Counselling therapy to support your health, fertility, pregnancy & postpartum.

Virtual Therapy in British Columbia.

Welcome to a space for the high achievers, the recovering perfectionists, and the people pleasers.

When it comes to navigating the world of women’s health, preparing for pregnancy, or moving through a postpartum phase, the type-a-leaning brain often experiences higher anxiety, more disconnection, and and a deeper sense of loneliness.

We want to do it all, and do it all right.

I completely get it. That’s me too.

But those well-practiced ways of excelling, succeeding, achieving?

You’ll start to find they don’t work so well anymore when applied to your heart, body, and spirit.

You are carrying a lot. And you may be feeling:

  • An immense pressure on your shoulders to ‘do it all’.

  • The constant inner battle to believe you’re good enough.

  • Stress about motherhood—wanting kids, not wanting kids, fertility, parenting, you name it.

  • Feeling lost about how to define yourself outside of your role as a parent, partner, or professional.

  • Uncertainty and fear when a transition or life change presents itself.

  • High levels of anxiety that you just can’t get rid of.

Does that sound familiar?

I’m glad you’re here.

My modalities:

Relational Therapy

A modality that places value on creating a trusting, warm, and authentic therapeutic connection.

Somatically Informed

Maintaining awareness of the physical body, and building self trust in the nervous system.

Internal Family Systems

An intuitive approach to getting to know the many parts of you that are hard at work to keep you ‘safe’.

Here’s how I work:

〰️ Warmth and compassion

Right from the start, we co-create a trusting space where all of you is welcome.

〰️ Explore and gather

As you feel comfortable, we’ll explore your goals and desires for therapy, and I’ll ask you more about your life, past and present.

〰️ Support and process

Guided by your goals, we’ll use therapeutic approaches best suited to your needs to identify, heal and process your concerns.

〰️ Reflect and respond

As you move towards your goals and feel more empowered, we will decide when to mindfully close our work together.

How can I support you?

General Well-Being Counselling

For those who need some additional support while navigating a life transition, a loss, or a phase of personal growth.

While I specialize in perinatal mental health, I also love to work with clients in all different phases of their lives. I work with all genders, age 19+

Perinatal & Reproductive Counselling

For hopeful, expecting, and new parents in need of mental health support, as well as those with womb and reproductive related challenges.

May include: health concerns, fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, preparing for life transitions, identity shifts, fears, anxiety, and beyond.

Birth Experience Processing

For parents who would like to explore and gently process their birth experience with care and support.

Whether your experience was positive or empowering, challenging or traumatic, or somewhere in-between, returning to your birth story (when you’re ready) can be a healing part of the journey.

Circle of Security Parenting Program

For new or expecting parents interested in learning more about creating secure attachment between themselves and their children (0-6).

I facilitate this program over 6-8 private sessions, that focus on strengthening the parent-child relationship through learning how to recognize and meet your child’s needs.  View COSP website →

Hello, I’m Ella.

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Ella Moynihan, MA, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor dedicated to supporting others wade through the murky, uncomfortable, sometimes painful, parts of life. By moving through challenges with counselling support, there are so many more opportunities to reflect, explore, process, grow, and to reconnect more deeply with the self.

I specialize in perinatal mental health which spans pre-pregnancy, like reproductive health and navigating conception, all the way through pregnancy, birth, and the early years of parenthood.

My experiences navigating the health and fertility challenges of endometriosis, perinatal depression, and pregnancy loss, have guided me towards the work I am honoured to be doing today.

Often the best things in life are unexpected, but so are the hardest things. If you find yourself somewhere unfamiliar or lonely, reach out. You don’t have to go through this alone.

Let’s walk this path together.

Easily Begin Your Journey Today

Free 15-Minute Consultation Call: I work with individuals throughout British Columbia. Not sure if we’re the right fit? Let’s start with a free 15-minute consultation. This no-pressure conversation gives us a chance to see how I can best support you.

Scheduling Your First Session: When you're ready to begin, scheduling your first session is simple and convenient on my Jane page. You are also welcome to reach out to me by email if you have challenges finding a suitable time.

Your First Session: After booking, you’ll receive a brief intake form to help me understand your unique needs and hopes for therapy. In our first session, we’ll explore your goals, values, and challenges while taking time to get to know each other. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask me any questions you may have about the process.

Your Therapy Journey: After our initial session, booking follow-up appointments is easy with my online scheduling system. I recommend booking in advance to secure your preferred times, as my schedule can fill up. We’ll collaborate on the ideal frequency of sessions to suit your needs and schedule. Consistency in therapy often leadings to making meaningful progress on your goals, and supporting your well-being.

Flexibility When You Need It: I understand that life happens! While I have a 48-hour cancellation policy, I’ll do my best to accommodate changes and work with your schedule whenever possible.

Are you ready to feel supported?

Reach out today to book your first appointment. I’m looking forward to connecting with you and beginning this journey together.

My approach.

I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. My goal is to help you reconnect with yourself and find the strength and awareness to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease and alignment.

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, my purpose is to provide you with a safe space to feel truly seen and heard. Together we will explore stuck emotions, build greater awareness, and mindfully nurture the most important relationship we have—our relationship to self.

My sessions are:

Kind & warm

Conscious of the whole person

Strengths-based

Nervous-system centered

Somatically oriented

Emotion focused

Mental health at home.

Virtual counselling support to fit your schedule.

We will connect by either video or audio calls on the secure Jane App platform. This method of connection allows you to prioritize your mental health even if you have a busy schedule, live rurally, or would like the flexibility to find the right therapist for you anywhere in B.C.

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Areas of focus.

Click on the specialty to learn more.

  • Navigating pregnancy and early parenthood can be both joyful and overwhelming. Perinatal mental health focuses on supporting individuals through the emotional challenges that arise during pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. Together, we can work to help you feel grounded, supported, and emotionally well as you adjust to this new chapter.

  • Your reproductive journey, whether planning, conceiving, or dealing with infertility, can significantly impact your mental and emotional well-being. Reproductive mental health provides specialized support during these sensitive times. Let’s work together to manage the emotional strain and cultivate hope, balance, and resilience.

  • Anxiety can manifest as persistent worry, racing thoughts, or physical symptoms that disrupt your daily life. It doesn’t have to control you. Through personalized therapeutic techniques, we’ll explore ways to reduce anxiety and develop coping strategies that restore your sense of calm and control.

  • Low mood, often characterized by feelings of sadness, lack of energy, or disconnection, can affect all areas of life. Whether you're facing temporary stress or deeper emotional challenges, I’m here to help you understand and work through these feelings, rediscovering joy and purpose.

  • Self-esteem plays a pivotal role in how we navigate relationships, work, and life. If you struggle with self-worth, it can hold you back from living authentically. Through compassionate support, we’ll explore the roots of these feelings and build a stronger, more confident sense of self.

  • Personal growth is about becoming the best version of yourself, whether you’re looking to break old patterns, overcome challenges, or simply understand yourself better. Therapy provides a safe space to explore your goals, unlock potential, and embrace positive change in all areas of your life.

Sessions

60 Minutes | $160

75 Minutes | $190

90 Minutes | $230

Schedule

Monday-Saturday.

Mornings, afternoons, and evenings.

Free E-Book Download

25 Days of Mindfulness

Don’t worry—Mindfulness isn’t all long meditation sessions and breath work patterns to memorize. Those are wonderful ways to be in the present moment, but it’s also helpful to have a collection of practices up your sleeve to try over a morning coffee/tea, ponder on your commute, or incorporate into your evening routine.

This E-book is just that! It also incorporates an accompanying journal page for each practice to help track what works best for you.

It’s time to slow down and listen.

You are not alone in feeling anxious and stuck. We can often tell without too much trouble that we don’t feel good, right? But how do we go deeper?

Our mind, our heart, and our physical body, send us signals constantly. They are messages about our desires, our fears, our needs—both physical and emotional. But in order to get things done and push through, we have learned to turn down the volume and set these messages aside.

The thing is, these messages don’t go away. They just get stronger. Uncomfortable physical sensations, anxious feelings, and negative thoughts might begin surfacing more often and making you feel stuck.

How do we shift that stuck feeling? We begin to listen again. It can feel challenging and unfamiliar at first, but with therapeutic support we can invite all parts of the self to communicate. To feel heard. To feel safe.

You deserve to feel

Heard Calm Validated

Aligned Connected Confident

Take a step towards reconnecting with yourself today.