Heather Thrasher

About Heather

I work from a Humanistic perspective, integrating interventions and tools from various modalities including: Narrative therapy, ADEP, CBT, DBT, and Emotion-Focused therapy, positive psychology including a trauma-informed lens.
I offer queer-affirmative, individual, family, and couple counselling from the comfort of my offices in the qathet region and Powell River or downtown Victoria, BC.
I also am able to offer virtual services (video/phone) through my online platform with NousTalk.

I see my role as walking along beside you through your journey. Supporting and gently challenging your understanding and narrative for your life to help you gain further insight and understanding into yourself.

I identify as a cis-gender woman with a Metis and settler ancestry. I work affirmatively with neurodiverse folks and am invested in adjusting my counselling process to meet the unique needs of individuals on the ASD spectrum and with ADHD, FASD, OCD and other cognitive/behavioural diagnoses.

My background includes years of working with youth, children, and families, and supporting survivors of abuse and trauma in ways that create safety through validation and removing shame. I have additional experience with addiction including treatment support and harm-reduction. I love working with youth as they begin to assert themselves and establish their identity, learning coping strategies, navigating relationships , and strengthen communication. In addition I have experience working in remote and isolated communities in Northern BC.

I have my Level I training in Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI) which is an evidence-based training for the treatment of complex trauma and PTSD. I have also taken courses in Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy
(EFT-I/EFT-C) for Individuals and Couples.
I am also in the process of completing my course work for my certification as a registered mediator and s.211 – Views of the Child – report writer.