Linnea Strom, Somatic Counsellor

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN WORKING WITH Linnea

Learning about ourselves in relationship to others is perhaps the most meaningful and most important work we do in our lives and yet also the most challenging to navigate. As a Registered Social Worker, somatically trained therapy practitioner, and life coach, Linnea is passionate about working with folks who want to heal from past and current life experiences, investigate their attachment wounds, recover from trauma, and free themselves from limiting beliefs so they can experience more emotional ease and healthier connections within their lives. Linnea’s goal in sessions with you is to create a safe and caring space where together she works with you on whatever brings you to counselling. Linnea is keenly aware of the layers present within power and potential for imbalance and seeks to create a dynamic where we learn from each other as equals.

“As a human being, I come from a calm, love-centred, non-judgmental place and always endeavour to understand how our unique lived experience contributes to both our oppression and to our liberation. As a sexuality and gender affirming practitioner, I also bring a personal understanding of these diverse and important aspects of ourselves that continue to evolve throughout our lifetime. I have extensive professional and personal experience navigating the medical system, and the experience of changing health/ability throughout the life span. Through my own parenting and working with diverse parents, I bring an in-depth understanding of parenting as shadow-work and the desire to work with our families to heal inter-generational wounds.”

Linnea’s EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

As a lifelong learner, I have always been deeply curious about the ways in which we connect and communicate. This led to studying psychology at Simon Fraser University, taking a coaching certification, and then getting both a Bachelor and a Masters of Social Work at the University of Victoria. As well, I have completed a two-year post-degree somatic psychotherapy training (Bringing the Body into Practice- BBP) along with many other courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and more.