About Lorrane
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Lorraine Bates offers practical, compassionate, and evidence-informed counselling for individual adults experiencing anxiety, depression, burnout, chronic stress, work-related challenges, substance use concerns, trauma, major life changes, or periods of feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Lorraine tailors counselling to each person’s goals, needs, pace, and lived experience. Her approach is grounded in respect, curiosity, safety, and collaboration. She draws from trauma-informed practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and harm-reduction approaches to help clients better understand what is happening, recognize their existing strengths, and find strategies that support meaningful, sustainable change.
Lorraine especially enjoys supporting leaders, helping professionals, caregivers, people in high-responsibility roles, and those seeking greater resilience and stability in their lives. She believes counselling can make room for both the hard things and the hopeful ones—and, when appropriate, a little humour in the messiness of being human. You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Lorraine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Education from the University of Victoria, with additional graduate coursework in clinical counselling through Yorkville University.
Outside of counselling, Lorraine enjoys spending time with her little family and foster cat, crafting, quilting, strolling through local markets, taking ocean dips, getting lost in a good book, and having a good belly laugh.
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**For new clients, please book a complimentary consultation first.** This supportive and confidential session provides a safe space to discuss your concerns, ask questions, and explore whether…
2 optionsIndividual Counselling
Treatment: 50 min. Individual Counselling I offers affirming care grounded in respect, curiosity, safety, and collaboration. I recognizes clients as the experts in their own lives, while providing a…
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