hi there, i am alexandria (she/they)
& i am happy you are here
I’m a queer, neurodiverse & chronically ill, interdisciplinary artist & counsellor. I currently live and work on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and səlilwətaɬ peoples (so-called Vancouver). I am registered with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapist of Canada (ACCT) as a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (#4447).
My background is expansive and dynamic with a primary focusing on being an educator, artist and advocate. Since 2012, I have taught with neurodiverse children and youth, offering individualized educational programs within the British Columbia school curriculum. I also teach art and movement since 2015 which includes embodied movement, ceramics, visual & sound art.
I’m intimately familiar with the tensions between accessibility, sustainability, and care in both personal and collective settings. These lived experiences deeply inform how I hold space: with patience, humour, gentleness, and a commitment to low-barrier, relational care. I practice from a relational, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed approaches. I primarily focus on using sensation and the creative process to support your inner world.
I don’t separate creativity or sensation from therapeutic practice. These are ways of witnessing, processing, and making meaning. They invite us to hold complexity: grief and joy, rupture and repair, wildness and tenderness. This space is for folks seeking a gentler, slower way to be in their bodies and in the world. A place where people feel called to reconnect with themselves, their creativity, and their bodies.
Some of my more formal training includes:
Counselling Diploma (2026)
Narrative Therapy for Survivors of Sexualized Violence (2025)
Violence Prevention & Crisis Training (2024)
Indigenous Allyship & Decolonization (2019)
Yoga Teacher Training (2013)
I have experience working on a crisis line supporting survivors of sexualized violence, supporting children & youth with developmental and learning disabilities, as well as my artistic training such as a 4 year ceramics apprenticeship & arts residencies in Europe & Canada. I have taught workshops with organizations such as VanDusen Botanical Gardens, City of Vancouver, & local community art centres.
I currently hold my own professional liability insurance and regularly seek supervision under a qualified and registered counsellor.