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      <image:title>Home - GET THE SUPPORT &amp; ENCOURAGEMENT YOU DESIRE</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kara Wouters is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor based out of Victoria BC. She offers in person or on-line individual and couples counselling.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - “The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water and food.”</image:title>
      <image:caption>— Dean Ornish</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Couples Counselling - CREATE A HAPPIER, MORE FULFILLING RELATIONSHIP</image:title>
      <image:caption>Healthy, fulfilling relationships can be deeply rewarding, but they can also become challenging when communication breaks down, trust has been disrupted, or you find yourselves feeling disconnected, stuck, or uncertain about the future of your relationship. Whether you are navigating conflict, intimacy concerns, infidelity, addiction, or simply struggling to feel heard and understood, therapy can provide a supportive space to slow things down and reconnect. Kara Wouters offers a safe, compassionate space where both partners can feel heard and have their experiences validated. Together, we can explore the patterns and dynamics that may be creating distance or conflict, while developing greater understanding, trust, respect, and connection. Therapy can help you communicate more openly, navigate difficult emotions, repair ruptures, and create a stronger, more fulfilling relationship.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Individual Counselling - FEEL ENCOURAGED, SUPPORTED AND EMPOWERED</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kara Wouters offers individual therapy sessions, which is one-on-one held in confidentiality either online or in person. Sessions give individuals the opportunity to talk through problems and explore issues using different approaches, depending on the individual's needs. My wish is to empower individuals to access more self-compassion and to find fulfilment in their lives, even through adversity. I equip individuals with the tools and understanding needed to cope with every day and extenuating issues.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>About - “The longest journey is the journey inward”</image:title>
      <image:caption>— Dag Hammarskjold</image:caption>
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