About Me

I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (R.T.C.) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner™ (S.E.P.) offering sessions both online and in-person in Victoria, BC, Canada. I work with all walks of life, varying in age from teens to seniors.

I was drawn to do my own healing work when I realized how alone I felt in relationship both with myself and with others. Through my personal healing journey, as well as many years of education and training, my life started to change. I was gradually able to show up with more regulation and presence, both with myself and the people around me. I ultimately realized that my calling is a life of service to others.

Somatic trauma therapist and registered therapeutic counsellor Cynthia Solylo-Kennedy portrait photo on beach.

My work encompasses the modality of Somatic Experiencing and the theories of Inherited Family Trauma and developmental/attachment psychology. I help the people I work with see how their current life is shaped by their experience with the family in which they were raised.

I work with people who have unresolved developmental trauma that is affecting their current life. The symptoms from this unresolved trauma can show up as:

  • An inability to sustain satisfying intimate relationships

  • Struggles with sustaining financial stability and abundance

  • Emotional dysregulation, anxiety or depression

  • Chronic or inexplicable health issues

My priority is to create a safe, inclusive space for you to heal. I look forward to meeting you.

Cynthia Solylo-Kennedy registered therapeutic counsellor on beach, SE practitioner.

Credentials and Certifications

  • SE Practitioner

  • Registered Therapeutic Counsellor

  • Certified in Somatic Touch Skills

  • M.Sc. (Psych)

  • M.A. (Psych)

ACCT – Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada

My Specialties

  • Developmental Trauma

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Adults abused as children

  • Chronic Pain/Fibromyalgia

  • Complex PTSD

  • Disordered Eating

  • Grief and Loss

  • Birth Trauma

  • Domestic Violence

  • Sexual Abuse


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