Meet the Heart Behind Divine Alchemy

Vivananda Gaia supports individuals in restoring inner authority, clarity, and a felt sense of aliveness.

Vivananda Gaia
MEd, MSW, RSW, EMDR

Vivananda’s work focuses on the reorganization of patterns that persist after trauma.

After nearly a decade in private practice, she observed that even when clients received effective trauma therapies many still did not feel fully at ease in themselves. Symptoms improved, but something deeper had not yet returned.

This led to a central insight:
healing is not complete until the body’s natural rhythms begin to re-emerge.

Her work now integrates psychotherapy with an Inner Coherence framework that supports this reorganization. By helping clients reconnect with their body’s signals and internal timing, patterns shaped by trauma can shift in a way that feels more natural and sustainable.

When needed, this approach can be used before, alongside, or after modalities such as EMDR to deepen and stabilize outcomes.

Vivananda works with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relational challenges, and periods of transition—supporting a return to clarity, coherence, and embodied self-trust.

Sessions are covered by insurance plans that accept master’s level Registered Social Workers.

Education and Training

  • Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), EMDRIA
  • Basic Training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), British Columbia School of Professional Psychology
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW), (BCCSW #13818)
  • Master of Social Work, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
  • Master of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
  • Fundamentals of Post-Trauma Growth (Organic Intelligence), Steven Hoskinson
  • Addiction Medicine Diploma, BC Centre on Substance Use, Vancouver

 

  • Temple Acolyte Training Seminary, Temple of Awakening Divinity
  • Embody Wholeness, Shamanic Healing Workshop, Judy Hoaglund
  • Reiki Grandmaster, Grandmaster Usui Program, DivineYu Academy
  • Reiki Level I & II Certified, Traditional USUI, Sacred Light
  • Trauma Informed Relationships. Building Safety and Trust. Saint Elizabeth Health Care
  • Core ICS Mental Health | San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, Provincial Health Services Authority of BC
  • Braiding Indigenous Knowledge into Clinical Practice, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
  • Non-violent Communication, Pacifica Treatment Centre, Vancouver

Ready to Begin

This work is collaborative, paced, and responsive to your system.

If you’re feeling that something deeper is ready to shift—but aren’t sure how to access it—this is a place to begin.