Kauma Counselling
Welcome.
I'm Anna Pippus, a Registered Clinical Counsellor seeing clients virtually across BC and in person from my cozy office in Vancouver, in the Mount Pleasant/Fairview area. Virtual sessions are available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. In-person sessions are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
September 2024 update: I am accepting new clients for both virtual and in-person sessions.
Life isn’t always easy. We experience repetitive cycles of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that consume and deplete us. We may struggle to align our actions and reactions with our values. At times, we feel disconnected from ourselves and others. Sometimes our troubles are situational: life transitions, interpersonal difficulties, traumatic events, and other challenging situations knock us off kilter. Whatever’s burdening you, I’m here to help you feel less alone and more empowered to navigate life’s inevitable turbulence. Fundamentally, I view counselling as the work of personal growth, accelerating our ability to find and sustain joy, connection, and meaning.
I will meet you with compassion and understanding as together we explore where you’re stuck. I draw on attachment, emotion, and mindfulness modalities in co-creating an approach with each unique client. Our work may involve developing self-awareness, attaining insights, processing wounds, defining goals, identifying strengths, softening into authenticity, and honing skills in the realms of thinking, emoting, behaving, and relating to others. My approach is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and culturally sensitive.
With couples, using evidence-based counselling techniques, I facilitate a dialogue to help partners enhance understanding and communicate more effectively. When people understand themselves, their partners, and their relationship more deeply, solutions tend to emerge, and couples can move toward a more stable, connected relationship.
Who I work with:
Relationships
Gain insight and tools to understand each other better and communicate more effectively.
Adults
Enhance self-understanding and shed unhelpful patterns for inner calm and improved relationships.
Parents
Decode your children, strengthen family bonds, and find your stride as a calm, confident parent.
More about me
I hold a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia and a master’s in counselling psychology with distinction from Yorkville University. I also hold a juris doctor from the University of Toronto. I’ve completed specialized training in relationship counselling from the Gottman Institute (Level 1) and the Vancouver Centre for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT Externship), and in parenting from the Neufeld Institute (Making Sense of Kids).
On a personal note, I’m a wife of 15 years and mom to two awesome tweens. I enjoy reading, cooking, eating, music, comedy, spending time with animals, skiing, paddleboarding, dance, yoga, and going for long walks in interesting places. I love being a therapist and I'm looking forward to nurturing, witnessing, and celebrating your growth.