Nicole Marcia (she/her) MA, MC, RCC, C-IAYT

In 2009, I was awarded a master’s degree with a specialization in yoga therapy from Lesley University in Boston, MA. For 9 years, I served as the Director of Therapeutic Yoga Programming for the Provincial Health Services Authority at their Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addictions and Riverview Psychiatric Hospital.

From 2007-2018, I worked as a yoga therapist (C-IAYT) at Onsite, the treatment arm of North America’s first safe injection site in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. In 2016, I became certified by the Trauma Centre at the Justice Resource Institute in Brookline Massachusetts as a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F). I served as the Director of Teacher Training and Mentorship with Yoga Outreach from 2007-2023.

In 2024, I completed a second Master’s degree in Counselling and graduated with President's Honors through City University of Seattle. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (#22386), a Professional Member in good standing of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (#11243483) and a registered therapist (#Q3S5206235) with the Crime Victim Assistance Program a government-funded program that provides financial assistance to individuals seeking counselling following traumatic events. 

In addition to training yoga and healthcare professionals internationally, I have facilitated therapeutic classes for women fleeing situations of human trafficking and worked extensively with teens living with mental health challenges.

I have received my BCPFFA Silver Seal of Endorsement for completing Levels 1 & 2 of the BC Professional Fire Fighters Associations Occupational Awareness for Treating First Responder Trauma and am on faculty with Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies First Responder Trauma Prevention Certificate Program.                   

I founded Fine Balance Counselling & Yoga Therapy upon the principle of interdependence – the notion that we are all connected. I strive to create communities of care for transitional moments in life, to develop meaningful partnerships, and to address trauma in all its forms. Sessions available virtually and in-person in Vancouver