sunray counselling and consulting
Counseling services for individuals, children/youth and families
sunray counselling and consulting
Counseling services for individuals, children/youth and families
About Sunray Counselling
About Kiran
Sunray Counselling and Consulting was founded by Kiran Dhingra Stenstrom, MSW, RSW.
Kiran believes that every individual and family is unique with inherent strengths and abilities and the capacity to heal and thrive. Kiran understands that there are times when life may become so overwhelming and stressful, it becomes difficult to cope. These are times when having the skilled guidance and support of a therapist to walk beside you can help get you through. Kiran's goal is to help her clients feel affirmed and empowered to find their way forward to their vision of positive well-being and quality of life.
Kiran is a Registered Social Worker in BC (#10112) with 25 years of experience in clinical social work; community development and non-profit management and administration with specialization in the areas of mental health; women’s issues; neurodivergence; and children, youth and families. She obtained a certificate in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in 2022 through Wilfrid Laurier University; and is currently completing a certificate in Child and Youth Mental Health. She has also completed a certificate in Expressive Play Therapy through the BC Justice Instittute in 2014. She has taken numerous trainings in: Trauma Integration; Mindfulness; EFFT (emotion-focused family therapy); EFT (emotionally focused therapy); DBT for Adolescents and Neuroaffirming Therapy. Kiran continues to pursue her passion for making a positive difference in the quality of life for the adults, children, youth and families with whom she works.
Kiran holds immense gratitude to be able to live and play on Vancouver Island and is a proud mom of two terrific teenaged children, and enjoys playing guitar and long-distance running.
Counselling Services Offered
Kiran builds a foundation of trust and safety to work with her clients from a warm, collaborative and strengths-based approach. She offers a variety of evidence-based counseling services, including CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy), DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT); emotion-focused family therapy; (EFFT) and expressive play therapy. She draws from these modalities and incorporates a combination of talk therapy, expressive arts and play, mindfulness, trauma processing, and skill-building to tailor the session to meet the specific needs of her cilents. She offers virtual sessions to adults, children/youth (12+), families and parents/caregivers.
Some Reasons for Seeking Counselling:
- Mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression
- Current or past trauma
- Experiences of Gender-Based Violence
- Grief or Loss
- Coping with health issues or life transitions
- Parenting Challenges
- Family conflict
- Other stressors
Kiran offers a 15-min free consultation to ensure her services will meet your needs.
Kiran offers in person and virtual counselling to neurodivergent children, youth (5-18) and their parents/caregivers through the Family Neurodiversity Centre.
Please see their website for more information: https://www.neurodiversityfamilycentre.com/practitioners/kiran-dhingra-stenstrom