Dr. Keara Rodd

Cordova Bay

Jan. 8

Registered Clinical Counsellor - Cordova Bay

Areas of Expertise:

Trauma, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Perfectionism, stress/Anxiety, LGBTQ+ clients

Dr. Keara Rodd received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Victoria and completed her pre-doctoral residency at Eastern Health in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Originally from Toronto, she now calls Vancouver Island home. In addition to being a Registered Clinical Counsellor, she is an applicant to the College of Psychologists of British Columbia.

Dr. Rodd embraces a humanistic and collaborative approach to working with others. This means that she values your lived experiences, your own wisdom and expertise, and believes in the innate and unconditional worth of each person. She views the therapeutic relationship and the therapy room as a space to honour what is and what has been, without judgement. She integrates a variety of approaches into her humanistic foundation, such as EFT, narrative, mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and ACT.

Dr. Rodd brings compassion, warmth, curiosity, and creativity to her sessions. She believes treatment should be unique to each individual and should consider the context of each person’s life. She is sensitive to the ways an individual’s personal network and larger societal systems shape one’s experiences. She has expertise working with diverse clients, particularly the LGBTQ+ community.

Dr. Rodd has a particular interest in working with clients with trauma experiences and related symptoms, eating disorders, anxiety, interpersonal issues, and those experiencing difficulties related to life transitions. When she is not working, she can often be found in nature with her wife and their dog, reading and writing, and taking ocean swims.

Dr. Rodd has applied for registration with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia. At this time, she provides registered clinical counselling, and psychological services under the supervision of a registered psychologist at Tall Tree Health.