About Pacific Solstice Group
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting the past, it means changing your relationship to it. Whether you’re navigating the impact of trauma, life transitions, anxiety, grief, or high-stress environments, we’re here to offer grounded, skilled support that meets you where you are.
Mental Health Support Rooted in Compassion, Resilience, and Connection
Our work is trauma-informed, relational, and always rooted in warmth. We believe healing happens in connection—when you feel seen, safe, and empowered to step forward with clarity and courage.
Our Philosophy & Approach
We know that pain doesn’t happen in isolation. Neither does healing.
Our philosophy is shaped by lived experience and deep clinical understanding: unhealed wounds can ripple outward, but so can growth. That’s why we support not only individuals, but also the ripple effect of their healing—to their children, their families, their workplaces, and their communities.
We take a personalized, directive, and experienced approach, helping you make sense of your story, build resilience, and move toward meaningful, sustainable change.
The meaning behind Pacific Solstice Group
At Pacific Solstice Group we acknowledge that change is gradual. It requires patience, persistence and compassion. The way we gain moments of light following the winter solstice is reflective of the transformative change process within us individually and our relationships. Similar to the ebb and flow of daylight, our change process is ever-changing and fluctuating from season to season. A moment of lightness is evidence that we are resilient and can in fact overcome challenges. Though, it does not preclude us from future difficulty.
Meet Our Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Counsellors in Squamish
Our Squamish-based counselling team offers trauma-informed support for individuals, couples, youth, and first responders. We’re clinicians, but we’re also real people, grounded, compassionate, and committed to helping you move through what’s hard with clarity and care.
Madison King MSW, RSW, RCC
Madison is a Registered Social Worker and Clinical Counsellor who specializes in trauma, grief, and relationship challenges. Known for her warm yet direct approach, she creates a safe space for meaningful change. Rooted on the West Coast, she draws energy from nature and believes deeply in the power of connection, courage, and healing.
Aja Peterson MSW, RCSW
Aja is a Registered Social Worker who brings warmth, humour, and a strong values-based approach to her counselling practice. She is passionate about helping clients navigate major life transitions, including career changes, parenting, finances, and other significant shifts, with clarity and confidence. Aja creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can feel supported while exploring what matters most to them. Grounded in strengths-based practice, ACT, and Rogerian therapy, she blends practical strategies with reflective work to support clients in living more authentic and fulfilling lives.
Samantha Lim Reduced Rate counselling intern
Samantha is a counselling intern who offers a warm, grounded, and collaborative approach to therapy. She is passionate about creating a safe space where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to explore life’s challenges, deepen self-understanding, and move toward meaningful growth and healing.
Jamin Short, MSW, RCSW
Jamin is a Registered Social Worker who brings warmth, curiosity, and authenticity to his counselling practice. Drawing from EFT, SFBT, CBT, and DBT, he takes a collaborative and individualized approach to support clients navigating addiction, mental health concerns, burnout, life transitions, and questions of identity and purpose. Jamin is particularly passionate about supporting youth, adults, and frontline workers in developing self-awareness, self-compassion, and meaningful change.
Rachel Melville MA, RCC
Rachel is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who brings a warm, person-centred and strength-based approach to therapy. She draws from DBT, CBT and ACT to support clients navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and life transitions. With experience supporting neurodivergent individuals, children, youth, and Indigenous communities, Rachel is committed to creating a culturally sensitive, inclusive, and safe space where clients feel empowered in their healing journey.
Kate Stene MSW, RCSW
Kate is a Registered Social Worker who brings warmth, clarity, and deep presence to her work with youth and adults. With experience in trauma, anxiety, and leadership stress, she creates a space where clients feel safe, supported, and understood. Grounded by her own life experiences and a strong connection to nature, Kate offers thoughtful, collaborative care that helps clients build resilience and find calm in complexity.
our Therapy space & online counselling
Our office is located in beautiful Squamish, BC, a town where nature and healing often intersect. The space is designed to feel calm, safe, and welcoming, with intentional details that reflect our belief in the healing power of environment.
We also offer virtual therapy across British Columbia, so you can access support wherever you are.
38142 Cleveland Ave Unit 206 B & C
Squamish, BC
info@pacificsolsticegroup.com
(250) 896-5903
you don’t have to navigate it alone
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start, we’re here.