What problem do you strive to overcome?
Problem: People sometimes feel they are alone and no one understands what they’re going through. They might just ‘push through’, try things that work for others unsuccessfully, or find things they like that they can’t keep up anymore. These efforts can leave anyone feeling stuck, tired, and looking for change.
Solution: I use an approach that is holistic, practical, and strengths-focused to honour individuals’ unique experiences, needs, and hopes for therapy.
Result: I strive to foster a therapeutic relationship of understanding, possibility, and direction to best support clients wherever they are in their mental health journey.
Experience:
Veronika is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and an Athabasca University graduate with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. In the past seven years, Veronika has helped many people in the areas of mental health and performance as an assistant sports coach, peer support worker, clinical counsellor, and mental performance consultant.
Over the past two years, she has worked at Bach Counselling Group and LifeWorks Canada working with and assessing clients with depression, anxiety, trauma experiences, and more. She has also volunteered at two post-secondary institutions to deliver individual and group workshops on mental health and wellness to athletes, coaches, and teams.
Client Focus: Individuals, adolescents (starting at 14+)
Types of therapy: CBT, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, mindfulness and acceptance-based therapeutic practices, Motivational Interviewing, and DBT (groups).
Issues:
(Standard) Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, work-school-life balance, burnout, ADHD, body image, self-esteem, perfectionism, and eating disorders.
(Specialties) Performance anxiety, performance enhancement, and stress management.
More than just my work:
Favourite Quote
“…I shall be telling this with a sigh,
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”
—excerpt from Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken
- I used to play varsity soccer at UBC and have since transitioned into running and strength training – sport and exercise have been integral in learning about myself and celebrating my mind and body every day.
- I love animals (especially my two cats), travelling, and being in nature.
- I can say the alphabet backwards fairly quickly!
