Tracy Cairns – Intern Counsellor
Intern Counsellor
She/Her/Hers
Tracy Cairns works with teens and adults who are navigating trauma, anxiety, ADHD, shame, and the lingering effects of relational and developmental challenges. She has a particular interest in supporting individuals living with Complex PTSD and nervous system dysregulation, and is passionate about creating a space where clients can feel safe enough to explore life transitions, family changes, caregiving stress, grief, and recovery from abuse.
Many of the clients who come to Tracy have spent years coping quietly, appearing high-functioning while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or alone beneath the surface. She understands how important it is to honour the protective patterns that form in response to pain — while also creating space for new ways of being to emerge.
Her practice is trauma-informed, attachment-centred, and deeply relational. Tracy works collaboratively and at a pace that feels right for each person, inviting curiosity about what the body holds — the anxiety, the shutdown, the overwhelm — and how listening to these signals with compassion can open the door to meaningful healing.
Tracy values presence, attunement, and respect. She aims to offer a steady, grounded space where clients can begin to make sense of their stories, reconnect with who they are beneath old patterns, and build a greater sense of trust in themselves and their capacity for change.
Tracy is currently completing her Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology with Yorkville University.
“Something shifts when we listen to the body’s signals and the stories beneath our patterns. In therapy, we can pause, make space, and gently explore how your past has shaped you — not to stay there, but to understand it, integrate it, and move forward with greater clarity and self-trust. You are not alone.” ~Tracy
Services
- Individual Counselling (In-Person, North Vancouver)
- Individual Counselling (Virtual)
- Individual Counselling (Telephone)
- Child/Youth Counselling (In-Person, North Vancouver)
- Child/Youth Counselling (Virtual)
- Couples/Relationship Counselling (In-Person, North Vancouver)
- Couples/Relationship Counselling (Virtual)
- Co-Parenting/Parenting Counselling (In-Person, North Vancouver)
- Co-Parenting/Parenting Counselling (Virtual)
- Family Counselling (In-Person, North Vancouver)
- Family Counselling (Virtual)
- Walk & Talk/Outdoor Counselling (from our North Shore Office)
Ages Served
- Ages 12 +
Languages Offered
- English
Support Topics
- Abuse (childhood abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse)
- Adapting to lifestyle changes and aging
- Addressing loneliness and isolation
- Addictions (drug and/or alcohol)
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Authentic Self-Discovery: Unmasking Who You Truly Are
- Behaviour support services
- Building resilience in later life
- Career guidance
- Co-dependency
- Complex Trauma / C-PTSD
- Coping skills
- Coping with health changes
- Depression
- Discovering Purpose and Meaning in Life
- Dissociative disorders
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emotional disturbances
- Emotional turmoil
- Exercise planning
- Family conflict
- Family dynamics
- First responders’ mental health
- Impulse control disorders
- Infidelity
- Intergenerational Trauma
- Life coaching
- Life management issues
- Life transitions
- Marital discord
- Meal planning
- Meditation
- Mood disorders
- Navigating family and caregiver relationships
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Parenting children with special needs
- Parenting education
- Parenting issues (including child-rearing and education)
- Parent-teen mediation
- Peer relationships
- Personality disorders (narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder)
- Relationship and marriage conflict
- School issues
- Self-esteem issues
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual behaviours
- Sexualized violence
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Spirituality (non-emergency spiritual issues)
- Stress management
- Suicidal ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Youth Mental Health
Therapeutic Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment Theory
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
- Complex Trauma Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy (PCT)
- Polyvagal Theory
- Psychodynamic Approach
- Relational Therapy
- Self-Compassion Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)