About
Healing hearts and healing minds.
30 years of sitting with people through the things they find hardest to say.
Ravi Teja is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, practising in Surrey, British Columbia. She has over 30 years of clinical experience. Her practice is trauma-informed, and she works with individuals, couples and families in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, both in person and online across British Columbia.
A message from your counsellor
Life throws curveballs. Over more than two decades as a Registered Clinical Counsellor I have had the privilege of helping people navigate their mental health at moments when they were not sure they could.
In our sessions I draw on a blend of approaches — EMDR, CBT, DBT, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, alongside somatic and mindfulness-based techniques. But putting the jargon aside, what that means for you is a safe and supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. I am here to listen, to empathise, and to guide you towards change you actually want.
Much of what I do is trauma work, and the whole practice is trauma-informed — which is a specific thing, not a slogan. It means safety comes before disclosure, that you set the pace, that you are never pressed to revisit something before you are ready, and that nothing you bring is met with judgment. Being believed is not a reward you have to earn here first.
My commitment is to a room where therapeutic conversation can unfold naturally, where your feelings are validated rather than analysed at you, and where together we work towards resolving what sits underneath them rather than simply managing it forever.
What every client can expect
- Trauma-informed practice, in every session and whatever you came for
- Clinical therapy delivered with compassion and without judgement
- A space that validates your feelings and your experiences
- Safety first — you set the pace, and nothing is forced
- Virtual or in-person sessions, scheduled around your life
- Practical work on self-care, self-awareness and emotional regulation
How I work
I am trained in several approaches and I choose between them based on you, not the other way round. All of it is trauma-informed: we go at your pace, nothing is forced, and safety in the room comes before anything else.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a non-traditional psychotherapy used particularly for post-traumatic stress. Research has shown it effective at reducing PTSD symptoms and at resolving memories, so that a memory can be experienced as a point in the past rather than as something still active in the present.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a short-term, goal-oriented, practical approach to problem-solving. I use it to change the patterns of thinking or behaviour sitting behind a difficulty, and so change the way you feel. It is used for everything from sleep problems and relationship difficulties to substance use, anxiety and depression.
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy focused on teaching skills to manage stress, regulate emotions and improve relationships. It emphasises living in the present moment while building healthier ways of coping, so that life’s challenges become more navigable.
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Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy
Mindfulness-based psychotherapy brings meditation techniques into therapy to cultivate warmth, compassion and self-awareness. Through focused attention and open monitoring you develop the ability to observe your own thoughts and feelings without judgment. You do not need to become a dedicated meditator for it to work.
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT is a short-term, structured approach to relationship distress, grounded in attachment theory. It works on the emotional cycle a couple gets caught in — the pursuit and withdrawal underneath a recurring argument — rather than on the content of the argument itself, with the aim of re-establishing a secure bond.
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Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
EFFT extends the same emotion-focused work to families, and treats parents and caregivers as the people best placed to help — not as the problem to be managed around. It builds practical skill in responding to a family member’s distress, and works directly with the blocks that get in the way of that: fear of making things worse, exhaustion, and self-blame.
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Words from clients
“Ravi is very knowledgeable, professional and kind. It was very easy for me to connect with and trust her. Speaking with Ravi has made such a difference in my self confidence from before I started my therapy to now.”
Arshdeep Gill
“I recently had the pleasure of working with Ravi at her clinical counseling practice, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Ravi's expertise and genuine care created a safe and supportive environment for me to explore my challenges.”
Ridhima Goyal
“One of the most professional and also supportive/relatable counsellors I have ever been to, and I've been to a few! Fairly priced and offers great support.”
Amrit Jassal