Couples Counselling Therapists in Burnaby, BC

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, located in Burnaby, offering individual and couples counselling. My counselling practice provides a safe, confidential and compassionate space to explore your areas of concern as we work together to achieve your treatment goals. I am committed to providing solution-focused and practical tools to assist my clients in becoming stronger, calmer and more self-reliant in their everyday challenges.

Welcome! I believe that within each of us lies a wealth of inner strengths and untapped resources that can be used to make profound changes in our own lives. My aim is to empower you to find and utilize these abilities effectively. Through our collaborative efforts, I can help you establish a solid foundation for your journey towards self-discovery, growth and fulfillment. My primary focus is on supporting and guiding adults and couples through the complexities of dating and marital challenges, family conflicts, life transitions, stress, anxiety and depression.

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.

Life is full of discouraging problems and it's easy to get overwhelmed, ignore the situation, pretend we don't need to change, or quit in frustration. We might hide who we are from others thinking we are unlovable or push others away so they can't see who we are. Counselling focuses on examining our self, our ways of navigating the world and situations, and trying to make changes that let us live happier, more authentically, and more free.

At present I have space available in my upcoming workshop: The Essential Skills of Relationships (the RLT weekend bootcamp designed by Terry Real, creator of RLT). I am a Registered Psychologist and I work with couples at all stages of relationship, and with problems ranging from minor communication difficulties, to coping with affairs, to making decisions about whether to stay or leave. My wait list is open to couples who have taken the workshop (there are on-line versions available as well) and/or are willing to be recorded for my use in supervising and teaching other therapists.

I love to help people recover from stress, depression, anxiety, unhealthy relationships, medical struggles and chronic pain. I offer free 20 minute phone consultations and sliding scale fees for people without extended health benefits. Whatever your struggle, you deserve a loving witness.

I specialize in trauma and relationships. Adult childhood/adulthood trauma, self esteem, confidence and codependency. I also work with couples and families around unresolved attachment, infidelity, sexuality and unconscious toxicity. Other areas of focus: anxiety, depression, procrastination and loss of motivation. I am a registered clinical counsellor RCC, available in person and online. I look forward to working with you to unblock healing, resiliency and health. Let's connect and say "enough" to intense chaos and debilitating struggles. Coverage accepted: private, ICBC, Medavie Blue Cross, Canada Life, Crime Victims Program

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed and stuck in a life that you have no idea what to do next or get anxious about making a wrong decision that could worsen things? Worried about your teen's mental health? Suffering from ADHD, PTSD or depression? Struggling in your romantic relationships? We can help improve focus, reduce procrastination, anxiety reduction, improve functioning and mood, increase positive mindset, improve communication and overall well-being.

Hello, and welcome to my profile. I'm so glad you're here! Whether you are looking for relief from anxiety, support in managing grief or loss, coping with trauma, relationship struggles, life transitions, or whatever has brought you to search for a counsellor, I will strive to always meet you where you are at in your own unique process. It is my view, that therapy is best done when in a collaborative process with you- together we co-create your vision of your future and I have the honour and privilege of working alongside you as you courageously move through some of what may be holding you back.

Too often I hear stories of people struggling in silence, battling inner thoughts and not knowing what to do with them. Shrouded in fear and shame, they do their best to navigate their daily lives hoping things will get better, but sometimes the struggle continues. Seeing a counsellor can help ease this burden. Whether it's about relationships, careers, family or personal challenges, talking to a trusted counsellor can be the start of offloading these troubling thoughts and allowing space for clarity, growth and direction.

Do you long for security, safety, connection and depth in your relationships? Are you struggling with distrust, resentment, anxiety or lack of fulfillment in your current or past relationship? Do you long to express yourself authentically in the world or in your work, but find yourself struggling with overwhelm at conflict, feeling ungrounded, disempowered, self-judgement or shame about your sensitivity or difficulty with communicating? Marijana helps you get to the root of your struggles by applying an integrative approach to support your healing, foster your self-worth & empower your authentic expression in your relationships.

Most of us desire to live our lives with a sense of confidence, purpose, and closeness with others, but difficult life experiences can lead us to build walls for protection and safety, and as a result, we can lose our sense of connection with ourselves and others. If you are here, you may be feeling some combination of lost, alone, stuck, anxious, afraid, unsure, frustrated or angry, overwhelmed, grief, worried, low, sad and/or depressed. We can work together to help you bring a greater sense of control, satisfaction, and ease into your life.

Do you struggle with anxiety, high stress or want more satisfying relationships? You might have noticed that the "roadmap of life" doesn't really apply these days, so you're navigating uncharted territory with your own compass and notebook. Personal strategies to manage stress, mood and relationship conflicts work well enough until they don't, which can pile on the stress... If you struggle with people pleasing, boundaries, communication, perfectionism or assertiveness and you want to build confidence, you're not alone.

Are you worried, stressed or anxious about career planning and substance use? I am experienced in helping people with mental health issues to find employment and to support healthy lifestyle changes. I worked at Pathway Clubhouse as an employment manager for 15 years to help individuals with mental health issues get back on their feet by gaining employment, education, housing and social connections. I am experienced in working with individuals challenged by anxiety, depression, stress, negative self-image, life stressors, interpersonal/relationship difficulties, work/life imbalance, life transitions, and personal development.

I believe true healing comes from being heard, being known, and being seen; it is my deepest desire and privilege to come alongside another in this process. My name is Angela Zhou and I am currently an intern at Wishing Wells Counselling (located in Vancouver, British Columbia), completing my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Trinity Western University. I provide counselling to individuals, couples, and families of all ages.

Counselling offers an opportunity for insight, growth and change. It can be a source of support and hope in times of difficulty or crisis. I believe in having a client- centered and strength based approach as well. I work with families, children, individuals and couples. My specializations include: suicide prevention and assessment, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, parenting, grief, and ADHD. As each client is different and unique, I use an approach that works best for you. In my practice, I integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, emotion focused therapy and solution focused therapy.

I'm a Chinese Canadian psychologist based in Greater Vancouver area. I have experiences in providing diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy in English, and Mandarin to people of diversity struggling with serious mental illness, complex trauma, addiction, concurrent disorders, rehabilitation from physical injuries and traumatic events. In addition to psychological services, I have developed and presented culturally appropriate psychoeducational workshops for Chinese immigrant groups and local school districts in Greater Vancouver.

Conflicts in relationships are inevitable. In healthy relationships, unexpected changes can be destabilizing; in strained relationships, new disagreements and big decisions can feel crippling — grief, anger, anxiety, and trauma obscuring any good way forward. With my support, you will be able to graciously move through conversations that once felt impossibly difficult. Communication with family members — a partner, an aging parent, a sibling, a child or teen — will foster understanding rather than hostility. Healthy resolution will feel possible again, even in the most challenging processes, such as separation, illness, or death.

The benefits of my approach lie in using different techniques, tailored to the client's unique personality. Some clients like a directive approach, they want to be guided, to be given an almost 'engineering' model explaining our inner life; some prefer a non-directive, client-centered approach, where they would explore their inner landscape with the therapist as a co-traveler. All clients have relational needs which need to be addressed to, and the therapeutic relationship provides safety, validation, 'repaired' parenting, mutuality, client's self-definition and empowerment. Helping clients practice autonomy is my passion!