* Currently Not Accepting New Clients *
(CCC), M.ACP.
Founder & Canadian Certified Counsellor
Suki Ó Huallacháin
Canadian Certified Counsellor (#10005014)
Hi, I'm Suki.
You probably didn't wake up one day and decide to stop enjoying your life. It happened slowly. You used to love your job. Now you're dreading it by Sunday night. You keep thinking you just need a break, but you've had breaks. You came back and nothing changed. The things that used to matter to you don't really do it anymore. You can't remember the last time you actually felt like yourself.
You're still functioning. You show up, you deliver, you probably look fine to everyone around you. Nobody knows what it's actually taking to hold it together. You come home and you have nothing left.
I work with high-achieving women who are exhausted and have never had a space that was just for them. I have worked in the mental health field for 11 years, including as a therapist for 6 years in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. I pay attention to what is happening in your body, not just what you are saying, because your body has been trying to tell you something long before your brain was ready to listen. I am trained in ACT, EFT, Brainspotting, EMDR, and trauma-informed practices. The goal is not to turn you into a different person. It is to help you feel like yourself again, maybe for the first time in a long time.
Things start to shift. Mornings are not something you have to get through anymore. You do good work and then you actually leave it. You sleep. You're present with people you love instead of just being physically there. The things that used to bring you joy start coming back. You've learned that your needs matter as much as everyone else's, and you've actually started acting like it
Clinical Hours
Monday: 2pm-7pm
Thursday: 2pm-7pm
Friday 12pm-4pm (Virtual)
Saturday: 11am-4pm
Specialties
Burnout and work transition
Healthcare workers
Women in long term recovery
Modalities
EMDR
Brainspotting
EFT
ACT
Education
Masters of Counselling Psychology (2018)
Brainspotting- Canadian Prairies Institute for Midbrain Therapies (2024)
Media & Publications
Fearless Practice Podcast:
🎧 Listen Here
Purpose & Profit Podcast:
🎧 Listen Here
Beyond the Bio
Because therapy is human & so are we.
Hershey, My Rescue Chihuahua
Small but mighty and full of attitude.
Favourite Movie: What We Do in the Shadows
Proof that deadpan humour is an art form.
Favourite Place I’ve Travelled: Ireland
Great food, even better people, and endless charm.
Who I Work With
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Nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, lawyers, accountants, and other professionals who are used to being the capable one in every room. A lot of them have spent so long taking care of everyone else that asking for help feels foreign, even a little uncomfortable.
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You love your culture and your family and it's also exhausting to carry their expectations. Maybe therapy makes you feel guilty or ungrateful. Maybe you've never had a space where you didn't have to explain yourself first. You do here.
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You've worked hard to get here. You're in long-term sustained recovery, you have support around you , and now you're ready to go deeper. To turn toward the trauma that's been waiting, and finally do the healing work that recovery has made possible.
How I Work
I draw from a range of approaches depending on what you actually need.
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Helps you stop fighting your thoughts and feelings and start building a life that feels meaningful, even when things are hard.
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Helps you understand your emotional patterns and how they show up in your relationships with others and with yourself.
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Works with the body and the brain together to access and process experiences that are stored below the level of conscious thought.
All of my work is trauma-informed, which means I understand that what happened to you shapes how you experience the world & I work with that, not around it.
What to Expect in Sessions
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Stress doesn't live in your thoughts, it lives in your chest, your shoulders, your gut. A lot of people have spent years trying to think or talk their way out of how they feel. It hasn't worked, because that's not where the feeling lives. We go to where it actually is.
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Warm, direct, and there will be laughter, even when we're talking about hard things. You won't feel like you're being observed or analyzed. You'll feel like you're talking to someone who is genuinely present with you.
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No buzzwords, no acronyms you have to Google later. If I use a term you don't recognize, I'll explain it in plain language. You should always know what we're doing and why, education is power.
Have you ever felt like you’re not good enough?
Is it hard for you to find your own voice?
FAQs
Why can’t I relax?
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If you cannot relax even when you finally have time to, it is because your body has been in go-mode for so long it has forgotten how to actually switch off. You sit down, you finally have a free hour, and your brain immediately starts running through everything you should be doing instead. That is not a personal failing — that is a nervous system that has been trained to stay alert. Part of our work together is helping your body relearn what safe and still actually feels like.
Why do compliments make me uncomfortable?
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Compliments feel uncomfortable because somewhere along the way you learned that your value is in what you produce, not who you are. So when someone tells you that you did a great job, it does not land, it just makes you anxious about keeping it up, or convinced they do not have the full picture. A lot of high-achieving women feel this way and never say it out loud. It is one of the quieter ways shame shows up, and it is absolutely something we can work on.
Why do I feel like a fraud at work even though I am clearly good at my job?
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Feeling like a fraud at work, even when you are clearly good at your job, usually means that no matter how much you achieve, the bar just keeps moving. You chalk your wins up to luck and your mistakes up to character. You are waiting to be found out, even though the evidence says otherwise. This is incredibly common in high-achieving women, especially those who have had to work harder than others to get where they are. It is exhausting, and you do not have to keep living inside it.
Why do I replay everything I said in meetings?
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Replaying everything you said in meetings is your brain's way of trying to protect you — if it analyses the conversation enough times, maybe it can stop you from getting it wrong next time. It is not a quirk. It is exhausting, and it never ends neutrally. It always lands on you deciding you said the wrong thing. That loop is something we work on directly, and it does get quieter.
Why do I feel behind compared to other women my age?
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Feeling behind compared to other women your age usually means you are comparing your inside to everyone else's outside. The woman who looks like she has it all together is also Googling this at midnight. This is incredibly common among high-achieving women, especially when you have spent your whole life hitting the next milestone and immediately moving the goalposts. We work on where that comes from and what it is actually costing you.
