Are you tired of the heavy burden of constant overthinking? Join our in-person therapy group in North Nanaimo, designed to help you break free from anxiety and stress. Using Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now as a guide, we move beyond intellectual understanding into the actual practice of presence. Over six weeks, you will learn to disidentify from the "voice in the head," regulate emotions, and find a deep sense of inner peace. This small, supportive group (max 6 participants) offers a safe sanctuary to practice stillness and connection. Facilitated by John Woychuk, CCC.
Hosted by J. Woychuk Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counsellor, MA, CCC
Group meets in Nanaimo, BC V9V
Are you tired of the heavy burden of constant overthinking? Join our in-person therapy group in North Nanaimo, designed to help you break free from anxiety and stress. Using Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now as a guide, we move beyond intellectual understanding into the actual practice of presence. Over six weeks, you will learn to disidentify from the "voice in the head," regulate emotions, and find a deep sense of inner peace. This small, supportive group (max 6 participants) offers a safe sanctuary to practice stillness and connection. Facilitated by John Woychuk, CCC.
This is an ongoing group intended for parents, the unemployed, and those managing their disability and/or addiction. It is intended to provide the information needed to deal with debilitating anxiety, elevated distress, and crippling depression on a day-to-day basis.
This is an ongoing group intended for parents, the unemployed, and those managing their disability and/or addiction. It is intended to provide the information needed to deal with debilitating anxiety, elevated distress, and crippling depression on a day-to-day basis.
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Waves of Change is aimed toward female identifying people aged 19+ who identify anxiety as a barrier in their lives and are looking to develop resources and coping strategies to help them manage anxiety and stress. Meeting twice monthly, one evening and one daytime program, this program fosters positive mental health through a nature based group counselling program. It takes a holistic health perspective and builds resiliency and skills with the aim of integration of these skills into participants lives moving forward. Please see humannaturecounselling.ca for more information about the program starting in February, and how to register.
Waves of Change is aimed toward female identifying people aged 19+ who identify anxiety as a barrier in their lives and are looking to develop resources and coping strategies to help them manage anxiety and stress. Meeting twice monthly, one evening and one daytime program, this program fosters positive mental health through a nature based group counselling program. It takes a holistic health perspective and builds resiliency and skills with the aim of integration of these skills into participants lives moving forward. Please see humannaturecounselling.ca for more information about the program starting in February, and how to register.
Online Groups
A psycho educational group for those who seek to understand their nervous system. Together we dive into understanding our nervous system and how we may best support ourselves with mental, emotional, physical, spiritual overwhelm. Feelings associated with anxiety and depression are natural experiences, which have permitted our ancestors to survive. These ways of being deserve respect and by shifting our perspective to "befriending", we begin to understand its edges, its textures, how it shows up, and how to be gentle with ourselves. We can then explore how past experiences may have impacted our internal world.
Hosted by Priya Gill - Sex, Relational, and Trauma Therapy
Counsellor, BA, MCP, RCC
Group meets in Vancouver, BC V5V
A psycho educational group for those who seek to understand their nervous system. Together we dive into understanding our nervous system and how we may best support ourselves with mental, emotional, physical, spiritual overwhelm. Feelings associated with anxiety and depression are natural experiences, which have permitted our ancestors to survive. These ways of being deserve respect and by shifting our perspective to "befriending", we begin to understand its edges, its textures, how it shows up, and how to be gentle with ourselves. We can then explore how past experiences may have impacted our internal world.
Are you or others noticing that you’re just not yourself since becoming pregnant or having your baby? You’re not alone. Nearly 1 in 5 women experience postpartum anxiety and 1 in 10 experience depression. Postpartum anxiety and depression are treatable. Join me and reclaim your wellness. Enjoy the rest of your maternity leave. You deserve to feel happy and in control again and you can!
I have helped hundreds of individuals recover from depression, anxiety and perinatal mental health concerns.
Are you or others noticing that you’re just not yourself since becoming pregnant or having your baby? You’re not alone. Nearly 1 in 5 women experience postpartum anxiety and 1 in 10 experience depression. Postpartum anxiety and depression are treatable. Join me and reclaim your wellness. Enjoy the rest of your maternity leave. You deserve to feel happy and in control again and you can!
Find stress relief, increase coping skills, better relationships, and improve quality of life through learning mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. During this 8-week closed-group program, you will be guided through learning skills, supported through daily practice, and progress to a mentally stronger place.
Hosted by Quiet Strength Counselling Coquitlam
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Group meets in Coquitlam, BC V3B
Find stress relief, increase coping skills, better relationships, and improve quality of life through learning mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. During this 8-week closed-group program, you will be guided through learning skills, supported through daily practice, and progress to a mentally stronger place.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a highly effective treatment for chronic pain (back, neck, migraines) and chronic illness symptoms like fatigue, ME/CFS, nausea, and dizziness. This treatment also helps insomnia, depression and anxiety. Learn about the neuroscience of pain, and the pain fear avoidance cycle. Somatic Tracking will be used to observe sensations and increase tolerance for discomfort. We will also learn how early emotional experiences and tendencies like perfectionism and criticism may contribute to pain and other symptoms. Jillian is an experienced group facilitator who has run multiple PRT groups with the BC Brain Wellness program.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a highly effective treatment for chronic pain (back, neck, migraines) and chronic illness symptoms like fatigue, ME/CFS, nausea, and dizziness. This treatment also helps insomnia, depression and anxiety. Learn about the neuroscience of pain, and the pain fear avoidance cycle. Somatic Tracking will be used to observe sensations and increase tolerance for discomfort. We will also learn how early emotional experiences and tendencies like perfectionism and criticism may contribute to pain and other symptoms. Jillian is an experienced group facilitator who has run multiple PRT groups with the BC Brain Wellness program.
We are a group of 10 counsellors with diverse specialties who are working together from an office in downtown Abbotsford.
Common individual needs that I deal with include anger management, depression, anxiety, self-esteem and business mentorship.
We are a group of 10 counsellors with diverse specialties who are working together from an office in downtown Abbotsford.
Accessing non-ordinary states in controlled therapeutic settings through means such as cannabis-assisted breathwork has shown to mitigate symptoms of post-traumatic stress & increase overall well-being. In the week prior to the in-person cannabis-assisted breathwork circle, you will attend a virtual group preparation meeting. Discussion will include risks & benefits, what to expect, self-care leading up to the intervention, confidentiality, intention setting, & any questions that you might have. The in office session will last about 4 hours & will follow the format as outlined on our website.
Hosted by Carla Mae Leuschen
Registered Social Worker, MPA, MSW, RSW
Group meets in Victoria, BC V8V
Accessing non-ordinary states in controlled therapeutic settings through means such as cannabis-assisted breathwork has shown to mitigate symptoms of post-traumatic stress & increase overall well-being. In the week prior to the in-person cannabis-assisted breathwork circle, you will attend a virtual group preparation meeting. Discussion will include risks & benefits, what to expect, self-care leading up to the intervention, confidentiality, intention setting, & any questions that you might have. The in office session will last about 4 hours & will follow the format as outlined on our website.
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses the creative process of making art as a therapeutic technique to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight. Hannah is a trained professional with a background in both art and counselling. She will guide clients through activities such as drawing, painting, sculpting, or collage.
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses the creative process of making art as a therapeutic technique to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight. Hannah is a trained professional with a background in both art and counselling. She will guide clients through activities such as drawing, painting, sculpting, or collage.
Inner Child Healing: Chart Your Course Ready to heal, reflect, and redefine your future? Join Allison Cordner for this transformative Virtual Life Mapping Workshop, hosted by Speakeasy Counselling and Associates. ? What You’ll Gain: ?? A clear emotional roadmap for 2025. ?? Weekly group check-ins in a safe space. ?? Live therapeutic support to process emotions. ?? Bonus: Learn to foster vulnerability & leadership. ? 6-Week Virtual Sessions | $165 per session ? Email to join: allison@speakeasycounselling.ca ? Book now: speakeasycounselling.janeapp.com #InnerChildHealing #ChartYourCourse #TraumaInformed
Inner Child Healing: Chart Your Course Ready to heal, reflect, and redefine your future? Join Allison Cordner for this transformative Virtual Life Mapping Workshop, hosted by Speakeasy Counselling and Associates. ? What You’ll Gain: ?? A clear emotional roadmap for 2025. ?? Weekly group check-ins in a safe space. ?? Live therapeutic support to process emotions. ?? Bonus: Learn to foster vulnerability & leadership. ? 6-Week Virtual Sessions | $165 per session ? Email to join: allison@speakeasycounselling.ca ? Book now: speakeasycounselling.janeapp.com #InnerChildHealing #ChartYourCourse #TraumaInformed
Join me for a gentle, creative introduction to SoulCollage®, a reflective practice designed to help you connect with your inner wisdom and become the best version of yourself. In this free group, you’ll create simple collage cards using images and intuition—no artistic experience needed. Together, we’ll explore meaningful themes, deepen self-awareness, and invite clarity, compassion, and possibility into your life. This is a supportive, non-judgmental space to pause, listen inward, and rediscover what matters most to you. Come as you are, and leave with greater insight, connection, and a renewed sense of direction.
Join me for a gentle, creative introduction to SoulCollage®, a reflective practice designed to help you connect with your inner wisdom and become the best version of yourself. In this free group, you’ll create simple collage cards using images and intuition—no artistic experience needed. Together, we’ll explore meaningful themes, deepen self-awareness, and invite clarity, compassion, and possibility into your life. This is a supportive, non-judgmental space to pause, listen inward, and rediscover what matters most to you. Come as you are, and leave with greater insight, connection, and a renewed sense of direction.
Group is offered every 3 months and the next cycle beings July 2023. Clients will learn how to manage stress and negative thinking, learning new coping skills, and understand the effect of anxiety and depression on our health and lives. Working in a group is very different than individual sessions and often is supportive and validating for clients to connect with others who may be sharing a similar experience to themselves. The group will be online with the potential to be in-person if members all agree. Cost is $333.00 (CAN) for 8 weeks. Payment must be made in full upon registration.
I specialize in grief support, spirituality, life changes and transitions, stress management, depression, anxiety, emotional distress, trauma, and family or relationship conflict.
Group is offered every 3 months and the next cycle beings July 2023. Clients will learn how to manage stress and negative thinking, learning new coping skills, and understand the effect of anxiety and depression on our health and lives. Working in a group is very different than individual sessions and often is supportive and validating for clients to connect with others who may be sharing a similar experience to themselves. The group will be online with the potential to be in-person if members all agree. Cost is $333.00 (CAN) for 8 weeks. Payment must be made in full upon registration.
Learn Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT) with modules focusing on: 1) Mindfulness 2) Distress Tolerance 3) Emotion Regulation 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness 5) Problem-Solving Skills. Every Wednesday 6pm to 8pm in a small group setting. Workshop consists of 9 meet-ups over 9 weeks. Starts April 2, 2025. Email: info@southislandcounselling.org to learn more.
We specialize in assisting clients navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression or trauma.
Learn Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT) with modules focusing on: 1) Mindfulness 2) Distress Tolerance 3) Emotion Regulation 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness 5) Problem-Solving Skills. Every Wednesday 6pm to 8pm in a small group setting. Workshop consists of 9 meet-ups over 9 weeks. Starts April 2, 2025. Email: info@southislandcounselling.org to learn more.
O grupo terapêutico de 8 semanas é dedicado à abordagem e discussão dos problemas de saúde mental enfrentados pela comunidade brasileira de imigrantes. A adaptação a uma nova cultura pode desencadear transtornos de ansiedade e de humor, agravados por fatores como isolamento social, barreiras linguísticas e dificuldades de emprego. Procuramos oferecer um espaço seguro e acolhedor para compartilhar experiências, aprender estratégias de enfrentamento e encontrar apoio mútuo. O objetivo é navegar por esses desafios, promovendo bem-estar, resiliência e esperança.
O grupo terapêutico de 8 semanas é dedicado à abordagem e discussão dos problemas de saúde mental enfrentados pela comunidade brasileira de imigrantes. A adaptação a uma nova cultura pode desencadear transtornos de ansiedade e de humor, agravados por fatores como isolamento social, barreiras linguísticas e dificuldades de emprego. Procuramos oferecer um espaço seguro e acolhedor para compartilhar experiências, aprender estratégias de enfrentamento e encontrar apoio mútuo. O objetivo é navegar por esses desafios, promovendo bem-estar, resiliência e esperança.
Do you feel like your BIG emotion (sadness, anger, fear, shame and guilt) has ruin your relationships and/or make your life miserable? You find it hard to tame it? This 8-session group can help you make sense of your own emotions, communicate with them, regulate them and finally befriend with them. We provide separate children, youth and adult groups. Cantonese and Mandarin groups are also available in Burnaby and Surrey.
I treated children, teens and adults with ADHD, Autism,OCD, depression, anger, anxiety and trauma.
Do you feel like your BIG emotion (sadness, anger, fear, shame and guilt) has ruin your relationships and/or make your life miserable? You find it hard to tame it? This 8-session group can help you make sense of your own emotions, communicate with them, regulate them and finally befriend with them. We provide separate children, youth and adult groups. Cantonese and Mandarin groups are also available in Burnaby and Surrey.
Do you often feel like your emotions are in the driver’s seat while you’re along for the ride? If so, this group is for you! Together, we’ll explore how our bodies and emotions are connected, learn to befriend our nervous systems to help us self-regulate, and develop personalized self-regulation techniques through mindfulness and body-based practices. This is a psychoeducational group, which will meet in-person for eight weeks, and is open to teens (grades 10-12). If you're interested in enhancing your understanding of your emotions, we would love to hear from you!
Hosted by The Budding Elm: Counselling & Consultation Serv.
Registered Social Worker, DSW, MSW, RCSW, RCC
Group meets in Victoria, BC V8V
We focus on helping clients overcome challenges like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Do you often feel like your emotions are in the driver’s seat while you’re along for the ride? If so, this group is for you! Together, we’ll explore how our bodies and emotions are connected, learn to befriend our nervous systems to help us self-regulate, and develop personalized self-regulation techniques through mindfulness and body-based practices. This is a psychoeducational group, which will meet in-person for eight weeks, and is open to teens (grades 10-12). If you're interested in enhancing your understanding of your emotions, we would love to hear from you!
Learn more about this transformative series of workshops where we delve into a variety of arts mediums, including clay, creative writing, journaling, visual arts and fun games that challenge the imagination and foster a sense of creativity. Join me as we investigating the depths of the subconscious and discover our inner wisdom through integrative healing and arts exploration. Trauma-informed and body-centered.
Hosted by Tracey Gramm - Inner Wisdom Counselling
Counsellor, BA, RTC, EXat, CDP
Group meets in Surrey, BC V3S
Working from a trauma informed, body-centered perspective, I specialize in PTSD, stress management, anxiety, depression and life transitions.
Learn more about this transformative series of workshops where we delve into a variety of arts mediums, including clay, creative writing, journaling, visual arts and fun games that challenge the imagination and foster a sense of creativity. Join me as we investigating the depths of the subconscious and discover our inner wisdom through integrative healing and arts exploration. Trauma-informed and body-centered.
ANGER IS YOUR FRIEND, NOT YOUR ENEMY In this workshop, you will get the experience you need to use your anger in a productive way. (Two groups start in October 2013: in Victoria, BC. and in Esquimalt, BC.) $195. for 8 weeks, $80. for second person To register : Contact: GINA KEEGAN, Registered Clinical Counsellor www.ginakeegan.com g.lodro@yahoo.com 778-265-8800
ANGER IS YOUR FRIEND, NOT YOUR ENEMY In this workshop, you will get the experience you need to use your anger in a productive way. (Two groups start in October 2013: in Victoria, BC. and in Esquimalt, BC.) $195. for 8 weeks, $80. for second person To register : Contact: GINA KEEGAN, Registered Clinical Counsellor www.ginakeegan.com g.lodro@yahoo.com 778-265-8800
MBSR is an 8 week program that was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979. Helpful for: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS, CHRONIC HEALHT CONDITIONS. You will learn how to reduce negative or anxious thinking, manage and reduce pain, depression, interpersonal problems, lack of confidence, and stress. "Life changing"
MBSR is an 8 week program that was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979. Helpful for: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS, CHRONIC HEALHT CONDITIONS. You will learn how to reduce negative or anxious thinking, manage and reduce pain, depression, interpersonal problems, lack of confidence, and stress. "Life changing"
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Depression Support Groups
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.