Sara Magner

Registered Clinical Counsellor
RCC, M.Ed.

Sara Magner is a child, family, and individual trauma counsellor. She is a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) through the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). Sara Magner is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a clinical proven therapeutic modality for treating trauma, through the EMDR international association (EMDRIA). Sara also utilizes client-centered approaches to create individualized treatment based on what the clients needs are (which may include CBT, DBT, or mindfulness techniques). Sara emphasizes connection with who the client is vs analyzing what the “diagnosis” is. 

Sara has a double-major in Psychology and Family Child Sciences from Florida State University and a Masters of Education in Counseling (M.Ed.) from Sul Ross State University. She has been helping families with crisis intervention since 2012. She has a wide range of experience in her background including but not limited to: suicide intervention, intensive family therapy, in-patient youth facilities, veteran/rcmp treatment programs, applied behavior analysis with autism youth, and virtual family and parent coaching. 

On a more personable note: Sara is originally from Miami, Florida, has lived in a variety of states in the United States. She has had her private practice in BC since 2021 and loves Canada. She enjoys time with her family, being outdoors (hiking, kayaking, camping), the gym, yoga, and opportunities to practice self-care. Sara also writes children’s books as a hobby and has a single parenting podcast: Invisible Cape Parenting (2024). 

Testimonials:
“Sara is an outstanding Counselor/Coach. I saw this firsthand for over a year as she worked with my niece and our family. She has a depth of understanding and exceptional ability to help people get to their foundation issues to create a positive healing process; and a special gift for working with people in their teen years. Sara does this work with grace, patience, humor and compassion.”
–Gretchen G.

“We are so incredibly grateful for the guidance, patience and professionalism that Sara provided to our daughter and our family in the darkest hour of need. Our daughter had deep emotional struggles that tore our family apart for more than three years. We went through several therapists, behavioral hospitals, psychiatrists without any success. Sara was able to reach our daughter and help her identify her issues and give her the tools to overcome them. She was always attentive and responsive to not just our daughter’s needs, but to ours as well. Always there to give us strength and also comfort. Thanks to Sara, we got our daughter back!”
–Sandra H.

For specific questions about the counselling services that she offers, contact Sara directly at sara.tidalelements@gmail.com.

Sara Magner accepts the following methods of payment:
Cash, Cheque, E-transfer, Debit / Credit Cards