Giselle Ruemke, MA, RCC, Registered Clinical Counsellor at Heart of the Matter Counselling in Victoria, BC. Issues: Self Esteem, Relationship, Grief and Loss, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Trauma, PTSD, Transitions, Parenting, Anger Management, Family Counselling, Youth, Adolescents, Teens, Trans, GLBT, Poly, Sexuality, Chronic Health, Disability, Chronic Illness, Managing Stress, Self Love. Approaches: Family Systems Theory, Narrative, Hakomi, Person-Centered, Mindfulness-based, Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioural, Client Directed Outcome Informed Therapy, Gestalt, Existential and Response-Based Therapies, and Somatic Experiencing techniques.

Giselle Ruemke, MA, RCC

Meet Giselle

Our Team

“A designation of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors"

Monika Brandstaetter, PhD, RCC, Registered Clinical Counsellor at Heart of the Matter Counselling in Victoria BC. Issues: Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity, Weight, Binge Eating, Trauma, Grief, Loss, Relationship, Marriage. Approaches: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, DBT, Emotion Focused Therapy, EFT.

Monika Brandstaetter, PhD, RCC

Meet Monika

Our Team

“A designation of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors"

Giselle Ruemke, MA, RCC, Registered Clinical Counsellor at Heart of the Matter Counselling in Victoria, BC. Issues: Self Esteem, Relationship, Grief and Loss, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Trauma, PTSD, Transitions, Parenting, Anger Management, Family Counselling, Youth, Adolescents, Teens, Trans, GLBT, Poly, Sexuality, Chronic Health, Disability, Chronic Illness, Managing Stress, Self Love. Approaches: Family Systems Theory, Narrative, Hakomi, Person-Centered, Mindfulness-based, Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioural, Client Directed Outcome Informed Therapy, Gestalt, Existential and Response-Based Therapies, and Somatic Experiencing techniques.

Giselle Ruemke, MA, RCC

Meet Giselle

Monika Brandstaetter, PhD, RCC, Registered Clinical Counsellor at Heart of the Matter Counselling in Victoria BC. Issues: Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity, Weight, Binge Eating, Trauma, Grief, Loss, Relationship, Marriage. Approaches: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, DBT, Emotion Focused Therapy, EFT.

Monika Brandstaetter, PhD, RCC

Meet Monika