Tara Pinsonnault

Have you learned to adapt yourself for love? Safety? Belonging? Survival? Me too. Welcome to being human.

We are conditioned by our formative experiences, our caretakers, and our culture. But we are not bound to those burdens. We were meant to feel safe, to express love, and to receive love. This is the journey of the soul.

In my practice, I guide clients through the journey of the soul, moving through the spaces of psychological descent into the ground of healing. I believe true growth happens in the liminal spaces where we meet our shadow, mourn what has been lost, and integrate what we have lived through. We cultivate the self-compassion and inner sovereignty needed for your own authentic ascent.

All human emotions belong. I am here to witness you with loving, skillful presence, so the burden of shame can be lifted. You have space to grieve, feel, be seen, and rise. This is not just talk therapy. This is your hero’s journey in living form.

I am Gaia Sophia, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), psychotherapist, and spiritual healer. I have spent more than 20 years working with the body, psyche, and spirit, bringing together counselling psychology, somatic practice, depth-oriented psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, attachment-informed work, mindfulness, and spiritual practice.

I don't believe that the parts of you that struggle, protect, avoid, control, or become overwhelmed are the problem. They developed for a reason. Together, we become curious about what these patterns are trying to accomplish, what they have protected, and what becomes possible when they no longer have to work so hard.

My work is psychologically grounded and deeply human. We look beneath the presenting problem to the beliefs, emotional imprints, relationships, and adaptations that shape the way you move through the world. We bring awareness to what is happening not only in your thoughts, but in your body, emotions, relationships, and sense of self.

I offer a safe place where you are in the driver's seat, and you welcome me into your inner landscape as a guest. I look with love and draw on my decades of experience to help you see that there is love inside you as well, no matter what pain, shame, guilt, or trapped beliefs may be there.

I have spent my life exploring human consciousness and spiritual practice. This is my favourite threshold to sit in. I will be your biggest fan. Markers of healing, to me, are feeling fully like yourself; having a greater capacity for both joy and grief; enjoying the presence of the moment; and giving and receiving love, especially to yourself.

My intention is not to tell you who you should become. It is to help you uncover what has been obscuring who you already are.

If you are ready for honest, meaningful inner work, I invite you to explore my website.

I offer individual sessions in person in Squamish and online throughout British Columbia.