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Aspen Grove Registered Massage Therapy & Counselling

Book an Appointment at Aspen Grove Counselling - Counselling in person from a home-based office in Courtenay, BC, or online via video call.

Welcome to Aspen Grove Registered Massage Therapy & Counselling!

Please arrive only at the time of your appointment and do not come early. Our space is small and gets crowded easily. Arriving at your appointment time gives us adequate time to tidy up between clients and avoids crowding in our waiting area. Thank you!

Parking is available in the Urban Corner townhouse complex behind the clinic; entrance on McDonald St. Visitor spots are in the centre of the complex. Use the pathways or the corner plaza gate to access the clinic entrance on Guthrie Road.

Appointments with Jarris:

Jarris’s practice is focused on specific treatment goals and outcomes, such as injury rehabilitation and recovery, post-surgical recovery, chronic pain, etc. If you are looking for a general massage treatment, stress-relief or relaxation, please book with another RMT.

Appointments

  • Please come in flexible clothing you can move in for assessment and treatment with Jarris. No jeans.
  • Please do not wear cream or lotion on the body, as Jarris’s treatments often require the need to not slide on skin
  • You can expect a comprehensive assessment and treatment of the structures of the body that are at the root of the dysfunction; thus, each treatment is holistic and the areas of the body treated most often encompass far more than the areas of concern

Bethany Bowman
(She/Her/Hers) RCC, CCC

Bethany is now working out of a home-based office. Directions and address will be sent to you prior to your appointment.

Hello, and welcome.

My name is Bethany. I hold a Bachelor of Health Science from Thompson Rivers University and a Master of Counselling from City University in Vancouver. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BCACC and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association.

I work primarily with adults who have suffered trauma of all kinds. This includes single incidents (car accidents, workplace incidents, assault) as well as complex and childhood traumas, and attachment injuries.

I deeply love the work I do - the work you are choosing to show up for. It takes bravery to face what happened to you. To recognize how you survived. To have the courage to hold and grieve what didn’t happen, what was missing that you needed and didn’t get at the time.

Trauma therapy is about undoing unbearable aloneness. I am here to bear witness to your suffering. I am here to help you hold, process, and integrate what needs to be integrated. To learn the skills you need to learn to get through this. I am here to hold the hope when it feels hard to hold.

The good news is, healing from trauma is possible. Yes, even yours. It takes commitment and hard work, but it is possible. And it’s worth it.

What I can help with:

  • Trauma therapy for single incidents (car accidents, natural disasters, workplace incidents, assaults, etc.).
  • Therapy for PTSD.
  • Healing from relational trauma - for example, from experiences of abuse, neglect, loss, separation.
  • Healing from childhood experiences of misattunement, parentification, nonrecognition, unpredictable or intrusive caregiving, complex PTSD, adoption.
  • Feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-worth

My approach is somatic, embodied, and relational. I attempt to balance constructively in the dialectical space between worlds. Between acceptance and change. Structure and free-flowing inquiry. Left brain and right brain. Concrete and intuitive. I do my best to meet you where you are and gently guide you on your journey.

Therapeutic modalities:

I draw primarily from somatic attachment psychotherapy, EMDR, internal family systems (IFS), and brainspotting. You can expect sessions with me to be warm, attuned, and validating. Our work together will be trauma-informed, inclusive, queer-affirming, anti-oppressive, and collaborative.

Ready to dive in, or have more questions? Let’s chat. Reach out or book a free consultation.

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