
Explore what’s beneath the surface and find new ways forward.
Saffron W. Rose
Registered Clinical Counsellor
EMDR Trauma Therapist
I help high-achieving, highly feeling people overcome self criticism, trauma, and isolation.
If you’re ready to try counselling that goes beyond simply reframing thoughts, you’ve come to the right place.
Learn more about me.
Focus Areas

My Therapeutic Approach
RELATIONAL:
Attunement is at the core of my work. Genuine healing happens in the context of safe, authentic connection, and I believe that compassion is one of the most effective catalysts for change. Relational safety and nervous system regulation are emphasized, while always honoring pacing and your inherent resilience.
PSYCHODYNAMIC:
Psychodynamic principles allow us to explore how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape the present. Together, we will work toward cultivating greater self-awareness, heal the unmet needs of the past, break patterns that are holding you back and reconnect to your authentic self.
Parts Work:
Using ‘parts’ or ‘ego states’, we can explore how the different sides of you show up, perhaps to protect, to soothe, to be heard, or to show strength. This work allows the different parts of you to communicate, integrate, support one another and help you feel more whole. I love this perspective because it helps us to understand your parts as clever survival strategies instead of unwanted behaviours.
EMDR:
EMDR is a powerful therapeutic tool that targets the mind-body connection to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories, allowing distressing experiences to be re-stored in a way that reduces their emotional charge. Through this process, it can help you cultivate healthier beliefs about yourself, reduce flashbacks, and help you attain lasting relief from both emotional and physical trauma symptoms.
Curious about EMDR
A powerful way to help your mind and body heal from the past.
EMDR is an evidence-based, extensively researched method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences.

Interested in working together?
I offer sessions in person in Kitsilano, BC.
& Virtually using HIPAA-compliant video software.
Options to Book
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A little check in to introduce ourselves, discuss what you’re hoping to work on, and ask me any questions you have.
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Trauma-informed, relational, person centered and aimed to connect the mind and body. Modalities used include:
Person Centered, trauma-Informed
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Somatic Processing
CBT & DBT skills
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Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing. A gold standard treament for trauma, PTSD & C-PTSD. Can be integrated with IFS and somatic work.

My wish for you
That our work together leaves you feeling lighter, more self-aware, and more at home in yourself. That you begin to trust your inner world, relate to your emotions and body with more kindness, and move toward a life that feels more connected and alive.
I welcome clients of all ages, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, and abilities.
Have more questions?
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