Lisa Frede, M.A., R.C.C., Registered Clinical Counsellor #3997

TO FREE YOUR MIND

EMBODY YOUR LIFE &

ENLIVEN YOUR SOUL

GUIDING YOU


What if the things you think are “wrong” with you are just much younger, very exhausted parts of yourself trying desperately to manage your life in the only ways you have known?

Bridging the worlds of clinical psychology and spirituality (in this context, defined as an acknowledgment of the whole person as well as each individual’s search for meaning and purpose in life), I offer a beautifully alchemized approach to healing and change that combines techniques rooted in evidence based counselling approaches with elements of spirituality as desired by you.

OFFERINGS

CLIENT-CENTERED COUNSELLING

I offer a safe space for healing where I weave in elements from clinical approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, spiritual hypnotherapy and somatic processing. During our sessions I’ll teach you to understand your nervous system, learn to trust your body, and connect to the younger “parts” of yourself to heal and shift the limiting beliefs and behaviour patterns that no longer serve you.

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS)

PSYCHEDELIC JOURNEY PREP & INTEGRATION

Sacred medicine can offer an expedient route into the healing realm of our subconscious. I work with those who utilize psychedelics to best prepare for and ensure a positive outcome. This includes preparing a comfortable and safe setting, formulating specific intentions, and assisting with integrating elements of the journey into lasting change.

EXPLORING PSILOCYBIN

SOUL SESSIONS & RELIGIOUS RECOVERY

These sessions are for those who simply want to connect with a counsellor who honours the whole person (body, mind, spirit), those who have experienced adverse religious experiences or are unwinding from a belief system, or those have recently experienced a confusing spiritual or mystical experience. Here you will find a space where it is safe to explore some of life’s deepest questions.

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Quiet your busy mind and cultivate peace

Drop into your heart space and listen to intuition

Process and transform painful memories & emotions

Recognize & re-parent your inner child

Get to know parts of yourself that keep you stuck

Release what no longer serves you

Hear and honour the wisdom of your body

Reconnect to your soul’s essence

Realize and accept your innate wholeness

Remember who you are and why you’re here

In just a few sessions you will learn to:

ABOUT LISA

One of my favourite roles is that of a connector. I love introducing friends, showing someone a beautiful place for the first time, or teaching a new concept or idea that really lands. The most rewarding connection of all for me is guiding my clients to get in touch with their “parts” and then holding space for the miraculous shifts that occur when that happens. I am also a creator and I love the opportunity this work offers for therapeutic artistry. As I venture into the "blank canvas" that each session offers, I never know how it’s going to unfold, yet I am confident in my skills, knowledge, and intuition, and trust that whatever shows up is exactly right for this person at this time.

Although life has taken me from coast to coast and the prairies in between, I currently reside in the beautiful Fraser Valley in British Columbia, where I’ve worked as a counsellor for over 15 years both in public health and private practice. Along the way I have had many beautiful experiences and adventures and have also lived through many challenges including childhood sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, codependency, divorce, burnout, religious trauma, faith deconstruction, becoming a parent of a nuero-spicy child, and the premature deaths of both of my parents. I’ve been in places so dark it felt like there was no way out. My mind was so busy that I was constantly ruminating about the future or revisiting the past, completely disconnected from the present moment. I felt detached from myself: my physical body, my intuition, and my soul. Then through miracle after miracle, many of them disguised in the form of heartbreak and loss, I have reconnected to myself and experienced wholeness. In the hard is where I had the opportunity to listen to my body, my intuition, my younger wounded self, and something bigger than me that I sense is holding it all together.

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YOU WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM THIS WORK IF…

...you are connected to a sense of spirituality or are open to exploring that aspect of your experience.

...you are already committed to your own healing work and prioritize your personal growth and development.

...you are open to staying present with uncomfortable sensations and emotions, approaching them with curiosity about what they might have to show you

...you are willing to let go, surrender and trust the process with an open heart to receive whatever is meant for you at this particular time.

…you’ve been to talk therapy for years yet still feel stuck