All of you is welcome here. Together, we’ll explore what matters most to you.

My name is Holly Williams, and I use she/they pronouns.

I am cisgender and pansexual, with Scandinavian, British, and Irish ancestry. I was born in Australia, raised in Canada, and now make my home in Victoria – Lekwungen (Xwsepsum, Songhees, and W̱SÁNEĆ) territory. As a white settler, I am committed to lifelong learning, anti-racism, and living with humility, reciprocity, and respect for all beings.

I am a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Calgary. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across mental health and substance use services—from non-profits to health authorities, recovery centres to crisis settings. Most recently, I’ve supported people navigating their first experiences of psychosis. I’ve walked alongside people navigating complex mental, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and systemic challenges. This work has taught me a deep respect for the wisdom of survival and the non-linear nature of healing. I am continually humbled by my clients’ courage and the trust they place in me.

You are the expert of yourself, and you carry abundant wisdom. Alongside this, my own lived experiences –with depression, substance use, queerness, body and sexuality reclamation, relationships, and religious and identity deconstruction – may offer a place where you feel uniquely seen and understood.

My therapeutic approach weaves together narrative therapy, somatic (body-centred) practices, parts work, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). My practice is inclusive, culturally attuned, strength-based, and client-led—guided by your values, goals, and lived experience. I bring my full self into the room and invite you to bring your full, messy, beautiful, weird self as well.

In our sessions, we slow things down, notice patterns, process grief and anger, ask hard questions, strengthen coping skills, reconnect with what feels meaningful, and build deeper self-trust. We also make space for connection, pleasure, and joy. Some sessions may be thick or heavy; others may feel light, clarifying, or even playful. You set the pace, and we work with what’s present.

Outside of work, you’ll likely find me hiking or basking in nature, dancing with abandon, lifting heavy things in my “iron playground”, listening to audiobooks, laughing with friends, or curled up with my partner.

A good counselling experience is all about finding the right fit. If something here resonates, I invite you to reach out for a brief, free consultation.

I am currently accepting new clients.

I work with individual youth clients aged 16+ and adults.

I offer in person and virtual sessions for my clients.

My session fee is $160 for a 50 minute session.

Email: holly@burnbrightcounselling.ca

 How I Show Up

  • Grounded

  • Collaborative

  • Curious

  • Non-judgmental

  • Compassionate

  • Authentic

  • Prepared

Areas of Passion

  • Recovery from high-control environments (religion, family, work, mental health act)

  • Leaving or questioning faith

  • Coping skills

  • Gender, Sex, & Sexuality

  • Pleasure activism & embodiment

  • Perfectionism & burnout recovery

  • Life transitions

  • Existential questions or mental health crises

  • Grief & loss

  • Healthy relationships & boundaries

  • Empaths & highly sensitive adults

  • Queer affirming & neurodivergent affirming care

 My Values

  • Authenticity

  • Compassion

  • Curiosity

  • Inclusion

  • Equity

  • Courage

  • Freedom

  • Integrity

My Education & Registrations

  • Registered Social Worker - BC College of Social Workers RSW # 16549

  • Masters in Social Work - University of Calgary, 2023

  • BA in Psychology - Trinity Western University, 2017

Additional Learning

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Interior Health Authority (2025)

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - The Association for Psychological Therapies (2025)

  • Emotion-Focused Family Therapy – Adele Lafrance (2024)

  • Narrative Therapy Techniques for Navigating Grief and Uncertainty – PESI (2024)

  • Early Psychosis Intervention Provincial Training Program – BC Early Psychosis Intervention (2024)

  • San’yas Anti-racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training (2023)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Psychwire (2023)

  • Motivational Interviewing – Justice Institute of BC (2022)

  • Brief Solution Focused Therapy – The Foundry (2019)

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