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At Cariad Wellness, we envision a world where every person feels seen, understood, and supported. Our mission is to provide accessible, affirming, and holistic mental health care that helps individuals embrace their strengths, navigate life’s challenges, and flourish as their authentic selves.
Dana De Ugarte
(She/Her/Hers)
RCC
Dana is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with more than 10 years of experience working in private practice, hospital, and community settings. She supports individuals and couples who are navigating challenges such as trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, substance use, attachment, and relationship difficulties.
Dana’s approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and client-centred. She believes that feeling safe, heard, and understood is an important part of the therapeutic process, and she strives to create a space where you can be yourself without judgment.
Dana’s work brings together psychoanalytic and cognitive approaches, drawing from Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) strategies. This allows you and Dana to explore deeper patterns and experiences while also developing practical tools to help you navigate everyday challenges and create meaningful change.
Dana also provides culturally sensitive care and welcome conversations around immigration, identity, and life transitions. Having built her own life and professional career in a new country, she understands that starting over and finding a sense of belonging can bring both challenges and opportunities for growth.
Dana offers counselling in English and Spanish and welcome clients from diverse backgrounds and identities.
Dana offers virtual services only.
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Kate Neale-Hughes
(She/Her/Hers)
MC, RCC-ACS, RHN
Kate is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC (#17466). She supports teens, adults, and couples with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship and communication challenges, boundaries, abuse, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, and more. Kate is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and a Certified Metabolic Balance® Coach. Areas of focus are with adults looking for hormone support, trying to conceive, pregnancy, postpartum, peri-menopause, and weight loss. Kate is a Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and Hypnosis, and a Master Coach of NLP.
Kate is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC (#17466). She supports teens, adults, and... Read More
Antonio Pepe
Antonio is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.
With over twenty years of experience as a secondary educator, he brings a deep, practical understanding of the challenges youth and families face, including academic stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship dynamics.
Feeling “stuck” in school, life, or relationship patterns can be exhausting. At Cariad Wellness, Antonio helps individuals, teens, and couples move beyond just getting by to find a clear path back to confidence and calm. Whether you are an adult navigating a major life shift, a teen overwhelmed by school pressure, or a couple working to rebuild communication, Antonio offers a safe, Person-Centred space where you are genuinely heard.
Grounded in non-judgmental, strength-based principles, Antonio’s approach integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused tools to set manageable goals that shift overwhelm into clarity.
You don’t have to navigate these transitions alone. Let’s connect to begin your journey toward a more steady, empowered life.
Antonio offers both in-person and virtual counselling services.
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Megan Smart
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Megan supports clients experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, Autism, ADHD, fertility, and the many joys and struggles of parenting. As a mother in a neurodivergent family, one of whom has a rare genetic disease, Megan has firsthand experience with the challenges these families may face.
Megan is honoured to support individuals through a client-centred, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-affirming approach. She works with modalities such as CBT, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Solution Focused, Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy. Megan’s work is grounded in collaboration, compassion, and respect for each person’s unique story.
Megan understands that starting therapy can make individuals feel vulnerable, overwhelmed, or even scared. Her goal is to create a warm, safe space where you can slow down, breathe, and explore what’s happening within you, without judgment. Together, you’ll work at a pace that feels right for you, helping you deepen your self-understanding, build meaningful coping strategies, and move toward the change you’re seeking.
Areas of focus:
Depression
Anxiety
Stress
Trauma
Grief
Neurodivergence
Relationships
Parenting
Guilt
Life Transitions
Some of Megan’s Trainings:
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
EMDR Training Part 1
Grief and Loss Basic Training Certificate - Living Through Loss Counselling Society of BC
Megan offers both in person and virtual services.
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