Alayna Fender

• Alayna's Rates

  15 min Phone Consultation
  No Cost

  Individual Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $150
  Generous: $155+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $225
  Generous: $230+

  Relationship Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $190
  Generous: $195+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $260
  Generous: $265+

• Alayna's Availability

  Location: Venables, Virtual

  Days and Hours:

  • Monday 9:00am - 2:00pm (Venables or Virtual)

  • Wednesday 9:00am - 2:00pm (Venables or Virtual)

  • Thursday 1:00pm - 7:00pm (Virtual)

• Approaches in Therapy

  • Relational & Person-Centred

  • Mindfulness & Compassion

  • Parts Work (Internal Family Systems; IFS)

  • Somatics

  • Attachment Theory

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Anti-Oppressive & Trauma Informed

  • Sex-Positive

• Licensure and Degrees

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, UBC (in progress)

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Winnipeg

• Selected Professional Training

  • Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Trained Teacher

  • Internal Family Systems Therapy: Helping Clients Embrace and Heal Their Inner Parts

  • Somatic Therapy 101 with Andrea Glik

  • Trans Care BC: Indigenous Gender Diversity

  • San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety: Core Mental Health Training

Bio

Alayna (she/her) is a queer pre-licensed counsellor with over five years of experience working with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and as a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher. Alayna is currently completing her Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia, with her research focusing on mindfulness, self-compassion, and sexual shame in queer women. 

With warmth, curiosity, and compassion, Alayna works alongside folks navigating various concerns, including identity exploration, relationship issues, grief, and trauma. She believes that folks seek counselling due to a combination of unmet relational needs, emotional discord, and the reality of navigating oppressive societal structures, and is therefore deeply committed to social justice and advocacy within her practice.

Alayna uses a holistic, person-centered approach that draws on mindfulness- and compassion-based approaches, somatic therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS; parts work). Through her anti-oppressive, sex-positive, and trauma-informed lens, she aims to create a therapeutic relationship that supports you in exploring, discovering, and celebrating your most authentic self. 

Alayna is happiest when climbing, camping, or spending time with her cat, dog, and loved ones. She is a settler, currently living and practicing on the stolen, ancestral, and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.

Image Description: Alayna sits on a green couch, leaning slightly to one side with her left arm resting on the armrest. She holds a beige mug in both hands. She has long, wavy brown hair and wears a black button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves and brown pants. She accessorizes with two thin gold necklaces and multiple rings. The background is minimal, featuring a light-coloured wall with a partially visible framed artwork.

Alayna Fender

(she/her/hers)
Pre-Licensed Associate Counsellor

In-Person and Virtual Sessions

Alayna is currently accepting new clients!

If you are interested in connecting with Alayna, please contact alayna@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.