You don't need fixing.
You need a new perspective.
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- Sara Knol
Counselling,
Reimagined.
KNOL HAUS is here for the hard years — and anyone who’s ever thought, “Yeah… I don’t think traditional therapy is for me.”
For overwhelmed parents. Struggling adolescents. Neurodivergent families. And people carrying more than their fair share.
This is counselling with a little less “sit here and tell me how that makes you feel” and a lot more “Who are you? Where are you going? And what’s getting in the way?”
Based in Vernon, BC, KNOL HAUS offers flexible, in-person counselling from my home, in your home, or out in nature, because support doesn’t always require an office chair, and some conversations land better side by side.
KNOL HAUS is a place to vent, unravel, process, laugh, cry, move, make sense of the mess, and ask the harder questions in life. A space to soften the performance, take off the mask, and stop pretending you’re fine when you’re very much not.
And yes, we talk. But we don’t just talk.
Nature, movement, creativity, nervous-system regulation, and real-life problem solving become part of the work. Because insight is great — but knowing what to do with it is even better.
I believe people are more important than profit, relationships matter more than rigid rules, and sometimes the most helpful thing a counsellor can do is meet you exactly where you are — not where you’re supposed to be.
Real support for real people, through the messy, complicated, wildly human seasons of life.
Welcome home.
Who's Sara?
A Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of experience and 1,001 questions, always. I cry over commercials, cheer for the underdogs, and am hopeless at parallel parking.
I’m not particularly interested in doing things just because that’s the way they’ve always been done. I’m more interested in what’s actually going on, what matters most to you, and what might be possible if you looked at things a little differently.
I work with people in the in-between — when something is shifting, ending, beginning, or simply no longer fits.
That might be a teenager figuring out who they are, a parent stretched to their limit, a family navigating neurodivergence, or an adult standing at a crossroads and wondering what comes next.
You don’t need to be in crisis to come to counselling. Sometimes you’re doing fine on paper and still know something needs to change.
My job isn’t to tell you who to be or where to go. It’s to listen, ask questions, challenge assumptions, offer perspective, and help you make meaning of what’s happening.
There’s usually more than one way forward, and I’m interested in finding yours.
Offerings
Flexible, relational counselling for the emotionally overextended in Vernon, British Columbia.
1 hr 30 min
150 Canadian dollars
1 hr 30 min
150 Canadian dollars
1 hr 30 min
150 Canadian dollars
1 hr 30 min
150 Canadian dollars
Real support for real life.
Whether you’re seeking support
for yourself, your child, or both,
you may feel right at home here if...
↟ You’re done pretending this isn’t hard.
↟ You value warmth and humour alongside clear, honest conversation.
↟ You’re juggling diagnoses, systems, appointments, and expectations.
↟ You’re open to sessions that may include movement, time in nature,
intuitive exploration, creative expression (such as art, music, or games) and practical skill-building.
↟ You’re willing to show up, reflect, and integrate between sessions.
↟ You’re hoping your child or teen will change while everything else stays
the same.
↟ You’re looking for step-by-step instructions instead of exploring what
might actually fit you and your family.
↟ You’re looking for a quick fix instead of steady, meaningful integration.
↟ You need crisis-level or emergency support.
KNOL HAUS
might not be the right fit if...
Five Words
Describe Sara in 5 words. Here's what people say:
Child of divorce. Two autistic teens. Burnout. Grief. Overwhelm.
No textbook teaches you how to live like that.
But it teaches you how to walk with people who do.
- Sara Knol
FAQs
Questions you might be wondering about. Answered.
