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A somatic, RELATIONAL APPROACH

Collaborative and Compassionate Online Therapy Based In Vancouver, BC

My Commitment

I’m committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful environment that opens space for increasing hope and resilience. I strive to support my clients to identify and appreciate their own strengths and their abilities to make meaningful change, and to envision infinite possibilities.

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resilience

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openness

acceptance

curiosity

mindfulness

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Professional therapist Patricia Ruiz M.A.

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Hi, I’m Patricia.

(she/her/ella)

Welcome! It’s so good to have you here.

At some point in our lives, we may just need to get some support to get through life’s challenges. I work with adult individuals and couples who are experiencing, or have experienced anxiety, depression, stress, trauma responses, relationship and communication challenges, attachment wounds and injuries, life transitions, issues of ageing, and/or grief, loss, and bereavement.


As we work together, I’ll listen, and you’ll be heard and seen without judgement. I strive to honour your lived experience, autonomy, identity, and culture, and to support you to strengthen connections with yourself, your values, goals, and preferred ways of knowing and being. Together we’ll look for what is helpful to bring about meaningful change. 

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Online Counselling Services

I use evidence-based approaches to address a wide range of concerns in support of your healing and personal growth. These are my areas of special interest and training: anxiety, depression, stress, trauma responses, relationship and communication challenges, attachment wounds and injuries, life transitions, issues of ageing, and/or grief, loss, and bereavement. 

Appointments are scheduled through the Jane App. The Jane App is compliant with The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Each online appointment is encrypted, and anonymous. They are not recorded, or stored in any way.  

individuals

I use collaborative, somatic (body-based), narrative-informed, and trauma-informed approaches to highlight the strengths, mental wellness, and resilience of my clients. We’ll explore your concerns, and hopes for therapy, as we’ll set goals for our work together. My strength-based approach emphasizes the exploration of body awareness and wisdom, ways of thinking, emotions, and responses, and is rooted in a supportive therapeutic relationship.

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relationships

I work with couples and those in relationships to find ways of communicating and relating that strengthen connection, communication, and meaning. I encourage understanding of the needs of each partner, as well as the needs of the relationship itself. My strength-based approach emphasizes the exploration of needs and desires, interactions, language, culture, body awareness and wisdom, ways of thinking, emotions, and responses, and is rooted in a supportive therapeutic relationship.

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Hear from those who have worked with me

I hope these testimonials serve as a guiding light, offering valuable insights into the compassionate care, transformative experiences, and positive outcomes others have experienced through our therapeutic conversations.

Testimonials
Conveying understanding, empathy, and nonjudgment

“Patricia is able to convey understanding and empathy in a nonjudgmental way. She builds therapeutic relationships with care, openness, and transparency, as she listens attentively, and explores the clients’ perspectives, approaching this as an area of ethical responsibility to her clients.”

Grow, think, reflect

“Every session was unique, with what my heart needed at that specific moment. I felt every session was special that it had something that helped me to grow, think, reflect.”

Being heard

“We were able to go past listening, to take things as learning. With tools to handle everything. I felt I was being heard. I was reinforced, taught new skills, new tools to handle everything.”

Envisioning Purpose

“At the beginning it was really difficult for me to express what was going on, to talk, to remember. My level of anxiety was so high…Things were really tough. Now… I see things with a different purpose. I'm able to talk about things. Sometimes they're painful, but they don't take my peace away.”

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Exploring resilience…

Different things work for different people. This blog is a collection of ideas and thoughts about ways we can cultivate resilience in our everyday lives.