Couples Counselling Therapists in Vancouver, BC

I provide gentle, empathic care which will be personally attuned to your individual needs. I know it can be hard to begin seeing a counsellor, and I will work hard to help you feel safe and comfortable. I am interested and experienced in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, relationship problems, and stress management, using the latest therapeutic techniques. I have a particular interest in helping adults cope with the suffering caused by abuse. I am fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and am very familiar with cross-cultural issues and problems experienced by individuals and families with a Chinese background.

One of my clients described the process of therapy "like finally turning the lights on in a room that had been dark." It takes courage to seek counselling. It means committing to letting ourselves see, feel, and start to heal what we are no longer willing to keep dark. The joy in my work comes from helping people 'turn the lights on,' and witnessing what happens when they do.

I use evidence-based CBT (and psychodynamic, person-centred, attachment, EMDR and mindfulness based stress reduction). I have nearly twenty years of experience counselling individuals, couples and families to gain insights and learn strategic tools to reduce anxiety and lead to self-fulfillment and healthier relationships. Previous experience- Supervisor of Therapists, and counselling trainees. Specialized training in Mindfulness Stress Reduction, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Specializing in anxiety and low mood management, self-esteem building, relationship issues and concerns.

Life gets challenging for all of us. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space where we can work together to find the right strategies for you to gain clarity, understanding and healing. Whether you are dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship problems or work-related issues, my goal is to help you gain greater strength and resiliency. I take an integrative and holistic approach that involves your mind, body and spirit. My perspective is culturally sensitive and trauma-informed. Using a combination of psychotherapy and body-based therapies, my hope is to bring positive change and balance to your life.

I support folks to reclaim, explore, and practice coming back to our bodies, feeling feelings, expanding relational possibilities, and embodying permission and more choices toward dignity, aliveness, connection, tenderness, ease, and pleasure. I approach therapeutic work from healing-centred, intersectional feminist, harm reduction, and decolonial frameworks and practices, and draw from interpersonal neurobiology, parts work, politicized somatics, and lineages of energetic medicine.

Are you looking for a therapy that works and a therapist you can truly connect with? Do you seek meaningful change in your life, and long to thrive as an individual and in your relationships? Offering individual and couples counselling from a trauma-informed approach, I can support you in exploring your experiences, process difficult emotions and life transitions, understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck and unfulfilled and develop effective regulation skills.

Welcome! I appreciate your courage for landing here today. I am a second-generation Chinese Canadian immigrant and my heart lies in mental health work within the Asian and bicultural diaspora surrounding racism, intergenerational trauma, minority stress, and cultural grief. My lived experience helps me empathize with the complexities of balancing personal and collective needs, and the pain of staying silent to protect ourselves and others. I hope to empower fellow humans to reclaim their identity - to no longer negotiate their culture and values, and give themselves permission to take up space in the world.

Are you or your loved one struggling with daily stress, anxiety or depression in this difficult time? You may be experiencing loneliness from isolation, loss of a loved one, physical health challenges and/or emotional pain, or relationship issues. Allow me the privilege to help support you in your time of need. I am a compassionate therapist who is committed to developing healthy individuals, families and communities. I work collaboratively with clients to instil hope; embracing their personal stories, strengths, multicultural and diverse backgrounds. Healing the body, mind and spirit to build healthy individuals.

As a relationship and sex focused therapist my purpose is to help you and your partner(s) rebuild connection. If you have low sexual desire in your relationship, are feeling torn about recent infidelity to stay together, or you need tools for effective communication to help your relationship, its likely you are questioning whether to stay in your relationship. In my approach, I seek to deepen your lost connections using the courage and vulnerability you bring into session. There is a space opened for you to explore that new found sense of meaning and growth through boundaries both with yourself and your partner(s).

Hello, I'm Jenny, a compassionate counselor dedicated to providing support with warmth and professionalism. I specialize in helping adults with trauma, self-image, self-compassion, and relationship issues, as well as immigrant women and children dealing with acculturative stress and relationship matters. As a Korean Canadian now practicing in Korea, I offer telehealth services through Iceberg Counselling Inc.

Peace be on you dear readers. I really congratulate you for taking the first step: looking for a counsellor. Seeking counselling is a sign of strength. It means that you want to see changes in your life. You may be dealing with depression, anxiety, panic attack, and or relationship issues or you may need to talk to someone who will not judge you. I believe everyone has ability to solve their own problems, however, sometimes overwhelming situation makes us stuck in one point and hinder us to go forward. In those days we need someone listen to us, hold our hands and to go through our difficult times. I am here for you.

Are you struggling with feelings of anxiety, self-esteem or unsure of your life purpose? Are you dealing with relationship issues with your partner, family member or co-worker? Are you wanting to make real changes in your life, but aren't clear about how or where to start?

Allison offers counseling to individuals, families and couples while providing a safe space for therapeutic conversations to take place. She has extensive experience assisting people to move into solutions with the following presenting struggles: ​The effects of substance misuse; The impacts of problem gambling; Depression; Anxiety; Stress Management; Disordered Eating; Grief and Loss; Trauma; Anger; Relationship dilemmas; Couples work; ​Family work.

I have 30 years of experience assisting clients in my clinical practice to resolve issues in their relationships and in day to day living . Those problems often focus on addiction, stress, trauma, and anxiety. I assist clients to achieve more positive communication skills and productive happier relationships. . I believe that I work well with clients who are seeking to address the difficult issues we all face in this ever-changing and challenging world, and to explore new ways of viewing life's journey with all it's struggles. I approach counselling support in a solution focused manner in order to set and achieve specific goals.

If you're tired of anxiety running your life, if your relationship has grown stale or is filled with conflict, if you're dealing with trauma or feeling stuck, empty or unhappy and don't know what to do to change your life, I can help. I will quickly get to the heart of what's not working for you and how you can change it. You don't have to suffer anymore. I've been a therapist and life and relationship coach for over twenty years.

Welcome to Integrated Counselling and Somatic Therapy. A question for you: If you take this moment to gently pause, or slow down a little. Perhaps notice your breathing. May I ask: what is most important to you? Knowing the answer is sometimes easy, sometimes elusive. It usually lights the way forward. If you are struggling with unresolved trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship or career issues or feeling dissatisfied with life, growth and healing are attainable. If you'd like to know more, please go to: www.benbasscounselling.com.

There are no clinical issues that I am not comfortable with. I will hold space for whatever you bring and especially enjoy peeling back the layers of those with childhood trauma who find it impacts their ability to experience safe relationships as adults. I can help with issues related to addiction, and the fall out effect on families and relationships. I really enjoy helping people deal with personal impact of narcissism, BPD and emotional regulation disorders in a parent, children or spouse. I also welcome those with BPD and Quiet BPD. I can also help anyone caught in the turmoil of infidelity. You will find clarity with me.

Talking is a most basic - yet most powerful - way to unravel confusion, process distress, tolerate challenges, rediscover oneself, and navigate change. I provide talk therapy to adults in a professional and engaging space, where we work toward improved mental health and wellbeing, and improved relationships with ourselves, our work, and others. For individuals, we consider identity, the impacts of early traumas, self-reliance, and self-acceptance. For couples, we highlight self-awareness, tolerating differences, relational safety, and improved communication. Throughout, we acknowledge and actively work with anxiety and depression.

As a busy professional, I understand how challenging life can be as we negotiate the many roles we have in life. It helps to have someone listen to us, hear us, validate us, and offer new insights or coping and healing strategies. I have been in the counseling field for many years, and have engaged with individuals in remote communities, urban agencies, a residential center, and online. I work with women, men, children and adolescents from a holistic perspective. This includes being client - centered, attachment-focused, developmentally aware and trauma-informed..