Kita Billington

Kita Billington is a Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), #10006771 with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia (Okanagan) and a Master of Counselling from City University in Vancouver.

Kita specializes in mindfulness-based cognitive and dialectical therapies, and she often connects especially well with neurodiverse clients. Using an integrative, neuro-affirmative approach, she supports clients in navigating challenges and fostering personal growth through a combination of empathetic presence and practical strategies.

She draws on her training in dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and mindfulness to help clients manage emotional and relational struggles, as well as trauma, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Kita prides herself in helping clients build healthier relationships, stronger boundaries, improved emotional resilience, greater cognitive functioning and mood. Ultimately, she helps them to lead more fulfilling lives. Her clients often report a deeper sense of self-worth, an increased sense of accomplishment, and greater optimism about themselves and their future.

Areas of counselling expertise

  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Neurodivergence (ADHD, Autism Spectrum)
  • Stress Management (Overwhelm, Burn Out)
  • Relationship Skills (Effective Communication, Boundaries)
  • Grief/loss
  • Self Esteem (Confidence, Identity)

Therapy modalities Kita uses in her counselling practice

Kita uses an integrative, trauma-informed approach to counselling, drawing from a variety of evidence-based psychotherapies, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), mindfulness practices, and guided meditation.

She is passionate about personal transformation and creates a space where clients feel supported, heard, and free from judgment. With warmth and compassion, she offers practical tools to help clients move toward meaningful change.

Kita places great importance on cultivating a strong therapeutic relationship that mirrors the safety and trust found in secure attachment. She believes this connection empowers clients to confidently move forward in their lives, equipped with the insight and strategies they need to thrive.

Personal qualities / strengths as a counsellor

My own life experiences have deeply shaped my work as a counsellor, especially in empathizing with and supporting individuals who carry relational trauma or early abandonment wounds. Rebuilding a strong sense of self through nurturing relationships has helped me overcome many forms of adversity—and it’s this healing potential that I strive to offer my clients.

Witnessing a client’s transformation is profoundly fulfilling and continues to inspire my commitment to this work. I believe the foundation of my success as a therapist lies in my genuine ability to empathize with a wide range of life experiences and ways of thinking. This allows me to meet clients with both compassion and understanding, wherever they are on their journey.

Education and professional development

  • Children-in-Between, The Centre for Divorce Education, 2024
  • Collaborative and Proactive Solutions, CPS Connections, 2024
  • Circle of Security Parenting (COSP), Circle of Security International, 2024
  • Core Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, International Institute of (EFFT), 2023
  • Motivational Interviewing: Foundations, CCMI, 2022
  • Diagnosing Addictive Disorders, Mental Health Academy (MHA), 2021
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, MHA, 2021
  • Fostering Healthy Relationships: Intimacy, MHA, 2021
  • How to Target the Limbic System to Reverse Trauma’s Physiological Impact, The National Institute for the Application of Behavioural Medicine, 2021
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, MHA, 2021
  • Motivational Interviewing: The Basics, MHA, 2021
  • Neuroscience and Neurobiology, MHA, 2021
  • Self-Compassion Therapy: Perinatal, MHA, 2021
  • Systemic Oppression and Traumatization: Evidence-based Interventions for the Clinician, MHA, 2021
  • The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, MHA, 2021
  • Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes for Anxiety and Depression, MHA, 2021
  • Trauma and Addiction: Taking Motivational Interviewing to the Next Level, MHA, 2021
  • Trauma-Informed Care: Mindfulness-based Treatment for Post-Traumatic Growth, MHA, 2021
  • The Changing Face of Trauma: A New Understanding of Complex Trauma (C-PTSD), NARM Training Institute, 2021
  • Using CBT with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, MHA, 2021
  • Managing Complex Behaviours, Autism Yukon, 2016

Kita Billington CCC

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