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

  • Gender & Sexual Exploration

    Supporting you as you navigate the discovery of your gender and sexual identities

  • Neurodiversity

    Navigating Neurodiversity

    Respecting and celebrating the diverse ways that you process information and experience the world

  • Unconventional Relationships

    Unconventional Relationships

    Welcoming you in the vast expression of human intimacy in your relationships

  • Cultivating Self Compassion

    Learning to attach and attune to oneself

  • Nature-Based Therapy

    A therapeutic journey that embraces the healing power and allyship of nature

  • Parts Therapy

    Embracing your wholeness and learning to befriend the many parts of yourself

  • Grief and Loss

    Learning about life through death and loss

  • Systemic Deconstruction and Intergenerational Understanding

    Exploring the ecosystem of your life from the microcosm to the macrocosm

  • 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.