Our Team

meet the selkies…

Alexandra Shewan, MC, RCC

(she/they)

Founder, Counsellor, Supervisor, & Consultant

Areas of practice
Fat liberation, developmental trauma, emotional neglect, disordered eating

Fees
Sliding scale, $100 - $250+ per 50min or 80min session. More info here.

Availability
Ali is not currently accepting new clients or a waitlist.

Lauren Budd, MACP

(she/her)

Associate Counsellor

Areas of practice
Body image & eating concerns, people pleasing, attachment, self-esteem, burnout

Fees
Sliding scale, $100 - $250+ per 50min session. More info here.

Availability
Wednesdays, 2 - 7pm
Thursdays, 10am - 2pm

Carina Morton

(they/them)

Administrative Assistant

Carina is a fat liberationist, and a loving dog mom, residing on the stolen lands of the Snuneymuxw people, colonially known as Nanaimo.

At Selkie, Carina’s role is to help make sure the counsellors spend time with their clients, not their administrative tasks. When you reach out to Selkie, you may receive a reply from Carina. They are eager to answer your questions and connect you with support!

Alexandra (Ali) Shewan

Founder, Counsellor, Supervisor, & Consultant

MC, RCC #19099 | (she/they)

Areas of practice

  • Clinical Supervision (more info here.)

  • Developmental trauma

  • Emotional neglect

  • Disordered eating

  • Identity-based violence

  • Boundaries

Approaches to Counselling

  • Fat liberation

  • Response-Based Practice

  • Feminist Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Anti-Oppressive Practice

  • Somatics

Fees
Sliding scale, $100 - $250+

per 50min or 80min session.
More info here.

Availability
Ali is not currently accepting new clients or a waitlist.

Lauren Budd

Associate Counsellor

MACP | (she/her)

Areas of practice

  • Identity Work

  • Body Image & Eating Concerns

  • People-pleasing

  • Attachment

  • Self-Esteem

  • Burnout

Approaches to Counselling

  • Person-Centered Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Fees
Sliding scale, $100 - $250+

per 50min session. More info here.

Availability
Wednesdays, 2 - 7pm
Thursdays, 10am - 2pm