Empowering You To Live Fully

At Healing Quest Counselling, we are committed to delivering trauma-informed care from our Maple Ridge office and through virtual platforms serving all of British Columbia. Guided by Registered Clinical Social Worker Kirsten Boulier, our practice concentrates on trauma therapy alongside support for anxiety, burnout, dissociation, adult ADHD, grief, and attachment-related patterns. We strive to provide a professional and responsive setting where individuals can explore the underlying factors shaping their current challenges.

Our clinical framework incorporates EMDR, somatic approaches, parts-informed work such as IFS and DNMS, and expressive arts processes. We do not limit our focus to cognitive insight; instead, we consider how stress and traumatic experiences affect physiological regulation, concentration, and relational engagement. Clients commonly seek our assistance for high-functioning anxiety, entrenched patterns of people-pleasing, trauma-induced withdrawal, or feeling disconnected from themselves. Therapy with us is structured as a cooperative endeavour, paced with intention and informed by nervous system literacy. We offer in-person sessions in Maple Ridge and maintain virtual counselling options accessible throughout British Columbia.

Served areas

Maple Ridge, Mission, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

Highlights and features

Trauma-informed counselling tailored to your unique experiences
Specializing in anxiety, C-PTSD, and intergenerational trauma
EMDR, Attachment, Somatic, and Expressive Arts therapies
Collaborative, compassionate, evidence-based therapeutic approach
Serving Maple Ridge and online across British Columbia
Focus on nervous system regulation and lasting healing

Payment methods

Cash
Debit cards
Credit cards

Share

Trauma Therapy Report

Trauma therapy in our practice centres on helping you regain a sense of steadiness and internal security after overwhelming or chronic stress. Experiences such as relational misattunement, medical trauma, or inherited survival patterns can leave enduring nervous system imprints. We begin with stabilization and regulation, recognizing that meaningful processing requires adequate support. Through EMDR, somatic therapy, parts-based integration, and expressive modalities, we guide careful exploration that honours grief while fostering resilience and choice.

Anxiety Counselling Report

At Healing Quest Counselling, we understand how anxiety can manifest as restlessness, racing thoughts, disrupted sleep, and a persistent sense of unease. Living in a body that feels constantly on edge can be deeply exhausting. We view anxiety as a nervous system response rather than a personal shortcoming. Through regulation-focused therapy, we help clients move beyond coping strategies toward lasting change.

ADHD Counselling Report

ADHD can influence attention, impulse control, mood shifts, and the ability to begin or complete tasks, often creating hidden strain. Many adults quietly carry feelings of inadequacy while appearing capable in daily life. We provide a supportive space to address both symptoms and the stress surrounding them. Through practical, trauma-informed methods, we help you build sustainable systems aligned with how your brain functions.

Grief & Complicated Grief Counselling Report

At our practice, we support individuals navigating both grief and complicated grief following significant loss. While grief can involve varied and fluctuating emotions, some experiences remain intense and feel unresolved over time. We work with those who feel stuck, preoccupied, or disconnected despite appearing functional outwardly. Through trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation, and attachment-focused exploration, we help integrate the loss without pressuring you to simply move on.

Dissociation Counselling Report

We understand dissociation as a protective response shaped by overwhelm, unpredictability, or unsafe experiences. It may present as numbness, disconnection, memory gaps, or a sense of unreality that feels subtle or, at times, distressing. Our work begins with stabilization, supporting nervous system regulation and present-day safety. We move carefully, strengthening steadiness before approaching deeper trauma processing.

Depression Counselling Report

Experiences of depression vary widely, from persistent low mood to slowed thinking and loss of interest in meaningful activities. Rather than attributing this to willpower, we consider how the nervous system may conserve energy after prolonged strain or trauma. Using EMDR therapy alongside somatic and attachment-informed approaches, we help clients understand regulation patterns and reengage with emotion safely. Our work addresses self-criticism and relational wounds while strengthening flexibility and choice. We acknowledge that biological factors may also play a role and support comprehensive assessment when appropriate.

Burnout Counselling Report

Burnout can quietly develop when demands continually exceed available resources, leading to depletion that rest alone does not resolve. We help clients understand how chronic stress disrupts regulation and shifts the system between hyperdrive and shutdown. Our work includes stabilizing the nervous system, redefining boundaries, and reassessing patterns of over-functioning. Gradual recovery supports renewed clarity and engagement.

Kirsten Boulier Msw Rcsw

I bring exploratory curiosity to my trauma therapy practice and absolutely love getting to know clients through their own lens. Every person has a unique story to tell, and learning about each clients resiliency and lived experience is a privilege I deeply respect.

I provide trauma therapy services to youth and adults across BC (online) and see clients in-person in Maple Ridge, BC. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based therapies. I believe that healing is possible - and that it can happen at a safe, steady pace.

Emma

Feb 06, 2026

Report

Kirsten has been the biggest help and has helped me do great things with my life over the past 4 years! highly recommend

Tracy Robinson

Nov 15, 2022

Report

Kirsten brings such a calming presence to the space. It felt really easy to trust her. Very genuine and empathetic. I love how many awesome "tools" (emdr, mindfulness, tapping ...) we have used in sessions. Healing our messy isn't easy, and Kirsten is surely gifted at helping us navigate 'our mess'. I'm def thankful to found therapy again