Victoria Lauener Clinical Counsellor (MA, RCC)

Meet Victoria (she/her)

Trauma-Informed Therapy • Somatic and Attachment-Focused • IFS & Nervous System Integration • Emotionally Attuned & Relational

Hi, I’m Victoria, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #22536), and I’m so glad you’re here.

Many of my clients come to me feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, numb, or flooded with emotion. We all have a deep need for connection, yet life’s experiences can leave us feeling isolated or unsafe, making it difficult to fully engage in life and relationships.

As both a client and a therapist, I understand the courage it takes to step into therapy. I approach this work with deep respect, care, and sincerity, creating a space where you feel safe, seen, and supported.

Who Victoria Works With

• Children & Youths struggling with emotional regulation, anxiety, identity development, or challenges in family or school dynamics. Victoria creates a compassionate and steady space for younger clients to feel safe, understood, and empowered.

• Adults struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, or a general sense of being stuck or shut down. Victoria helps clients understand how past experiences shape the present and develop the capacity to live with greater connection, choice, and ease.

Areas of Specialization

• Relational and developmental trauma

• Nervous system dysregulation and overwhelm

• Attachment wounds and disconnection

• Emotional numbness or reactivity

• Shame, guilt, and inner critic work

Victoria brings a grounded, attuned, and nonjudgmental presence into therapy. Clients often say they feel truly witnessed and emotionally safe in her presence and appreciate her ability to create space for both vulnerability and growth.

What to Expect in Therapy

Victoria’s approach is warm, relational, and client-centered. She works from a trauma-informed, somatic, and attachment-focused lens. Sessions invite you to connect emotionally, physically, and somatically with your experience in the present moment.

She supports you in exploring the implicit beliefs shaped by past relationships and life experiences. Together, you’ll work to reauthor and reorganize your attachment systems shifting from a survival-based focus on protection to a deeper capacity for connection. She often integrates parts work (IFS) to support trauma processing, offering insight into how and why your nervous system and body respond the way they do.

Victoria incorporates nervous system regulation practices to help you feel grounded and safe, while gently exploring how your history may be shaping current patterns. Her work centres your goals, your voice, and your pace.

What Clients Often Experience

• Space to feel your emotions safely

• The experience of being seen, heard, and witnessed without judgment

• A deeper understanding of yourself

• Compassion for your protective parts

• Safe, meaningful connection

• Greater autonomy in your life and relationships

• The ability to move beyond symptom relief toward a life that feels truly aligned

What Clients Often Say About Working With Victoria

• Kind, compassionate, and genuinely caring

• Intuitive to both spoken and unspoken experience

• Relational and respectful

• Grounding and reliable, someone who will not leave you feeling dysregulated at the end of a session

• Prioritizes your comfort and emotional safety in session

• Centered in choice, always respecting your pace and readiness

Why She Does This Work

Victoria is drawn to therapy by a deep desire to support those who have never had someone offer the compassion and care they deserve. Many of her clients carry shame and guilt rooted in early relationships that left them feeling misunderstood or unworthy.

She knows what it’s like to feel that way and considers it an honour to sit with others as they unlearn shame, reconnect with themselves, and find a new story one that centers love, understanding, and belonging.

Outside the Therapy Room

When she’s not in session, Victoria enjoys walking her dogs, visiting local farmers markets, reading, spending time outdoors, and moving her body through exercise. She also loves cooking nourishing meals for herself and her partner.

What Grounds and Inspires Her

Victoria feels grounded by meditation and mindfulness practices that support her nervous system. The ocean brings her peace and perspective, while deep, meaningful moments with her partner and friends remind her of what matters most. She is continually inspired by the strength and resiliency her clients bring to the therapeutic process.

Online and In-Person Therapy in British Columbia

Victoria offers both online and in-person counselling to support a range of client needs and preferences. In-person sessions are held at our Cloverdale office, while virtual sessions are conducted through secure JaneApp video. Whether you’re located in Surrey, Langley, Vancouver, Kelowna, or a smaller rural community, Victoria provides consistent, compassionate care in the format that works best for you.

Ready to Begin?

If you’re looking for a therapist who brings attunement, compassion, and a trauma-informed, somatic approach, Victoria may be a good fit.

Book a Free 15-Minute Consultation or complete our New Client Form to get started.