Rebecca Ruth Goutal, BFA, RTC

(she/her), Associate Counsellor,

Rebecca is a Nelson, BC-based therapist serving clients remotely online and in the Central Kootenay Area.

Rebecca offers flexible online therapy options to fit your busy schedule. She is available for virtual sessions anytime, anywhere, so you can receive top-notch support from the comfort of your home or on the go.

Rebecca offers in-person sessions in Nelson.

Rebecca is our Relationship Specialist and couples counsellor, who also works with individuals. She offers a person-centred, holistic approach to supporting people to connect with their innate wisdom to heal, grow, and thrive.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts with a minor in Social Practice & Community Engagement, a Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology and an Advanced Certificate in Transformative Justice, including training in Non-Violent Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation.

Honouring the unique context of peoples’ experiences, she supports people on their transformational path through anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, loss, loneliness, depression, healing trauma, and creating resilience.

She has been working with people of diverse backgrounds for over 15 years and provides facilitation to support healing, creative empowerment, Self-leadership, and healthy relationships. Her sessions are informed by Experiential, Somatic, Transpersonal Psychology, Cognitive, Wisdom Traditions, Family Systems, Attachment Science, nature-based, and Expressive Arts methods.

Rebecca’s focus is to create a safe, warm, inclusive atmosphere where the fear and shame that often hold us back from healing can soften through an experience of compassionate acceptance and deeply attuned therapeutic support.

“As I listen deeply and we work together, I offer experiential processes to help people embody personal discovery and safely process difficult experiences, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and patterns, bringing to light new possibilities, practices, & skills aligned with their core self, strengths & goals. The journey is one of development toward a greater sense of wholeness, connection, fulfillment, and joy in life.

Relationships and Couple Counselling are a special interest of mine because they so greatly impact the quality of our life. I’m passionate about healing in all forms of relationship (both internal & external), helping people to improve communication skills and move beyond defenses, to get in touch on a deep level, bring compassion to the core struggle, and create healing & transformation.”

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