Patricia Petersen

Patricia Petersen

*Virtual Sessions only & I can only see clients who reside in Canada*

I have a master's in Counselling Psychology and am a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP). I have over a decade of experience in the health and wellness field as an acupuncturist, yoga teacher, crisis line volunteer, and craniosacral therapist.

I have worked with clients from diverse backgrounds and identities. I am keen to support clients from all backgrounds, especially those who identify as Asian and, more broadly, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour).

I use somatically oriented therapies with an emotionally focused and attachment-based lens in sessions. Over the years, I have helped clients dealing with many complex lived experiences, including anxiety, depression, personal and collective grief, loss, fertility issues, challenging family dynamics, low self-esteem and self-worth and existential concerns. I have also supported people searching for a purpose in their lives.

Other areas I have experience in include:

• Family of origin issues
• Depression, Anxiety and feeling Overwhelmed
• Relationship breakdown
• Loneliness and social isolation
• Climate and ecological grief
• Spiritual bereftness and more…

I have studied directly with Dr. Diane Poole Heller, Patti Elledge, Sue Johnson, Deb Dana, Dr. Peter Levin, Stan Tatkin and other senior SE faculty.

Specialties

• Adults
• Anxiety Disorders
• BIPOC Populations
• Chronic Illness
• Couples Counseling
• Depression
• Early Childhood Attachment Disturbances
• Grief and Loss
• LGBTQIA+
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Native Populations
• Pregnancy/Prenatal/Postpartum
• Birth Trauma
• Refugees
• Self-Esteem
• Sleep/Insomnia
• Intergeneration Trauma
• Racial Trauma
• Systemic Trauma
• Domestic Violence
• Sexual Abuse
• Womens’ Issues