Individual Therapy
An opportunity to slow down and work through anxiety, burnout, grief, and the transitions that knock you off balance.
Therapy as you are. A place to land
Counselling in North Vancouver & online across BC for anxiety, burnout, grief, and the seasons of life that ask more of you than you have to give.
You might be here because…
- You're holding it all together — but you can't remember the last time you actually exhaled.
- The anxiety won't switch off, even when everything looks fine from the outside.
- You're burnt out from carrying everyone — at work, at home, in the world.
- Something happened, and your body still hasn't caught up.
- A relationship feels distant, and you want to find your way back to each other.
- There's a grief about the world that you don't quite know where to put.
If any of that lands, this is a place to slow down. You don't have to have it figured out, and you don't have to do it alone.
Hi, I’m Emily (she/her). I’m so glad you are here.
You won't find a blank, nodding stranger across the room from me.
I show up as a whole person — warm, present, and curious — because I think that's part of what makes it safe enough for you to do the same.
Before I was a therapist, I spent years guiding people through the backcountry, days at a time, far from the noise. Experiencing the impact nature has on our mental health was what led me to this work. I’d watch people soften, open up, laugh, and remember they were stronger and more connected than they'd given themselves credit for.
That settling is the heart of what led me to become a therapist and how I still work. My hope is to create a space where you can slow down enough to feel safe, and your own capacity can come back online.
In our sessions, humour and pain often sit side by side. All of you is welcome here: the witty and the wounded, the confident and the confused.
How can I help
Book free 20 minute consult call
Couples & Relationship Therapy
Room for two people to settle, reconnect, and find their way back to each other.
Walk & Talk Therapy
Therapy in motion, outdoors. For a lot of people, walking in nature may feel more comfortable than sitting in an office.
Workshops & speaking
I also speak and lead workshops at the intersection of climate, mental health, and our connection to the natural world.
How I work with you
What matters most is that you feel safe enough to settle.
I draw on trauma-informed, relational, and nature-based approaches, but the method matters less than what happens between us.
Change tends to come when you feel genuinely met: not judged, not managed, just accompanied. My job is to help create the conditions where that's possible. The rest unfolds at your pace.
“Someone once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” Mary Oliver
Not sure if we're a fit? Let's just talk.
I offer a free 20-minute consultation for new clients — no pressure, no commitment. A chance to slow down, ask a few questions, and see how it feels to be in the room with me.
Free 20 minute consult callor email hello@emilypotts.ca