Hi! I’m Gillian (she/her), and I’m so glad you’re here!
I believe you were designed to thrive. And yet – sometimes life happens, and we need a little help finding our way forward.
I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering compassionate, trauma-informed support for youth and adults. I help people heal their relationship with food, movement, and body image, and navigate life’s transitions with curiosity and care. Through one-to-one counselling, groups, and retreats, I invite you to reconnect with your body, your relationships, and your sense of wholeness—so you can live with greater ease and authenticity.
If you’re in a season of struggle, please hear this: you’ve got this (legit!). And, you don’t have to do this alone. It would be my honour to support you. Together, we will figure out the tools and support you need to bring your vision of thriving to life!
Did you come here looking for fitness content or health coaching?
Prior to becoming a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) I was a fitness professional. I hold a degree in Kinesiology and am a Registered Personal Trainer & Group/ Yoga Fitness Leader. While I don’t offer fitness programming through Super You anymore, I often weave the topics of health and fitness into my work as an RCC. Though I don’t offer explicit “fitness advice” as an RCC, what I came to understand in my nearly 25 year career as a fitness professional was that it wasn’t a lack of knowledge holding folks back in their health and fitness pursuits – it was all the other things getting in the way (ie. analysis paralysis, perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, how they related to the health and fitness practices, and their body…just to name a few!). If this resonates with you, and you’d like some support around your health and fitness, I am delighted to weave in these themes into counselling sessions.
PS. I still teach group fitness locally in my home community of Nanaimo through Parks & Recreation and occasionally sub at local facilities or for events. It still brings me a lot of joy, and I still have tremendous passion for fitness!
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Tell people they’re more than “beautiful” with non-physical compliments.
Do you default compliment on people's appearance? What if always leaning on the "you're beautiful" or "you look nice" or my fave (insert eye-roll) "you're looking fit/ healthy/ strong" (as if those are things you can see) is not the feel-good antidote to the body...
My JOYFUL Journey to an Ultra Swim: Embodied empowerment
The seed was planted two years ago. I'd completed my 10k marathon swim (which in itself was it's own journey), and I remember thinking, huh, that wasn't impossible...I wonder if I could swim further?! Could I complete an ultra swim? With body respect and JOY?! And the...
Using the strategy of S squared to make your meals and snacks sustainable!
Do you ever eat and then like an hour later you're like "I can't possibly be hungry again?!" Within the practice of Intuitive Eating, we innately trust our bodies and honour our hunger...if we're hungry, we eat. And, we also recognize that our body's signals, hunger...