Compassionate Individual Adult Counselling Services by Allius Services Inc. in Nanaimo

A Personal Journey to Healing and Growth

Compassionate Individual Adult Counselling Services by Allius Services Inc. in Nanaimo

Empowering You Through Individual Adult Counselling in Nanaimo

Individual Adult Therapy

Individual Counselling is about creating a safe and compassionate space where your story matters. Maybe you have been carrying the heaviness of the past or perhaps life simply feels too overwhelming and uncertain right now. 

“I don’t know what’s wrong… I just know I’m not okay.”

Maybe you have had that thought before , in the middle of a quiet evening, or right after a busy day when everything should feel fine, but it just… doesn’t.

Maybe you have been holding it all together , showing up to work, replying to texts, smiling in photos , while deep down, you are barely getting through the day.
It’s not that anything is disastrously wrong. But you feel stuck. Heavy. Disconnected. And no one really sees it.

That’s the thing about being an adult.
You get so good at functioning, people forget to ask how you’re really doing.

This is your space. Your story. Your pace.

You don’t need to have everything figured out.
You don’t need a “good enough” reason to come to therapy.
Maybe you just want someone to talk to , someone who won’t tell you to “just be positive” or “try harder.”

Here, there are no quick fixes or shallow advice. Just real, compassionate support from someone who genuinely cares.

We walk with people through:

  • The quiet ache of anxiety
  • The fog of depression
  • Grief that lingers long after others stop asking
  • Transitions that feel like identity crise.
  • The exhaustion of always being the dependable one
  • The search for peace in a world that rarely slows down

We know this terrain  and we know you don’t have to walk it alone.

Maybe no one ever taught you how to hold space for your own emotions.
Maybe you havve learned to minimize your pain because “others have it worse.”
Maybe you have convinced yourself that you're too much… or not enough.

Let’s gently unlearn that together.



At Allius Counselling, our approach emphasizes the use of mindfulness and values-based cognitive and behavioral strategies, drawing heavily from psychotherapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindful Self-Compassion, among others. Research increasingly shows that making connections with our internal experiences can lead to long-lasting improvements for individuals facing diverse difficulties. We get positive feedback from people using our counselling methods reporting significant benefits when adopting a more accepting and compassionate approach to emotional and interpersonal struggles.


Some therapy methods Allius Counsellors use in individual counselling sessions

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming
  • Mindful Self Compassion Therapy
  • Sand Tray Therapy ( NSST)
  • Flash Technique for Trauma
  • Attachment and Relational Neurobiology
  • Hakomi
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Be Body Positive Therapy
  • Trauma Incident Reduction
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

Each counsellor brings their own approach, shaped by their unique training and experience. Whether you are reaching out for yourself or your family, let us know if there's a method you are interested in, we will do our best to match you with someone who’s the right fit for your journey.


You are allowed to ask for help.

And when you do , we’ll be here. With open hearts and open hands.

Welcome to Allius. You belong here.


ALLIUS SERVICES SERVES CLIENTS ACROSS NANAIMO, PARKSVILLE, QUALICUM, LADYSMITH, CHEMAINUS, PORT ALBERNI, Victoria, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.