Surya Govender (she/her) - Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)
Languages: English

​If you would like to be connected with Surya please email [email protected]
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​Availability
Mondays 10:00am-:00pm; 5:00pm-8:00pm (in-person or virtual)
Tuesdays 10:00 am-3:30 pm  (in-person or virtual)
Thursdays 10:00 am-3:30 pm  (in-person or virtual)
**Surya is fully vaccinated and will wear a mask for in-person sessions. I do not require that you wear a mask, but you are welcome to.
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​About
I am trained as 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. 
 
I am fully vaccinated and will wear a mask for in-person sessions. I do not require that you wear a mask, but you are welcome to.

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 min
Standard: $150
Sliding scale: Available. Contact for more information.
75 min
Standard: $225
Sliding Scale: Available. Contact for more information.

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