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It’s good to have you here. Below you’ll find the available sessions offered through ACW Counselling either with Arianna or Emily.

If you’re reaching out specifically for an Internal Family System (IFS) session or a relational somatic therapy session, please let us know when you book in.

Our new office location, as of April 01, 2025 will be **367 4th Street in Courtenay - when you arrive, press the arrow buttons to find “ACW Counselling” and then press the green call button. When I buzz you in please come into the waiting room, and I’ll come get you when it’s time to begin.

Arianna’s registration # with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors is 14460, should you need it for insurance purposes. This number can be used for sessions with Emily Guinane as well, as she is under Arianna’s supervision.

At this time we only do direct billing with Pacific Blue Cross.

Looking forward to sitting with you soon,

Arianna & Emily.

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Sessions
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Individual Therapy

Individual therapy involves being in a meaningful relationship with your therapist who can help to facilitate a non-judgmental space where you feel heard and seen. There is potential to navigate your desired healing by leaning into the support of your therapist and the gifts and training they bring into the space. This can be a short or long-term relationship and one that is co-created between ... Read More

Individual therapy involves being in a meaningful relationship with your therapist who can help to facilitate a non-judgmental space where you feel heard and seen. There is potential to navigate your desired healing by leaning into the support of your therapist and the gifts and training they bring into the space. This can be a short or long-term relationship and one that is co-created between the two of you.

Clinical Supervision for Students or Practicing Therapists

These clinical supervision sessions are for therapists who are seeking support in their work. Clinical supervision time can be used to consult about clients, therapist experiences in the field or for direct supervision (viewing a video or audio of sessions). Supervision can be both personally and professionally useful, while also being widely understood as "best practice" when working in the th... Read More

These clinical supervision sessions are for therapists who are seeking support in their work. Clinical supervision time can be used to consult about clients, therapist experiences in the field or for direct supervision (viewing a video or audio of sessions). Supervision can be both personally and professionally useful, while also being widely understood as "best practice" when working in the therapy realm. Hours can be used towards BCACC certification.

Nature Therapy

*For returning clients only* 90-minutes spent outdoors at a location of our choosing. This meeting involves co-collaboration between you, me, the elements of nature that surround us, ritual, and the holding of a spiritual container. It gives you the opportunity to invite in the support of natural elements and experience your sensations in connection with the land.

Low-Cost Counselling

Connect with a practicum student to receive support at a lower-cost in support of economic justice and accessibility. Our practicum student is completing their Masters in Counselling Psychology and receives weekly supervision and guidance from Arianna as well as their affiliated academic program. We offer a number of sliding scale options to help make counselling accessible to those who oth... Read More

Connect with a practicum student to receive support at a lower-cost in support of economic justice and accessibility. Our practicum student is completing their Masters in Counselling Psychology and receives weekly supervision and guidance from Arianna as well as their affiliated academic program.

We offer a number of sliding scale options to help make counselling accessible to those who otherwise could not afford it. If this starting fee is a barrier to you, please reach out to Arianna (hi@acwcounselling.com) or speak directly to Emily.

Arianna Clarke-Watts

I feel passionately about healing and counselling work and provide a warm and welcoming space for my clients. In my philosophy of care I believe you possess strengths and insights unique to you as an individual; my job is to hold space and draw on my tools to help you in the process of your own empowerment. I endeavour to offer you a safe space to unburden, heal and come home to yourself.

I feel passionately about healing and counselling work and provide a warm and welcoming space for... Read More

Emily Guinane
(She/Her/Hers)

I am a student counsellor offering accessible counselling to help support you through times of transition, crisis and uncertainty.

I have a passion for grief and loss counselling. This includes the grief and loss that comes with the death of a loved one, as well as the ongoing and sometimes ambiguous losses that may affect us directly or indirectly in circumstances of illness, divorce, mental health struggles, immigration, disability, caregiving, addiction, aging, and the climate crisis. Tending to our grief can build resilience and open up space for greater connection and meaning in our lives.

My personal experiences fuel my interest in grief and loss counselling and have led me to volunteer in hospice organizations, facilitate grief circles and participate in workshops on MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying).

In my practice, I strive to offer a calm, focused, and caring environment where exploration, insight, and change can unfold. I understand personal mental health and well-being as deeply interconnected with our relationships and the broader social systems we are part of. I draw on my experience as a community organizer working with marginalized folks and I adopt a social justice lens and strive to create a queer positive space where all variety of relationships and experiences or intimacy are welcome.

I specialize in working with adults, older adults and couples. I am inspired by the methodologies of Emotion-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, embodiment practices, and therapeutic ritual. On my own journey I have found ritual to be a powerful way to honour and transform grief and I am passionate about including ritual in our work if there is interest.

I am a student counsellor offering accessible counselling to help support you through times of tr... Read More

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Located at: 367 4th St, 02, Courtenay
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Need Help? 250-334-6841 hi@acwcounselling.com