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*Evening Availability*

Welcome.

I'm so glad you've landed here. My name is Katrina Moore-Pettersson (she/her). I am a registered social worker offering clinical counselling in-office and in the great outdoors in Nelson, British Columbia, as well as virtual and telephone sessions across British Columbia and Ontario.

First and foremost, I believe that YOU have an inherent ability to heal and that all of the wisdom you need already exists within. My role is to collaborate with you to reconnect you to this ability to heal and to guide you back to the wise places within.

I draw upon a range of therapeutic modalities and theories including Somatic Experiencing® , Internal Family Systems/Parts Work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness methods, nature-based/adventure therapy, Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, and Polyvagal Theory.

I strive to co-create (with you) a compassionate, inclusive, judgement-free space for you to come as you are. My professional and personal values are rooted in social justice and thus, I maintain an intersectional, strengths-based, relational and anti-oppressive lens in my practice.

I work with and welcome a variety of populations, including teenagers (18 +), adults and older populations of all different backgrounds and gender identities.

"I know our wounds are deep as the Atlantic.
But every ocean has a shoreline
and every shoreline has a tide
that is constantly returning
to wake the songbirds in our hands,
to wake the music in our bones.”

-Andrea Gibson

I support those experiencing:

- Early/Developmental Trauma & Attachment Struggles
- Trauma & PTSD
- Grief, Loss, and Transition
- Anxiety & Depression
- Poor Self-worth
- Anger issues
- Eating Disorders & Body Image Challenges
-PMS/PMDD
- Relationships and Dating Issues
- High Sensitivity (Highly Sensitive Persons)
- Chronic Pain
*2SLGBTQIA+ Allied
*(Dis)Ability Allied

Please note: I am not currently accepting clients who are experiencing moderate to severe suicidal ideation.

I acknowledge the tmixʷ (Syilx okanagan), snʕickstx tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (Sinixt) and ɁamakɁis (Ktunaxa) peoples, as well as many other diverse Indigenous persons, including the Metis, whose traditional and stolen territory I live, work, and play within. I offer my gratitude to these peoples who have stewarded this land since time immemorial and continue to demonstrate resilience in the face of ongoing colonialism. I continue to unlearn and decolonize my relationship with myself, with the human and more than human beings of this world, and with the land around me as part of my commitment to reconciliation.