Amina Virgolici (She/Her)
Photographer: Saphren Lise Photography
Junior associate
RCC - Registered Clinical Counselllor & CCC - Canadian Certified Counsellor
Location: Vancouver, BC & Online
Availability:
Mondays: 12-7:30pm PST
Tuesdays: 9-3pm PST
Wednesdays: 2:30-8:30pm PST
Thursdays: 10-4:30pm PST
Session type: In-person and Virtual
Current availability for booking: Accepting in-person clients in Vancouver (May 2025 start)
Areas of support
Desire Discrepanc
LGBTQ2S+ concerns
BDSM & Kinks
Infidelity
Non-monogamy & polyamory
Sex & Neurodivergency:
Pedophilia
Approaches in Therapy
Attachment-informed
Emotion focused
IFS & IFIO
Kink Affirming & Pleasure Positive
Somatic
Sensate Focus
Trauma-Informed
Session Fees
Individual
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Relationship
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Session fees may be paid by Credit Card or E-transfer.
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Therapy with me is a space where you don’t have to perform, explain, or shrink yourself. It’s a space where your full complexity and vulnerability are welcome. I see therapy as a collaborative and relational process: we’ll move at your pace, follow your curiosity, and make space for every part of you that wants to be seen.
What drew me to this work—and what continues to ground me in it—is a deep desire to understand how we become who we are, and how we heal in connection with others. As a queer, cisgender immigrant, I hold lived experience of navigating identity, cultural dislocation, and systems that weren’t built with us in mind. These experiences shape the lens I bring into the room—one that is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and rooted in compassion.
Your experiences, desires, and relationships are deeply human and deserving of thoughtful, non-judgmental exploration. Sexuality, identity, and connection are layered and beautifully complex, shaped by cultural, psychological, relational, and embodied influences. These parts of our lives can bring deep joy and freedom, while also stirring vulnerability and discomfort.
Whether you're seeking support for relational challenges, self-discovery, or healing from trauma, I offer an affirming and empathetic space where you can explore your full self with honesty, safety, and care. My practice is grounded in working with people across a wide spectrum of genders, sexualities, desires, and relationship structures. I have extensive experience working alongside 2SLGBTQIA+, polyamorous, neurodivergent, and sex work communities. Our work together may include exploring themes such as desire discrepancy, kink and fetishes, infidelity, trauma, guilt, shame, or self-worth.
Whatever you're carrying, you don’t have to carry it alone. I draw from parts work, IFIO, emotion-focused therapy, somatic practices, attachment-based work, and narrative approaches. My style is relational, intuitive, and deeply attuned. I trust that you already carry wisdom within you—and I’m here to support you in reconnecting with it.
Who am I outside of my role as a therapist? I’m a daughter, a sister, a partner, a friend, and a dedicated animal companion to my sweet blind rescue cat, Uma, along with a rotating cast of foster animals. You can often find me climbing rocks, practicing shibari, or curled up in good company—furry or otherwise.
Black lives matter. I work and live on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), Stó:lō, Shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish people as an uninvited settler.
Professional Licensure & Degrees
- Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
- Placeholder, University of Calgary
- Bachelor of Social Work, University of Manitoba
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta
Professional Trainings & Experience
- (in-progress) Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), IFS Institute
- RaceAnd Gendre Binary & Race Forward, The Centre for Radical Justice Innovation Boundaries
- Boundaries: The True Power in BDSM, Nicki Line via Pineapple Support
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 Certificate, Dr. Susan Johnson
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 and Level 2, The Gottman Institute
- Mindful CBT Certification, Seth Gillihan
- Treating Affairs and Trauma, Gottman Institute
- Putting Polyvagal Theory into Practice, Deb Dana
- San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training