Our wide range of counsellors have diverse expertise, backgrounds, and approaches.
M.Ed Counselling Psychology, RCC
Katie Strong is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who provides compassionate, evidence-based counselling for adults, children, adolescents, and families. She is passionate about helping clients navigate anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, life transitions, and relationship challenges in a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental environment.
Katie integrates proven therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), self-compassion, and acceptance-based therapies. She tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs, helping them create meaningful, lasting change that aligns with their values and goals.
Katie provides counselling for children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, emotional challenges, trauma, and life transitions. Separately, she offers parent support using advanced Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), supporting caregivers in strengthening family relationships, increasing confidence, and responding effectively to their child’s emotions. She also works with clients to improve communication, establish healthy boundaries, and develop practical skills for lasting growth.
Contracts include: WorkBC
*Virtual and In-person offerings
*Currently accepting new referrals
MA, RCC
Kathie has a Masters in Counselling Psychology with over 25 years experience in the counselling services field and is registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. She works with adults, families and teens and takes a client-centered approach to counselling with a variety of treatment modalities (like cognitive behavioural (CBT), solution-focused, mindfulness-based & attachment-based etc.). As a trained EMDR therapist Kathie also offers an experiential alternative to talk therapy; EMDR is a therapy scientifically proven to be particularly effective with trauma. Kathie has extensive experience working with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, chronic health/pain related issues, stress-related issues, addictions, anger management and trauma, whether a one-time event like a car accident or historical childhood trauma. Kathie has a real passion for assisting people with their relationship problems, whether couples struggling with issues, individuals wanting to improve their relationships, or people having problems with friendships/relationships with family members or colleagues.
Contracts include: ICBC, WorkBC, Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP), Direct billing available for most insurance companies.
*Virtual and In-person offerings
*Currently accepting new referrals
MA, RCC
Holding a BA in psychology and a Master’s in Counselling Psychology, Matthew integrates several therapeutic approaches into his eclectic counselling style. His therapeutic methods include modern modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), attachment theory, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), alongside mind-body practices like meditation, contemplation, and breathwork. Matthew addresses a broad spectrum of issues including emotional struggles (anger, depression, anxiety), relationship and communication challenges, addiction and habit change, stress and trauma, as well as matters of faith and spirituality. Rooted in the belief that psychotherapy should focus not only on recovery but also on growth, flourishing, and wisdom, Matthew, influenced by diverse philosophical and religious traditions, seeks to understand each individual’s unique story and uncover universal symbolic patterns within. In today’s era of material abundance and endless amusements, coupled with a pervasive sense of disconnect and malaise, Matthew advocates for an approach that merges the modern and the traditional. Recognizing the human quest for meaning and transcendence, he guides individuals and couples in their search for purpose, providing support in the pursuit of well-being and virtue cultivation.
Contracts include: Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP), WorkBC
*Virtual and In-person offerings
*Currently accepting new referrals
MA, RCC, CCC
Emily Von Hausen holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and is registered with the BCACC and CCPA. She supports clients to build a deeper and more meaningful connection with themselves and their loved ones, and to develop a life that feels intentional and purposeful. This involves working together to process the roots of your pain, find and name your personal sources of meaning, and integrate them into your surroundings. Emily has been trained in and uses various modalities including EMDR, parts work, dreamwork, DBT, EFFT, and narrative and existential therapy. She works primarily with adults with the following presenting issues: trauma, anxiety, dissociation, substance misuse, life transitions, and grief. She is available at Hollytree on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Contracts include: Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP), WorkBC, Autism BC Funding
*Currently accepting new referrals
MACP, RCC
Lucy is a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) with the BCACC and holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. Through her work in the Northern school system she developed a passion for helping youth and families build strong and meaningful relationships.
Utilizing talk, art, and play modalities Lucy strives to help each individual develop positive ways in which to address the stressors and anxieties in their daily lives. Her understanding of how these stressors can manifest differently enables her to work closely with each client to find a path that works best for them. Whether you are a child, teen, or adult, Lucy utilizes a client centred therapeutic framework that draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, narrative therapy, and psycho-education to help her clients reach their therapeutic goals. In this way, she encourages clients to find individual ways to help them face the stressors in life and to be able to move through life with confidence and acceptance.
Lucy is currently not accepting any new clients at this time as she will be stepping back in June to go on a maternity leave. She has plans to return to Hollytree in the of summer of 2027.
M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, CCC
Life comes with a fair share of ups and downs that can sometimes leave you feeling unsteady and maybe even lost. Often these internal struggles manifest in difficulties that seem too painful to speak out loud.
Believing that humans have the capacity for meaningful growth, Kathryn adopts a person-centred approach to support safe and non-judgmental exploration in her therapeutic work with clients. From a foundation of acceptance, she supports the development of value-based therapeutic goals using evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) principles and skills, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) for parenting support. Kathryn works with adolescents and adults for individual counselling and she is only available at Hollytree virtually.
*Virtual offerings
*Currently accepting new referrals
If you are a Registered Clinical Counsellor or a Canadian Certified Counsellor looking for a collaborative community of care to practice, look no further. Send us your resume online, or get in touch to discuss.
