Kathleen Lafferty

Kathleen Lafferty’s path to specializing in eating disorders, body image, and trauma was built on rigorous academic and clinical training — a Bachelor of Arts from UBC, a Master of Counselling Psychology from Adler University, and direct eating disorders work at Fraser Health, followed by ongoing certifications in EMDR, breathwork facilitation, and reiki. That breadth shapes how she works: not from a single therapeutic lane, but from an integrated view that treats the body and mind as inseparable partners in healing.

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in Victoria, BC, Kathleen works with teenagers and adults navigating restrictive or disordered eating, distressing body image, anxiety, depression, shame, and the lasting weight of trauma — including PTSD and complex childhood trauma. For clients whose evenings dissolve into anxious scrolling and whose days leave little room to feel at home in their own bodies, her embodied awareness and breathwork practices offer a tangible way back to physical presence and calm.

Kathleen draws on CBT, Enhanced CBT for eating disorders, EMDR, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness, tailoring the mix to each person. Her aim is straightforward: to walk alongside clients as they trade thought and belief patterns that have stopped serving them for something more grounded, self-accepting, and alive. Sessions are available online.