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Welcome to Soma House Counselling & Wellness. We’re a multidisciplinary practice offering:
🧠Clinical Counselling with Farnaz*: Compassionate, client-centred, and directive therapy for trauma, anxiety, grief, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm. Farnaz works with all ages and also offers EMDR therapy.
💆Massage with Jacqueline (Not an RMT): Relaxation and deep tissue massage to calm the nervous system and ease tension.
🧘🏻♀️Somatic Yoga with Melody: Gentle movement, breathwork, and body awareness to support regulation and healing. ✨ Can’t find a time that works? Email Melody at Melody@somahouse.ca with your scheduling needs.
⚕️⚖️🍎 Holistic Nutrition with Allison: Whole-body nutrition and lifestyle guidance tailored to your energy, digestion, and hormonal needs.
Service Coverage Under Benefits Providers
Farnaz is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Most extended health plans accept receipts from CCCs, but please confirm your coverage. She offers counselling in British Columbia and unregulated provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Newfoundland & Labrador). If your plan covers CCCs, receipts are typically eligible for reimbursement.
Direct billing is available for: Pacific Blue Cross, Medavie Blue Cross (for Veterans Affairs Canada members), Autism Funding Unit (AFU) — if Farnaz is approved as a service provider for your family (please confirm details with AFU directly).
Yoga , Massage, and Holistic Nutrition may be covered under a Wellness or Health Spending Account. Please check with your provider.
Payment Options & Cancellation Policy
We accept e-transfers, Interac, and credit cards via Square (3% fee + GST). Cash is not accepted.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy consists of eight phases, each designed to help individuals process distressing memories and develop healthier responses. Here’s a brief overview:
1) History-Taking – The therapist gathers information about the client’s history, identifies target memories, and develops a treatment plan.
2) Preparation – The therapist explains EMDR, builds trust, and teaches relaxation techniques to help the client manage distress.
3) Assessment – The client selects a target memory and identifies related emotions, beliefs, and body sensations.
4) Desensitization – Bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping) is used to process the memory until it becomes less distressing.
5) Installation – Positive beliefs are reinforced to replace negative ones linked to the traumatic memory.
6) Body Scan – The client checks for any remaining physical tension or discomfort related to the memory and continues processing if needed.
7) Closure – The therapist ensures the client feels stable and provides coping strategies to use between sessions.
8) Reevaluation – In later sessions, the therapist checks progress, revisits any remaining distress, and adjusts the treatment as needed.
Each phase builds on the last, helping clients process trauma in a safe and structured way.
Massage By Jacqueline Guerrier (Not an RMT)
Jacqueline is a graduate of Vancouver Island University’s Esthetics and Spa Therapy Certificate Program. She offers personalized massage services, combining deep tissue and trigger point therapy to release tension, reduce stress, and restore balance. She also provides relaxation massage, drawing from her spa experience to create a soothing, restorative treatment. Please note that communication is key to an enjoyable experience—pressure, depth, and techniques can always be adjusted to suit you, ensuring a comfortable and personalized session.
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