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Therapy for when you feel stuck, self-critical, or disconnected from yourself.
I offer experiential psychotherapy in Vancouver to help you make sense of what you're feeling and build a more grounded and compassionate relationship with yourself.
Marina Sandonato, BA Psych, MPCC, RTC, FOT
Registered Counsellor
Welcome!
I see therapy as a space where change happens through real, human connection.
My work focuses on helping you slow down and connect with your inner experience. Not just what you think, but what is beneath the surface, waiting to take shape.
Together, we make space for something more than analysis: a gradual unfolding of clarity, meaning, and change from within.
Concerns I can help with:
shame and guilt ● low self-esteem ● anxiety ● depression
personal growth ● emotional abuse
life transitions ● interpersonal issues ● trauma and C-PTSD
cultural adjustment
Services
I offer in-person sessions in Vancouver and online sessions across BC. My fee for a 60 min individual session is $140. Most extended health insurances cover my services. I am able to do direct billing.
Sessions can be in English or Spanish.
You might be noticing these patterns:
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A harsh inner critic that doesn't let up
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Feeling not good enough, even when things go well
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Shame that keeps you small or disconnected
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Difficulty knowing what you feel or need
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Feeling suck despite insight
My approach is informed by:
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Experiential and emotion-focused work
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Attachment and relational perspectives
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Gestalt therapy
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Person-centred therapy
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Focusing-oriented therapy
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Trauma-informed practice
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Culturally responsive care
After a few sessions clients often feel:
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More grounded and less overwhelmed
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Greater self-confidence
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Better emotional regulation
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Clearer about needs and boundaries
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Improved relationships with self and others
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A stronger sense of direction
How I help
My work focuses on helping you slow down, sense into your experience, and shift patterns from the inside out.
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We meet in a relaxed, conversational way
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I listen carefully, without judgement or quick fixes
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Together, we explore what you're feeling and what it means
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I help you notice patterns and make space for new ways of being
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You learn to relate to yourself with more clarity and kindness
Therapy is more than talking. It's a way of listening to yourself more deeply, with support.
The felt sense
(Focusing Approach)
A core part of my work is helping you connect with what it's often just beneath words. Like a subtle, unclear, yet meaningful experience called a "felt sense."
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It's not just emotion, and not just thought
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It can feel vague at first, like a sense of somethig there in the middle of your body
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When you stay with it, it begins to form into something clear
This process allows deeper parts of your experience to come forward, bringing insight, relief, and a sense of direction.
"The way one wants to change isn't just from one category to another, or from being like some people to being like other people. One wants to change precisely into oneself, into more of oneself than one has been able to be so far."
Eugene Gendlin - Experiential Psychotherapy
Ready to Begin?
You’re welcome to book a free consultation directly using the link below. If you’d rather connect by email, just send a short note to marina@intobeing.ca, and I’ll follow up within 24 hours.
You don't have to figure it out alone. I'm here to help.