You are not alone carrying the weight of operational stress, critical incidents, compassion fatigue, shift work, or the constant demands of protecting and serving others.
I specialize in trauma-informed, somatic, and nervous system regulation support for first responders — firefighters, police, paramedics, dispatchers, border agents — as well as veterans, frontline healthcare workers, and other high-stakes professionals facing similar pressures. I also warmly welcome individuals and families from all walks of life and professions who are ready to build stronger mental health resilience and move forward with greater strength and clarity.
Together, we focus on practical resilience: releasing hypervigilance and stored tension in the body, rebuilding healthy connections at work and at home, and developing the tools to handle life’s demands with a better sense of self and renewed capability.
Sessions are available in-person in the Maple Ridge area (including walk-and-talk), or securely online across British Columbia.
— Sarah Kring, MPCC #3964

INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES,
FAMILY & YOUTH,
SEPARATION & DIVORCE

Relationships are essential to daily life. Whether with a spouse, child, parent, ex-partner or even a work colleague, they can be complicated and, at times, challenging. They take time, thought and effort to develop, nurture and sustain. My hope is to support you by offering different treatment modalities and plans specific to your current needs to strengthen the relationships that matter to you most.

I utilize many therapy tools that concentrate on helping people move towards the future that they want and to learn what can be done differently by using their existing skills, strategies and ideas. This is done in a safe and non judgmental environment to feel safe, understood and heard.

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SOLUTION FOCUSED APPROACH

"Where you stand determines what you see; it determines also the angle you see it from; a change in where you stand changes everything" - Steve de Shazer

"Complex problems do not demand complex solutions." - Charles Allen Kollar

INDIVIDUAL SESSION

People enter counselling for many reasons, from anxiety, stress, or depression, PTSD to trauma and bereavement. Whatever your circumstances, counselling can be the first step in an empowering journey of

self-awareness and transformational change.

You will engage in a supportive, collaborative process that will allow you to explore your experiences, behaviors, and core beliefs. With the benefit of fresh insight, you will identify blind spots and patterns which are holding you back from health and happiness, and gain the strength and strategies needed to overcome them.

As you grow in wisdom and resilience and learn to discard the unhelpful responses you may have developed, you can move forward equipped with new and more successful tools for attaining lasting well-being.

Many people find that it provides relief from distress in a relatively short period of time; however, it is a dynamic process of personal growth and development and its duration, just as much as its content, will be different for every client.

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COUPLES SESSION

Relationships are not optional, they are at the center of life. Learning to develop and sustain positive, safe, relationships is critical to our health, growth and fulfillment. Married or dating: Couples Therapy can empower you to communicate more effectively, work through disagreements, and help you re-kindle the love that brought you together.

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PARENTING, FAMILY & YOUTH

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
– Virginia Satir

Family therapy can help repair and improve relationships where both internal and external stressors have led to fractures, conflict, or distress.

Reasons a family may seek therapy include:

A loss in the family
Substance abuse
Separation or divorce
Blending of families
Chronic illness
Mental illness
Shared trauma
Behavioral or academic concerns in a child

YOUTH

If you have been experiencing any of these issues please reach out for help. You are never alone.

Feeling unhappy, moody or irritable a lot of the time
Feelings of emptiness or numbness
Losing interest and pleasure in activities that you once enjoyed
Change in appetite, eating habits or weight
Change in sleeping habits
Tiredness, lack of energy and motivation
Difficulty concentrating
Feeling bad, worthless, guilty or overly critical of yourself
Negative or ‘down on yourself’ thoughts
Thoughts of death or suicide
Periods of intense fear or anxiety
Unwanted thoughts and fears
Uncontrollable and unrealistic worry about everyday situations
Deliberate acts of self-harm or injury as a way of coping with difficult or painful feelings