Barb Egan

Owner of Alive Counselling, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor

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Barb Egan

Owner of Alive Counselling, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor

Counselling Specialties

  • Speaking Events
  • Clinical Supervision of therapists
  • Clinical supervision of graduate students is through Third Space Charity
  • Groups
  • Anxiety, Stress, & Depression
  • Athletes, Sports Performance, Health & Wellness for those wanting to live an overall healthy lifestyle, and Healthcare
  • Professionals
  • Christian Counselling
  • Motherhood/ Women’s Issues/ Postpartum Depression/ Pregnancy & Pregnancy loss
  • University age (experience working with universities across the US and Canada)
  • Silencing Your Inner Critic of Negative Self-Talk
  • Increasing Confidence
  • Trauma, Grief & Loss (CVAP trauma counsellor)
  • Relationships, Boundaries, and Communication with Couples, Families, and other Relationships
  • Couples, Marriage, & Relationships
  • Parenting & Kids
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for practical strategies to increase your overall mental health

What makes me come alive

Hi, I’m Barb! I am the clinic owner of Alive Counselling and so proud of the incredible team of therapists we have. While on maternity leave, I am not accepting new clients but am happy to help you find the right fit for you and your unique needs with our wonderful team; because the right fit is the most important part!

In addition to being a Registered Clinical Counsellor, I am also a Clinical Supervisor, published author, speaker, and Therapy Talks host. But most importantly, I am a wife, mama to four, health & wellness enthusiast, and coffee lover. I am a former elite hockey player and coach turned counsellor that specializes in working with athletes to support their mental health, and enhance their mental game and performance with sports psychology strategies. As a counsellor in Kelowna, BC, I specialize in helping people overcome anxiety, stress, depression, and negative self-talk (among other areas). As a wife and mom, I love working with other moms, couples, and families. As a clinical supervisor, I love empowering and pouring into other therapists as they pour out to their clients. Afterall, we *all* have stuff and can benefit from counselling and a safe, supportive person and strategies.

Robin Gabert

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Robin Gabert

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • As a therapist: helping individuals and couples deepen self-understanding for a fuller life and/or marriage
  • As a Menopause Practitioner:  (peri, menopause, post) – helping women and their partners understand the physical, emotional and mental changes taking place
  • As an End of Life Doula:  supporting individuals and families transition through grief and surrounding concerns
  • As a spiritual seeker:  exploring and deepening my own awareness in hopes of expanding the collective consciousness

I promise a safe space where listening, sharing, exploring are welcomed. I want to assist you toward personal growth and awareness thereby making room for peace and increased happiness.

What makes me come alive

Hello, I’m Robin (she/her) and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and I consider myself to be a wellness enthusiast who is passionate about helping others navigate their life journey. I work with individuals and couples specializing in couples counselling, grief counselling, and menopause/ women’s issues.

I have spent my career discovering and sharpening my skills as a mental health clinician. By attending workshops, courses and galvanizing therapeutic modalities (with an attachment, person-centered, EFT and CBT lens), I have honed my skills to attend to the diverse needs of my clients. As importantly, is my lived experience of the many challenges and successes of 25 years of marriage and raising 4 children in a blended family. From this I have gleaned that there is never one right way to improve a situation, though there are easier paths than others to get there.

Samantha Cooper

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Samantha Cooper

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Teens & Young Adults
  • Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Strengths-based counselling
  • Student Life & Academic Stress
  • Self-image and Identity

What makes me come alive

Hi there! My name is Sam (she/her), and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor  (RCC). I hold a Bachelor of Social Work and a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology who works with teens, young adults, and adults. I love working in Anxiety, Student Life & Academic Stress, Self-image and Identity and through a Strengths-based approach.

Erik Olson

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Erik Olson

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Anxiety/Depression
  • Life transitions and parenthood.
  • Relationships, communication and boundaries.
  • PTSD and complex trauma.
  • Wellness, balance and resilience.

What makes me come alive

I come alive at the opportunity to be helpful. Whether it is the day to day stress of life; the discomfort of feeling stuck; the pain of relational turmoil; or the fear that it will never change, I am honored to be entrusted in taking part in your health and wellness. I take a collaborative approach to counselling; we find what works for you. I have a particular interest in wellness and resilience through adversity and trauma, including EMDR. I am a husband and father of four, and I’ve worked in the mental health field for 15 years with adults experiencing numerous challenges and diagnoses.

Stacey Boe

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Stacey Boe

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

I am currently providing counseling in-person and online for ages 10+ Specializing in:

  • Teens and Adults
  • Anxiety, phobias, OCD, panic
  • Depression, anger, emotional dysregulation
  • Postpartum depression and anxiety, birth trauma, motherhood
  • Body image, self-identity
  • Trauma, EMDR therapy

What makes me come alive

Hi, I’m Stacey, and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and hold a Master of Art’s in Counselling Psychology degree that works with teens and adults, while also specializing in postpartum, anxiety, OCD, and EMDR trauma therapy.

Madi Maitz

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Madi Maitz

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Life transitions/ changes
  • Self-esteem and Identity
  • Athletes
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Burnout
  • Perfectionism

Currently, I am accepting clients aged 18+ in person and online. I also offer nature-based walk and talk therapy.

What makes me come alive

Hi! My name is Madi Maitz and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Social Worker with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work who works with 18+.

As humans, I understand that we are wired for, and long for connection in our lives. Connection to ourselves, to others, and to our world. When we feel disconnected, our lives can feel confusing, painful, and like we are lost. I believe in the importance and healing nature of connection and aim to develop strong, trusting relationships with my clients that allow connection and purpose to flourish in and outside of sessions. In essence, I believe that connection is at the heart of our resilience.

Lauren Mills

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Lauren Mills

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Counseling for youth, teens, adolescents, and adults
  • Anxiety, stress, and Depression
  • Athletes
  • Individuals with learning differences / ADHD
  • Trauma-based mindful healing
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Strengths-based, Goal-setting
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-focused Therapy
  • Walk and talk Therapy

What makes me come alive

As a former teacher, Lauren brings years of experience helping youth and adolescents navigate life’s unique challenges as a former teacher and coach. Lauren is passionate about counselling for teens and adults in Kelowna, BC for anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, athletes, and a variety of “issues.” By walking besides clients in their mental health journey, Lauren incorporates a holistic mind and body approach to healing and well-being. As an elite-level coach and athlete, Lauren works from a strength-based and solution-focused approach tailored to individual clients’ needs. Bringing all these life skills together as a counsellor, Lauren works hard to help clients’ voices feel heard and supported in their pursuit of mental health journeys. Lauren also specializes in EMDR trauma therapy.

Natasha Martini

Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Social Worker

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Natasha Martini

Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Social Worker

Counselling Specialties

  • Counselling for youth, teens, adolescents, and adults
  • Anxiety, Stress,
  • Depression
  • Self-Esteem & Self-Love
  • Burnout Prevention/Recovery
  • Grief & Loss
  • Self-Harm & Suicidality
  • Disordered Eating & Body Image
  • Navigating Life Transitions
  • Youth: Health & Sexual Education
  • Emotional Regulation & Behaviour Coaching
  • Play Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Children, Youth, people with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
  • ADHD
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Strengths-based
  • Online Therapy in British Columbia
  • In Person Counselling in Kelowna, British Columbia

What makes me come alive

I’m Natasha, and I am here to accompany you on your mental wellness journey so that you can live your most fulfilling and authentic life. I am here to provide a safe, comfortable, and confidential space for you to share your story and to explore your mental health goals. I am here to help you see your inner strengths and resiliency, and to help you feel like yourself again. Natasha works with kids providing play therapy, youth, teens, and adults.

Laura Belland

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Laura Belland

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Clients who are dealing with anxiety/social anxiety, perfectionism, and depression
  • Prenatal and postpartum anxiety, depression and stress as well as issues with infertility and miscarriage
  • Limiting beliefs about themselves, and negative thoughts that keep resurfacing
  • Negative body image and disordered eating
  • Self-esteem and self-worth
  • Being stuck and barriers to becoming your most vibrant self
  • Adolescent and teen issues: friendships and difficult emotions, anxiety, and social anxiety, building self-confidence and working
  • on recognizing and growing your strengths
  • Counselling for Parents on childhood emotional and behavioral regulation.

What makes me come alive

Hi there, my name is Laura Belland. I am a wife, mom, and former elementary teacher. I specialize in CBT, self-compassion therapy, and solution-focused therapy. I believe we can often be our own worst enemies and harshest critics, and I hope to help you grow and get past any negative thinking to become your most alive and thriving self; through CBT, compassionate self-care, and mindfulness amongst other strategies. I am passionate about working with clients experiencing anxiety, social anxiety, stress, perfectionism, and depression. I have experience helping those with limiting beliefs about themselves, negative body image, and disordered eating. I also love working with other moms and in prenatal and postpartum anxiety, depression and stress as well as issues with infertility and miscarriage.

Shenaya Matvieshen

Registered Clinical Counsellor

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Shenaya Matvieshen

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

  • Depression & Anxiety
  • Women’s Issues
  • Chronic Illness
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Self-esteem & Identity
  • Spiritual development
  • Grief & Trauma

What makes me come alive

Hello! I am Shenaya; a therapist, mother, wife, and wellness enthusiast who is passionate about seeing others thrive. I take an emotion-focused, trauma-informed approach to therapy. I also incorporate other modalities and evidenced-based interventions to best support the individual goals of each person I work with. I also offer Christian counselling. I am currently offering online counseling services to adults in Kelowna, BC.

Shawna Scafe

Registered Professional Counsellor

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Shawna Scafe

Registered Professional Counsellor

Counselling Specialties

Shawna runs Simple on Purpose and Works with moms who want to live with more peace, purpose and presence.

  • moms who feel overwhelmed by motherhood and stressed out with life
  • moms who wish they could be more present and enjoy their kids more
  • moms who want to create an experience of motherhood that is inline with their personal values
  • moms who want to learn about emotional intelligence for themselves and their kids

Works with those who wish to live more intentionally

  • those who want to be more proactive with their day and life
  • those who want to make consistent, simple steps towards intentional living
  • those who want to shift their habits

Works with those who want to improve relationships

  • those who feel intimidated by conflict and want to learn conflict resolution skills
  • those who want to improve connection in their relationships
  • those who want to set healthy boundaries with people in their lives
  • those who wish to be proactive and intentional with their marriage

Offers counselling and coaching, virtual sessions with video on or off.

What makes me come alive

Shawna is a mom of three kids, enjoying small-town life in the Similkameen. Upon entering motherhood and having three kids close together, she felt totally overwhelmed by motherhood and it took a toll on her health and marriage. With counselling, and a lot of inner work, she grew a passion to help other moms turn off the autopilot living and show up for their lives, on purpose. This prompted her to seek training as a coach and a counsellor. She loves working with moms and also offers Christian counselling. Shawna enjoys music, painting, being outside, and that beloved daily coffee.