Salt Marsh Counselling
Grow more resilient, connected and alive.
teddykellamtherapy@gmail.com
Welcome! I’m Teddy.
A Registered Therapeutic Counsellor & Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
I’m a forest-walker, a mama of three, a partner, a dog-lover, a caregiver for my own mother, a person who grew up with chronic illness in my family, and a deep feeling and caring human. On my healing path I’ve taken risks, stumbled, tried out new ways of being, and learned to offer myself compassion. Through it all I’ve come alive in ways I never thought I could.
In my practice I offer the cutting-edge experiential therapies that rewired my own brain and nervous system, so I can support this healing in others.
AEDP© (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Processing) supports difficult emotions to be felt, processed and transformed into emotional resilience.
Somatic Experiencing© is a body-focused therapy that guides a nervous system stuck in chronic distress or anxiety into a more regulated rhythm for access to calm and joy.
Transpersonal Theory rewrites the “wounded” and often unconscious beliefs such as “I’m not enough,” “I am not loveable” or “I cannot trust” for healthier relationships with self and others.
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) rewires attachment patterns from our earliest experiences. A better integrated brain brings about more stable states of calm, courage, connection, clarity and flexibility.
This potent combination offers a pathway to resilience, connection, calm, and a deeper sense of aliveness and vitality.
Clients I tend to work well with might be:
sensitive or deeply feeling, or wishing to connect with their emotional state
ready to dive in and roll up their sleeves
navigating trauma, anxiety, PTSD, loss or depression
experiencing a chronic illness
trying to heal from an upbringing with a traumatized, abusive or neglectful parent
holding a marginalized identity within a colonial society and systems
a parent who is trying not to pass harmful family patterns down to a child
finding that world grief, climate distress and systems collapse are impacting their mental health
craving gentleness alongside strength, humour and warmth
Over the years clients have told me that my presence feels like a safe harbour. I offer deep warmth and care.
If you choose to join me for therapy, we will laugh together and make space for tears when they come. I’m here to see you as your best self, and to offer a hand so you can feel more vitality and flourish. You can read more about me here.
Might we be a good fit? If you are curious, I invite you to contact me for a no-charge consultation.
That way you can get a sense of me, how I work, and whether I might be a therapist for you. I offer sessions online as well as in-person in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia. You can reach me here: