Men's Issues Therapists in North Vancouver, BC
I work with adults, teens, parents, and young men facing anxiety, ADHD, autism, relationship challenges, life transitions, and other concerns that can leave life feeling overwhelming or stuck. Together, we build on your strengths and approach therapy as a collaborative, creative process, developing practical tools while intentionally creating a life that reflects who you are.
I work with adults, teens, parents, and young men facing anxiety, ADHD, autism, relationship challenges, life transitions, and other concerns that can leave life feeling overwhelming or stuck. Together, we build on your strengths and approach therapy as a collaborative, creative process, developing practical tools while intentionally creating a life that reflects who you are.
I support adult issues, male youths from 16 yrs, career and workplace concerns, anxiety, depression, anger management, stress, PTSD, and professional challenges from career moves to senior executive situations.
Having a Certified Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Executive Coach (CEC), with my experienced background in mental health and business, you can expect a supportive and empowering counselling and coaching experience.
My modalities include solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, internal family systems therapy, brief therapy, and professional coaching.
I support adult issues, male youths from 16 yrs, career and workplace concerns, anxiety, depression, anger management, stress, PTSD, and professional challenges from career moves to senior executive situations.
Having a Certified Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Executive Coach (CEC), with my experienced background in mental health and business, you can expect a supportive and empowering counselling and coaching experience.
My modalities include solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, internal family systems therapy, brief therapy, and professional coaching.
My vision is to support Individuals, Couples and families to discover their fullest potential, to believe in their abilities, to strengthen that self-trust and confidence in their lives. With that, they will be able to - Respond and remember the truth and trust in themselves when those struggles of life show up - express it in a healthy way, not holding on to it and have it negatively affect their relationship with themselves and others around them. Learn and have the tools to cope and express. In counselling, we start to heal the beliefs that keep each and every one of us separate, and we walk towards intimacy and connection.
My vision is to support Individuals, Couples and families to discover their fullest potential, to believe in their abilities, to strengthen that self-trust and confidence in their lives. With that, they will be able to - Respond and remember the truth and trust in themselves when those struggles of life show up - express it in a healthy way, not holding on to it and have it negatively affect their relationship with themselves and others around them. Learn and have the tools to cope and express. In counselling, we start to heal the beliefs that keep each and every one of us separate, and we walk towards intimacy and connection.
I work extensively with couples on communication and relationship issues including infidelity, the rebuilding of trust and issues concerning sex. I work to help facilitate emotional responsibility so that everyone can define their goals, be heard and work towards feeling safe when communicating from a place of vulnerability. I have also worked with men individually and in a group setting around issues of identity, anger management, sexuality, anxiety, and depression.
I work extensively with couples on communication and relationship issues including infidelity, the rebuilding of trust and issues concerning sex. I work to help facilitate emotional responsibility so that everyone can define their goals, be heard and work towards feeling safe when communicating from a place of vulnerability. I have also worked with men individually and in a group setting around issues of identity, anger management, sexuality, anxiety, and depression.
Do you feel like you're standing at the threshold of something important but can't quite make sense of it? You built the life you were supposed to want, and somewhere it started to feel like a performance you can't put down — burnout, a midlife turn, motivation quietly draining, a growing question about purpose and meaning. From the outside you're holding it together; inside you're exhausted. Together we slow down enough to understand what's moving underneath, so you can step across that threshold and build from your own ground.
Do you feel like you're standing at the threshold of something important but can't quite make sense of it? You built the life you were supposed to want, and somewhere it started to feel like a performance you can't put down — burnout, a midlife turn, motivation quietly draining, a growing question about purpose and meaning. From the outside you're holding it together; inside you're exhausted. Together we slow down enough to understand what's moving underneath, so you can step across that threshold and build from your own ground.
I specialize in men’s issues and athletic counselling for youth aged 16-22.
As an athletic Counsellor, I bring 10+ years of coaching experience to our sessions. We will work together to address your limitations and create a plan for positive growth.
I specialize in men’s issues and athletic counselling for youth aged 16-22.
As an athletic Counsellor, I bring 10+ years of coaching experience to our sessions. We will work together to address your limitations and create a plan for positive growth.
Thank you for taking the time to check out this profile. I have been working in the addiction field for over 27 years. I am a Certified Sex Addictions Therapist, Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist, Certified Betrayed Partner Therapist and a Rainbow Advocate through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. I also have a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. I have worked with families and partners of people with addictions. I truly enjoy helping people understand addiction, its dynamics, and its impact on self and others. I walk alongside my clients in recovery, and that is extremely rewarding.
Thank you for taking the time to check out this profile. I have been working in the addiction field for over 27 years. I am a Certified Sex Addictions Therapist, Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist, Certified Betrayed Partner Therapist and a Rainbow Advocate through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. I also have a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. I have worked with families and partners of people with addictions. I truly enjoy helping people understand addiction, its dynamics, and its impact on self and others. I walk alongside my clients in recovery, and that is extremely rewarding.
I work with adults navigating men's issues, life transitions, grief, disordered eating, relationship challenges, and childhood trauma.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and deeply respectful of your unique lived experience. Together, we explore not just your struggles, but also your inner wisdom. My style weaves talk therapy with somatic awareness, mindfulness, and self-inquiry—helping you reconnect with your body, emotions, and sense of self.
I work with adults navigating men's issues, life transitions, grief, disordered eating, relationship challenges, and childhood trauma.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and deeply respectful of your unique lived experience. Together, we explore not just your struggles, but also your inner wisdom. My style weaves talk therapy with somatic awareness, mindfulness, and self-inquiry—helping you reconnect with your body, emotions, and sense of self.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I aim to create a safe space where you can explore your experiences without judgment while building on your own strengths. I often integrate EMDR, DBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing to support meaningful change.
I work with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, substance use, men’s issues, relationship challenges, and the impact of trauma.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I aim to create a safe space where you can explore your experiences without judgment while building on your own strengths. I often integrate EMDR, DBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing to support meaningful change.
I work with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, substance use, men’s issues, relationship challenges, and the impact of trauma.
I help individuals to achieve their personal psychological goals such as overcoming fears, improving their self-esteem and self-confidence, reducing or eliminating negative stress or distress in their lives, freedom from limiting beliefs and ways of thinking about the self and the world that deprive one of happiness and growth, destructive habits, or the greater goal of manifesting your ideal self or personality.
I help individuals to achieve their personal psychological goals such as overcoming fears, improving their self-esteem and self-confidence, reducing or eliminating negative stress or distress in their lives, freedom from limiting beliefs and ways of thinking about the self and the world that deprive one of happiness and growth, destructive habits, or the greater goal of manifesting your ideal self or personality.
We all experience discomfort in our life. It can be physical, mental or emotional but it is all connected. Feeling down, stuck, angry, hurt or sad is a part of being human but it doesn't mean we cannot do something about it. Injuries are a normal part of life. Some are caused by us and some are caused by others, some are physical and some are emotional, some heal quickly while others seem to never go away but there are things we can do to help or hurt the healing process. Using a variety of techniques, we can work together to develop a recovery plan that works for you.
We all experience discomfort in our life. It can be physical, mental or emotional but it is all connected. Feeling down, stuck, angry, hurt or sad is a part of being human but it doesn't mean we cannot do something about it. Injuries are a normal part of life. Some are caused by us and some are caused by others, some are physical and some are emotional, some heal quickly while others seem to never go away but there are things we can do to help or hurt the healing process. Using a variety of techniques, we can work together to develop a recovery plan that works for you.
Addictions Specialist
Addictions Specialist
Most of my clients are wired a little differently, and the work fits the wiring. I see neurodivergent adults and youth: the ADHD engineer who can build anything except a morning routine, the creative whose best ideas arrive at 2am while the paperwork never arrives at all, the parent trying to decode a kid who doesn't run on the standard operating system. Therapy with me is practical. We figure out how your particular brain actually works, then build strategies around it instead of forcing it into shapes that never fit. The goal: less overwhelm, more traction, and a daily life that feels like yours.
Most of my clients are wired a little differently, and the work fits the wiring. I see neurodivergent adults and youth: the ADHD engineer who can build anything except a morning routine, the creative whose best ideas arrive at 2am while the paperwork never arrives at all, the parent trying to decode a kid who doesn't run on the standard operating system. Therapy with me is practical. We figure out how your particular brain actually works, then build strategies around it instead of forcing it into shapes that never fit. The goal: less overwhelm, more traction, and a daily life that feels like yours.
Let me ask you: Are you struggling with an important relationship in your life? To do with your family, your partner, your child, your work? Are you troubled by the emotions you’re experiencing? Feeling a profound sense of frustration, confusion, or desperation? Worried about the toll these issues are beginning to take? Think you've exhausted all your options for how to effectively manage? Do you wonder if there's quality professional help available? Help that recognizes & acknowledges what's important to you? If so, then look no further. Call now. We'll schedule a time.
Let me ask you: Are you struggling with an important relationship in your life? To do with your family, your partner, your child, your work? Are you troubled by the emotions you’re experiencing? Feeling a profound sense of frustration, confusion, or desperation? Worried about the toll these issues are beginning to take? Think you've exhausted all your options for how to effectively manage? Do you wonder if there's quality professional help available? Help that recognizes & acknowledges what's important to you? If so, then look no further. Call now. We'll schedule a time.
Imagine you’re sitting across from each other again…
Not as enemies. Not as strangers.
Just… you two.
Imagine your hands don’t pull away this time.
Imagine your eyes meet—and don’t look down.
Imagine the words you never said…
finally finding their way out.
Imagine the silence isn’t heavy—
it’s safe.
Imagine the anger softens…
and underneath it, something honest is still there.
Imagine a kind of love that still has dignity—
respect, even in the pain.
Maybe nothing is the same as before.
But maybe… something real is still possible.
You don’t have to imagine it alone.
Couples Counselling — where the conversation begins again.
Imagine you’re sitting across from each other again…
Not as enemies. Not as strangers.
Just… you two.
Imagine your hands don’t pull away this time.
Imagine your eyes meet—and don’t look down.
Imagine the words you never said…
finally finding their way out.
Imagine the silence isn’t heavy—
it’s safe.
Imagine the anger softens…
and underneath it, something honest is still there.
Imagine a kind of love that still has dignity—
respect, even in the pain.
Maybe nothing is the same as before.
But maybe… something real is still possible.
You don’t have to imagine it alone.
Couples Counselling — where the conversation begins again.
At times when we seek counselling, we aren’t totally sure what the ‘problem’ is, we just know our current realities don’t feel fully fulfilling. Other times, we can identify what the ‘issue’ may be, but feel stuck around how to move forward. Counselling therapy is effective in both scenarios, and works to bring both insight and solutions into an individual’s life. Many people looking for a counsellor are seeking a change in their lives, at times wondering if a different reality is possible. Let’s use our time together to bridge the gap between your current reality and a more fulfilling future.
At times when we seek counselling, we aren’t totally sure what the ‘problem’ is, we just know our current realities don’t feel fully fulfilling. Other times, we can identify what the ‘issue’ may be, but feel stuck around how to move forward. Counselling therapy is effective in both scenarios, and works to bring both insight and solutions into an individual’s life. Many people looking for a counsellor are seeking a change in their lives, at times wondering if a different reality is possible. Let’s use our time together to bridge the gap between your current reality and a more fulfilling future.
Over 30 years of experience as a Relationship & Sexual Intimacy Therapist helping couples rebuild trust, reignite passion, and develop deep emotional and physical connection in North Vancouver & Duncan BC. Feeling disconnected from your partner? Struggling with communication, conflict, or a lack of sexual fulfillment? I’ve worked with over 1,000 couples to navigate complex challenges and create lasting change. I offer 50- or 75-minute sessions tailored to your relationship’s unique needs, as well as powerful 3-day Couples Immersions. If you're looking for couples counselling that goes beyond surface fixes, let's connect.
Over 30 years of experience as a Relationship & Sexual Intimacy Therapist helping couples rebuild trust, reignite passion, and develop deep emotional and physical connection in North Vancouver & Duncan BC. Feeling disconnected from your partner? Struggling with communication, conflict, or a lack of sexual fulfillment? I’ve worked with over 1,000 couples to navigate complex challenges and create lasting change. I offer 50- or 75-minute sessions tailored to your relationship’s unique needs, as well as powerful 3-day Couples Immersions. If you're looking for couples counselling that goes beyond surface fixes, let's connect.
My style is practical, direct, and focused on helping men create real change. Many of the men I work with are doing well on the outside but feel like things are slipping behind the scenes. Stress is building, anger shows up more than you want, drinking is creeping up, or your relationship is getting tense. You keep telling yourself you should be able to handle it. We focus on what is happening now and build clear strategies to regain control, improve relationships, and get life moving in the right direction again.
My style is practical, direct, and focused on helping men create real change. Many of the men I work with are doing well on the outside but feel like things are slipping behind the scenes. Stress is building, anger shows up more than you want, drinking is creeping up, or your relationship is getting tense. You keep telling yourself you should be able to handle it. We focus on what is happening now and build clear strategies to regain control, improve relationships, and get life moving in the right direction again.
Hi, I'm Christie. I'm so glad you're here. Whether you are searching for relief from grief or trauma, hoping to learn some coping or executive functioning skills, wanting to improve your relationship, or looking for a safe, non-judgmental place to share or process what's going on for you, I would be happy to work with you as you takes steps towards healing change.
Hi, I'm Christie. I'm so glad you're here. Whether you are searching for relief from grief or trauma, hoping to learn some coping or executive functioning skills, wanting to improve your relationship, or looking for a safe, non-judgmental place to share or process what's going on for you, I would be happy to work with you as you takes steps towards healing change.
I am married and a mother of four with personal experience confronting the issues that couples and single parents face in parenting children through youth,adolescence and early adulthood. I have a deep understanding of the complex challenges parents and children must deal with in today's changing world. I also work with families that have been affected by the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. I educate,, give support in recovery and help families adjust to the many changes in family life after a loved one decides to make clean and sober decisions for a new start in life.
I am married and a mother of four with personal experience confronting the issues that couples and single parents face in parenting children through youth,adolescence and early adulthood. I have a deep understanding of the complex challenges parents and children must deal with in today's changing world. I also work with families that have been affected by the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. I educate,, give support in recovery and help families adjust to the many changes in family life after a loved one decides to make clean and sober decisions for a new start in life.
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Men's Issues Counsellors
Is therapy for men different than it is for women?
Therapeutic treatments and types are the same for men as they are for women, with the same protocols followed and the same strategies employed. Discussing one’s feelings and emotions is an integral part of most therapies, and some men find doing so more challenging. Therapists can help clients through the process; some specialize in treating men for this reason.
How do you encourage a man to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either himself or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can men prepare for therapy?
Men can prepare for therapy by approaching the process with an open mind, being willing to talk about their challenges, and giving treatment the time to work. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. It can be useful for men who struggle to recall their emotional states to write down notes between sessions about their response to a given event or how they were feeling at a particular time.
What should men know about the process of therapy?
One of the most common reasons men don’t seek therapy is the notion that there’s something wrong with them if they do. Men should know that just because they’re seeking therapy doesn’t mean they’re mentally ill or damaged in some way. In the same way people work on their bodies through exercise or a craft through practice, therapy can be a way to improve the mental and emotional skills needed to be productive and effective partners, employees, and people in all realms of life.