When women reconnect with their authenticity, it supports an integration of lasting
healthy practices and ​positive life changes.
​Navigating life transitions and adversities is a complex and difficult process. During such times, women may experience an impact on their sense of self and overall wellbeing. The stressors and complexities of life can have a multifaceted effect on a woman's wholeness- the emotional, physical, mental, social, spiritual, and cultural domains.  
Often, the focus becomes on managing symptoms, resulting in a cycle of anxiety, stress, and disconnection.

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Karen Yakimchuk CCC Certified Canadian Counsellor Certified Break the Worry Trance™ Coach
​Counselling is an opportunity to process your presenting concerns in a
non-judgmental space where you are heard and seen.
My counselling approach integrates evidence-based counselling therapy and holistic counselling modalities to understand your unique life experience and the interconnections of your wholeness. 
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I practice from a foundational belief that healing starts from within and embracing your authenticity facilitates clarity and promotes healthy decision making that aligns with your values.
Your core-self holds inner wisdom, innate strengths and naturally seeks personal growth and healing. 
​I offer you my presence and counselling expertise to help you reconnect with your authenticity and develop effective coping strategies to address your presenting concerns and reach your counselling goals.​
Areas of Specialization and Practice
Life Transitions 
  • Experiencing a change in your life that has left you feeling uprooted and unbalanced (divorce, separation, career changes, moving, etc.).
  • Navigating relationship matters; changes in relationship dynamics.
  • Stepping into a new phase of your life (motherhood, career development; retirement, empty-nesting).
  • Feeling disconnected, life feels mundane, stuck, and unbalanced.
  • Navigating a decision in your life.​​
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Grief & Loss
  • ​Grieving the death of a special person; seeking a space to process.
  • Struggling to cope with the emotional, mental, and somatic experiences of bereavement (despair, trouble sleeping, change in appetite, trouble concentrating). 
  • Journeying with someone through terminal illness.
  • Navigating the ebbs and flows of the grief journey.
  • Wondering how to reconnect with self, others, and life.
  • Experiencing a sense of loss and disappointment due to circumstantial changes.
Anxiety & Stress Management
  • Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and excessive worries.
  • Experiencing work stressors that are impacting your confidence, relationships and ability to manage tasks.
  • The demands of life, work, and home have exceeded your energy and resources, causing you to feel depleted, depressed and overwhelmed.
  • Navigating parenting matters.
  • Experiencing burnout and unable to establish a healthy balance in your life.
  • Struggling to prioritize and nourish your wellbeing.
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Self-discovery & Meaning-making
  • Life feel mundane, feeling stuck and unbalanced.
  • Seeking to reconnect and embrace your authenticity.
  • Seek to cultivate a fulfilling life that aligns with your values.
  • Experiencing self-doubt, repeating unhelpful patterns.
  • Social, Cultural, Spiritual Matters.
  • Struggling to find meaning in your life/sense of purpose.
  • Questioning your sense of self/unsure what is your authenticity.
  • Feeling a sense of curiosity, wanting to attain fulfillment; feeling that there is more to life.
​Change and healing is possible.  
Counselling Can Help You:
  • Reclaim your inner wisdom and utilize your natural strengths and resources.
  • Establish healthy boundaries and stress management techniques.
  • Understand the interconnectedness of your wholeness. 
  • Understand how your emotions, thoughts, behaviours and values guide you.
  • Normalize the grieving process and integrate healthy coping methods that fit for you.
  • Improve relationships and communication with others.
  • Reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been silenced or forgotten.
  • Understand the root of your anxiety and worries.
  • Embrace your authentic self and lead from within.
  • Reconnect with what energizes you and live the life you desire.
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