Amina Virgolici, RCC

  • 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+

  • Location: Art Therapy Studio, Virtual

    Days and Hours:

    • Monday 8:00am - 11:00am (Virtual)

    • Tuesday 2:30pm - 9:00pm (Art Therapy Studio)

    • Wednesday 11:00am - 7:00pm (Virtual)

    • Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm (Virtual)

    • Attachment

    • Cognitive Behavioural

    • Emotion-focused

    • Internal Family Systems & IFIO

    • Gottman

    • Kink Affirming & Pleasure Positive

    • Narrative

    • Harm Reduction

    • Somatic

    • Sensate Focus

    • Sex Therapy

    • Intersectional Feminism

    • Trauma- Informed

    • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

    • Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

    • RaceAnd Gendre Binary, Race Forward, The Centre for Radical Justice Innovation

    • Boundaries: The True Power in BDSM with Nicki Line, Pineapple Support PESI

    • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 Certificate with Susan Johnson, EdD via

    • Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 and Level 2 via Gottman Institute

    • Mindful CBT Certification with Seth Gillihan, PhD via PESI

    • Treating Affairs and Trauma via Gottman Institute

    • Putting Polyvagal Theory into Practice with Deb Dana

    • San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training - San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

    • Open, Poly, Consensual, Swinging, Monogamish and More with Modern Sex Therapy Institute

    • Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) via IFS Institute

    • Sex and Relationships After Baby - Erin Davidson, RCC, CST

    • The Sexual Competent Therapist (Foundations): Integrating Sex Therapy into your practice - Diana Sadat, RCC, CST

    • Sexual Trauma Clinical Training: Interventions to Cultivate Safety, Release Shame, and Nurture Boundaries - Ashlet Charbonneau, LCSW

Bio

Hi, I’m Amina! I know how vulnerable it can feel to talk about sex, desire, or intimacy. Many of us carry shame, confusion, or fear around these parts of ourselves, even though they’re central to how we connect with others and ourselves. My role as a therapist is to create a space where you can feel safe, curious, and empowered to explore yourself without judgment.

I’m currently completing my certification in sex therapy through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). My work is grounded in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and pleasure-positive frameworks, which means I honor both the tender and playful parts of your journey. Together, we can explore topics such as:

  • Desire discrepancy in relationships

  • Sexual shame, anxiety, low self-esteem and compulsive sexual behaviours

  • Kinks, fetishes, and alternative sexual practices

  • Challenges with arousal, orgasm, or painful sex (dyspareunia, vaginismus, endometriosis, PSOC and erectile difficulties)

  • Navigating relationship dynamics (non-monogamy, polyamory, or other relationship structures)

  • Exploring gender, sexual, or cultural identity

  • Healing from trauma that impacts intimacy or sexual expression

  • Repair, accountability, rekindling intimacy and connection

  • Communication barriers, ruptures and conflict

As a cisgender, queer, Romanian immigrant, I bring both lived and professional experience to my work. I know how complex it can feel to navigate identity, belonging, and systems of oppression, and I aim to create a therapeutic space where all of who you are is welcome. I have extensive experience working alongside the 2SLGBTQIA+, polyamorous, sex work, and neurodivergent communities.

In sessions, I draw from IFS/parts work, EFT, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, intersectional feminism, and sex-positive interventions, always through a holistic and collaborative lens. My goal is to help you build confidence, connection, and freedom in your sexual and relational life.

Outside of therapy, you can find me practicing shibari, climbing rocks, or cuddling with animals.

Image Description: Amina is sitting on a beige couch in a warmly lit room with pink walls and a green hanging plant in the background. She is wearing red-framed glasses, a red-and-white striped shirt, and black-and-white checkered pants. Her hands are gently clasped in her lap, and she is smiling softly at the camera.

Amina Virgolici

(she/her/hers)
Associate Counsellor
RCC, CCC

In-Person and Virtual Sessions

Amina is currently accepting new clients!

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

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