Welcome! We are a collective of RSW therapists providing queer and neurodivergent affirming therapy - if you’re tired of explaining yourself or feeling like you need to shrink parts of who you are, you’ve found your people.
Feel free to schedule a free consultation with any of our therapists, OR if you would like to be matched with a therapist you can email Kristen and she would be happy to support you: kristen@kristenhydescounselling.com
For those seeking supervision, Kristen Hydes is a Canadian Clinical Supervisor (CCS) with the CCPA
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Alex Alburquenque (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker and counsellor with over 10 years of combined education and experience, including 5 years of direct practice in the field of social work. She brings a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and person-centered approach to therapy. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is Alex’s primary modality, and she is passionate about using it to help clients process past experiences, foster self-compassion, and reconnect with their sense of self-worth and belonging. She is also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which support her work in helping clients manage anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional regulation.
Alex is passionate about creating affirming spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ and neurodivergent clients, drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience as a queer, neurodivergent clinician. This perspective informs her deep commitment to honoring each client’s unique story, pace, and needs in the healing process.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys life with her wife and their two beloved cats. She finds joy and grounding in time spent by the ocean, paddleboarding, playing videogames, and exploring creativity through art.
Alex Alburquenque (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker and counsellor with over 10 years of co...
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Kristen Hydes
(She/Her/Hers)
Registered Social Worker (RSW) and Canadian Certified Counsellor providing counselling from a trauma informed and intersectional feminist lens. I enjoy working from an integrated framework, and getting to know clients before navigating what clinical pathway feels best for them, my offerings include: Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Queer Theory & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Registered Social Worker (RSW) and Canadian Certified Counsellor providing counselling from a tra...
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Tess Lavelle-Sutton
(she/they)
British Columbia and Ontario Registered Social Worker (RSW) working for Kristen Hydes Counselling providing virtual individual counselling. I am passionate on challenging systems of oppression, and utilize a trauma-informed and intersectional feminist lens in my approaches. I believe that each person is the expert of their own experiences, aiming to respect varying pace, needs, and goals.
British Columbia and Ontario Registered Social Worker (RSW) working for Kristen Hydes Counselling...
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