250-888-0670

richard@richardnevin.ca

Office Address

7945A Arthur Drive
Saanichton, BC V8M 1V2

250-888-0670

richard@richardnevin.ca

Office Address

7945A Arthur Drive
Saanichton, BC V8M 1V2

250-888-0670

richard@richardnevin.ca

Office Address

7945A Arthur Drive
Saanichton, BC V8M 1V2

Emergencies: Please call 911 or go to Royal Jubilee Hospital Emergency or call the Central Vancouver Island Crisis Society at 1-888-494-3888.

Individual Counselling

People come to see me because they want something to change. They have been trying to change on their own, sometimes for decades and still feel unsatisfied. Trying to figure out how to make the change we want to happen on our own often leads to frustration, disappointment, and settling for less than a fully satisfying life.

Relationship Counselling

We live in a culture where many expectations are placed on us. The stresses of everyday life can take their toll on your relationship. If your relationship has become an additional source of stress rather than a source of support, counselling can help you to move through the barriers that keep you feeling separate, isolated and unsupported.

Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing is a naturalistic approach to resolving and healing trauma developed by Peter Levine, PhD. Based on his observations that highly stressed animals recover from life-threatening situations through the completion of “Fight, Flight or Freeze” responses without any remaining trauma symptoms, Dr. Levine noted the same capacity in humans.

Traumatic Stress

“When the nervous system is overwhelmed, a dysfunctional neurological pattern is set in motion. And that pattern tends to recreate itself and persist, even when it has outlived its usefulness. When we are in a state of traumatic activation, we lose our ability to respond freely and flexibly in present time; instead, we react.” – Dr. Peter Levine

Somatic Experiencing Touch

Many therapies utilize touch, including massage, physiotherapy, and bodywork. Each therapeutic approach has a specific orientation and focus. The option to include physical touch in our work together can be a useful tool to support a healthy range of regulation and stability in the nervous system and other body systems.

Richard Nevin

Psychedelic Support & Integration

Although I do not provide products containing psilocybin or MDMA, I do provide support to people who are contemplating using these substances or have used them and would like support to process and integrate their experiences.

About Richard

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and psychotherapist with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I have earned a Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology degree from the University of Victoria. I have also completed a three-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner training and a two-year Touch Work for Psychotherapists training with the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute.

Evolution to fullness, clarity, and love is our life’s purpose.

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