"There is a fountain inside you. Don't walk around with an empty bucket". ~Rumi

Alice Wilmes, MA., MPCC

I bring a lifetime of curiosity and exploration of the human experience to my work as a counsellor. I also bring a lifetime of seeking, in both the psychological and spiritual realms, for something inside of me that is indestructible and whole; something untouched by all the traumas and difficulties that one encounters in life.

From a place of wholeness, I help people realize that they have everything inside of them, right now, to live life more fully, without mental or emotional constraints.

I am happily married with four beautiful children. This life experience, beautifully and incidentally, adds to my professional foundation.

I work as a counsellor in my private practice for individuals and couples, offering session both in person and online.

Services

You are not lost. Your true self has always been there.
Finding yourself is not about becoming someone new—it’s about returning home.
It’s the unlearning of childhood beliefs that no longer serve you, and remembering the self that existed before those patterns took hold.

Qualifications and Trainings

I am trained in Mindfulness Centered Couples Therapy, which is also an evidence-based treatment for couples.

Qualifications & Credentials

Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology
Professional member of the Canadian Professional Counselling Association (CPCA)
Registered Master Professional Clinical Counsellor (MPCC)
EMDR Consultant and Member of EMDRIA (EMDR International Association)
Certified IFS Therapist
IFS- Informed EMDR Consultant with Syzygy Institute
Certified psychedelic-assisted Therapist
Attachment-focused therapist and Life Coach
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

Specialized Training

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1, 2 and 3
Mindfulness Centered Couples Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for couples
Attachment Focused Therapy
Polyvagal Therapy Training
Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy
Systemic Family Therapy
Life and Change Coach

Approach & Perspectives

We are essentially whole just as we are. Wholeness is our true nature and is unchanged by the events of our lives. We've simply lost the connection to who we really are. Stressful life experiences and our interpretation of them can obstruct and block our connection to our true nature. We become unhappy, disconnected, fragmented, anxious, and often live in a constant state of survival.

Automatic behaviors and habitual ways of thinking, feeling "living on autopilot" - prevent us from being fully alive.

In a warm and gentle way, we will look together into your past baggage, present issues and address future concerns. I want to help you to find and release what is blocking you from feeling connected, happy, and free from inner constraints.

My goal is to empower you to understand what core issues might be holding you back, to heal your past wounds and traumas, and increase your awareness. So you can step into the life you are meant to live.

- Alice Wilmes, MA, MPCC.

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