Anja Hess, MA, RCC
(She, He, They)
FOUNDER, CLINICAL DIRECTOR, SUPERVISOR, GROUPS, THERAPY
REGISTERED SERVICE PROVIDER WITH THE FNHA
Fees: $200 per 50-minute session
Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 8am-2pm (4-6 week waitlist)
I direct bill with Metavie Blue Cross, Pacific Blue Cross, FNHA, and Sunlife
Welcome! I am a queer German-Romany settler living on the breathtaking Lekwungen Territory and I am Clinical Director and founder of Wildwood Therapy. I share my time between running Wildwood, supporting my teammates, matching new clients with their dream counsellor, supervising our trainees, and providing individual, group, and dyadic psychotherapy.
I built this group practice in 2020 in order to pay forward the care and generosity I received when I had cancer during my early 20s. It is important to me that our space centres around anti-colonial values and we are constantly learning and adjusting. I come with personal knowledge of marginalization from my Roma, queer, trans, woman, previously disabled and chronically ill, and neurodivergent experiences, but I live a very privileged life and most of what I have learned is from loved ones, teachers, and the clients I’ve served.
I am currently accepting new clients for EMDR therapy. I use an evidence-based, feminist approach that combines neuroscience with relational, somatic, and emotional healing and I have specialized training in PTSD and complex trauma recovery. I like helping folks learn how to process emotions, gain confidence, and navigate through experiences like:
Workplace Trauma and Healthcare Professions
Increasing Self-Esteem and Confidence
Oppression & Bullying
2SLGBTQIA+ Identity
Trauma, PTSD, cPTSD
Grief & Loss
Neurodivergence
Anxious Symptoms & Panic
Depressive Symptoms
Cancer as a Young Adult
Social Anxiety
Polyamory and ENM
and more…
I am a naturalist and enjoy playing outside, laughing hysterically with loved ones, and looking for adventure. Inclusion and freedom are important to me and I choose to find joy in the small things. I recently took up crabbing - ask me about it!
My RCC license number is 18489
EMDR
Eye Movement Densensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is the most efficient way to process trauma. You get to decide how much or how little to disclose about what happened, giving the option of doing “secret therapy” with me. I offer EMDR for the following concerns:
Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma
Workplace trauma including first responders and medical professionals
Chronic illness & chronic pain
Addiction and substance use
Anxiety disorders and phobias
Limiting beliefs
Upcoming challenges
And much more!
Integrated Modalities
Feminist Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT)
Baranowsky’s Triphasic Model for Trauma Recovery
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Strengths-Focused Therapy
Ego State Work and Parts Work
Neuroscience
Somatic Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Therapeutic Expressive Arts and Writing
Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Integration
Things I Like
Connecting with loved ones
Social Justice
Kindness
Animals and Nature
Birding
Freedom
Creating art
Making music
Indigenous Sovereignty
Humour
Inclusion
Dim Sum
Crabbing
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