Adult Counselling in Vancouver & Online throughout BC and the Yukon

Chantelle Sands Therapy A Gentle Place to Land

Rooted in Love & Liberation

Holistic, Insight-Oriented, Trauma-Informed

Welcome

Chantelle Sands, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), sitting on a wooden forest bridge in a warm orange sweater, providing trauma-informed and decolonial counselling services in Vancouver, BC

I’m Chantelle,

Im a registered clinical counsellor living, loving and working on the unseeded territories of the Musqueam Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh People's.

I’m so glad your path has led you here.

A few more things about me

I am a proud, born-and-raised Yukoner of mixed Indigenous and European roots. Im a daughter, sister, wife, aunty, soul sister, friend and dog mom.

I identify as two-spirit femme, though from the outside my marriage looks straight-passing

I’m an empath, a creative, an introvert and a lifelong student. I love dancing, thrifting and spending time in the trees.

Counselling is more than my job, it is a passion and a calling.‍ ‍

My path as a healer began early, through lineage and lived experiences. By the age of eighteen my mind was made up that I wanted to become a counsellor. Two decades later I am building the practice of my dreams.

As a first-generation university graduate, my path into the field was winding and colourful. My career began by studying support work and transformed through front-line experiences, formal education & mentorship.

Today, I weave my raw lived experience with gentle clinical grounding to offer you a soft landing: an unhurried, cozy space where you can let down your guard and be truly seen.

Therapy with me isn’t about fixing you.

I don’t believe you need to arrive with a diagnosis, a treatment plan, or a perfectly articulated problem.
Working with me is collaborative, relational, and deeply curious. 
Together, we explore the patterns, relationships, experiences, and protective parts that have shaped you—while staying grounded in what’s happening in your life right now.
Sometimes therapy is deep. Sometimes it’s ordinary. Sometimes we laugh.
All of it belongs.

The intention of this space is to offer

A sanctuary to slow down

An invitation to…

  • Exhale

  • Slow down

  • Lay down your burdens for a while

  • Explore, create, connect

  • Weep, laugh, celebrate

  • Rest

You don’t have to take this journey alone.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.

Together we will explore the stories, patterns, relationships and experiences that have helped to shape who you are.

We’ll make space for what’s asked to be felt, understood, grieved, changed and released.

A softer way of being

A deeper sense of belonging.

A way of coming home to yourself.

Working Together

I’ve supported a diverse group of people from all walks of life. All are welcome here:

May of the people who are drawn to work with me identify as:

  • Women & Gender Diverse folks

  • LGBTQ2S+

  • Artists, Creatives, Seekers & Rebels

  • Helpers, Healers, Spaceholders

  • Neurodivergent - ADHD, AuD

  • Sex Workers, Kink positive, Alternative Relationship Structures

  • BIPOC, Indigenous, Biracial

I've helped with many areas in healing, but offer specialized support in these areas:
  • Trauma & Relational Wounds
  • Burnout, Depression & Deep Fatigue
  • Grief & Life Transitions
  • Identity, Belonging & Self-Exploration.
  • Dreams, Altered States & Meaning-Making
  • Decolonial, Feminist & Indigenous-Informed Perspectives

A few things you might be wondering

Have more questions?

View the full FAQ → here

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Step Into the In-Between

You don’t need to have your story completely figured out before beginning therapy.

You don’t need to arrive with the right words, a clear diagnosis, or a plan for what needs to change.

You simply need to bring what is here.

If you feel that my approach may be a good fit for what you’re looking for, I invite you to book a complimentary 20-minute consultation. It’s a chance for us to meet, talk a little about what brings you to therapy, and see how it feels to be in conversation together.

Words and Witness

Healing lives in the stories we tell, the myths we unravel, and the art we make of our survival. On my Reflections page, I share poetry, prose, and fragmented thoughts on walking between worlds, decolonial healing, and the beauty of getting lost.

If you are a seeker, a dreamer, or someone who finds medicine in written words, I invite you to read along.

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