The therapists at Cala Counselling.
Cala Counselling is located in the Kitsilano neighbourhood in Vancouver, BC, and offers in-person and online therapy across British Columbia. Our areas of focus include couples therapy, relationship counselling, emotionally focused therapy (EFT), sexual intimacy and performance anxiety, low libido and desire discrepancy, and individual therapy for relational and attachment wounds. We offer bilingual therapy in English and Spanish.
Nevada Banks, RCC
Psychotherapist — Somatic Informed Therapy for Low Self-Esteem & HSP (Highly Sensitive People)
Nevada helps people with low self-esteem who are tired of never feeling good enough. Many of her clients are highly sensitive, caught in people-pleasing or perfectionism, and maybe worried they're too much. She works with the inner critic using a somatic approach shaped by her background as a performer and movement instructor, so change happens in the body as well as the mind. Warm, curious, and never without a bit of humour. In person in Kitsilano and online across BC.
Laura Avila, RCC
Psychotherapist — Somatic & IFS-Informed Therapy
Laura works with individuals exploring the deeper layers of their stories — attachment wounds, self-worth, identity, and the nervous system patterns that shape how we show up in relationship. Her approach is somatic and parts-based, grounded in IFS, and held with warmth, directness, and the occasional moment of unexpected lightness. She was born in Barcelona, has lived in Vancouver for over a decade, and founded Cala Counselling in 2022. Her individual caseload is currently full.