Counselling Services in Vancouver, BC
There are times in life when it becomes difficult to hold everything on your own.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, moving through a painful loss, struggling in relationships, carrying the effects of trauma, or trying to find your footing through a major life transition. Sometimes what brings us to therapy is clear. Other times, it is simply a sense that something feels heavy, painful, or no longer sustainable.
I offer counselling services in Vancouver, BC for adults seeking a thoughtful, compassionate, and trauma-informed space to better understand themselves and move toward healing, change, and greater connection.
My work is grounded in a somatic and relational approach to therapy, which means we pay attention not only to your thoughts and story, but also to your emotional experience, your nervous system, your relationships, and the wisdom of your body.
Areas of Practice
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I offer trauma counselling in Vancouver for adults living with the effects of overwhelming or painful experiences, including abuse, relational trauma, childhood trauma, and long-standing emotional wounds.
Trauma can affect how we feel in our bodies, how we relate to others, how safe the world feels, and how we understand ourselves. It can show up as anxiety, numbness, hypervigilance, shame, difficulty trusting, or a feeling of being stuck in patterns that are hard to shift.
With a somatic and trauma-informed approach, therapy can support you in gently understanding your nervous system, building more safety and steadiness, and processing what has felt too much to carry alone.
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I provide anxiety counselling in Vancouver for people experiencing chronic worry, panic, overwhelm, stress, and nervous system dysregulation.
Anxiety can show up in many ways: racing thoughts, trouble relaxing, physical tension, panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, overthinking, health anxiety, social anxiety, or feeling constantly “on.” It may also be connected to trauma, perfectionism, workplace stress, or major life changes.
Therapy can help you better understand your anxiety, strengthen emotional regulation, develop coping skills, and create more space for calm, clarity, and self-trust.
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Depression can make it hard to feel connected to yourself, other people, or daily life. It may look like sadness, numbness, hopelessness, exhaustion, loss of motivation, self-criticism, or a sense of disconnection from meaning and pleasure.
In therapy, we can make space for your experience with care and without judgment. Together, we can explore what may be contributing to your pain and what support might help you reconnect with yourself more gently.
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I offer grief counselling in Vancouver for adults moving through loss in its many forms.
Grief is not limited to the death of a loved one. It can also arise through the end of a relationship, changes in health, shifts in identity, leaving a place or community behind, or the loss of hopes, dreams, and ways of life.
Therapy can offer a compassionate place to honour grief, hold what feels tender, and move at your own pace with experiences that may not have easy answers.
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Relationships can be a source of connection, meaning, and support, but they can also bring pain, confusion, and repeating patterns that leave us feeling hurt or alone.
Therapy can help you explore relationship challenges, attachment patterns, boundaries, conflict, communication, trust, and the ways earlier experiences may still be shaping how you relate to yourself and others.
This work may be helpful if you are navigating relational wounds, family difficulties, dating patterns, partnership concerns, or a desire for more authentic and grounded connection.
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Many people come to therapy carrying a painful inner relationship with themselves.
Shame can shape how we see ourselves, what we believe we deserve, and how safe it feels to be seen by others. Low self-worth may show up through self-criticism, people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling like you are never quite enough.
Therapy can support a gentler and more compassionate relationship with yourself, while helping you better understand the roots of these patterns and build a stronger sense of worth, dignity, and self-trust.
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Life transitions can unsettle even the parts of life that once felt stable.
You may be moving through a career change, relationship change, immigration experience, shift in identity, new stage of life, or a period of uncertainty about where you belong and what comes next.
Counselling can offer support during these in-between places, helping you make sense of change, reconnect with what matters to you, and move through transition with more steadiness and care.
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As an immigrant myself, I hold particular care for the complexity of transition, belonging, and identity.
Therapy may support you if you are navigating the emotional impact of immigration, adjusting to new places or communities, feeling caught between cultures, or reflecting on questions of identity, meaning, and purpose.
These experiences can be deeply personal and layered. Therapy can offer space to explore them with care, curiosity, and cultural humility.
A Somatic and Relational Approach to Therapy
My work is grounded in somatic counselling and relational counselling.
This means therapy is not only about talking through problems. It is also about paying attention to what is happening in the present moment, in your body, in your emotions, and in your relationships.
Depending on your needs, our work may include:
Reflection and conversation
Awareness of body sensations and nervous system responses
Exploring emotional patterns and coping strategies
Noticing relational dynamics and attachment wounds
Mindfulness and grounding practices
Self-compassion and emotional regulation support
Gentle curiosity toward parts of yourself that feel painful, stuck, or hard to access
I aim to offer a space that is trauma-informed, collaborative, and responsive to your pace. Therapy looks different for everyone, and our work together will be shaped by your needs, goals, and capacity.
Counselling for Adults in Vancouver and Online Across BC
I provide counselling support for adults of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, and faith traditions. My approach is grounded in compassion, cultural humility, and respect for the values, identities, and lived experiences each person brings to therapy. I also seek to offer affirming support for 2SLGBTQIA+ clients.
Sessions are available in person at my Vancouver office, located at 119 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, as well as through secure online counselling for clients across British Columbia.
Online counselling can be a supportive option if you:
Prefer the comfort and privacy of your own space
Live outside Vancouver
Have a busy or changing schedule
Want therapy to feel easier to access consistently
Whether we meet in person or online, therapy can offer meaningful, steady support as you navigate life’s challenges. Together, we can choose the format that best fits your needs.
Free 20-Minute Consultation
You are welcome to reach out for a free 20-minute phone or online consultation. This initial conversation is an opportunity for us to connect, talk a little about what brings you to therapy, and explore whether working together feels like the right fit.
If it feels like another counsellor may be better suited to support you, I am happy to offer referrals where I can.
Fees and Insurance
The fee for a one-hour counselling session is $160.
Services provided by a Registered Clinical Counsellor may be covered by some extended health plans. I also offer counselling services covered through CVAP and WorkBC.
Please check with your insurance provider or funding program to confirm your coverage before your first session.
Book Counselling in Vancouver, BC
If you are looking for counselling services in Vancouver or online therapy across BC, you are welcome to get in touch.
Whether you are seeking support for trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, or self-worth, therapy can offer a place to slow down, feel supported, and begin to understand yourself more fully.