Camille Granda · Victoria
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Counselling for Victoria, with Camille
Camille works with clients in Victoria entirely by secure video. What changes is what getting to an appointment in person would have cost you, and that is the part this removes.
On the Island, specialist care has often meant a ferry, a day off, and a return sailing. It no longer has to.
BC Association of Clinical Counsellors keeps a public register, so you can check Camille’s registration yourself before a consultation in Victoria.
- First 15-minute consultation free, by video, with no obligation to book afterwards
- Individual counselling, $140 for 50 minutes
- Couples counselling, $175 for 50 minutes, or extended $340 for 110 minutes
- EMDR, $140 for 50 minutes, or intensive $190 for 90 minutes
Paid at booking, with a receipt for your extended health plan; whether your plan reimburses it depends on the plan. Fees and coverage.
Victoria has a solid local counselling community, and for a lot of people it covers what they need. Where it runs out is specialisation, a particular modality, a particular language, or a practitioner with specific experience in what you are bringing.
Historically the answer was a ferry. A single appointment on the mainland means a sailing each way, a day given up, and a cost that turns weekly therapy into an impossibility. Which meant the practical choice was usually not "which practitioner is the best fit" but "which practitioner is on this side of the water".
Her focus is trauma, anxiety and chronic stress, grief, loss and life transitions. Sessions run in English or Tagalog, including moving between them within one session.
For the fuller picture of accessing counselling from Victoria: waitlists, the health authority, and what is available locally. See online counselling in Victoria.
Why a video session suits Victoria
- No sailing, no day lost, The main practical change. Weekly work becomes sustainable in a way a ferry schedule never allowed.
- Access to mainland specialisation, Modality and language options that were previously a full travel day away.
- Works up-Island too, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Campbell River, and smaller communities where local options thin out considerably.
- Continuity through moves, Island to mainland or back, common here, without restarting with a new counsellor.
Sessions in English or Tagalog
Camille works in English and Tagalog, including moving between them inside one session. For a lot of people that is the difference between explaining a feeling and being understood the first time, and it does not require travelling to a bigger city to find it.
What Camille works with
Trauma
Difficult or overwhelming experiences, worked through at a pace you set, building safety and a sense of control first, rather than going straight at the hardest thing.
Anxiety and chronic stress
The patterns underneath high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism and burnout. The kind almost nobody around you can see, because you are still delivering.
Grief, loss and life transitions
Room for the changes you chose and the ones you did not: endings, identity shifts, and the uncertainty that arrives with them.
Camille may suit you if you are
- Anxious, overwhelmed, burnt out, or running on empty
- In the middle of a big change, a relationship, a move, a loss
- Carrying something from before that still shapes how you feel and how you are with people
- Tired of perfectionism, people-pleasing, or never quite feeling like enough
- Trying to make sense of yourself alongside culture, family expectations, and what got handed down
- Disconnected from your body, your feelings, or who you actually are
- Wanting better relationships and boundaries that hold
- Looking for someone who brings warmth and practical tools, not just listening
You do not need to have everything figured out before you start. Sometimes knowing that something is not working any more is enough of a reason to begin.
Questions people in Victoria ask
Can a mainland counsellor see me on the Island?
Yes. Registration is province-wide, so a BC-registered counsellor can work with clients anywhere in British Columbia by secure video, under the same ethical and privacy standards as in person.
Do you work with people further up-Island?
Yes: Nanaimo, Duncan, the Comox Valley, Campbell River, and smaller communities. Distance from Victoria makes no difference to a virtual session.
Is online therapy actually as good as in-person?
The research finds outcomes broadly comparable for the concerns most people bring, with some genuine trade-offs. The guide on online versus in-person therapy sets out both sides.
Is there something free I should try first?
Yes, and it is genuinely good. Island Health's CARES service at 1119 Pembroke Street offers same-day assessment and walk-in counselling, in person or virtually, with no referral and no wait. If that meets what you need, use it. Private counselling is the better fit when the work is ongoing rather than immediate, or when you want a particular approach or language and would rather choose from the whole province.
Can sessions be in Tagalog?
Yes: in English or Tagalog, or moving between them as the conversation needs. Most people switch without planning to, particularly when something is hard to say, and nothing about the session requires picking one and staying there.
For what working in Tagalog means for someone in Victoria, the practice’s page on Tagalog counselling in Victoria covers it.
Deciding between Camille and Savneet?
| Question | Camille Granda | Savneet Singh |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | English and Tagalog | English and Punjabi |
| What she offers | Individual counselling, couples counselling, EMDR and family counselling. | Individual counselling. Camille Granda offers couples counselling, EMDR and family counselling: book couples counselling with Camille, or book EMDR or family counselling with Camille. |
| Often works with | Trauma; anxiety and chronic stress; grief, loss and life transitions | Anxiety; depression; trauma and attachment; personality disorders |
| Next free consultation | The calendar shows Camille’s open times | The calendar shows Savneet’s open times |
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Counselling in Victoria, without the drive
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