Meet Rubeena
Rubeena Sandhu
I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Duncan, BC, offering process-based therapy including Coherence Therapy, AEDP, and ACT — approaches that support deep emotional healing and long-term change.
A registered clinical counsellor (RCC), in Duncan, BC, with over 20 years of experience in wellness, education, fine arts, and philosophy, my approach to counselling blends experiential, emotionally focused and process based techniques. I am trauma responsive and hold a deep understanding of human development, including the arcs of existential change we go through in life.
I hold a MEd in Counselling Psychology, a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), and I am a certified, registered clinical counsellor (BACC), with Waldorf & BC teaching certification.
Theoretical Approach
As a counsellor, I’m passionate about Coherence Therapy — a powerful, deeply resonant way to explore and transform the emotional truths that shape how we think, feel, and respond. I’m also trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and bring a lifetime of experience with holistic methods to support individuals, youth, and families through challenge and change.
At the heart of my work is a process-based approach — one that honors the uniqueness of each person’s inner world and focuses on the deeper emotional and psychological processes that create lasting transformation.
Process-based therapies are an evolving approach in the field of psychotherapy that focus less on specific therapy brands or techniques (like CBT or psychoanalysis) and more on the underlying psychological processes that drive change and wellbeing. Instead of rigidly following a set protocol, process-based therapies tailor the treatment to target the key processes that maintain a person’s difficulties or promote their growth.
For the past four years, my personal research has focused on how trauma impacts the brain’s limbic system, particularly in relation to memory and emotional patterns. I continue to explore how the neuroscience of learning, along with imagination and visual processing, can be used to promote healing with trauma-responsive and neuro scientifically proven counselling practices. These methods engage the emotional and memory systems in ways that many counteractive approaches — which aim to manage or override symptoms — often can’t. Instead of working against your inner experience, we work with it, accessing its deeper intelligence to uncover what’s truly driving patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior. This allows for change that feels not only lasting, but emotionally true.
I also draw from a long personal history with both Eastern and Western meditative traditions, and offer support in developing simple, meaningful practices to help clients reconnect with their inner balance, clarity, and resilience — if and when it feels right for them.
Personal Interests
When I’m not working, you’ll find me in my garden, exploring Cowichan Valley trails and cultural activities or enjoying our vibrant local music scene.
I’m passionate about painting and printmaking, collage arts and writing poetry. I always have an unfinished knitting project on the go.
And… I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to self-transformation and learning — especially when it’s backed by neuroscience. I love exploring how change really happens in the brain and body, and how we can apply that understanding in practical, meaningful ways to support growth, resilience, and lifelong learning.
