Peak Experience Counselling

02/09/2025

Cozy spaces to come in out of the cold, cozy up on a couch with a cup of tea and talk through the complexities and curiosities of being human ☺️

01/21/2025

Welcome to the Peak team Jen!!
Jennifer Saunders has just joined Peak Experience in January. She is accepting new clients (age 14+).

11/06/2024

03/14/2024

Something I get to talk about just about every day in my work is the struggle of finding love…and for this big question, I don’t believe anyone has the answer. What I do know, is when we walk our own genuine path, create calm connection and fulfillment in our relationship with ourselves we have a much, much greater chance at recognizing love when it appears on our path.

I walk or run the same loop trail almost daily (mostly because my dog insists) and today, on an especially meditative walk, I noticed this rock that I’ve probably stepped on 1000 times before (literally). But today, in an especially mindful space it caught my attention, enough to pull my hand out of my pockets, take a picture and think about the role of love in our experience of being human.

02/21/2024

Yes! Powerful little meditation for today.

02/02/2024

The Crisis Centre is hosting an online gathering for su***de loss survivors on the evening of March 13th. It’s free, but please sign up through the link below or on the crisis centre website.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cup-of-tea-for-the-soul-a-gathering-for-su***de-loss-survivors-tickets-760044261847?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/09/2023

Jill Koehler and I (Julie Petrynko) are excited to be facilitating a couples workshop starting in January. See the details and if this sounds like it might be for you, then please reach out (email, phone, websites, message) and hopefully if it's the right fit will meet in January.

12/04/2023

Brilliant!! We are moving in a healthy direction.

Who is 988 for?

It's for everyone.

There are multiple ways to get in touch. When someone calls 988, they're first presented with a menu. Children, teens and Indigenous people are among those who can choose to access services specifically geared to them.

Everyone is susceptible to struggle and many of us will be in situations where we are managing overwhelming hopelessness, loss, exhaustion. 9-8-8 is available 24/7 if you’re in a tough mental spot. Don’t hesitate to call.

11/23/2023

I feel so fortunate to get to meet so many of these very special humans. Humans who do incredible work to shift intergenerational patterns and heal traumas that they have inherited. These people are changing our world just by taking responsibility for things that were not their fault or wrongdoing. These people inspire me and give me incredible hope for humankind. Thank you to everyone who has the bravery to turn around and face the hard things in life and to heal the traumas that have accumulated throughout time. ♥️

11/11/2023

Our world is coping right now with serious conflict, political unrest, and social upheaval. I know how this makes it challenging to maintain a sense of stability and hope.

Today is a day of remembrance, but today might also be a day of struggle for so many. We can reflect on unrest of our past and the sacrifices that lead to peace. But, as the unrest and injustices of our world are active and peace feels so far off in our present times, today might be extra heavy.

It’s important to take care of ourselves when the hopelessness and grief get overwhelming. It might take intentionality to help your nervous system regulate. Time in nature, moving our bodies, crying, connecting with others, even mindful breathing. It’s also ok to take breaks from exposure. Create social media/news breaks. It’s not ignorance, it’s preservation.

So, on such a heavy day, in very heavy times, please take care of yourself and if you have capacity, take care of others.

11/01/2023

Hello November!! These next few months can be daunting ones for some. The days are shorter, the weather becomes less welcoming and this can have an incredible impact on our emotional well-being.

Whether BC winters are a new challenge in life or whether they’ve been a forever challenge in life, it can help to create a winter plan. What can you add to your routine to both embrace the coziness potential of this time of year, but also create routines and plans to look forward to?

Maybe trying an indoor sport an evening or two a week? Maybe this is a time to find out what Pickleball is anyways. Try that new yoga place? Form a board game group? Art classes?

What does your winter plan include?

10/22/2023

Jill Koehler and I are excited to share our knowledge and experience in working with couples with a small group in the new year. We have put our heads together to come up with the most commonly sought after wants that we hear shared with us from the couples we see in our counselling work. We've taken these very common needs and created a 5 week workshop to help build skills and awareness.

Please reach out to Jill or myself, Julie, so we can ensure your relationship is the right fit for what we are offering.