Availability (in person and online)
Mondays 10:00am to 2:00pm; 5:00 to 8:00pm
Tuesdays 10:00am to 3:00pm
Thursdays 10:00am to 3:00pm
**I am fully vaccinated and am happy to wear a mask on request.
I am an art therapist with specific interest in somatic approaches, which means I believe that healing is rooted in the body and in our creative selves.
In my practice, I take a feminist, social justice, trauma informed perspective, focused on compassion, harm reduction and the cultivation of joy. I particularly welcome people living with addictions or in recovery, BIPOC, sex workers, folks exploring their sexual or gender identity, and people living with anxiety.
I will work with you to create a safe, nurturing space to learn and heal. In my practice, I centre the making of art as a place to begin; I also value the role of verbal and body-centred processing and our sessions may include all these approaches.
In my personal life, I love making art with textiles, paint and collage. I am co-parent to a tween, a teen and a middle aged dog, and an auntie to many in my extended network. I am biracial - of German/Canadian and Indian/South African heritage - queer, able bodied and cisgendered. I am a second and third generation settler, located on the unceded traditional and ancestral land of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Surya’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation: No Cost
Individual Counselling:
50 min: Standard: $120. Sliding scale available. Contact for more information.
75 min: Standard: $180. Sliding scale available. Contact for more information.
Relationship or Family Counselling:**
50 minute: standard $150. Sliding scale available. Contact for more information.
75 minute: standard $225. Sliding scale available. Contact for more information.
(all rates include GST)
