Cat Zydyk

From the very first session, Cat Zydyk works to make the room — or the screen — feel less like an office and more like a working conversation. Warmth and the occasional well-placed bit of humour are part of how she builds the kind of honest, comfortable relationship that makes the real work possible. She meets each client where they are, which means the plan that takes shape is genuinely theirs: built around their strengths, their challenges, and what actually fits their life.

Cat supports children, teens, adults, and seniors navigating anxiety, mood difficulties, OCD, body-focused repetitive behaviours, burnout, chronic illness, neurodiversity, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy anchors her practice, though she draws on a wide range of methods depending on who she’s working with. For younger clients especially, that might mean games or movement rather than a chair-and-talking setup. CBT’s practical habit-building tools are equally useful for clients trying to reclaim downtime that keeps getting swallowed by the pull to check, scroll, or stay on — she helps people design concrete offline routines that hold.

Cat holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and specialized training in OCD and body-focused repetitive behaviours. She is also a certified teacher with experience across school and community settings, and she welcomes clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and newcomers to Canada. Sessions are available in person in Port Alberni, BC, or online by video or phone.