SK Skinner

MACP, MBA, RCC #24350

SK is accepting new clients.

Hi, my name is SK (she/her). I am a registered clinical counsellor (RCC), and Business Manager of Peak Resilience. If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering if I might be the right counsellor for you.

Let’s start with the basics:

I offer in person or virtual sessions to individuals or clients in a relationship on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2PM-8PM, and Thursdays and Fridays, 8AM-2PM.
I offer Sliding Scale pricing (aka discounts) by request only.
My services are often covered by benefits/insurance, and Peak Resilience can usually directly bill on your behalf, keeping more money in your pocket.

Clinical Approach

Clients usually want to work with me because they can rely on me to be non-judgemental, pragmatic, and kind. I focus on a client’s strengths, aiming to understand behaviour, thoughts, and emotions, often asking “how does this make sense?” or “how does this keep you safe?” Everyone has unique intersections of identity and systemic pressures which informs their worldview; I use this lens to further understand clients and their issues, resulting in an individualized treatment plan.

While I will work with almost any client, I tend to work most with clients who are neurodiverse (autism, ADHD, or both), struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder (BPD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex PTSD (C-PTSD), and/or recovering from trauma, often relational trauma. I draw upon neurodivergent-affirming and trauma-informed care practices, prioritizing client safety and autonomy. Together, we go at a pace that works for you. I utilize multiple counselling theories and techniques to customize an evidence and research based therapeutic approach.

One unique aspect of my work experience is extensive corporate training in global and national roles. For clients who need support with career and corporate issues, such as navigating office politics, we can create a strategy that balances professional and personal responsibilities, goals, and values.

Typical skills I work with clients on:

Learn how to identify personal needs, meeting them by clarifying values (aka behaviours that meet needs).
Learn how to establish and maintain boundaries that are meaningful to improve relationships.
Learn about yourself by experiencing emotions in a regulated, safer way.
Modify behaviour or thoughts to be helpful and uplifting, often combining compassion and acceptance.
Learn how to self-manage anxiety, stress, and/or emotional dysregulation.
Increase self-worth, self-esteem, and self-confidence.
Support you in creating and implementing a strategy for change, checking and adjusting as needed.

Relationship Counselling

For clients in relationships (aka couple’s counselling), I might be a good fit if you want someone who can navigate complex power dynamics, advocate for a balancing of power, and is fair-minded. Whatever issues have arisen, finding a respectful and compassionate path forward is possible. People often get hurt in relationships. Learning how to empathize, take accountability, and approach change as a team without defensiveness is rewarding work. On the other side of interpersonal conflict is a deeper understanding of each others’ values, creating the conditions for a stronger connection. Learning how to navigate conflict in a healthy way now means future concerns can be addressed before conflict occurs.

Education and Experience

I have a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Master of Business Administration degrees. Before becoming an RCC, I worked in the retail industry for 18 years, focused mainly on product and inventory management in global or national roles for vertically integrated retailers. I changed careers when I realized I wanted to work one on one with my team and customers more than my other responsibilities. I have benefited from counselling as a client and feel strongly that helping others improves communities.

If you’ve read to this point, I hope you will consider booking your first session or free 15-minute consultation by phone to get started.

I live and work on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples – xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

SK’s informed consent form can be found here.

`Email directly at skskinner@peak-resilience.com.

Approaches Used

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Anti-Oppressive, Attachment Informed / Attachment Based Therapy, Bowen Family Systems Therapy (BFST), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Creative and Strength Based, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Positive Psychology (EPP), Existential Therapy, Family Systems Therapy (FST), Feminist Intersectional Therapy (FIT), Harm Reduction Based, Humanistic / Person-Centred Therapy / Rogerian, Humanistic Approach, Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Parts Work, Interpersonal Therapy, LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Neurodiversity Affirming, Non-Pathologising Approach, Relational / Relationship Therapy, Relational Therapy, Sex and Kink Positive, Sex Worker Positive, Solutions Focused Therapy (SFT), Strengths Based Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy

Specialties and Areas of Practice

Accountability, Addiction, ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Body Image, Boundary Setting, Break-Ups, Burnout, Career Counselling / Work Issues, Childhood Trauma, Communication Skills, Couples Therapy, Creative Blocks, Dating, Depression, Dissociation, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Regulation and Anger, Family Conflict, Family Counselling, Goal Setting, Grief and Loss, Harm Reduction, Identity, Incest Histories, Interpersonal Challenges, Kink and Sex Positive, Leadership Development, LGBTQIA2S+, Life Meaning and Purpose, Life Transitions, Marriage Therapy, Motivation, Neglect, Nervous System Regulation, Neurodivergence, OCD, Panic Attacks, Perfectionism, PTSD / Complex PTSD, Relational Trauma, Relationship Issues, Self Worth and Personal Growth, Self-Development and Coaching, Self-Esteem, Sex Worker Allied, Sexual Trauma, Sexual Violence, Sexuality and Gender, Shame, Stress Management and Stress Reduction, Student Support, Substance Use Issues, Trauma

SK is accepting new clients.

How Much Counselling Will I Need?

It depends on what you want. Most clients fall into one of three categories:

One (or two) and done – I just want some advice to move forward on a problem. Cool, just let me know that so I can make sure the session will be focused.
Acute issue – I need some support to resolve an issue, but I don’t want to be in counselling forever. This usually takes 8-12 sessions but could be shorter or longer based on your needs (time, financial, issue complexity). We create the ideal structure together.
Long-term therapeutic relationship – I need a safe space to process life events. Sessions are often booked up to a year in advance so you can count on the structure and support. The topic often changes session to session, but relates back to an overarching theme of self-development, relationship management, or something of that nature.

I can’t tell you which issues fall into which bucket, or guarantee results, because each client is unique. It’s best to let me know which category you think you might fall into, we can check and adjust as needed.

What experience or background do you bring to your counselling and supervision practice that is uniquely yours?

I have 15+ years of experience working in a capitalist, corporate environment. I know that corporate careers can be rewarding, challenging, and occasionally compromising. I am pragmatic, understand that many decisions are made in a grey zone of personal ethics and professional priorities, so clients who struggle with this dilemma might benefit from my experience.

What is your favourite thing about working closely with people every day?

I love getting to know clients so I can quietly root for them as they accomplish their goals. I might only get to see a client for a few hours a year, but I am cheerleading for life! I am the therapeutic equivalent of a soccer mom with orange slices.

What is a personal challenge that you have overcome in your own life?

I have learned to process my emotions in a healthier way that benefits me and my family. It took getting divorced to take responsibility for my half of a dynamic that wasn’t working, and I am so glad that I did.

What have you learned from your work?

I have learned to listen and understand what the person in front of me is saying, most people are very honest. I have also learned that counselling is one tool in the toolbox, and that diversity of perspective can improve the overall outcome of therapy.

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Last Updated: September 29, 2026 Created: July 3, 2024

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