You exist in context, so it only makes sense that the problems you experience do too. Unfortunately, psychology commonly disregards this context and places the issue solely within you. But isn't life already hard enough? Do you really need to take on MORE blame and shame for things that are not yours to carry?
"Venturous" means bold, daring, audacious, and enterprising. It represents the spirit of tenacity and the rebelliousness of thought required to speak truth to power both systemically and intrapersonally. Our commitment is to help you uproot the internalized beliefs that act as life support to the problems you experience; to support you in uncovering your ability to choose your story and build the world you want.
Let's rebelliously subscribe to a different narrative.
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Venturous Counselling + Consulting is a purpose-led wellness group built on two fundamental pillars: multidisciplinary practice and justice-oriented action. Believing in the mind-body-community connection, our work with you goes beyond the talk. That's why we incorporate art and somatic work, EMDR and movement, alongside traditional counselling services to help you truly access your full capacity for growth. Nurture your inner work with our collective healing initiatives or work with one of our individual practitioners through culturally responsive, SDQTBIPOC+, intersectional, anti-carceral feminist therapy as you build your support network.
We also believe there's more to healing than therapy alone. That's where strategic justice comes in...
Providing therapy and wellness services is only one part of our work. Not only do we support each other in growth and continual therapeutic training so you always get the best of us; we also redirect resources to foster communities' innate capacity for healing.
When you access support with us, you're joining in on something bigger. We want to thoroughly disrupt the industry that roots problems solely within you while making social responsibility optional for practitioners. It's fundamental to our work, not an afterthought.
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Hey, welcome! Whether you're grieving what you've envisioned for your life or the dumpster fire that is this world, feeling weighted down by constantly questioning your place and where you belong; whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, harmful relational contexts or the body you once knew because of chronic pain & fatigue, we can co-create sustainable systems of self-exploration + relational engagement to help you connect to rootedness in joy and groundedness in purpose, while reconnecting with the lineage of resistance to create the world that could be....Read more >>
We are uninvited settlers occupying the stolen, territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qayqayt, and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) peoples. Our relationship with these lands dictates our commitment to understanding the ongoing impacts of colonization and decolonizing our practices in and out of the counselling room.
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