Welcome to Nivalis Counseling

Like so many of us, I spent years building coping mechanisms that I thought would keep everything under control and somehow make everything okay. But deep down, things were not working out and I wasn’t okay – I just didn’t realize it at the time. When things got really hard, I started looking for help, but finding the right support felt impossible. I went from therapist to therapist, feeling invisible, unimportant and like they just didn’t care to make the effort to connect. 

And then, I met a therapist who changed everything. This therapist was kind, warm, and compassionate. They saw me. They made me feel like I mattered. For the first time, I felt truly cared for and understood. That experience helped me pull myself by what was left of my boot straps and it also reminded me of a dream I’d carried for so long: to become the kind of therapist who helps people feel seen, valued, and supported.

That’s when I knew – I was meant to do this work. Many hoops later, here we are.