anxiety + ocd support in vancouver, bc

when your parts feel safe, everything softens.

Anxiety and OCD can feel like living with a brain that’s always “on,” scanning for danger, rehearsing worst-case scenarios, or trying to manage discomfort through rituals, reassurance, or overthinking. It’s exhausting — not because you’re doing anything wrong, but because your nervous system has learned to stay on high alert in order to keep you safe.

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In therapy, we slow everything down so we can understand what your anxiety or compulsions are actually trying to protect you from. Often these patterns come from parts of you that have been carrying fear, shame, or responsibility for a long time — younger or protective parts that believe they must stay vigilant so nothing bad happens again.

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Using IFS and parts work, we explore these inner voices and sensations with curiosity rather than judgment. Instead of fighting your anxious parts, we build a relationship with them. We learn why they show up, what they’re afraid will happen if they don’t, and how to support them in ways that don’t take such a toll on your daily life. When these parts feel seen and understood, they soften — and the intensity of thoughts and urges begins to shift.

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Our approach blends parts work, somatic practices, and evidence-based strategies like exposure and response prevention. We work with the body as much as the mind, helping your system learn what safety feels like instead of relying on constant mental monitoring.

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Together, we build your capacity to:

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• tolerate uncertainty without spiraling

• interrupt anxious loops and compulsive urges

• soothe your nervous system instead of battling it

• unblend from intrusive thoughts and protective parts

• reduce avoidance patterns

• support your inner system with compassion

• reconnect with your intuition, agency, and self-leadership

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This isn’t about forcing yourself to “think differently.” It’s about gently retraining your inner world — helping protective parts trust that you’re capable of leading, and teaching your nervous system that it’s allowed to rest. Over time, the thoughts lose their charge, the rituals loosen, and life becomes bigger again — with more room for calm, choice, and aliveness.