Therapists in British Columbia
Neelma Singh
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Surrey, BC V3W (Online Only)
My work consists of helping clients with anxiety, depression, self esteem, intimate partner violence, substance use, healing from past abuse, emotional regulation issues and interpersonal family conflict.
I understand how important it is to find the right fit in counselling so I offer all new clients an initial 20 minute consultation free of charge. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and work from a person-centered approach which respects that clients are the experts on their own lives and maintains the dignity of every person seeking care. Together we will collaborate to identify your goals in treatment and the interventions that are best suited to your needs. I also use a trauma informed approach for those who have experienced traumatic life events.
My work consists of helping clients with anxiety, depression, self esteem, intimate partner violence, substance use, healing from past abuse, emotional regulation issues and interpersonal family conflict.
I understand how important it is to find the right fit in counselling so I offer all new clients an initial 20 minute consultation free of charge. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and work from a person-centered approach which respects that clients are the experts on their own lives and maintains the dignity of every person seeking care. Together we will collaborate to identify your goals in treatment and the interventions that are best suited to your needs. I also use a trauma informed approach for those who have experienced traumatic life events.
Chelsea Lee
Counsellor, RPC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V5T
I am also a group facilitator and one-on-one counsellor at a local in-person addiction treatment centre.
Practice currently FULL - contact me for referrals... We all have our own unique realties and it is my passion to assist you in uncovering unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours, while working through uncomfortable emotions to allow for a more enjoyable and fulfilling life. Whether you or a loved one are dealing with or affected by addiction, looking to explore a past hurt, navigating a loss, or are in a transitional period of your life - you’ve come to the right place.
I am also a group facilitator and one-on-one counsellor at a local in-person addiction treatment centre.
Practice currently FULL - contact me for referrals... We all have our own unique realties and it is my passion to assist you in uncovering unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours, while working through uncomfortable emotions to allow for a more enjoyable and fulfilling life. Whether you or a loved one are dealing with or affected by addiction, looking to explore a past hurt, navigating a loss, or are in a transitional period of your life - you’ve come to the right place.
Barb Gladue
Licensed Professional Counsellor, MA, SRT, CPC, CT, EMDR
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Midway, BC V0H
She is also a certified Sex Addiction Therapist.
Barb Gladue is invested in providing client centered counselling both in person and/or online. Information is woven through each session in order to prevent further breakdown in the individual, their relationships and/or their work performance. Barb's focus is on helping you find your authentic self. She can guide you through a process of taking a look at your current foundation to see where there may be cracks in it.
She is also a certified Sex Addiction Therapist.
Barb Gladue is invested in providing client centered counselling both in person and/or online. Information is woven through each session in order to prevent further breakdown in the individual, their relationships and/or their work performance. Barb's focus is on helping you find your authentic self. She can guide you through a process of taking a look at your current foundation to see where there may be cracks in it.
Hilda Nanning Counselling
Counsellor, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6B
Hilda Nanning provides specialized therapy for individuals experiencing crisis, trauma, discord or conflict in regards to self or in relation to others. Some of the relationships Hilda's clients bring into the therapeutic sessions may involve intimate or family relations. Some of the problems she is skilled to work with include: relational discord, issues relating to separation/divorce, trauma, grief/loss, health, aging, employment/career, sexuality, identity, fleeing sociopathy/ violence and abuse, substance misuse, eating/not-eating , challenging transitions and emotional pain such as: worries and fears, depression, regret, shame, eroded confidence/self-esteem and anxiety, feeling stuck or isolated.
Hilda Nanning provides specialized therapy for individuals experiencing crisis, trauma, discord or conflict in regards to self or in relation to others. Some of the relationships Hilda's clients bring into the therapeutic sessions may involve intimate or family relations. Some of the problems she is skilled to work with include: relational discord, issues relating to separation/divorce, trauma, grief/loss, health, aging, employment/career, sexuality, identity, fleeing sociopathy/ violence and abuse, substance misuse, eating/not-eating , challenging transitions and emotional pain such as: worries and fears, depression, regret, shame, eroded confidence/self-esteem and anxiety, feeling stuck or isolated.
David Yates
Registered Professional Counselor - Candidate, RPC-C
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Coquitlam, BC V3J
I've worked with a wide range of clients, from youth to adults, and am comfortable with people from all walks of life. Men in particular seem to be attracted to me, and we can certainly delve into men's issues. I'm comfortable in the realm of relationships, attachment theory, and childhood trauma. I'm familiar with codependency, addiction, and the recovery process. I'm quite well-versed in nervous system education, and can support emotional regulation, stress reduction, updating negative thought patterns, overcoming creative blocks, and striking a more harmonious work-life balance. If you relate to any of these, let's talk!
I've worked with a wide range of clients, from youth to adults, and am comfortable with people from all walks of life. Men in particular seem to be attracted to me, and we can certainly delve into men's issues. I'm comfortable in the realm of relationships, attachment theory, and childhood trauma. I'm familiar with codependency, addiction, and the recovery process. I'm quite well-versed in nervous system education, and can support emotional regulation, stress reduction, updating negative thought patterns, overcoming creative blocks, and striking a more harmonious work-life balance. If you relate to any of these, let's talk!
Erin Suerink
Counsellor, MA, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V8V (Online Only)
Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans clients and allies welcome! I am a settler living on the territory of the K'ómoks First Nation and I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor at Wildwood Therapy, a feminist mental health collective. I offer Feminist Therapy to support relationships of all structures and kinds, PTSD and complex trauma, anxiety & depression, parenting, identity, grief, self-esteem, addiction, and much more. If we work together, I can help you explore your mind-body connection, build your sense of confidence, and learn how to process emotions authentically.
Two Spirit, Queer, and Trans clients and allies welcome! I am a settler living on the territory of the K'ómoks First Nation and I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor at Wildwood Therapy, a feminist mental health collective. I offer Feminist Therapy to support relationships of all structures and kinds, PTSD and complex trauma, anxiety & depression, parenting, identity, grief, self-esteem, addiction, and much more. If we work together, I can help you explore your mind-body connection, build your sense of confidence, and learn how to process emotions authentically.
Linda Williams
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V5K
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.
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.
William K Lee
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Burnaby, BC V5C
From children, to adults, with issues ranging from addiction to elite athletic performance, we offer a range of experience and knowledge to address your therapeutic needs.
Welcome to Strive Counselling; a clinic and space to help you find your direction and reach your potential. If you're here reading this blurb, you're probably interested in seeking help for yourself, or a loved on. At Strive, our goal is to build strong relationships with our clients that rests on the foundation of trust. With trust - regardless of your issue of concern - we can help you achieve the wellness that you're hoping for. With this strong foundation, whether we continue with a solution-focused lens, emotional processing perspective, or somatic-based work, we at Strive can help you create meaningful change in your life.
From children, to adults, with issues ranging from addiction to elite athletic performance, we offer a range of experience and knowledge to address your therapeutic needs.
Welcome to Strive Counselling; a clinic and space to help you find your direction and reach your potential. If you're here reading this blurb, you're probably interested in seeking help for yourself, or a loved on. At Strive, our goal is to build strong relationships with our clients that rests on the foundation of trust. With trust - regardless of your issue of concern - we can help you achieve the wellness that you're hoping for. With this strong foundation, whether we continue with a solution-focused lens, emotional processing perspective, or somatic-based work, we at Strive can help you create meaningful change in your life.
Cindy Kwok
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Richmond, BC V6X
Do you struggle with self-esteem or managing your emotions? Are you having difficulty coping or having difficulty in your family or personal relationships? Do you need help recovering from substance abuse? Have you experienced trauma in the past? In therapy, we will draw from practical tools that you can start applying in everyday life to build and sustain recovery. We will work towards tangible results — improved self confidence, better romantic and peer relationships, and sustained sobriety. Therapy is a safe space to start permanent healing. I am looking forward to hearing your story and to providing effective support.
Do you struggle with self-esteem or managing your emotions? Are you having difficulty coping or having difficulty in your family or personal relationships? Do you need help recovering from substance abuse? Have you experienced trauma in the past? In therapy, we will draw from practical tools that you can start applying in everyday life to build and sustain recovery. We will work towards tangible results — improved self confidence, better romantic and peer relationships, and sustained sobriety. Therapy is a safe space to start permanent healing. I am looking forward to hearing your story and to providing effective support.
Michele L. Gardiner Elemental Psychotherapy
Counsellor, MAC, CCC, CCTP, CSAC, EDIT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Penticton, BC V2A (Online Only)
I hold an MA in Counselling, BA in Psychology in Biopsychology and Para-linguistics, and Certifications in the treatment of Addiction Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Trauma (PTSD, CPTSD), including specialized training and over 1500 Direct Supervised Hours treating Eating Disorders.
I'm Michele Gardiner, a registered Canadian Certified Counsellor with 17 years of clinical counselling experience helping individuals overcome challenges with Trauma Disorders (PTSD, CPTSD), Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, and co-occurring mental health concerns such as BPD, Binge Eating Disorders, Body Image, Emotional Overeating, Depression, and Life Transitions. As a therapist and human being, I understand how seeking therapy can feel vulnerable and strive to ease this with a warm, professional and authentic approach that values you, your goals, and moves you towards those goals and lasting change, greater freedom and joy.
I hold an MA in Counselling, BA in Psychology in Biopsychology and Para-linguistics, and Certifications in the treatment of Addiction Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Trauma (PTSD, CPTSD), including specialized training and over 1500 Direct Supervised Hours treating Eating Disorders.
I'm Michele Gardiner, a registered Canadian Certified Counsellor with 17 years of clinical counselling experience helping individuals overcome challenges with Trauma Disorders (PTSD, CPTSD), Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, and co-occurring mental health concerns such as BPD, Binge Eating Disorders, Body Image, Emotional Overeating, Depression, and Life Transitions. As a therapist and human being, I understand how seeking therapy can feel vulnerable and strive to ease this with a warm, professional and authentic approach that values you, your goals, and moves you towards those goals and lasting change, greater freedom and joy.
Oakhill Counselling & Mediation Services
Counsellor, MA, MBA, RCC
Verified Verified
Abbotsford, BC V2T
Our therapists help with a variety of presenting issues ranging from depression, anxiety, PTSD, pain management, identity, workplace issues and much more. Oakhill Counselling & Mediation Services utilizes the expertise of master level therapists registered psychologists. We have several offices conveniently located in the Fraser Valley and also offer telehealth. We're easy to find and easy to work with.
Our therapists help with a variety of presenting issues ranging from depression, anxiety, PTSD, pain management, identity, workplace issues and much more. Oakhill Counselling & Mediation Services utilizes the expertise of master level therapists registered psychologists. We have several offices conveniently located in the Fraser Valley and also offer telehealth. We're easy to find and easy to work with.
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Mobina Hasan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MBM, MSW, RCSW, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Coquitlam, BC V3B
Hi, I’m Mobina Hasan, the trauma counsellor who helps you get unstuck, feel like yourself again and get your future back. I’m a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Counsellor and Traumatologist and I’ve been helping clients reach their goals since 2010. When you come into my office for the first time, that’s what we talk about first: your goals. Whether you’re stressed, depressed, anxious or suffering the effects of trauma, that’s not why you’ll walk into my office. You’ll step into my therapy office because you’re ready for change.
Hi, I’m Mobina Hasan, the trauma counsellor who helps you get unstuck, feel like yourself again and get your future back. I’m a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Counsellor and Traumatologist and I’ve been helping clients reach their goals since 2010. When you come into my office for the first time, that’s what we talk about first: your goals. Whether you’re stressed, depressed, anxious or suffering the effects of trauma, that’s not why you’ll walk into my office. You’ll step into my therapy office because you’re ready for change.
Bronwen Rutter
Counsellor, MEd, RCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Parksville, BC V9P
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained to work with individuals, couples and families, and will provide support and encouragement to achieve breakthrough for emotional and relational concerns. I also support parents to enhance skills and find greater satisfaction in raising their children. I have over twenty-five years in the counselling field and can provide a supportive, caring space for clients to share their concerns, learn effective coping strategies, begin recovery and reconnect with life.
I am trained to work with individuals, couples and families, and will provide support and encouragement to achieve breakthrough for emotional and relational concerns. I also support parents to enhance skills and find greater satisfaction in raising their children. I have over twenty-five years in the counselling field and can provide a supportive, caring space for clients to share their concerns, learn effective coping strategies, begin recovery and reconnect with life.
Sharolyn Sloat
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Victoria, BC V9A
I am pleased to offer solution-based, action-oriented counselling to individuals, couples, and groups needing assistance with everyday problems. I am especially effective with those who wish to learn skills & strategies that will allow them to make healthy, sustainable changes. I tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your needs, and create a comfort zone where you can come home to your authentic self and the potential within. In other words, I help you get out of your own way! I also bring over 30 years of sports coaching experience to my practice as a psychologist in Victoria BC.
I am pleased to offer solution-based, action-oriented counselling to individuals, couples, and groups needing assistance with everyday problems. I am especially effective with those who wish to learn skills & strategies that will allow them to make healthy, sustainable changes. I tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your needs, and create a comfort zone where you can come home to your authentic self and the potential within. In other words, I help you get out of your own way! I also bring over 30 years of sports coaching experience to my practice as a psychologist in Victoria BC.
Embrace Your Nature Counselling
Counsellor, RTC, RHN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Quesnel, BC V2J
Waitlist for new clients
As a deeply empathetic counselor, I give my client the space to really open up and examine their experience. I have a vast amount of experience in the helping profession to be able to work with a variety of situations and people in varying degrees of distress.
As a deeply empathetic counselor, I give my client the space to really open up and examine their experience. I have a vast amount of experience in the helping profession to be able to work with a variety of situations and people in varying degrees of distress.
Brian Howard
Counsellor, BA, MAC, RCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kelowna, BC V1Y
If you hope to overcome a dreadful anxiety, come out of a hopeless depression, build inner self-confidence, learn how to stand up for yourself, or just try to get a grip on life today; together we can achieve it. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters in Counselling, 7 years experience, and a genuine compassion for people, I sincerely create an encouraging and safe space where we will find what your next step looks like and provide you with the correct tools and techniques to ultimately attain what brought you to seek counselling.
If you hope to overcome a dreadful anxiety, come out of a hopeless depression, build inner self-confidence, learn how to stand up for yourself, or just try to get a grip on life today; together we can achieve it. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters in Counselling, 7 years experience, and a genuine compassion for people, I sincerely create an encouraging and safe space where we will find what your next step looks like and provide you with the correct tools and techniques to ultimately attain what brought you to seek counselling.
Tara Anton
Registered Social Worker, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Langley, BC V3A
Life never seems to follow the map we drew out exactly how we would like. Despite the plans we create, human nature is to engage in relationships, which are almost always unpredictable and can cause conflict and challenges. My goal is to help support you while you process, navigate, and explore the unexpected in life in a safe space. My approach to counselling is to create a warm, understanding, client-centred environment to support you with compassion, and empathy, and view your situation holistically.
Life never seems to follow the map we drew out exactly how we would like. Despite the plans we create, human nature is to engage in relationships, which are almost always unpredictable and can cause conflict and challenges. My goal is to help support you while you process, navigate, and explore the unexpected in life in a safe space. My approach to counselling is to create a warm, understanding, client-centred environment to support you with compassion, and empathy, and view your situation holistically.
Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5Z
You know the best way out is always through...but "through" is HARD, especially when you're experiencing painful emotions and you're not sure where to start. So let us help you through. Breaking free from deeply-rooted self-doubt, anxiety, body image concerns, relational conflicts, and struggling self-worth isn't something you need to do alone. We've got you! You'll fit right in with us if you're ready to change your relationship with yourself, to really get to know who you are, and finally heal from the patterns that are holding you back.
You know the best way out is always through...but "through" is HARD, especially when you're experiencing painful emotions and you're not sure where to start. So let us help you through. Breaking free from deeply-rooted self-doubt, anxiety, body image concerns, relational conflicts, and struggling self-worth isn't something you need to do alone. We've got you! You'll fit right in with us if you're ready to change your relationship with yourself, to really get to know who you are, and finally heal from the patterns that are holding you back.
Manroop Sohal
Counsellor, BSc, MACP, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kelowna, BC V1Y
I work with clients of all ages and backgrounds who are wanting to enhance their wellbeing by reflecting on and processing their past and present struggles. I implement a person-centered approach, holding each client as the expert of their own lives and experiences, ultimately supporting them while they discover, establish, and maintain resources for healing. We explore how your life experiences have shaped, and continue to influence, who you are today. I hope to help clients evolve, heal, and build meaningful lives.
I work with clients of all ages and backgrounds who are wanting to enhance their wellbeing by reflecting on and processing their past and present struggles. I implement a person-centered approach, holding each client as the expert of their own lives and experiences, ultimately supporting them while they discover, establish, and maintain resources for healing. We explore how your life experiences have shaped, and continue to influence, who you are today. I hope to help clients evolve, heal, and build meaningful lives.
Amanda Steele
Counsellor, MC, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6B
You’ve found your person, but you’re struggling to talk through your differences in a way that honours what you want out of a relationship. You fear that with the accumulation of unresolved issues, that one day everything will come tumbling down. You’re afraid of triggering the other, so you avoid and you’re starting to feel more and more lonely. You’re aware that your roles are to nurture each other’s inner child, but often you don’t know where to begin. You’re not sure if you’re having communication issues or there’s a difference in values. Breaking up is not what you want, but often it spirals in that direction.
You’ve found your person, but you’re struggling to talk through your differences in a way that honours what you want out of a relationship. You fear that with the accumulation of unresolved issues, that one day everything will come tumbling down. You’re afraid of triggering the other, so you avoid and you’re starting to feel more and more lonely. You’re aware that your roles are to nurture each other’s inner child, but often you don’t know where to begin. You’re not sure if you’re having communication issues or there’s a difference in values. Breaking up is not what you want, but often it spirals in that direction.
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Addiction Counsellors
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.