What
  • 2SLGBTQIA+
  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Adolescents
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety and Panic
  • Assault and Violence
  • Autism and Asperger's
  • Bereavement and Grief
  • Bullying
  • Career
  • Children
  • Chronic Pain and Illness
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Covid -19 Stress
  • Creativity
  • Crisis
  • Crosscultural Issues
  • Death and Dying
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Issues
  • Intimacy
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Parenting
  • Peripartum & Postpartum
  • Personal Growth
  • Professional Burnout
  • PTSD
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem & Confidence
  • Sexuality
  • Spirituality
  • Stress Management
  • Transgender Issues
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
Where

Amanda Richards, RTC #2598

Longtable Counselling because what you bring to the table matters most!

I am passionate about supporting you to navigate difficult situations, undoing the alone in facing what may require personal growth?

I offer a connected, warm and empathetic approach to undoing the aloneness in your experience.  I believe and am passionate about calming the nervous system in order to move forward and reach your goals. Using compassionate inquiry, and guiding a Somatic Experience ( felt sense ) of your story, together we will find your inner calm in the perception of the events that keep you from your wholeness.

The work is client centered working with your goals.

Let me help you! I am available for 30 min consults to see if we are a good fit.

Additional Details

  • Address:241 Urquhart Ave. Courtenay BC
  • Counsellor Pronouns: they/them
  • Company Name:Longtable Counselling
  • Sessions Available By:Email, In Person, Telephone, Text, Zoom
  • Types of Sessions:Long Term, Monthly, Short Term, Single Session, Sliding Scale, Telehealth, Weekly
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  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Experience Working With:2SLGBTQIA+, Adults, BIPOC, Boomers, Couples, Families, Gen X, Gen Z, Groups, Indigenous, Individual, Men, Middle Aged, Millenials, People with Disabilities, Seniors, Students, Teens, Transgender, Women, Young Adults
  • Gender of Counsellor: Cis, Female, Non-Conforming, Questioning

Therapies In Practice

Major Areas of Practice

General Areas of Support

Specializations in Practice

Spirituality

Health / Wellness

Abuse

Trauma

Career / Vocation / Higher Education

Marriage / Partnership / Family

Addictions / Impulse Control Issues

Q What is Somatic Experiencing therapy?

SE is the process of using the the body "Soma" and the relationship to mind and spirit to uncover and notice how the nervous system is responding to past & present events. Through exploration of sensation, images, behaviour, emotions and meanings we can together navigate trauma that gets stuck in the body allowing the feelings to move through, freeing the blocks through understanding to physical and mental wholeness.

Q Can I explore and Integrate inner journeys and landscapes with you?

Yes, I welcome exploring with you any experiences that you wish to integrate into your life.
That includes any non ordinary states such as breathwork, dream work, body work, ecstatic dance, and movement

Q Are you available for longer or shorter sessions ?

Yes, full day sessions in person are available by request and short 20 min crisis check-ins are also available for repeat clients.

Show all timings
  • Sunday10:00 AM - 09:00 PM
  • Thursday10:00 AM - 09:00 PM
  • Wednesday10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Tuesday10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Monday10:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Additional Details

  • Address:241 Urquhart Ave. Courtenay BC
  • Counsellor Pronouns: they/them
  • Company Name:Longtable Counselling
  • Sessions Available By:Email, In Person, Telephone, Text, Zoom
  • Types of Sessions:Long Term, Monthly, Short Term, Single Session, Sliding Scale, Telehealth, Weekly
Show all
  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Experience Working With:2SLGBTQIA+, Adults, BIPOC, Boomers, Couples, Families, Gen X, Gen Z, Groups, Indigenous, Individual, Men, Middle Aged, Millenials, People with Disabilities, Seniors, Students, Teens, Transgender, Women, Young Adults
  • Gender of Counsellor: Cis, Female, Non-Conforming, Questioning