Faye Shedletzky at Align Within Therapy

Anxiety Counselling Services in Nanaimo, BC

Find Your Calm.

Anxiety, fear, & worry are all too common nowadays, manifesting in countless ways. You don't have to face these challenges alone. We provide our anxiety counselling services both from my clinic in Nanaimo, BC, and via online sessions. Connect with me, Faye Shedletzky, to learn more about our anxiety counselling services or to schedule a consultation.

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What Is Anxiety & What Can I Do About It?

Fear, worry and anxiety are all too common these days.  Since the pandemic, there seems to be an increase in the baseline level of anxiety present for most of us.  There is a lot that comes up for people to worry about – health, finance, relationships, family, work and career, the state of the world. So much unknown and uncertainty.  

 

You may experience anxiety in your body; a racing heart rate, shallow breathing, feeling warm or uncomfortable. When anxiety gets really high, you may notice numbing out, going blank or feeling shut down.  You may experience anxiety in your mind; noticing racing thoughts, worry about the worst case scenario or expecting the worst.  

 

It is common to want to get rid of anxiety. That makes sense – it is uncomfortable.  And the paradox is that pushing away any feelings we have, even uncomfortable ones, makes the feeling bigger. It’s like a small child that gets louder, trying to get your attention.  When you can get a little space and turn towards the child (or the distressed part of you) with curiosity, it gets quieter because it feels your  warmth and attention. 

 

About Our Anxiety Counselling Services

IFS therapy can help with anxiety by having you do a u-turn, looking inwards to see what part of you is feeling anxious in that moment, and is a therapeutic modality used during our anxiety counselling sessions.  Together we create space within you for you to be with these parts of you holding anxiety. When this happens you are beginning the process of ‘unblending’ from parts.  You are noticing that this is a part of you feeling anxious and it is not all of you as it might’ve felt at the start.  

 

Sometimes a lot of fear can come up in counselling.  It’s my job to work with you to help understand and negotiate with your fear so that it can soften back and give you and I space to be with all that you are worried about.  This really is possible.

 

IFS therapy can help you learn about the parts of you feeling scared or anxious with curiousity and compassion so that internally these parts of you can feel seen, understood and supported.  And it is then that you can shift to more inner ease and begin to make choices that feel more aligned with what ‘all of you’ wants and needs.

 

Get In Touch With Align Within

Interested in taking the first step to dealing with your anxiety? I'm Faye Shedletzky, an anxiety counsellor based in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. We provide services both in-person at my clinic in Nanaimo, and also provide online remote sessions. Contact me today to learn more and to schedule a consultation!

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We would be a good fit to work together if 

 

  • you are willing and curious (or willing to be curious!)
  • you are ready to embrace the wisdom of your body
  • you have a longing to be seen as able and competent, instead of broken
  • you are open to the idea that you can become an agent of your own healing

 

For more information about my practice, my rates, and to find out if we'd be a good fit, visit my FAQ page.

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In particular, we’d be a great fit if:

 

  • You identify as a highly sensitive person or an empath.
  • You feel overwhelmed by anxiety or self-doubt too often.
  • You find yourself pleasing others and then feeling resentful that your needs are not being met.
  • You find yourself in a caregiving role and feel depleted and burnt out.
  • You get caught up in trying to get everything done perfectly and 'do good' or 'be good', even when you know you are holding yourself to an impossible standard. 
  • You are wanting to have stronger relationships, where you can be accepted for who you are.
  • You wonder if experiences from your past might be holding you back from living the life you want.
  • You have a deep longing to be heard and understood, and to understand yourself.
  • You have a complicated relationship with food and your body.
  • You find yourself using food to manage painful emotions. 
  • You have lots of good ideas of what might help you feel better and feel frustrated by self-sabotage.
  • You are seeking someone finely-attuned to support and accompany you in your transformative journey. 

What My Peers Say...

I am privileged to have known Faye Shedletzky for about 10 years and can witness to her beautiful Spirit and the extraordinary way she deeply connects with people.  She seems to know how to get right to the heart of what me or others are trying to express, and connects so beautifully with Love, unconditional acceptance, and deep wisdom.

 

ANNE MORRISON, MSW, RSW
THERAPIST, SUPERVISOR, AND TRAINER

Faye is a conscientious, compassionate and experienced practitioner that meets you where you are at and works from a holistic perspective. I highly recommend working with her!

CANDY WIDDIFIELD, M.ED,
REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLOR & REGISTERED REIKI MASTER TEACHER

I have had the privilege of doing inner emotional work with Faye.  She is a gifted, intuitive guide who helps me sort my feelings.  Sacred listening is always evident as she skillfully supports me to follow a strand of energy I would otherwise have missed.  Faye has a wealth of tools in her tool belt including Tapping (EFT), Family Systems and much more.  I am so grateful for her inner wisdom.

Faye's gentle nature is so appreciated as she invites me to be curious about the feelings that show up.  I trust her implicitly.  I feel blessed and empowered after a session with Faye.  I am so grateful for every opportunity to work with her.  She is a exceptional guide.  I highly recommend her to any one ready to do their inner healing work.

JUDY M. EDUCATOR AND ENERGY WORKER

There is something about Faye, a kind of purity of heart, that never fails to stir greater kindness in me, and which stays with me long after we have talked. I am a better person through knowing Faye.

JANET BEGGS, REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLOR

Faye has such a beautiful capacity to hold space in a grounded and caring way. She is understanding and wise, and can make sense of how things fit into the big picture. She also walks her talk. I appreciate being able to trust and rely on Faye as a competent, kind, and authentic professional!

GEMMA A., CANADIAN CERTIFIED COUNSELLOR



"IT IS ONLY WITH THE HEART...

"...that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the human eye." 

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery