Soma House Counselling & Wellness
Providing trauma-informed counselling & psychotherapy
for people at the intersection of trauma, grief, and loss.
Therapy & the Mind–Body Connection
Counseling & Psychotherapy with Farnaz
Farnaz brings together mind-body practices, evidence-based therapies, and a trauma-informed lens to help you feel grounded, supported, and empowered. Whether you're seeking in-person counselling at our Nanaimo practice or virtual therapy across British Columbia (or Canada), Farnaz's approach is designed to help you feel grounded, supported, and empowered.
COUNSELLING & Psychotherapy (Individuals, Couples, Children, Families)
Farnaz offer personalized counselling rooted in evidence-based and trauma-informed practices, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Play and Art Therapy, Inner Child Work, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
- For children and families, we support emotional expression, coping skills, and communication—helping with anxiety, ADHD, school stress, sibling conflict, and family transitions. Parents and caregivers also receive guidance tailored to their unique challenges.
- For individuals, we provide support through stress, trauma, loss, identity shifts, ADHD, and emotional overwhelm. Many of our clients are caregivers, neurodivergent adults, or professionals in high-pressure roles such as healthcare, education, or emergency services.
- For couples, we help navigate communication issues, parenting stress, intimacy challenges, and major life transitions—creating space for reconnection, healing, and growth.
Direct Billing & Insurance
Direct billing for counselling services with Farnaz Farrokhi-Holmes, RCC, CCC is available through Pacific Blue Cross, Medavie Blue Cross (Veterans Affairs Canada members), and many other providers. However, if direct billing is not possible, a receipt will be provided for you to submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement. So, please check with your insurance provider to confirm your coverage for counselling or psychotherapy services.
You’re Not Alone.
You might be a parent navigating a recent diagnosis, a teen feeling misunderstood, a couple struggling to reconnect, or an individual battling burnout.
You may be separated, divorced, part of a blended family, or caring for aging parents. Whatever you're carrying — you don't have to do it alone. At Soma House Counselling & Wellness, Farnaz provide in-person therapy in Nanaimo and virtual counselling across British Columbia, supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s most difficult transitions.
✔️ In-person and online counselling for anxiety, burnout & stress management
✔️ Trauma-informed therapy for PTSD, trauma recovery & nervous system regulation — in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, across BC and Canada-Wide
✔️ Couples & relationship therapy (including blended families, separation & co-parenting) — virtually or in person
Land Acknowledgment
Soma House Counselling & Wellness gratefully acknowledges that we work on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw and Stz'uminus First Nations.
Commitment to Inclusivity
We are committed to being a safe and welcoming space for members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.
