Reema Qamar

People navigating trauma, addiction, relational rupture, and the weight of life transitions find in Reema Qamar a counsellor who meets them with steady, informed care. Working with teenagers, adults, and older adults across a wide range of concerns — from anxiety and depression to childhood trauma, sexual trauma, grief, and acculturation stress — she brings particular depth to work where the body, the brain, and personal history are all part of the picture.

Reema holds that suffering often takes root in the gap between what we expect our lives to look like and what they actually are. That mismatch can pull people away from themselves in ways that are hard to name alone. She also recognizes that for many clients, the inability to step away from constant digital input — the reflex to check, scroll, or stay reachable at all hours — keeps the nervous system in a state that makes genuine rest, let alone healing, feel out of reach. Her approach is integrative: trauma-informed and culturally responsive, drawing on CBT, DBT skills, EMDR, somatic experiencing, attachment-based therapy, narrative therapy, emotion-focused approaches, the Gottman Method, and family systems work.

Reema sees the therapeutic relationship itself as central to good outcomes and offers a complimentary 15-minute consultation so prospective clients can assess the fit before committing. She works with individuals, couples, families, and groups, and offers online sessions throughout British Columbia.