Practice information:

Patricia Ruiz, M.A., M.C., R.C.C. offers online counselling services to adult residents of British Columbia. 

I work with adult individuals and couples experiencing challenges in their work, or personal lives. These are some of the areas I work with:

• anxiety, worry, avoidance, perfectionism, self-image
• depression, low mood, rumination, guilt, shame, self-blame
• stress, symptoms of burnout 
• trauma responses
• chronic pain
• life transitions: graduation, immigration, career, relationship, identity, bereavement
• issues of ageing, self-image, peri-, menopause, postmenopause
• grief, loss, and bereavement
• couples and relationship issues, communication challenges, attachment wounds and injuries

My approach is collaborative and relational. I strive to honour your lived experience, autonomy, identity, and culture as we work together, and to support you to strengthen connections with yourself, your values, and your goals. I take a values-based perspective to highlight what's important to you, and to highlight your insights about your experiences. Depending on your needs and goals, we can draw from Narrative, Cognitive Behavioural, Dialectical Behavioural, trauma-informed, mindfulness-, somatic-, and attachment-based approaches to find a combination that will be helpful and healing.  

I'll listen without judgement and support you to process, and gain understanding of what might be needed, nurtured, acknowledged, or released. Together we'll look for what is helpful to bring about meaningful change. I'd be honoured to walk alongside you on your journey of healing, growth, and self-empowerment. For a free 20-minute consultation by phone, or video call, please don't hesitate to contact me.