Kara Wouters
Counselor -
Taking the risk of reaching out and asking for help may feel scary or overwhelming.Kara Wouters understands this and approaches the process with great respect, care and compassion. She is committed to providing a safe space without judgment and to meeting you wherever you’re at in your journey. She is accepting and loving and understands the healing power of laughter and humor. She approaches sessions with openness and curiosity; accountability and self-awareness, and a willingness to engage in vulnerable connections.Kara specializes in working with clients on issues related to grief and loss, anxiety, relationship and marital conflict, addiction, childhood trauma, body image and self-esteem, and codependency. Kara offers a multidisciplinary range of skills including emotion-focused, experiential, interpersonal, and systemic approaches to assist clients in meeting the unique challenges they bring to each session.Kara Wouters is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with a diploma in transpersonal psychology from Clearmind International Institute. She is currently studying Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy from the AEDP Institute. She offers individual and couples counselling online or in person from her office in Victoria BC, Canada.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Addiction
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Behavioral Issues
Blended Family Issues
Body Image
Breakups
Bullying
Cancer
Codependency
Commitment Issues
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couples therapy
Depression
Dissociation
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Drug Use
Emotional Disturbance
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Forgiveness
grief
Guilt
Inadequacy
Individuation
Irritability
Jealousy
Life Coaching
Loss
Loss or Grief
Mood Disorders
Obsessions and Compulsions
pain
Panic
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
AEDP
Coaching
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
experiential
Experiential Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Feminist
Gestalt
Gottman Method
Harm Reduction
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Mindfulness
Person Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic
psychotherapy
Relational Therapy
Self-Compassion
Transpersonal
Modality