Balanced Living
Clinical Counselling
Balanced Living Clinical Counselling
with April Wessel, MA, RCC (#26632), CCC (#7824)
(Located in Kamloops, BC)
Hello! I’m April, and I’m here to support you through life’s challenges with compassion, curiosity, and understanding. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, trauma, or simply feeling stuck, therapy offers a space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and move toward a life that feels more meaningful and aligned with your values.
My approach is integrative and grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — a mindful, compassionate way of helping you notice what’s getting in the way of the life you want to live, while developing the flexibility and tools to move forward. I also draw from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches, Reality Therapy, and Person-Centered practices to explore what best supports your growth and well-being.
I believe therapy works best when it feels like a collaboration — where you feel safe, seen, and supported as we make sense of your experiences together. Each session is tailored to your unique needs, goals, and strengths, ensuring that our work reflects who you are and what matters most to you.
I live, work, and play on the unceded ancestral territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc people, in the beautiful city of Kamloops, British Columbia. I’m deeply honoured to walk alongside individuals and families in this community as they find balance, meaning, and hope.
Specialized Training and Specialties and Expertise
For individuals and families managing ADHD and autism, I bring deep clinical experience and specialized training as an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP). My goal is to help you navigate the world and its often overly complicated systems. I offer practical support grounded in respect, objective understanding, and professional connection.
Beyond this specialized focus, I help clients who experience a wide array of concerns, including, but not limited to, anxiety, grief, depression, stress, and social isolation. In our early sessions, we will identify your specific goals to co-create a plan for purposeful change. Our primary goal will be building the skills to handle uncomfortable emotions without letting them drive your choices. This puts you back in charge, helping you stay committed to what matters most, even in times of difficulty. By focusing on committed action and behavioral change, many of my clients see a functional improvement in their overall well-being and gain the tools necessary to move through life with greater confidence.
Qualifications
Degrees
BEd – UBC
BA – SFU
Professional Designations
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #26632)
Canadian Clinical Counsellor (CCC #7824)
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
Note:
With my clinical and inclusion support employment history, I have significant experience collaborating with mental health and healthcare providers regarding children and youth.
My Rates
Individual 50 minutes = $160.00
Family 50 minutes = $180.00
Sliding scale options are available
Payment Types
- e-Transfer
Insurance
- First Nations Health Authority
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Telus Health
- SunLife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- GreenSheild
Availability
I am available for appointments both in-person and online on certain weekdays.
I am currently accepting new clients.
I offer a free 20-minute intro call to help you see if I will be a good fit for you.
My goal is to make therapy as accessible as possible. We can go over payment options before your first session. I offer direct billing for certain insurance plans, and for others, I can provide a receipt you can use for reimbursement.
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT)
- Exisitential Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Reality Therapy
- Satir Family Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Specialties & Expertise
I help clients navigate anxiety, grief, depression, anger challenges, ADHD, autism, etc. In our early sessions, we’ll explore your concerns and work together on a personalized plan for meaningful progress. Many clients notice a gradual easing of symptoms within weeks, with continued improvement as therapy supports lasting change and emotional well-being.
*Casey is our “Office Manager”, and not an official therapy dog.
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Body Positivity
- Caregivers
- Children & Adolescents
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Education & Learning Disabilites
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
Free 20-Minute Consultation
I offer free 20-minute consultations so you can ask questions and see if working together feels like a good fit. Please feel free to reach out by phone or email – I’d love to hear from you.
Let’s Connect!
I offer therapy sessions in office, online, or in nature. I’m available weekdays and evenings. Contact me to book a free 20-minute Consultation.
Email April
Visit Balanced Living
1000 Clubhouse Drive – Lower Level
Kamloops, BC V2H 1T9
Call April
Contact Balanced Living
april@balancedliving.now
Tk’emlúps te Secwèpemc Traditional Territory
1000 Clubhouse Drive – Lower Level
Kamloops, B.C. V2H 1T9
I acknowledge I live and work on Secwepemcúl’ecw, the lands of the Secwepemc peoples, and recognize the Secwepemc as the keepers of their traditions and knowledge.
I am a professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) possessing a Canadian Certified Counselling (CCC) designation.