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Hello and welcome! My name is Alex, and my pronouns are she/her, though I am also comfortable with they/them.

I live on the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish people, including the Malahat, Quw’utsun, and WSANEC nations. I am deeply grateful for the privilege of calling this beautiful land my home.

You’re meeting me as a counselling student currently pursuing a Master of Counselling degree from City University. However, my journey in the realm of work and education spans various roles. I’ve been a Registered Massage Therapist since 2012, completed an advanced diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in 2019, and earned a Bachelor of Health Science degree in 2021.

Outside of work and school, I’m a partner to my amazing nonbinary partner, a world-traveler with a special love for Japan, a dog-mum to the best dog ever, a language learner, a dancer, an amateur gardener, and so much more.

My lived experiences and intersecting identities have given me both privilege and non-privilege, which I continually reflect on when connecting with people from all walks of life. As a non-religious, Canadian-born Caucasian person, I hold dominant cultural identities in areas such as religion, Indigenous heritage, and national origin. As a gay woman, I also navigate non-dominant identities and challenges related to sexual orientation and gender. My journey includes lived experiences as a sex worker, a traumatic brain injury survivor, and an unhoused youth. These experiences fuel my passion for destigmatizing these identities on both individual and societal levels. While I will never assume that my experiences mirror yours, I hope it’s helpful to know that I may share some common ground with you. I will meet you with openness, understanding, empathy, and genuine curiosity.

I am eager to work with individuals of all identities, ages, and concerns. My particular interests lie in areas of sex, sexuality, identity, gender identity, LGBTQ2S+ persons, trauma, chronic pain, current and former sex workers, and alternative relationship models, including polyamory and BDSM/kink.

I pride myself on providing client-centered care and find nothing more rewarding than seeing clients become autonomous in their health care journey. I look forward to fostering a therapeutic environment where we can work together as partners in the pursuit of your unique goals.

 How I Show Up

  • Accountable

  • Non-judgmental

  • Empathetic

  • Genuine

  • Honest

  • Collaborative

  • Compassionate

  • Authentic

  • Prepared

Areas of Passion

  • LGBTQ2S+

  • Sex/Sexuality

  • Sexuality and Gender Identity

  • Trauma

  • Chronic Pain

  • Current and Former Sex Workers

  • Alternative Relationship Models (Including Polyamory and BDSM/Kink)

  • Life Transitions

  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

I am currently NOT accepting new clients.

I work with individual clients ages 16+.

I offer virtual and in person sessions in Victoria, BC.

My session fee is $40-$60 sliding scale.

Email: alexmayr@burnbrightcounselling.ca

 My Values

  • Empathy

  • Genuineness

  • Humor

  • Playfulness

  • Accountability

  • Justice

  • Feminism

  • Responsibility

  • Open-mindedness

  • Acceptance

  • Joy

  • Authenticity

  • Compassion

  • Curiosity

  • Connection

  • Adventure

  • Balance

  • Strength

My Education & Registrations

  • Registered Massage Therapist, since 2012

  • Advanced diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2019

  • Bachelor of Health Science degree, 2021

  • Master of Counselling degree, (in progress)

Additional Learning

  • Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (BCACC Workshop), April 2024

  • Working with Children: Getting Comfortable with Different Levels of Risk (BCACC Workshop), May 2024

  • Intro to Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC), August 2024

  • Intro to Gender Diversity - Expanded (Trans Care BC), August 2024

  • Indigenous Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC), August 2024

  • Supporting Gender Creative Children and Their Families (Trans Care BC), August 2024

  • Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) (PESI Course), September 2024

  • The Sexually Competent Therapist [Foundations]: Integrating Sex Therapy into Practice (AASECT CE Certificate course through Allura), October 2024

  • EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma: Somatic Techniques to Decrease Defensiveness and Facilitate Trauma Processing (PESI Course, by Arielle Schwartz), October, 2024

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