EMDR Basic Training Membership
Soma House Counselling & Wellness
Farnaz Farrokhi-Holmes, RCC, CCC, is a clinical counsellor, psychotherapist, and EMDR Certified Therapist based in Nanaimo, BC, offering in-person and virtual therapy across British Columbia, and select provinces Canada-wide. She specializes in trauma-focused care, using EMDR to help people process difficult experiences and shift how those experiences continue to impact their thoughts, emotions, and sense of self.Farnaz works with individuals navigating trauma, complex PTSD, grief, anxiety, and major life transitions. Her approach is trauma-informed, directive, and collaborative, integrating EMDR with somatic and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapies to support nervous system regulation and lasting change.Having grown up in a war-affected environment and lived on air force bases, Farnaz understands—both personally and professionally—the impact of chronic stress, pressure, and trauma. This is further shaped by nearly 20 years in senior leadership roles in communications and government relations, including work in Emergency Operations Centres and the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, where she supported people and systems under high pressure.She has a particular focus on working with military members, veterans, first responders, caregivers, and high-performing, trauma-exposed professionals—people who are often used to holding it together on the outside while carrying a lot on the inside.
238 Dawkins Ln , Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, V9R 6T5
Phone: 250 2287662
Email: farnaz@somahouse.ca
Population Served:
Both Adults and Children & Adolescents
Languages:
English
How EMDR is Offered:
Both online and in-person
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety
Attachment Focussed
C-PTSD
Depression
Dissociation
EMDR Intensives
Grief & Bereavement
Military
PTSD
Panic Attacks
Sexual Abuse
Social Anxiety