Counselling & Therapy Services in Nanaimo, BC
Heart-centered counselling services for those committed to growth with Faye Shedletzky.
I offer one-on-one counselling & therapy services, both online from anywhere in British Columbia, and in-person from my office in Nanaimo, BC.
Primarily working from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy perspective, I provide IFS counselling for people who identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) those looking for counselling services for anxiety, and relationship & couples counselling.
Additionally, I am a Certified Intuitive Eating counsellor, providing services aligned with Health At Every Size (HAES) principles. I feel strongly about cultivating a space free from weight and body size stigma, where we can create space from diet culture and internalized oppression.
As a member of the LGBTQ community, I also offer an understanding space for LGBTQ counselling.
As humans, we thrive in connection. Having followed a path of self-discovery through Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, Somatic and Embodied practices, I want to share the healing modalities that have brought me clarity, freedom and joy.
This is brave work. In counselling, you and I co-create a space where you can listen to and understand your full self. When the parts of you that have suffered are heard and loved, they will transform.
I look forward to walking with you on your journey home.
Meet Faye
Hi! I'm Faye Shedletzky. Working out of my clinic in Nanaimo, BC, my life’s work has been about finding my own voice. Having followed a path of self-discovery I have become trained as a Gestalt therapist, an Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, and a Certified Intuitive Eating counsellor. I enjoy sharing the healing modalities that have brought me clarity, freedom, and joy.
We Offer Our Services In-Person in Nanaimo & Online Throughout British Columbia
Align Within proudly offers our counselling and therapy services both from our clinic in Nanaimo, BC, as well as online across British Columbia.
It's easy to be disconnected and discouraged in a world that encourages conformity, comparison with others, and prioritizes our heads over our hearts. We are socialized to give away our power to external authorities, with daily messages telling us who and how we should be. It seems normal these days to be anxious and overwhelmed; to be judgemental and critical of yourself and others.
You are not broken, you have just lost connection with who you are.
What if all parts of you made sense? What if your emotions are sending important messages to you? What if you could tell the truth of your desires to yourself? What if you could regularly shift from states of internal storms to calm and balance?
We all have different parts of ourselves, and though they may feel conflicting, they all have something to teach us. I encourage people to turn towards those parts and find connection with your true Self. When you cultivate curiosity and compassion towards yourself, you will be surprised at the answers you find. And when you feel aligned within yourself, you will feel more capable, harmonious and at ease.
I help you to re-write the story that you tell about yourself: to you and to others.
I believe you are already perfect, beautiful and whole. And that peace and happiness are accessible to each of us.
What My Peers Say...
Change begins with awareness. And curiosity. When you have curiosity you can know yourself. This is where your healing begins.
We each have the capacity to tune into our wisdom and know what is best for us. You have a core essence – we all do. You might call it your higher Self, your wiser Self or just “You”. The “You” that knows when something you hear is true. When you tap into this inner resource you have a super-highway to an endless source of support. You can offer yourself the secure attachment you have been searching for. You can find your way back to a life of connection, beauty, meaning and purpose.
Courage is essential, too. When you lean into discomfort instead of pushing it away, you will grow. When you can be with all your emotions — the scared and angry parts, and the parts that have suffered — joy, gratitude, appreciation, awe, love and possibility will be there for you in equal measure.
This is brave work. As humans, we thrive in connection. In counselling, you and I co-create a space where you can listen to and understand ALL of “you”. When the parts of you that have suffered are heard and loved, they will transform.
I look forward to walking with you on your journey home to your Self.
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