Pacific Blue Cross Therapists in New Westminster, BC
Dr. Tanya Elez, Registered Psychologist
Psychologist, PhD, RPsych
1 Endorsed
New Westminster, BC V3M
I am a Registered Psychologist, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and an Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. I work with individuals, couples and families who wish to address issues of past trauma, grief, loss, depression and anxiety, strengthen their relationship, increase intimacy and trust, or augment parenting skills.
I practice from a systemic, strength based perspective and hold a holistic, hopeful view of human nature. In in order to promote well being and help you accomplish personal goals, I will collaborate with you, relying on your own incredible resiliency and capacity to heal.
I am a Registered Psychologist, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and an Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. I work with individuals, couples and families who wish to address issues of past trauma, grief, loss, depression and anxiety, strengthen their relationship, increase intimacy and trust, or augment parenting skills.
I practice from a systemic, strength based perspective and hold a holistic, hopeful view of human nature. In in order to promote well being and help you accomplish personal goals, I will collaborate with you, relying on your own incredible resiliency and capacity to heal.
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples who have experienced significant trauma in their lives, including those with complex PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I believe that when we experience trauma, we can feel trapped in the past, frozen by the challenge of letting go of the pain, and unable to enjoy the present. So I want to help you process those past hurts so that you can get back to living the life you want. I provide therapy to people of all cultures, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations, valuing each person’s unique experiences.
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples who have experienced significant trauma in their lives, including those with complex PTSD, dissociative identity disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I believe that when we experience trauma, we can feel trapped in the past, frozen by the challenge of letting go of the pain, and unable to enjoy the present. So I want to help you process those past hurts so that you can get back to living the life you want. I provide therapy to people of all cultures, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations, valuing each person’s unique experiences.
I have experience providing mental health support to both youth and adults related to a range of difficulties such as depression, anxiety, substance use and addictions, PTSD and trauma, emotional regulation, stress management, as well as more severe mental health symptoms and diagnosis such as psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, and also personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). I am a registered service provider with the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) and ICBC.
I have experience providing mental health support to both youth and adults related to a range of difficulties such as depression, anxiety, substance use and addictions, PTSD and trauma, emotional regulation, stress management, as well as more severe mental health symptoms and diagnosis such as psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, and also personality disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). I am a registered service provider with the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) and ICBC.
Hi there, I’m Shanzey, a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC. I offer support to individuals who may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck—whether that shows up as anxiety or low mood, relationship or family challenges, questions around identity, sense of belonging, or cultural expectations. Together, we'll explore relational and behavioural patterns that feel restrictive and are no longer serving you, while building emotional awareness, self-compassion, and resilience at a pace that feels right for you.
Hi there, I’m Shanzey, a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC. I offer support to individuals who may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck—whether that shows up as anxiety or low mood, relationship or family challenges, questions around identity, sense of belonging, or cultural expectations. Together, we'll explore relational and behavioural patterns that feel restrictive and are no longer serving you, while building emotional awareness, self-compassion, and resilience at a pace that feels right for you.
Looking for relief from overwhelming emotions? Want more control over your behaviour, and a better relationship with yourself and others? Engage in a supportive counselling relationship where you can share everything without judgement. With over 15 years of experience, I can help you achieve your goals and work through underlying issues impacting your mental health. Make your wellness a priority!
Looking for relief from overwhelming emotions? Want more control over your behaviour, and a better relationship with yourself and others? Engage in a supportive counselling relationship where you can share everything without judgement. With over 15 years of experience, I can help you achieve your goals and work through underlying issues impacting your mental health. Make your wellness a priority!
Whether you're an individual or part of a couple, you may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for things to change. I work with anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, life transitions, substance use, borderline personality disorder, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD. As someone who values authenticity over perfection, I believe therapy should be a place where you can show up exactly as you are. Together, we'll build practical tools, strengthen your confidence, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Whether you're an individual or part of a couple, you may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for things to change. I work with anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, life transitions, substance use, borderline personality disorder, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD. As someone who values authenticity over perfection, I believe therapy should be a place where you can show up exactly as you are. Together, we'll build practical tools, strengthen your confidence, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I often work with people who are used to holding everything together for others, while quietly struggling on their own. You may be the person others rely on, the one who keeps going, keeps caring, and keeps pushing through even when you’re overwhelmed. Somewhere along the way, you may have learned to hold your emotions in, overthink everything, or put your own needs aside just to get by. Often, these ways of coping began as a way to navigate difficult experiences, relationships, or environments. Sometimes, you just know something doesn’t feel okay, even if you can’t fully explain why.
I often work with people who are used to holding everything together for others, while quietly struggling on their own. You may be the person others rely on, the one who keeps going, keeps caring, and keeps pushing through even when you’re overwhelmed. Somewhere along the way, you may have learned to hold your emotions in, overthink everything, or put your own needs aside just to get by. Often, these ways of coping began as a way to navigate difficult experiences, relationships, or environments. Sometimes, you just know something doesn’t feel okay, even if you can’t fully explain why.
I listen with an open heart, offering a safe and supportive space to navigate difficult thoughts, feelings, relationship struggles and life transitions. Whether you're at a breaking point, feeling uncertain, or anywhere in between, I help you unpack your dilemma, gain new insight, and develop the skills to find clarity and resolution.
I listen with an open heart, offering a safe and supportive space to navigate difficult thoughts, feelings, relationship struggles and life transitions. Whether you're at a breaking point, feeling uncertain, or anywhere in between, I help you unpack your dilemma, gain new insight, and develop the skills to find clarity and resolution.
Hello and welcome! If you reading my personal statement you have taken that first step to reach out for help or support. For some of you this first step might have been easy, for many others starting the search took some time. And choosing a counsellor by having a brief conversation is next. I start the counseling process exactly where you are. Using a style that is collaborative and gentle, but can switch to using humour and challenge if that works better for you.
Hello and welcome! If you reading my personal statement you have taken that first step to reach out for help or support. For some of you this first step might have been easy, for many others starting the search took some time. And choosing a counsellor by having a brief conversation is next. I start the counseling process exactly where you are. Using a style that is collaborative and gentle, but can switch to using humour and challenge if that works better for you.
Are you experiencing anxiety, difficulty sleeping, a tense or painful body, or a sadness that lingers no matter what you do? Trauma can cause the body to develop a state of hypervigilance—a persistent sense of being on guard, as though it is continually braced for danger. Over time, these patterns of stress and tension can contribute to chronic pain, depression, digestive issues, PTSD-anxiety symptoms, insomnia, sexual health challenges, immune system dysfunction. By creating greater freedom in the body, breath, and energy flow, Somatic Therapy helps foster regulation, healing, and a deeper sense of well-being.
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Are you experiencing anxiety, difficulty sleeping, a tense or painful body, or a sadness that lingers no matter what you do? Trauma can cause the body to develop a state of hypervigilance—a persistent sense of being on guard, as though it is continually braced for danger. Over time, these patterns of stress and tension can contribute to chronic pain, depression, digestive issues, PTSD-anxiety symptoms, insomnia, sexual health challenges, immune system dysfunction. By creating greater freedom in the body, breath, and energy flow, Somatic Therapy helps foster regulation, healing, and a deeper sense of well-being.
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If we all could have the option to be supported and heard with our struggles, to be connected and cared for, perhaps our ability to move through them and towards our goals would be different. What is it you wish to shift, where would your life be right now? How can I help you get there? If you are a victim of crime you may be eligible for counselling through CVAP. I am an approved CVAP counsellor.
If we all could have the option to be supported and heard with our struggles, to be connected and cared for, perhaps our ability to move through them and towards our goals would be different. What is it you wish to shift, where would your life be right now? How can I help you get there? If you are a victim of crime you may be eligible for counselling through CVAP. I am an approved CVAP counsellor.
Being a human being is complicated, and often difficult, and we all need understanding and support from other people. I work as a counsellor because I want to provide that support and understanding, and I want to help people find and reclaim power in their lives, even in the face things they cannot change. I work as a team with my clients to build on their skills and strengths, figure out what coping strategies might not be working for them anymore, and find new ways of coping and being in the world. I work with all kinds of clients, and I am particularly interested in supporting neurodiverse, disabled, and chronically ill clients.
Being a human being is complicated, and often difficult, and we all need understanding and support from other people. I work as a counsellor because I want to provide that support and understanding, and I want to help people find and reclaim power in their lives, even in the face things they cannot change. I work as a team with my clients to build on their skills and strengths, figure out what coping strategies might not be working for them anymore, and find new ways of coping and being in the world. I work with all kinds of clients, and I am particularly interested in supporting neurodiverse, disabled, and chronically ill clients.
Obsessive Compulsive Therapist. Obsessive thoughts can range from replaying conversations to images and thoughts that scare and exhaust you. Do you notice a persistent feeling of uncertainty and a need to feel safe? You may have impulses to repeat actions or seek endless reassurance that never satisfies the fear that your partner will leave you. There are many ways you can feel compelled to check things online, count, or reread to find a sense of ease. Even though these strategies offer a moment's rest, the same unease returns. These thoughts and rituals interfere with work and relationships, particularly during stressful times.
Obsessive Compulsive Therapist. Obsessive thoughts can range from replaying conversations to images and thoughts that scare and exhaust you. Do you notice a persistent feeling of uncertainty and a need to feel safe? You may have impulses to repeat actions or seek endless reassurance that never satisfies the fear that your partner will leave you. There are many ways you can feel compelled to check things online, count, or reread to find a sense of ease. Even though these strategies offer a moment's rest, the same unease returns. These thoughts and rituals interfere with work and relationships, particularly during stressful times.
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Are you suffering from anxiety and depression that has knocked your life to the point where it is has become unmanageable? Are you struggling to have or maintain close relationships with your family, friends, loved ones, staff or employers? Have you being "going it alone," or tried other treatments, but nothing worked or if it did, it did not work for long?
Mistrust, anxiety, depression, hypervigilance and self-destructive behaviours are only a few symptoms of something much larger that is going on.
Welcome!
Are you suffering from anxiety and depression that has knocked your life to the point where it is has become unmanageable? Are you struggling to have or maintain close relationships with your family, friends, loved ones, staff or employers? Have you being "going it alone," or tried other treatments, but nothing worked or if it did, it did not work for long?
Mistrust, anxiety, depression, hypervigilance and self-destructive behaviours are only a few symptoms of something much larger that is going on.
Hi, my name is Makita and I’m happy to see you chose to visit my page. I work with young adults, adults, and couples, who are interested in learning to cope with life’s challenges. This includes anxiety, stress, depression, relationship issues, anger, feeling overwhelmed or burnt out. My clients are looking for and need a supportive therapist who can sit with them during their lowest points, be bold and honest with them during their denials and can offer practical tools they can utilize outside of the therapy room. Their goal is to feel better because they want better for themselves and their situations.
Hi, my name is Makita and I’m happy to see you chose to visit my page. I work with young adults, adults, and couples, who are interested in learning to cope with life’s challenges. This includes anxiety, stress, depression, relationship issues, anger, feeling overwhelmed or burnt out. My clients are looking for and need a supportive therapist who can sit with them during their lowest points, be bold and honest with them during their denials and can offer practical tools they can utilize outside of the therapy room. Their goal is to feel better because they want better for themselves and their situations.
My clients want relief from emotional pain and guidance on their journey toward self-improvement. They may have tried self-help strategies, or perhaps even other therapists, but they’re still looking for something deeper and more effective. They want to work with someone who has life experience that truly understands them, someone who can see past surface-level issues and help uncover the deeper, root causes of their struggles. They are motivated by a desire to live authentically, experience healthier relationships, and break free from negative cycles that have held them back in the past.
My clients want relief from emotional pain and guidance on their journey toward self-improvement. They may have tried self-help strategies, or perhaps even other therapists, but they’re still looking for something deeper and more effective. They want to work with someone who has life experience that truly understands them, someone who can see past surface-level issues and help uncover the deeper, root causes of their struggles. They are motivated by a desire to live authentically, experience healthier relationships, and break free from negative cycles that have held them back in the past.
If you feel like you are struggling or stuck in life and need a supportive ear in this overwhelming world, I can help. Whether you are going through a transitional period of life, struggling with a past trauma, or discovering your own changing identity and values, I can support you through this time.
If you feel like you are struggling or stuck in life and need a supportive ear in this overwhelming world, I can help. Whether you are going through a transitional period of life, struggling with a past trauma, or discovering your own changing identity and values, I can support you through this time.
Navreen prioritize’s creating a safe and supportive space where clients feel understood and connected. She recognizes how relational challenges impact emotional well-being and collaborate with clients to explore these dynamics with empathy and clarity.
She is dedicated to culturally informed therapy, recognizing how cultural contexts and societal factors influence one’s mental health. Her work emphasizes attachment-based approaches, exploring early life experiences to understand how they shape present-day relationships, emotions, and behaviors.
Navreen incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, the Gottman
Navreen prioritize’s creating a safe and supportive space where clients feel understood and connected. She recognizes how relational challenges impact emotional well-being and collaborate with clients to explore these dynamics with empathy and clarity.
She is dedicated to culturally informed therapy, recognizing how cultural contexts and societal factors influence one’s mental health. Her work emphasizes attachment-based approaches, exploring early life experiences to understand how they shape present-day relationships, emotions, and behaviors.
Navreen incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, the Gottman
Life can be rich and rewarding, yet also bring moments that leave us feeling stuck, anxious, or unsure of how to move forward. While we can’t always control what happens, we can choose how we respond and care for ourselves along the way. Therapy offers a space to heal, learn, and grow at your own pace. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you feel truly seen and understood. Together, we’ll explore what’s getting in the way and help you reconnect with your confidence, clarity, and sense of direction.
Life can be rich and rewarding, yet also bring moments that leave us feeling stuck, anxious, or unsure of how to move forward. While we can’t always control what happens, we can choose how we respond and care for ourselves along the way. Therapy offers a space to heal, learn, and grow at your own pace. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you feel truly seen and understood. Together, we’ll explore what’s getting in the way and help you reconnect with your confidence, clarity, and sense of direction.
Hi, I’m Ashley. I bring warmth and gentleness into the counselling space, creating a safe place to explore those parts of ourselves we may find difficult to face. Counselling can be a wonderful space for growth, as it often asks us to be honest with ourselves. That honesty can feel uncomfortable at times but is often the thing that comes right before a new version of us emerges.
Hi, I’m Ashley. I bring warmth and gentleness into the counselling space, creating a safe place to explore those parts of ourselves we may find difficult to face. Counselling can be a wonderful space for growth, as it often asks us to be honest with ourselves. That honesty can feel uncomfortable at times but is often the thing that comes right before a new version of us emerges.
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