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Meet the Team: Linda Bakker, Registered Clinical Counsellor
Linda believes that healing isn’t about making constant progress or having everything figured out. It’s about learning to navigate life’s challenges with compassion, recognizing our strengths, building supportive connections, and finding tools that help us create a sense of peace along the way.
One message she wishes every client could hear is simple, yet powerful: “You deserve to take up space.”
Linda’s path to becoming a Clinical Counsellor was shaped by her own experience with counselling after losing her big sister to cancer. During that difficult time, she experienced what it felt like to be truly heard and understood. That experience inspired her to create the same kind of space for others, where they can feel supported, understood, and empowered as they navigate their own experiences.
When asked what she hopes people take away from their time together, Linda hopes they leave feeling heard, understood, and more empowered in themselves. She believes that healing doesn’t have to look like constant forward movement. Sometimes, it’s about learning to sit with what’s difficult, reconnecting with our strengths, and discovering that we don’t have to navigate everything alone.
Outside of her work, Linda is a dog mom, an avid reader, a baker, and a female business owner who was born and raised right here in BC.
We feel so lucky to have Linda as part of the Solace community and are grateful for the warmth, understanding, and care she brings to the people she works with.
Linda believes that healing isn’t about making constant progress or having everything figured out. It’s about learning to navigate life’s challenges with compassion, recognizing our strengths, building supportive connections, and finding tools that help us create a sense of peace along the way.
One message she wishes every client could hear is simple, yet powerful: “You deserve to take up space.”
Linda’s path to becoming a Clinical Counsellor was shaped by her own experience with counselling after losing her big sister to cancer. During that difficult time, she experienced what it felt like to be truly heard and understood. That experience inspired her to create the same kind of space for others, where they can feel supported, understood, and empowered as they navigate their own experiences.
When asked what she hopes people take away from their time together, Linda hopes they leave feeling heard, understood, and more empowered in themselves. She believes that healing doesn’t have to look like constant forward movement. Sometimes, it’s about learning to sit with what’s difficult, reconnecting with our strengths, and discovering that we don’t have to navigate everything alone.
Outside of her work, Linda is a dog mom, an avid reader, a baker, and a female business owner who was born and raised right here in BC.
We feel so lucky to have Linda as part of the Solace community and are grateful for the warmth, understanding, and care she brings to the people she works with.
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