yourself.

I believe that developing a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients is essential to the process of emotional and psychological healing.

I believe that my clients are the experts on their own lives and that they need to be in the driver’s seat when it comes to therapy.

I believe that counselling is a journey, not a destination and that each person requires an individualized approach to their counselling.

I work from an integrated approach, utilizing person-centered, attachment-based, and emotion-focused methods to inform my therapy. My areas of expertise include pre-marital and couples therapy, identity issues, mental health, cross-cultural living and spirituality. I am also an Enneagram Accredited Practitioner.

It would be my pleasure to connect with you soon and begin working together.