Integrative Mental Health
Empowering Your Potential Through
WELCOME TO SOOKE CHILD & FAMILY THERAPY
Welcome to Sooke Child and Family Therapy, where your mental and emotional wellness is our priority. We provide art therapy services for children aged 3 to 19 years old, parenting counselling, and somatic therapy, with goals that focus on what is important for each individual.
Our team is committed to creating a personalized treatment plan that combines both traditional and integrative approaches to support you on your journey. With a convenient location in Sooke, we're here to help you feel understood, ensuring you feel supported and valued every step of the way.
Emotional and mental health is a journey that requires patience, compassion and the right tools to support your health. Our evidence-based practices include art therapy, mindfulness and somatic therapy addressing both the body and mind.
WELLNESS & MENTAL HEALTH
MEET NATHALIA GAGNON
Founder & Therapist
With over 15 years of experience in integrative mental health, Nathalia is passionate about empowering individuals and families on their healing journeys.
As a Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT) and certified Somatic Psychotherapist, she blends traditional therapies with holistic approaches to address the mind, body, and spirit.
Nathalia specializes in trauma-informed care, supporting clients through early childhood adversity, attachment issues, and emotional regulation. Her deep knowledge of somatic mindfulness and art therapy provides a safe and nurturing space for healing, growth, and resilience.
HOLISTIC THERAPY: ART, SOMATIC, AND PARENT COUNSELLING
At Sooke Child and Family Therapy, we provide an integrative approach to mental health care that supports the whole family. Our services focus on both children and parents, creating a nurturing space for healing and growth.
​
Art Therapy helps children express emotions through creativity, offering a safe outlet for self-regulation, anxiety relief, and deeper emotional awareness.
​
Somatic Therapy connects the mind and body, helping to release trauma, regulate the nervous system, and support emotional healing through mindfulness and gentle touch.
Parent Counselling supports parents in navigating their own challenges and helps strengthen attachment, improve communication, and establish healthy boundaries within the family dynamic.
​
All services are designed to work together, providing a comprehensive toolkit for healing, resilience, and emotional balance for both children and parents.
CONNECT WITH US
At Sooke Child and Family Therapy, we’re here to help with any questions you may have regarding your child's development.
Whether it's concerns about delayed milestones, autism, sensory processing, emotional regulation, learning disabilities, anxiety, behaviour challenges, or trauma, we offer support, strategies, and solutions for home and school success.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Offering appreciation for living, playing and working on this beautiful unceded traditional territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and Coast Salish people. Decolonized perspectives of practice invite traditional Indigenous knowledge systems as an important framework in this work while considering mental health as part of integral relationships with family, community and the Earth.