Daria James

she/her/hers
Certified Canadian Counsellor

Location: Vancouver, North Vancouver & Virtual

I am grateful to be able to work and learn on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Counsellor

I strongly believe that within pain and difficulties–if we are willing to enter into those difficulties – there are doorways to healing, resilience, and profound wisdom and insight. I am a collaborative ally, helping to create the safety that supports your nervous system, for healing and change. Fundamentally, when you can start to work with difficulties with the right safety and support, you can reconnect with your deepest inner capacities for change.

Therapeutic Approaches: Somatic Therapy, Mindfulness principles, Narrative Therapy, Depth Psychology, Gestalt and IFS parts work, Neuro affirming practices, Systemic Family Therapy, and relational couples work.

Education: BA in Psychology UBC, MA Psychology Counselling City University, Certificate in Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy Certificate Additional Training: MBCT, DBT, Hakomi, SFT, I have worked extensively in health care, primary care and mental health care settings with individuals from all walks of life. I am a strong ally and enjoy working with the LGTBQ2S+ communities. I am deeply committed to a neuro-affirming, trauma-informed practice, as well as anti-oppressive practice, and my ongoing educational choices reflect this.