COUNSELLING for MIDLIFE BURNOUT, FEELING LOST, and EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
online counselling
for millennials and GenX
navigating midlife challenges
Online Counselling Throughout BC
Evening Appointments Available
it’s time.
Midlife is no joke.
It comes with new challenges and responsibilities that can hit more deeply. It’s no wonder it can feel like the optimism and zest of the first half of life is being replaced with uncertainty, deep anxiety, depression, burnout and exhaustion, or the unsettling feeling of being lost or without real direction.
As GenXers, we’ve experienced some of it ourselves. Things seem okay on the surface, but that’s not how it feels.
You might be wondering,
“Is this it? Why does the life I’ve built not feel the way I thought it would?”
But there’s a reason for all the things you’re going through.
you’re ready for a new, healthier way of being.
The midlife experience is nudging us to proactively create new meaning and purpose for our next phase of life. But since we’ve been living by a certain set of rules and values until now, we need to look at patterns or beliefs that have been played out, aren’t working, and may need to be reevaluated.
It’s about what matters to you today,
and what you want for your future.
experienced counsellors. thoughtful therapy.
experienced and established
Each of us has over a decade of counselling experience working with diverse mental health challenges, supporting people through periods of uncertainty, change, and difficulty. We have deep interest in and have researched extensively on existential and transpersonal challenges and have written books and articles on the human condition.
warm, down -to-earth support
Non-judgemental and caring with real-life solutions.
We’re interested in getting to know you and your story. We want to know what’s important to you.
evidence-based and insight-driven
We use a combination of concrete skill building and deeper questions that explore purpose, identity, and connection.
MARK A. HAWKINS, PhD, CCC
CCPA professional designation
member #12516
Mark has been a counsellor for over 10 years and worked with young people and families for over 20 years.
Mark brings a down-to-earth, yet calming presence. He’s thoughtful and reflective, taking time to understand the person and the issue. He believes that we can all find meaningful solutions to whatever life throws at us.
YOONA HAWKINS, MC, CCC
CCPA professional designation
MEmber #12517
Yoona has spent more than a decade as a counsellor. She has worked for over 20 years supporting young people and families.
As a counsellor, she is warm and collaborative. She believes that the new perspectives and connections that emerge in the counselling space help to create possibilities for change.
*These are unsolicited words from people we have counselled in the past. Their initials are not accurate to protect their identities.
we start where you are.
stress & burnout
work/career
finances
family/relationship
health
anxiety & depression
excessive worry
FEELING TRAPPED
PerimenopausAL/MenopausAL
HOPELESSNESS
feeling lost &
loss of meaning
life changes & transitions
breaking unhelpful patterns
books & other writings
Books by
Mark
Books by Yoona
We like to contribute to the wider conversation about themes that commonly come up in counselling including chronic stress, self-understanding, change, and the experience of being human today.
Our writings are about what it means to be human in today’s world and how we can live meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Mark has also been published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and Yoona has been published in the UK Adlerian Yearbook.