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I have temporarily moved my counselling services to outdoor or video-based counselling in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feel free to contact me at 778-829-8959, lu@lulam.ca, to find out more about my Counselling Services.
You will know the answer for yourself from inside. Keep listening.
Dipa Ma
As a Somatic Counsellor, my intention is to meet you gently, where ever you're at. Together, we figure out wise and kind pathways through the challenges or questions you may be asking by accessing your body, mind and heart's intelligence . By supporting you to listen to the body, we tune into the natural intelligence of the body's orientation to wellness.
Listening to the body can encourage us to reclaim our life force/energy, prevent further fragmentation of who we are, and has potential to liberate our minds and hearts. My somatic approach is trauma based, grounded in social justice/anti-oppression understanding and rooted in the traditional lineage of mindfulness. Traditionally, the first foundation of mindfulness is mindfulness of the body because the body is viewed as a rich site to skillfully cultivate pathways out of suffering, towards wellness, happiness and contentment.
I work with adults who want to:
- cultivate embodied mindfulness for resiliency, healing and wellness.
- discover their life’s purpose
- have happier and healthier relationships
- increase joy and meaning in life
- thrive
- take care of difficult emotions like
- heartbreak
- sorrow/depression
- fear/anxiety
- grief
- unbearable loneliness
- burn out
- move through life challenges such as
- gender transitions
- everyday multiple oppression
- questions of identity, including ancestry, gender, sexuality, class, disability, faith/spirituality
- immigration and re-location
- chronic illness
- relationship losses
When we are suffering, I believe we are often driven by distorted perceptions of who we are. The roots of these distortions may be located in our family of origin, impacts of colonization and inter-generational trauma, and the cumulative effects of everyday hostilities such as racism, classism and transphobia. Habit patterns form as our best efforts to feel better in conditions that harmed us or that did not support our thriving. These habit patterns are often sparked by unconscious responses felt within the body. When we internalize these distortions, and disconnect from the body's natural processes of metabolizing for example, racialized class based trauma, we lose touch with who we are authentically. We lose trust in our own capacity for wisdom, self- compassion, inner freedom, and openness to life itself.
It is rewarding work to witness another being’s whole hearted self-rediscovery. I am committed to centering what you need and want throughout the therapeutic process, collaborating gently, listening deeply, non-judgmentally, and working efficiently. I include the body’s wisdom in relationship to our spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health, integrating the person’s worldviews.
How do I know if your counselling approach will work for me?
Are you called to change a pattern in your life that is no longer serving you?
Are you willing and interested in meeting the present moment to connect with body sensations, the feelings, the thoughts you are having? Contacting the present moment in these ways can access intelligence, trauma recovery, healing that is inaccessible through only thinking and talking through.
Do you have the conditions in your life to meet consistently, every 2-3 weeks for up to 6-8 sessions?
Does meeting by video or in person in nature best support your therapeutic change process?
If you have sense a yes to the questions above, I encourage you to reach out and book an initial consult with me.
For a free 20 min initial consultation, feel free to contact me at 778-829-8959, lu@lulam.ca.
Fee
Individual Sessions are 60 min. for $190.48 + GST.
Total cost is $200/ 60 min session.
Payment
Payment is due at the beginning of each session. Payment methods include e-transfer and credit card.
Insurance
Let your insurer know I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) #12193 with CCPA to confirm if you are eligible for counselling coverage.
Cancellation
Cancellations require a minimum of 24 hrs notice or the full session fee will be charged.
Hours
Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Locations
Nature Therapy Locations
Video Counselling