Dana Simard
Dana Simard
Dana Simard
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Welcome, I am so glad you're here. My name is Dana I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Organic Intelligence Coach, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. My work focuses on helping people reconnect with their body’s natural capacity for regulation, resilience, and restoration. Alongside my counselling practice, I teach, supervise clinicians, and develop educational programs that translate nervous system science into practical tools for everyday life. I offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation.
Read more +Organic Intelligence is central to how I work with people. I am deeply interested in supporting couples and individuals to rediscover their body’s natural intelligence and its inherent movement toward safety, balance, and well-being.
Rather than focusing primarily on symptoms or what is “wrong,” Organic Intelligence invites us to become curious about the subtle ways the nervous system is already working to protect, regulate, and guide us. When we learn to notice and cooperate with these natural processes, the nervous system can begin to reorganize toward greater stability and resilience.
In our work together, we move slowly and with care, allowing the nervous system to build capacity and rediscover moments of ease, safety, and orientation. Small experiences of regulation, enjoyment, and connection gradually accumulate, supporting the body in shifting out of chronic stress patterns and toward greater balance.
My background in Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic Experiencing complements this approach and helps illuminate how physiology shapes our experiences of stress, connection, and protection.
I enjoy helping people develop a compassionate and collaborative relationship with their own nervous systems. Through gentle awareness and practical tools, many clients begin to experience greater resilience, agency, and a renewed sense of connection with themselves and others.
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
- Burnout
- Clinical Supervision
- Couples
- Health & Wellness
- Polyvagal Informed
- Relationships
- Stress Management





