Eating Disorders Therapists in Mission, BC
I have extensive experience with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidality, trauma, abuse, and chronic illness.
As a registered clinical counsellor, I consider it a privilege and honour to walk alongside my clients on their path toward their personal goals of healing and health. I provide a non-judgmental, collaborative, and compassionate approach to therapy that allows my clients to express their personal story in a supportive environment. I believe that each person is on a journey that can be accentuated by looking forward with hope. It is my goal to help my clients incorporate hope in their experiences. As a Christian, I am sensitive to my clients faith needs through their healing journey.
I have extensive experience with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidality, trauma, abuse, and chronic illness.
As a registered clinical counsellor, I consider it a privilege and honour to walk alongside my clients on their path toward their personal goals of healing and health. I provide a non-judgmental, collaborative, and compassionate approach to therapy that allows my clients to express their personal story in a supportive environment. I believe that each person is on a journey that can be accentuated by looking forward with hope. It is my goal to help my clients incorporate hope in their experiences. As a Christian, I am sensitive to my clients faith needs through their healing journey.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or depression? Do past experiences still leave you feeling triggered or stuck? Maybe your relationship feels full of conflict, or there’s a growing distance between you and your partner. I work with individuals and couples to heal from trauma, navigate stress, and strengthen connection. My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. Together, we’ll build insight, practical tools, and a path toward feeling more grounded, connected, and fulfilled.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or depression? Do past experiences still leave you feeling triggered or stuck? Maybe your relationship feels full of conflict, or there’s a growing distance between you and your partner. I work with individuals and couples to heal from trauma, navigate stress, and strengthen connection. My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. Together, we’ll build insight, practical tools, and a path toward feeling more grounded, connected, and fulfilled.
Are you a youth or adult who is feeling lost? Maybe lonely and exhausted. Life can throw us many challenges and at times we don’t know how to deal with them. Are your struggles having an immense negative impact on your quality of life? Reaching out for help can feel scary and intimidating, being vulnerable takes tremendous courage, I commend you for taking the first step. You are not alone. I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor offering in-person and online services. While providing you with a safe and non-judgmental environment I can help build your self-awareness and skills to help you through this challenging time.
Are you a youth or adult who is feeling lost? Maybe lonely and exhausted. Life can throw us many challenges and at times we don’t know how to deal with them. Are your struggles having an immense negative impact on your quality of life? Reaching out for help can feel scary and intimidating, being vulnerable takes tremendous courage, I commend you for taking the first step. You are not alone. I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor offering in-person and online services. While providing you with a safe and non-judgmental environment I can help build your self-awareness and skills to help you through this challenging time.
I am a Registered Psychologist in BC (1691) and I have twenty years experience. I have an office in Mission, BC. I provide compassionate and effective therapy for issues such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, addictions, self harm, grief, abuse, health and fitness, aging, life transitions, caregiver stress, dementia, special needs (such as FASD, autism spectrum, etc.). Counselling primarily involves developing a trusting relationship, understanding/exploring what challenges you face, and together, figuring out which approach works best for you and your concerns in effecting positive change in your life.
I am a Registered Psychologist in BC (1691) and I have twenty years experience. I have an office in Mission, BC. I provide compassionate and effective therapy for issues such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, addictions, self harm, grief, abuse, health and fitness, aging, life transitions, caregiver stress, dementia, special needs (such as FASD, autism spectrum, etc.). Counselling primarily involves developing a trusting relationship, understanding/exploring what challenges you face, and together, figuring out which approach works best for you and your concerns in effecting positive change in your life.
Throughout my life, I have had an intense desire to support others and in my early adult years I realized this could become a vocation. With this desire in mind, I embarked on the journey to become a counsellor.
I offer personalized counseling services for individuals—both adults and youth (ages 13-19)—to address a range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, loss, stress, parenting, and life transitions. I specialize in OCD support and perinatal mental health, providing compassionate guidance when you need it most.
Throughout my life, I have had an intense desire to support others and in my early adult years I realized this could become a vocation. With this desire in mind, I embarked on the journey to become a counsellor.
I offer personalized counseling services for individuals—both adults and youth (ages 13-19)—to address a range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, loss, stress, parenting, and life transitions. I specialize in OCD support and perinatal mental health, providing compassionate guidance when you need it most.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
In the world of problems, maybe none are more worth solving than those that plague children and families. Over 20 years, I have dedicated my practice to solving these problems by counselling parents, children & families and assisting them through high-conflict challenges. In March 2013, the Family Law Act changed whereby it now is rightly focused on the best interests of the child and makes it possible for families to work with a parental coordinator who has judicial authority to make legally binding decisions. This alternate dispute resolution allows for a more effective process so that children of high-conflict families are not stale mated.
In the world of problems, maybe none are more worth solving than those that plague children and families. Over 20 years, I have dedicated my practice to solving these problems by counselling parents, children & families and assisting them through high-conflict challenges. In March 2013, the Family Law Act changed whereby it now is rightly focused on the best interests of the child and makes it possible for families to work with a parental coordinator who has judicial authority to make legally binding decisions. This alternate dispute resolution allows for a more effective process so that children of high-conflict families are not stale mated.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#10205) with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. I offer individual and couple's counselling services addressing a diverse array of life challenges. I draw from several modalities including cognitive behavioural, dialectical behavioural, Adlerian, narrative and emotion focused therapies. My counselling style is underpinned by the belief that you, the client, are the expert in your own life. I will work with you in a solution focused, goal oriented way in an effort to understand your goals and hopes for counselling. Together, we will work to meet your goals and make tangible, concrete progress towards them.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#10205) with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. I offer individual and couple's counselling services addressing a diverse array of life challenges. I draw from several modalities including cognitive behavioural, dialectical behavioural, Adlerian, narrative and emotion focused therapies. My counselling style is underpinned by the belief that you, the client, are the expert in your own life. I will work with you in a solution focused, goal oriented way in an effort to understand your goals and hopes for counselling. Together, we will work to meet your goals and make tangible, concrete progress towards them.
People come to a place in their lives where they have been wounded in their relationships or experiences. Everyone has their story that has caused them to be in the place they are currently. And sometimes parts of our story interfere with us being able to move forward. We may find ourselves irritable, cranky, depressed, snappy, sarcastic, anxious, defensive, sensitive and protective. All of which are coping strategies for the hurt that has been suffered. These coping stances interfere with connections which is opposite of what we are longing for. All of us our craving to be in relationship.
People come to a place in their lives where they have been wounded in their relationships or experiences. Everyone has their story that has caused them to be in the place they are currently. And sometimes parts of our story interfere with us being able to move forward. We may find ourselves irritable, cranky, depressed, snappy, sarcastic, anxious, defensive, sensitive and protective. All of which are coping strategies for the hurt that has been suffered. These coping stances interfere with connections which is opposite of what we are longing for. All of us our craving to be in relationship.
A registered counsellor since 1994, I have worked with a wide array of clients. I have done much work with marriages and relationships and have developed a system that generally makes a significant difference within 6 sessions. For six years, I worked as an elementary school counsellor, working with over 450 children for a wide variety of needs. For 20 years, I worked extensively with Level 3 foster children, mostly teens. I also served as a prison chaplain so am familiar with criminal justice issues and addictions. I also provide supervision to other counsellors, as an Approved Clinical Supervisor.
A registered counsellor since 1994, I have worked with a wide array of clients. I have done much work with marriages and relationships and have developed a system that generally makes a significant difference within 6 sessions. For six years, I worked as an elementary school counsellor, working with over 450 children for a wide variety of needs. For 20 years, I worked extensively with Level 3 foster children, mostly teens. I also served as a prison chaplain so am familiar with criminal justice issues and addictions. I also provide supervision to other counsellors, as an Approved Clinical Supervisor.
As a counsellor, I am dedicated to supporting children, youth, young adults, and adults recognize their inner strengths and develop effective coping skills. Through this journey, clients gain deeper self-awareness and insight, leading to meaningful personal growth and lasting change. My work goes beyond immediate concerns—it's about building long-term resilience and emotional well-being. I have experience working with young people with ADHD, autism, and developmental disabilities, as well as supporting adults facing anxiety, relationship issues, anger, and addiction.
As a counsellor, I am dedicated to supporting children, youth, young adults, and adults recognize their inner strengths and develop effective coping skills. Through this journey, clients gain deeper self-awareness and insight, leading to meaningful personal growth and lasting change. My work goes beyond immediate concerns—it's about building long-term resilience and emotional well-being. I have experience working with young people with ADHD, autism, and developmental disabilities, as well as supporting adults facing anxiety, relationship issues, anger, and addiction.
In sessions, one of my goals is to be mindful and offer a safe place for clients to share personal thoughts and experiences. Being present in each moment allows me to focus on a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. This relationship then leads to us collaboratively establishing goals as well as working toward goals. I am available in Abbotsford on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays and at Living Wellness Center in South Surrey on Wednesdays and Fridays.
In sessions, one of my goals is to be mindful and offer a safe place for clients to share personal thoughts and experiences. Being present in each moment allows me to focus on a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. This relationship then leads to us collaboratively establishing goals as well as working toward goals. I am available in Abbotsford on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays and at Living Wellness Center in South Surrey on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Entering into counselling can feel challenging and uncertain. Whether you are beginning on this path for yourself, your family, your relationship or for your children, we can walk together for as long as you need. Worries, fears, low mood, anger and irritability, fatigue, poor focus, disrupted sleep (including insomnia and nightmares), and life stressors: we can tackle all of these. Struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, substance use or mental illness? We can navigate these together. We can work with grief, loss and the impacts of trauma, in a way that is structured, contained and at your pace.
Entering into counselling can feel challenging and uncertain. Whether you are beginning on this path for yourself, your family, your relationship or for your children, we can walk together for as long as you need. Worries, fears, low mood, anger and irritability, fatigue, poor focus, disrupted sleep (including insomnia and nightmares), and life stressors: we can tackle all of these. Struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, substance use or mental illness? We can navigate these together. We can work with grief, loss and the impacts of trauma, in a way that is structured, contained and at your pace.
Clients who are looking for answers, looking to understand how they got to where they are, clients who struggle to control their own emotions, thoughts, or behaviour, these are the clients with whom I work the best. Having said that, I'm very adaptable to the needs of the client. If they need a teacher, I teach. If they need a listener, I listen. If they need a mentor, I mentor.
Clients who are looking for answers, looking to understand how they got to where they are, clients who struggle to control their own emotions, thoughts, or behaviour, these are the clients with whom I work the best. Having said that, I'm very adaptable to the needs of the client. If they need a teacher, I teach. If they need a listener, I listen. If they need a mentor, I mentor.
I come from a background of working in the social services sector. I have been working in the field for the past seven years. My experience encompasses working with senior’s mental health, supporting children and youth in their rehabilitation/ development plans and directly supporting vulnerable adults. My experience in the social service sector has given me the opportunity to work with diverse individuals, helping them work through many of life’s different challenges. I am a second- generation immigrant and have experience navigating conflicting values and integrating identity.
I come from a background of working in the social services sector. I have been working in the field for the past seven years. My experience encompasses working with senior’s mental health, supporting children and youth in their rehabilitation/ development plans and directly supporting vulnerable adults. My experience in the social service sector has given me the opportunity to work with diverse individuals, helping them work through many of life’s different challenges. I am a second- generation immigrant and have experience navigating conflicting values and integrating identity.
More Therapists Nearby
Maybe you’re struggling with an eating disorder or body image concerns that affect your self-worth and how you show up in relationships?
As a trauma aware, relationally focused therapist, I offer individual and family therapy for youth, adults, and their loved ones navigating eating disorders, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges. Together, we’ll explore the layers that shape your story to build self-awareness and emotional regulation for meaningful change.
Maybe you’re struggling with an eating disorder or body image concerns that affect your self-worth and how you show up in relationships?
As a trauma aware, relationally focused therapist, I offer individual and family therapy for youth, adults, and their loved ones navigating eating disorders, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges. Together, we’ll explore the layers that shape your story to build self-awareness and emotional regulation for meaningful change.
I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by patterns affecting their emotions, relationships, or sense of self. Clients often come in navigating trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, shame, grief, addiction, or life transitions. I offer a warm, relational space where we slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and build insight alongside practical tools. I also take an active, engaged approach in sessions, offering reflection and gentle challenge when helpful to support meaningful change.
I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by patterns affecting their emotions, relationships, or sense of self. Clients often come in navigating trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, shame, grief, addiction, or life transitions. I offer a warm, relational space where we slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and build insight alongside practical tools. I also take an active, engaged approach in sessions, offering reflection and gentle challenge when helpful to support meaningful change.
I support teens and adults navigating eating disorders, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the challenges of neurodiversity and cultural identity.
You were never meant to carry it all alone. Some days, the weight of old wounds, unkind inner voices, and invisible expectations can feel like too much to hold. In our work together, I offer a space where your story is welcomed in its entirety - the raw, the vulnerable, and the real. I will meet you with warmth, compassion, and curiosity, while gently supporting you in stepping into new possibilities that feel right for you.
I support teens and adults navigating eating disorders, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the challenges of neurodiversity and cultural identity.
You were never meant to carry it all alone. Some days, the weight of old wounds, unkind inner voices, and invisible expectations can feel like too much to hold. In our work together, I offer a space where your story is welcomed in its entirety - the raw, the vulnerable, and the real. I will meet you with warmth, compassion, and curiosity, while gently supporting you in stepping into new possibilities that feel right for you.
If you're tired of struggling with your eating disorder and ready to address its roots, we'll work together to create lasting change.
Are you feeling constantly overwhelmed? Does past trauma affect your relationships, make it hard to wake up with purpose, or leave you feeling disconnected from life? If eating patterns or other habits are draining your mental and emotional energy, I understand how isolating this can feel. These struggles can take up so much space in life, but you don’t have to face them alone. Together, we can work through the emotional weight that keeps you stuck, help you regain control, find inner peace, and reconnect with the fullest version of yourself. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—I’m here to walk with you along the way.
If you're tired of struggling with your eating disorder and ready to address its roots, we'll work together to create lasting change.
Are you feeling constantly overwhelmed? Does past trauma affect your relationships, make it hard to wake up with purpose, or leave you feeling disconnected from life? If eating patterns or other habits are draining your mental and emotional energy, I understand how isolating this can feel. These struggles can take up so much space in life, but you don’t have to face them alone. Together, we can work through the emotional weight that keeps you stuck, help you regain control, find inner peace, and reconnect with the fullest version of yourself. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—I’m here to walk with you along the way.
Carmanah Counselling & Integrated Health
Counsellor, BA, MA, RCC, ACS
2 Endorsed
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C
Krista specializes in depression and low mood; bipolar disorder; trauma & PTSD; anxiety (worries, phobias, panic, somatic/ somatization concerns); eating disorders & emotional dysregulation, including emotional over-control/rigidity, self-injurious behaviours, and suicidal ideation, autism, adhd,& learning disabilities.
We have a wonderful team! Please explore all of our bios on the website- www.Carmanahcounselling.com! Krista has a true passion for helping others and takes pride in providing solid assessments and efficient, evidence & relationship-based treatment. Krista’s clients have said that she is compassionate, non-judgemental , relatable, and inclusive. She has a wide range of experience in mental health. She is a supporter/ ally of the LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities
Krista specializes in depression and low mood; bipolar disorder; trauma & PTSD; anxiety (worries, phobias, panic, somatic/ somatization concerns); eating disorders & emotional dysregulation, including emotional over-control/rigidity, self-injurious behaviours, and suicidal ideation, autism, adhd,& learning disabilities.
We have a wonderful team! Please explore all of our bios on the website- www.Carmanahcounselling.com! Krista has a true passion for helping others and takes pride in providing solid assessments and efficient, evidence & relationship-based treatment. Krista’s clients have said that she is compassionate, non-judgemental , relatable, and inclusive. She has a wide range of experience in mental health. She is a supporter/ ally of the LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities
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Eating Disorders Counsellors
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.