INDIVIDUAL & COUPLES COUNSELLING
In Person and Online
Nanaimo, Gabriola, Ladysmith, Parksville, Nanoose, Victoria, Vancouver Island.

WORK WITH Me
By understanding our own desires, past experiences, and vulnerabilities, we lay the groundwork for meaningful connections with others
Free 15 min consultation
A phone call to chat, ask me questions about my counselling style.
Individual Counselling
Avaliable online and in-person (in Nanaimo, BC)
Couples Counselling
Avaliable online and in-person (in Nanaimo, BC)
Counselling Services
Individual Counselling
Together we create a safe space for you to explore and heal, deepen your self-awareness, alleviate feelings of anxiety, shame and guilt, and develop the skills to no longer be limited by old stories or past hurts.
Couples COunselling
Intimate relationships can be challenging and it’s easy it is to fall into old patterns and reactive cycles with our partners. With couples counselling you can heal past wounds and reconsile differences, learn stategies to manage triggers and find a path to the relationship you want.
The Couple’s Communication Toolkit
Do you feel annoyed or constantly frustrated by your partner?
You used to see them as the most wonderful person—and now they just feel... irritating.
Reluctant to share your feelings?
Every time you open up, it turns into an argument. You end up feeling misunderstood, dismissed, or attacked.
Sick of walking on eggshells?
You never know what will set them off, so you tiptoe around instead of saying what you really feel.
This workshop is for you.
Learn real tools to lower the tension, feel heard, and talk without blowing up or shutting down.
JUNE 3rd or 27th 2025 (Registration opens soon)
Cost: $65
WORKSHOPS
Understanding Your Nervous System: A Path to Healthier Relationships with Less Conflict
Join us to explore the different nervous system states that often contribute to emotions like anxiety and depression, patterns of overthinking, and behaviors such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, avoidance, and control. Discover why we can feel stuck in habits that seem illogical or counterproductive to our goals. You’ll learn to recognize what’s happening inside and gain new insights and tools to better manage anxiety in your relationships, so you can feel more present and connected.
MAY 6th 6-9pm on Zoom
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
Cost: $35
Counselling with me…
SARAH WELSBY RTC
Whether you're navigating relationship issues, transitioning through life changes, or grappling with anxiety, you do not have to do it alone. Counselling helps us to understand our own desires, past experiences, and vulnerabilities, this is what lays the groundwork for meaningful connection with others. Counselling is a courageous journey with a companion who holds the flashlight.
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor in good standing with ACCT. I believe a counsellor must have done the work themselves to be effective. My own life experiences have given me the opportunity to work through many struggles myself including grief, postpartum anxiety, separation and co-parenting, life transitions and generational trauma. I am constantly learning and moving forward toward greater healing for myself.
I focus on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore, heal, and grow, using my intuition and presence to guide us. I take a person-centered approach, drawing on different therapeutic modalities which look at how our relationships, both close and distant, past and present shape us.
I am also a fan of using the latest findings from neuroscience as well as tools from art therapy to make our sessions even more effective and enriching.
Some facts about me: I swim in all seasons, hike only when it’s hot, I'm a total geek about relationships, communication tools, human psychology, seaweed and I make really good curry.
Sarah welsby counselling Nanaimo, Gabriola, Parksville, Ladysmith
ELEVEN ARROWS
321 Wallace St #301,
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B6
I work with as part of a fabulous team offering counselling, massage therapy and soma breath classes. We also have an Infrared Sauna!