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Welcome to Desert Solace Counselling & Recovery

Located at 339 Fairview Rd, Oliver BC & 103-208 Martin St, Penticton BC

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Consultation

During an initial consultation, we will ask you questions about your background, current concerns, and goals for counselling. We provide information about our approaches to counselling and what you can expect from the process. Additionally, we will discuss practical details such as scheduling, fees (if applicable), and confidentiality. NOTE: For New Clients Only (Please specify Virtual or In... Read More

During an initial consultation, we will ask you questions about your background, current concerns, and goals for counselling. We provide information about our approaches to counselling and what you can expect from the process. Additionally, we will discuss practical details such as scheduling, fees (if applicable), and confidentiality.

NOTE: For New Clients Only (Please specify Virtual or In-Person)

Individual Counselling (Virtual)

Online counselling offers accessibility and convenience, allowing clients to receive support from the comfort of their chosen environment. Through a secure digital platform, clients gain flexible scheduling options and broader therapist selection. As a counsellor, our online approach emphasizes creating a virtual space of trust and empathy. We employ verbal cues and active listening to compensa... Read More

Online counselling offers accessibility and convenience, allowing clients to receive support from the comfort of their chosen environment. Through a secure digital platform, clients gain flexible scheduling options and broader therapist selection. As a counsellor, our online approach emphasizes creating a virtual space of trust and empathy. We employ verbal cues and active listening to compensate for the lack of physical presence, while using technology to share resources and track progress effectively. Guided by ethical standards, we ensure confidentiality and tailor interventions to individual & couples needs, fostering personal growth, emotional well-being, and positive transformation in a digital landscape.

Relationship Therapy

Relationship Therapy helps couples and families navigate challenges, improve communication, and strengthen their bond. Sessions focus on enhancing understanding, resolving conflicts, and fostering healthier connections. Relationship therapy facilitates open dialogue, guides conflict resolution, and teaches effective communication skills with techniques such as Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Tal... Read More

Relationship Therapy helps couples and families navigate challenges, improve communication, and strengthen their bond. Sessions focus on enhancing understanding, resolving conflicts, and fostering healthier connections. Relationship therapy facilitates open dialogue, guides conflict resolution, and teaches effective communication skills with techniques such as Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Talk Therapy & Psychoeducation. Confidential and non-judgmental, the counselling journey varies in duration, offering a safe space for partners to explore themselves individually, understand, and work towards a more satisfying and resilient partnership.

NOTE: Consists of 2 or more people in session.

Sinem Akin
(She/Her/Hers) BA, RTC

Sinem is an Existential Analyst and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with a Professional Counselling Diploma from Vancouver College of Counselling and a Bachelor’s degree from Hacettepe University, Turkey. She has completed five years of specialized training in Existential-Analytic Psychotherapy through the Existential Analysis Society of Canada and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy at Salzburg University.

Her professional journey began with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training in 2016, leading to three years of experience working as a Behaviour Interventionist with autistic children. Over time, her deep interest in human existence and personal meaning guided her toward existential psychotherapy, where she helps individuals and couples navigate life transitions, emotional struggles, and relationship challenges.

Sinem believes that every person carries unrealized potential, and that meaning emerges when we explore life’s questions with openness and courage. She creates a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can gain clarity, process their experiences, and discover a way of living that feels true to them. Drawing from Existential, Reality, and Person-Centred therapy, she supports clients in building resilience, deepening self-awareness, and embracing life with authenticity.

“Healing and transformation begin in a space where you feel seen, heard, and accepted. In that space, the journey toward a meaningful and fulfilling life unfolds.”

Sinem offers counselling in English and Turkish.

Sinem is an Existential Analyst and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with a Professional Counsel... Read More

Jodi Takhar RTC, CHt

Jodi is a Family Addictions Specialist with over 15 years of experience as a counsellor and more than 29 years in recovery. She has a unique understanding of substance use disorder (addiction) from several perspectives; the parent, the child, the spouse, and the person who is addicted. Jodi believes in guiding her clients with a compassionate, person-centred approach that connects the mind and the body for an integrated approach to healing from the inside out.

She offers an extraordinary range of experience, supporting teens, couples, families, and individuals. She draws from a variety of modalities including Family Systems Therapy, Hypnotherapy, experiential techniques, body-centred therapy, Gestalt, Conversational Hypnotherapy, Traditional Hypnotherapy and Compassionate Inquiry. Jodi has expertise in assisting clients facing challenges with grief and loss, addiction, ADHD, anger management, traumatic childhood and traumatic events, PTSD, weight loss concerns, anxiety, and depression. Jodi creates a supportive, non-judgemental environment for you to relax and begin your healing journey.

In her personal life, Jodi is a devoted mom to her two incredible daughters and her 3-year-old Cavalier Spaniel, an active member of the recovery community and a creative force to be reckoned with. She spends much of her time creating, whether that be painting, writing courses, articles, books or stories or working on DIY projects. She has a tribe of people in her life who support each other and laugh till their face hurts, and she is volunteers her time for community projects that touch her heart.

Jodi is a Family Addictions Specialist with over 15 years of experience as a counsellor and more ... Read More

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