Alayna Fender (she/her) - Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) 
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Winnipeg;
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, UBC

​Languages: English

If you would like to be connected with Alayna, please email her at [email protected]
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Availability
Mondays 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (In-person at Venables & Virtual) 
Wednesdays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (In-person at Venables & Virtual)

About
Alayna (she/her) is a queer Registered Clinical Counsellor who works alongside individuals and couples navigating trauma, relationship difficulties, attachment work, and identity exploration. She believes that folks seek counselling due to a combination of unmet relational needs, emotional discord, and the reality of navigating oppressive societal structures, and is therefore deeply committed to social justice and advocacy within her practice.

Alayna uses a holistic, person-centered approach that combines parts work (Internal Family Systems; IFS), trauma processing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), somatics, and mindfulness- and compassion-based approaches. With warmth, curiosity, and compassion, she aims to create a therapeutic relationship that supports you in exploring, discovering, and celebrating your most authentic self.  

Outside of the therapy room, Alayna loves to climb, camp, and spend time with her cat, dog, and loved ones. She is a settler, currently living and practicing on the stolen, ancestral, and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.

Approaches
  • Relational & Person-Centred
  • Parts Work (Internal Family Systems; IFS)
  • EMDR (trauma processing)
  • Somatics
  • Couples & Relationship Therapy (Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy; EFT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Mindfulness & Compassion
  • Anti-Oppressive & Trauma Informed
  • Sex-Positive

Selected Trainings
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy through the Mind Body Institute
  • The Gottman Method (Level 1 & 2)
  • EMDR Trained
  • Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 & 2 (CCTP/CCTP-II) - in progress
  • Mindful Self-Compassion Trained Teacher
  • Somatic Therapy 101 with Andrea Glik
  • Trans Care BC: Indigenous Gender Diversity 
  • San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety: Core Mental Health Training

Alayna's Rates
20-minute consultation: Free

Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $150
Generous: $155+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $225
Generous: $230+

Relationship Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $190
Generous: $195+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $260
Generous: $265+