Virginia Chomley

Virginia is an experienced Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Art Therapist with a Master of Counselling Psychology and Art Therapy.  She takes an holistic approach to supporting adults toward healing, growth, and empowerment. She is warm, compassionate, sensitive, and highly attuned to the emotions of others.

Virginia believes in the capacity of every person to overcome challenges, achieve their goals, and feel hopeful for their future. She believes in the innate drive we all possess for self-actualisation and self-realisation, a drive that may have been encumbered by past trauma, conditioning, negative beliefs and self-doubt. Over the past ten years, Virginia has worked with hundreds of clients and experienced firsthand how people can overcome these obstacles and achieve real and lasting change. Virginia offers virtual counselling to residents of British Columbia. 

Virginia is trained in:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
• Somatic Trauma Healing
• EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma
• Sexual Abuse Intervention
• Adlerian Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Art Therapy

Professional Experience

Over the past ten years, Virginia has worked in schools, community mental health, employment assistance programs, and private practice, supporting children, youth, adults and families with a wide range of complex mental health issues and challenges. 

She has extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, childhood and complex trauma including PTSD, post-traumatic growth, family issues, ADHD, and sexual abuse recovery.

A previous career in marketing and communications led to a special interest in employee wellbeing, and since 2021 Virginia has had the opportunity to facilitate mental health groups and workshops across the USA with the International Association of Administration Professionals (IAAP).

To discuss your goals and see if working together feels like a good fit,  book a free consultation.  

Areas of Focus

Virginia works with adults and young adult clients mostly seeking support for:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Childhood Trauma and PTSD
• Sexual Assault
• Stress & Burnout
• Family of Origin Issues
• ADHD 
• Self-Esteem
• Workplace Issues & Careers
• Women's Health 
• Difficult Life Transitions
• Finding Meaning and Purpose

Please book a complimentary 15-minute consultation to discuss your goals, ask any questions you may have, and see if it feels like a good fit to work together.