Chandler McMurray-Ives

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Languages: English

Chandler is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and somatic therapist in Yaletown, Vancouver. Her trauma-informed approach weaves talk therapy with body-based awareness, drawing on relational somatic therapy, Gestalt and IFS-informed parts work, to help you find regulation and feel more connected to yourself and others.

Many of her clients haven't felt fully understood in traditional talk therapy, and somatic therapy offers another way in. Sessions are warm, collaborative and comfortable with complexity.

Who Chandler works with

This work may be especially helpful if you:
- are neurodivergent, sensitive or creative
- have lived through trauma or CPTSD
- feel too much, or very little and can't find the words
- feel overwhelmed or disconnected in relationships
- feel "behind" in life or intimacy
- struggle to know what you want or who you are

Chandler welcomes all relationship structures.

A note from Chandler

"For transparency, I'm a queer, neurodivergent survivor of CPTSD and shock trauma, and my lived experience informs everything I do. I aim to create a space that feels welcoming and accessible, and I'm only human, always learning how to do that better."

Training

Counselling Diploma, Orca Institute · Year-long Relational Somatic Therapy training · Ongoing clinical supervision

Book a free 15-minute discovery call to see if somatic therapy in Yaletown is right for you.