Niko
Their Collective
he/they
Niko Alexander
Master Practitioner of Clinical Counseling - Provisional
Canadian Professional Counselors Association.
BA in Psychology
Diploma of Applied Psychology & Counseling Specializing in the Practice of Psychotherapy
1:1, Couples, Families, & Groups
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility” - Dietrich Boenhoffer
Focus/Specialties
- Identity Development
- Depression + Anxiety
- Neurodivergence (ADHD, Autism, OCD, cPTSD)
- Queer, Questioning or 2SLGBTQIA+ Clients
- Parents of Transgender Clients
- Rebuilding after religious trauma
- Intergenerational wound work + Legacy building
- Internalized paradigm work
Therapy Modalities
Main therapy modality
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Mindfulness
informed/influenced by
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Decolonized Perspectives within a counseling framework
- Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Practice
Sex-Positive Practices
Also utilizes
- Sandtray Techniques
- Jungian Symbolwork Techniques
- Brave Space Sessions (credit: Dr Robin Barre)
Certificates/Training
- Somatic Trauma Treatment
Insurance
- May be covered for reimbursement
- Reduced Rate "Single Session Counselling" $50 - Ask A Counsellor
Location
- Virtual in BC, AB, SK, MB
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." -Audre Lorde
Identities I hold
Niko is a queer, neurodivergent, transmasc-nonbinary settler originally from the mountains of Western North Carolina, currently residing in Treaty 6.
Fun Facts
Niko is a homeschooling parent to two children, two cats and one dog. He has a hearing disability acquired early in life and wears hearing aids. He also has an autoimmune condition. He is an academic at heart who enjoys through-provoking conversation and raucous laughter over hotpot with loved ones. He finds peace deep in the woods or sitting on driftwood by the sea.
Groups
- Owner/Operator of The Sacred Self Counseling
- Founder + Group Facilitator of The Lost Boys of SK (@lostboysofsk on IG)
- Volunteer for 7th Generation Rising Collective
