Hello and welcome.

I’m Martina Nova, a Mom of Two, a Co-Parent, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in British Columbia, and the Author of Same Page Parenting. I work with individuals and couples navigating ADHD, trauma, motherhood, postpartum mental health, anxiety, relationship struggles, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, and neurodiversity.

A lot of the work I do is deeply personal to me because many of the things I support clients through are things I’ve had to navigate myself. I know what it feels like to be the strong one for everyone else while quietly struggling underneath. I know what it’s like to carry anxiety, burnout, grief, perfectionism, people-pleasing, relationship pain, identity shifts, and emotional overwhelm while still trying to function, parent, work, and hold everything together.

I moved from Slovakia to Canada as a child, and growing up between cultures shaped how I understand belonging, adaptation, and the pressure many people feel to be “good,” capable, and emotionally manageable for others. Over the years, both personally and professionally, I became deeply curious about why people struggle the way they do and how healing actually happens.

Before private practice, I worked in community mental health, healthcare, leadership coaching, and family practice settings. Those experiences reinforced something I believe strongly now: people don’t heal through shame or pressure. They heal when they feel safe enough to be honest about what’s really going on beneath the surface.

My approach is warm, relational, trauma-informed, and human. I don’t believe therapy requires perfection or having everything figured out. I believe many of the patterns people judge themselves for developed for understandable reasons, and that therapy can help people understand themselves with more compassion, clarity, and honesty.

• Trauma Informed

• Mindfulness

• Attachment-Based

• Internal Family Systems

• Somatic Approaches

Professional Training, Schooling, Engagements, & Registration:

Schooling & Registration:

• Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of BC

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology from Langara College

• Professional Registration with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC #18077)

Professional Trainings:

• The 2025 Perinatal Mental Health Conference: 55+ on demand seminars about perinatal mental health

• Practical Emotional Regulation Skills course through The Neurodivergent Parent Space

• Reproductive Trauma: Essential Tools for Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, Birth Trauma, +more

• EMDR Canada Annual Conference 2025 attendee (seminars, keynotes, workshops)

• Working With Adults With ADHD (certification) through BCACC

• Advanced Adlerian, Early Recollections, & Psychodynamic Psychotherapy through The Alfred Institute of New York

• EMDR Advanced Training (+working with CPTSD and Parts Work, integrating African cultural practices)

• Certified Canadian Trauma Professional Certification (CCTP)

• Trauma & Empathy Workshop through Lavender Counselling

• Better Results Through Deliberate Practice Evidence-Based Techniques through International Centre for Clinical Experience

• Couples Training (Gottman, Emotion Focused Couples Theapy)

• SONAR Leadership Training through Fiore Group Training

• Indigenous Cultural Safety Training through Vancouver Coastal Health

• Transgender Inclusion Training through Vancouver Coastal Health

• Self Care for Superheroes through The Children’s Foundation

• Complex Trauma in Children through The Children’s Foundation

• Basic & Advanced Low Energy Neurofeedback System Training/Certification For Brain & Body

Accomplishments, Writings, & Engagements

Publications:

• Wrote a Book: “Same Page Parenting: Align With Your Partner To Raise Happy, Confident, and Resilient Kids” (see here)

• Created a Journal - “The Therapy Buddy: A Journal For Processing Therapy Sessions” (see here)

• Created a FREE Guide: “Supporting Your Partner Postpartum: A Realistic Feminist Guide for Non-Birthing Partners” (see here)

Podcast Guest Appearances:

• Podcast Guest Appearance, Beautifully Complex Podcast: “Getting on the Same Page with Your Co-Parent: Episode 361” (see here)

• Podcast Guest Appearance, The Imperfect Dads Podcast: “How Parenting Impacts Your Nervous System with Martina Nova: Episode 240” (see here)

• Podcast Guest Appearance, Modern Mommy Doc: “Same Page Parenting: Communicating, Repairing, and Raising Kids Together with Martina Nova: Episode 208” (see here)

• Podcast Guest Appearance, The Peaceful Parent: “You, Your Partner and Same Page Parenting with Martina Nova: Episode 224” (see here)

Article Mentions/Contributions:

• Article Mention for Parents.com: “The ‘I Turned Out Fine’ Debate Is Exposing a Huge Generational Parenting Divide” (see here)

• BCACC Insights Magazine Spring 2026 article contribution “The Unique Challenges of ADHD in Motherhood” (see here)

• Article Mention for She Knows Website: “It’s Normal For Kids to Have a Favorite Parent. Here’s How to Deal If It’s Not You” (see here)

• Article Mention for City Parent Digital Magazine: “New Book Helps Parents Align Their Values and Find Their Own Voice” (see here)

• Article Contribution for Parents Magazine: “Parents Are Using the ‘Jessica’ Trick to Stop Toddler Tantrums—Here’s Why It Works” (see here)

• Article Contribution for Thebabyspot.ca: “Same Page Parenting” (see here)

• Article Contribution for Motherhood Moment: “Book Nook - Same Page Parenting: Align with Your Partner to Raise Happy, Confident, and Resilient Kids” (see here)

• Article Contribution for Motherhoodlater.com: “Same Page Parenting by Martina Nova (Book Excerpt)” (see here)

• Article Contribution for Deborah Kalb Books: “Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb” (see here)

• BCACC Insights Magazine Fall 2022 article contribution “Being Human First” (see here)

Speaking Engagements:

• The 2025 Perinatal Mental Health Conference Speaker: “The ADHD Parent In A Postpartum World: Navigating Overwhelm, Shame, And Sensory Overload” (see here)