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About Yenny Paez
(she/her)

Mission & Approach

A little bit about me
You don't have to fake it, fear judgement, or filter your thoughts.
Our problems and fears feel more threatening and overwhelming when we're alone withthem, inside our heads, on repeat, without anyone to help us make sense of them. That's why my aim in counselling is to create a space where you don't have to perform okayness. We'll talk about real stuff: the thoughts, feelings, and situations that brought you here — whatever that looks like for you.

 

Feeling truly listened to and understood does something. It opens up self-awareness you didn't know was there, brings clarity to things that felt murky, and, over time, rebuilds your confidence in yourself. Most of my clients leave our first session saying: "that was a lot less awkward than I thought it would be."

What working with me looks like
In our sessions, you'll notice my warmth and curiosity, and you might be surprised to know that we also share a few laughs. Therapy doesn't have to be heavy all the time.

 

My goal is to understand your patterns, your values, and the path you've walked in life. Whether you're dealing with conflict in a relationship, anxiety about work or school, or that unsettling feeling of being lost and indecisive, together, we can get to the root of it.
 

I like to hold a balance between understanding why you struggle the way you do, and how we can help you make small but meaningful changes that show up in your present life. We're practical, but we're also treating the underlying things that keep flaring up, not just patching over them.
 

I draw from EFT, ACT, IFS, the Gottman Method, and somatic approaches, because our bodies often give us clues before our minds catch on.

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*Services provided in English & Spanish

We are grateful to work, collborate and learn on the ancestral, and unceded territory of

the hən̓qəmin̓əm̓ (Halkomelem) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) speaking peoples, so-called 'Burnaby'.

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