Clinical Counselling Team:
Aimee Aitkens
Clinical Counselling
My goal as a therapist is to help people bring their actions into congruence with their values and beliefs. I aim to aid in an increase in self-esteem, and self-worth along with self efficacy while allowing clients to explore their competencies, their worthiness and deservingness to live and be the best possible version of themselves. I believe safety and respect need to be at the center of all the work I do while maintaining a non-judgmental environment.Using a holistic approach with integrated evidence and strength-based therapies we can work together to equip you with necessary tools to live a meaningful and full life. I work from a trauma-informed lens integrating approaches such as Mindfulness-Based practices, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and ACT we can find principles and interventions that work to allow you your best possible life
Carla Friesen
Clinical Counselling
Carla Friesen is a compassionate and experienced Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Chronic Pain Coach who specializes in supporting individuals living with chronic pain, anxiety, stress, parenting, and life transitions. Drawing on over 13 years in private practice and a decade as a teacher and school counsellor, Carla brings both professional expertise and personal experience—having navigated chronic migraines herself and supported her daughter through persistent pain. She works from a biopsychosocial model of pain management, blending evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), alongside pain science education, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness. Carla emphasizes sustainable tools like pacing, body-based strategies, and small, intentional steps that can lead to meaningful change over time. She offers a warm, non-judgmental space—virtually and in-person—where clients can build resilience, reconnect with their values, and move toward greater ease and well-being.When she’s not in session, Carla enjoys traveling, crocheting, playing the guitar and singing, paddling with her local Dragon Boat team, and savoring a good latte (or two).
Elizabeth Lindsay
Clinical Counselling (Call To BOOK)
Elizabeth moved to Kelowna from Prince Rupert, BC, where she spent the last ten years working as a Specialized Trauma Counsellor. Elizabeth began her counselling career in the child and youth care field, before completing her Masters of Education in Counselling at UNBC. Elizabeth has moved into supporting folks of all ages, taking a special interest in supporting those who are living with post-concussion symptoms.
Our Service:
Adults who have pre-existing mental health and psychological stress are predicted to have prolonged recovery, which could last anywhere from three weeks to several months.
At Concussion Care Kelowna, counselling support is available from our qualified counsellors. At the initial assessment, options for counselling will be reviewed and if the individual meets diagnostic criteria, counselling may begin.
Approaching mental health with cognitive behavioural therapy and/or pharmacotherapy, and a neuropsychological assessment helps treat persistent cognitive difficulties, mood disorders, behavioural issues. It also helps relieve the collective burden of symptoms as well as several secondary outcomes.