Frances Ferguson, M.Ed., Registered Clinical Counsellor

If you need someone to talk to confidentially about something that is troubling you, talk to Fran. 

Fran is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 20 years of experience.  She deals with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship struggles, and the ups and downs of life. It is very helpful to talk with someone who can be both neutral and supportive.  

Fran is committed to making long-term, meaningful change.  You've suffered long enough, and deserve to live life fully.. free from the weight of difficult past events and/or traumas, or current stressful life situations.  Fran is one of a handful of counsellors on Vancouver Island who has level 3 training in Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Fran currently offers a choice of in-office sessions or videoconference.  For videoconferencing, Fran uses OnCall Health, a secure platform where your confidentiality is assured.

For more information, see www.talktofran.com.

Programs Offered

Couple Counselling:    (Please Note:  At the moment, Fran is not seeing any new couples)

Create the Relationship You've Dreamed About!

• Preparing for marriage -- things to talk about before you live together or get married
• Communicating openly and honestly
• Moving from resentment and anger into compassion and love
• Learning how to express differences in a positive way
• Dealing with differences, whether they be in decision-making, parenting styles, personality, or sexuality
• Leaning how to honor each other's dreams -- and fulfill them
• Getting out of power struggles, negotiating and talking more easily even about tough topics
• Coping with infidelity
• Learning how to strengthen connection, and keep it strong over time
• Learning how to clean up 'dust bunnies' before they turn into 'big hairy monsters'
• Deciding whether to stay together, or consider separation or divorce
• Caring for aging parents

Individual Counselling:

• Overcoming depression
• Developing self-compassion
• Transforming anxiety and worry
• Managing troubling emotions such as anger, jealousy, or guilt
• Honoring grief and loss
• Healing old wounds and relationships
• Setting healthier boundaries
• Finding balance between work, family and leisure time
• Life stages and transitions
• Gaining or re-gaining a sense of inner direction and purpose
• Maximizing health and recovery from illness
• Banishing lethargy and fatigue and finding vitality and energy
• Life review, meaning, and sense of purpose

Fran has trained extensively in Internal Family Systems (IFS).  IFS is evidence-based and is a refreshing, hopeful approach to counselling that is effective in providing relief and long-term meaningful change.  She still offers traditional approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) where that best fits the issue and the client.