Discover your path forward
Integrative Psychotherapy
Meet Stevie Chernish
“Safety is not the absence of threat;
it is the presence of connection” Gabor Mate
In my professional journey, I've dedicated my practice to supporting individuals, couples, families, and groups of people who navigate life beyond the boundaries of mainstream societal norms and traditional cultural frameworks.
My deepest intention is to provide a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space where you, as an individual, can explore emotions of distress, insecurity, confusion, and everything in between. With warmth, nurturing guidance, and fierce compassion, I'll walk alongside you as you embark on your journey toward self-acceptance and understanding that can help you confront the challenges of everyday life.
I specialize in the areas of gender identity, sexual orientation, coming out, alternative relationships, neurodiversity, mental health concerns, and navigating the complex terrain of grief. I’ve worked in the field of trauma for the last 13 years and feel confident supporting you in gently exploring and integrating experiences of trauma or abuse related to self-expression, identity, sexuality, childhood neglect/abandonment/rejection, addictions, and/or religion.
Integrative Psychotherapy
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Gender & Sexual Exploration
Supporting you as you navigate the discovery of your gender and sexual identities
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Navigating Neurodiversity
Respecting and celebrating the diverse ways that you process information and experience the world
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Unconventional Relationships
Welcoming you in the vast expression of human intimacy in your relationships
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Cultivating Self Compassion
Learning to attach and attune to oneself
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Nature-Based Therapy
A therapeutic journey that embraces the healing power and allyship of nature
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Parts Therapy
Embracing your wholeness and learning to befriend the many parts of yourself
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Grief and Loss
Learning about life through death and loss
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Systemic Deconstruction and Intergenerational Understanding
Exploring the ecosystem of your life from the microcosm to the macrocosm
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Somatic Awareness
Slowly and gently learning to trust the language and wisdom of your body
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Based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Available for select in-person nature-based sessions in Salt Spring and Victoria area.