Introspectus Counselling
@introspectuscounselling.ca
A different relationship with what hurts. Skills for hard days. Clarity on patterns that repeat. Room for questions of faith and meaning. A life that lines up with what matters. Online across BC, in-person in Colwood. introspectuscounselling.ca
"Am I doing this right?" is where a lot of people quit breathing exercises.
The app I built says it plainly: there's nothing to get right. Four pictures walk through the practice, and each pattern helps you move down a healthy path.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/breath...
The app I built says it plainly: there's nothing to get right. Four pictures walk through the practice, and each pattern helps you move down a healthy path.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/breath...
A space to breathe
A calm, guided breathing exercise to help you slow down in a couple of minutes. Free, in your browser, nothing to install.
introspectuscounselling.ca
September 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
"Am I doing this right?" is where a lot of people quit breathing exercises.
The app I built says it plainly: there's nothing to get right. Four pictures walk through the practice, and each pattern helps you move down a healthy path.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/breath...
The app I built says it plainly: there's nothing to get right. Four pictures walk through the practice, and each pattern helps you move down a healthy path.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/breath...
The new dad gets the flash on the stairs. The nurse, at the med cart. About 94 in 100 of us get thoughts we never ordered.
How to Stop Intrusive Thoughts: Why Pushing Fails
Why unwanted thoughts come back louder when you fight them, what loosens the loop instead, and how to tell a scary thought from a warning sign.
introspectuscounselling.ca
September 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The new dad gets the flash on the stairs. The nurse, at the med cart. About 94 in 100 of us get thoughts we never ordered.
There are eleven free self-checks on the site now.
The useful part isn't the score. It's finding out the thing you've been carrying has a name, and roughly a size.
All on your device. Nothing saved, no account.
https://introspectuscounselling.ca/mental-health-assessments/
The useful part isn't the score. It's finding out the thing you've been carrying has a name, and roughly a size.
All on your device. Nothing saved, no account.
https://introspectuscounselling.ca/mental-health-assessments/
August 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
There are eleven free self-checks on the site now.
The useful part isn't the score. It's finding out the thing you've been carrying has a name, and roughly a size.
All on your device. Nothing saved, no account.
https://introspectuscounselling.ca/mental-health-assessments/
The useful part isn't the score. It's finding out the thing you've been carrying has a name, and roughly a size.
All on your device. Nothing saved, no account.
https://introspectuscounselling.ca/mental-health-assessments/
"Get out of your head" assumes there is a door.
We built one. Free app, opens in your browser. Seven screens, nothing saved, no account.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/defusi...
We built one. Free app, opens in your browser. Seven screens, nothing saved, no account.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/defusi...
Dropping the rope: an ACT defusion exercise
An ACT exercise for stepping back from sticky, difficult thoughts. Free, in your browser, nothing to install.
introspectuscounselling.ca
August 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
"Get out of your head" assumes there is a door.
We built one. Free app, opens in your browser. Seven screens, nothing saved, no account.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/defusi...
We built one. Free app, opens in your browser. Seven screens, nothing saved, no account.
introspectuscounselling.ca/tools/defusi...
Forgiveness is worth wanting. Being rushed into it is not. The difference is whether you chose it or got handed a deadline.
Do You Have to Forgive to Heal? An Honest Look
Forgiveness work can help; rushed forgiveness can hurt. What the research and the scriptures actually say, and how to start gently.
introspectuscounselling.ca
July 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Forgiveness is worth wanting. Being rushed into it is not. The difference is whether you chose it or got handed a deadline.
The hard part is not only what happened.
When the Church Is Where You Got Hurt - Introspectus Counselling
Church hurt is real, and it has names. What spiritual abuse, moral injury, and religious struggle do to you, and how to heal without having to leave or stay.
introspectuscounselling.ca
July 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The hard part is not only what happened.
What helps when you read counselling content online? A grounding script? A guide for talking with your partner about therapy? A first-session walk-through? Reply with one thing you wish was written.
Home Page - Introspectus Counselling
A counselling practice for the weeks anxiety, grief, or questions of meaning won't ease. Online across BC, or in-person in Colwood.
introspectuscounselling.ca
May 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
What helps when you read counselling content online? A grounding script? A guide for talking with your partner about therapy? A first-session walk-through? Reply with one thing you wish was written.
New on the blog: a look at pastoral counselling, where evidence-based therapy and a person's faith can sit at the same table. introspectuscounselling.ca/when-faith-a...
May 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
New on the blog: a look at pastoral counselling, where evidence-based therapy and a person's faith can sit at the same table. introspectuscounselling.ca/when-faith-a...
In therapy, faith doesn't have to sit on the bench. For people who hold one, it's often the strongest leverage they bring to the work. introspectuscounselling.ca/spiritual-ex...
May 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
In therapy, faith doesn't have to sit on the bench. For people who hold one, it's often the strongest leverage they bring to the work. introspectuscounselling.ca/spiritual-ex...
Some weeks the worry doesn't go to bed when you do. Built something for those weeks.
Home Page - Introspectus Counselling
Evidence-based counselling in Colwood, BC, serving Greater Victoria. Therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and burnout. $150/session.
introspectuscounselling.ca
May 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Some weeks the worry doesn't go to bed when you do. Built something for those weeks.