Lea is centered in the photo. They smile at the camera, their long brown hair resting over their left shoulder. They are seated in front of some greenery. Lea holds onto their black cane and wears a gray sleeveless top and black shorts.
Lea Hutcheon (they/them) - Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Languages: English
If you would like to be connected with Lea plesae email them at [email protected]
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Languages: English
If you would like to be connected with Lea plesae email them at [email protected]
or
Availability - Virtual*
Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursdays 11:00 am - 6:15 pm
Fridays 11:00 am - 6:15 pm
Saturdays 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
*other evenings open to discussion
About
I come from Irish and Scottish settler roots, as well as queer and spoonie chosen family. I am a guest - living, working, and growing - in the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of ‘the land of plenty’ since time immemorial.
I have lived experience as a nonbinary, queer, disabled and neurodivergent human. Co-organizing with peers on creative projects (dance, film, gardens, cooking, and others) has brought me much joy for over a decade. As a pre-licensed counsellor, my style so far has been described as warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. Together, we’ll map a counselling process led by your needs, lived experience, and goals. I am honoured to accompany people on their chosen path of growth and change, and to co-create safe-enough zones in a world that imposes shame, disconnection, and distress. I am energized to work alongside folks who seek to live in alignment with their values. I welcome all folks who want to work with me, and providing an affirming, accessible, and COVID-conscious space for 2SLGBTQ+ and disabled people is my focus.
I am guided by intersectional feminisms, disability justice, mad activism and peer support, as well as by queer, trans, kink and polyamory communities. I am engaging in lifelong learning around my role as a treaty partner in settler-colonial ‘Canada,’ and am continually informed by decolonial and anti-racist practices. It’s my intention to apply these to my own bodyheartmind, to my relationships, and to the world around me – and my learning is nonlinear; attunement, course-correction and repair are important to me. It’s my intention to apply these to my own bodyheartmind, to my relationships, and to the world around me. And my learning is nonlinear -- attunement, course-correction and repair are important to me. I am continually gaining experience in nonpathologizing modalities with client autonomy and choice at the center, including Internal Family Systems (IFS/parts work) and Narrative, as well as body-based approaches.
I am indebted to lineages of abolition, transformative justice, and harm reduction for informing my practice. I deeply appreciate the creatives, thinkers, writers, and activists across multiple communities, and my friends, who have helped shape my practice and my life.
Outside of counselling, I enjoy visiting trees and bodies of water, drinking hot tea, hanging out with my kitty Zelda, re-watching TV shows, finding delight in stuffed animals and finger puppets, and slowly learning ASL.
Selected Training
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia (2024)
- Gender Affirming Hormone Care Planning/Hormone Readiness Assessment Training, Matsui De Roo (2025)
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Jillian Wagg Counselling (2025)
Lea's Rates
15-min Phone Consultation: No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $140
Generous: $145+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $180
Generous: $185+
Relationship Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $175
Generous: $180+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $230
Generous: $235+
Hormone Readiness Assessments
$250 per assessment (two 30-40-minute sessions)