Compassionate and Expert Care
with
Dr. Rosemary Rukavina
Licensed Psychologist and EMDRIA Certified Therapist
Offering Individuals and Couples Therapy in British Columbia and Yukon, Canada
Life doesn’t look or feel the way you expected it to.
YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE
Maybe it’s the pressure to look successful—from work, relationships, yourself, your partner—that makes you keep up appearances. But trying to avoid judgment or not wanting to burden others leaves you feeling disconnected and empty. Career goals or validation from others feel good for a little while, but that deeper sense of “something’s missing” often stays.
The things that once helped you feel better? They don’t seem to work the same anymore.
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. . . no longer have the same effect. The current ways that you cope, or the ways you and your partner try to manage conflict, may offer temporary relief, but usually lead to more problems in the long run.
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. . . to distract yourself from feeling lonely, anxious, disappointed, or stuck in repeating relationship patterns. Over time, these tendencies may have become all too common and perhaps have brought on some unintended consequences.
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. . . offer some relief, but they only go so far. As soon as you stop, your challenges often resurface. You may have even tried therapy, either on your own or as a couple, yet the changes feel temporary or superficial. Despite all your efforts to understand and care for yourself, the lasting shift you’re looking for still seems out of reach.
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. . . having the same conversations, feeling misunderstood, shutting down or escalating, or growing further apart despite both you and your partner wanting things to feel better.
I’M DR. RUKAVINA.
I take a no-nonsense approach to therapy, to help you live a life that looks and feels good.
I’m not your typical psychologist. I value humour, authenticity, and emotional depth, and I’m not here to simply listen and offer generic advice.
Alongside my clinical work, I’ve been married for 17 years and have three children. These experiences have deepened my appreciation for the complexity of close relationships, family life, and the ways our experiences shape us over time.
Many of my clients come to therapy already aware of their struggles. Some have tried many things, but nothing has created the lasting change they are looking for.
With nearly 15 years of experience and a deep understanding of how our past relationships and experiences shape us, I see beyond surface-level symptoms to the deeper patterns that keep people stuck. These patterns often show up not only internally, but also in how people relate to the people closest to them.
After several years of serving clients at Brentwood Counselling Centre, and many more in the public sector, I’m pleased to continue supporting clients exclusively from my Burnaby office.
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