Angie Kleinfelder, MC, RCC

For those seeking queer counselling in Kelowna, Creating Space is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment where LGBTQ individuals feel visible and affirmed. With an understanding of the unique challenges that many people in the queer community face, I recognize the importance of having a space where you feel seen, heard and validated, regardless of where you are on your journey.

Starting counselling can be a scary and confusing process, whether you’re navigating identity exploration, relationship challenges, loss, or mental health concerns, and it requires a great deal of courage. As a therapist, I recognize the privilege I am given to come to understand and share in the intimacies of another’s life, and the opportunity to establish deep human connections with the people that come to see me. 

Part of what motivates and encourages me in providing queer counselling in Kelowna and other communities in BC, is an awareness of the discrimination, adversity and suffering that many people endure merely for being themselves. With this awareness, I am dedicated to providing culturally sensitive, compassionate and inclusive LGBTQ counselling in Kelowna, a community in which I was born, raised and later returned to. 

As humans, we are complex, nuanced and multi-layered, and the struggles we encounter do not exist separate from one another. I believe that a commitment to inner work and therapeutic growth allows us to encounter and collaborate with others without preconceived notions or judgements, and thus open up the space that is required for love, understanding and compassion. 

Although my focus is on queer and LGBTQ counselling in Kelowna, I am generally passionate about better understanding, supporting, and empowering all individuals and groups of people that have been and continue to be discriminated against and marginalized in society. Regardless of the way in which an individual identifies, they will bring a variety of strengths, resources and needs to the counselling process, making each therapeutic encounter unique and meaningful in and of itself.