Depression Therapists in Pemberton, BC
Anxiety and depression are areas I commonly work to support clients with.
Creating a calm and welcoming space to learn about my clients goals for therapy, I often start with building healthy coping resources and skills that clients can use in their everyday life. Clients often decide to work through past experiences as well, through the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy).
Anxiety and depression are areas I commonly work to support clients with.
Creating a calm and welcoming space to learn about my clients goals for therapy, I often start with building healthy coping resources and skills that clients can use in their everyday life. Clients often decide to work through past experiences as well, through the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy).
As a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent therapist, it is my aim to facilitate a compassionate, nonjudgmental space in which you can experience safety and connectedness. Drawing from a foundation in expressive arts therapy, my approach is client-centred, psychodynamic, neuro-informed, and trauma-informed. As a creative arts therapist, I weave in creative and non-verbal processes with evidence-based therapy interventions to help deepen your self-reflective and expressive capacities. Our work together will honour the validity of your lived experience while fortifying you with more skills and tools to continue your healing journey.
As a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent therapist, it is my aim to facilitate a compassionate, nonjudgmental space in which you can experience safety and connectedness. Drawing from a foundation in expressive arts therapy, my approach is client-centred, psychodynamic, neuro-informed, and trauma-informed. As a creative arts therapist, I weave in creative and non-verbal processes with evidence-based therapy interventions to help deepen your self-reflective and expressive capacities. Our work together will honour the validity of your lived experience while fortifying you with more skills and tools to continue your healing journey.
I will help you learn strategies to better cope with your personal issues, minimize family and relationship conflict, manage anxiety, depression and chronic pain.
We all go through difficult times in our lives, but finding the right support to navigate life’s challenges can make a big difference. My goal is to provide the support needed to guide you toward healing, personal growth, and self-understanding. I am dedicated to helping people create more gratifying, rewarding and balanced lives and relationships. My style is collaborative, compassionate, empathic and supportive; providing counselling tailored for each individual's specific concerns.
I will help you learn strategies to better cope with your personal issues, minimize family and relationship conflict, manage anxiety, depression and chronic pain.
We all go through difficult times in our lives, but finding the right support to navigate life’s challenges can make a big difference. My goal is to provide the support needed to guide you toward healing, personal growth, and self-understanding. I am dedicated to helping people create more gratifying, rewarding and balanced lives and relationships. My style is collaborative, compassionate, empathic and supportive; providing counselling tailored for each individual's specific concerns.
I am focused on how the brain is wired, how it responds to threat and what needs to happen in order to propel us towards optimal mental health and wellness. I focus my work on helping clients repair the emotional wounds that cause them distress and hold them back from living their best life possible.
I am focused on how the brain is wired, how it responds to threat and what needs to happen in order to propel us towards optimal mental health and wellness. I focus my work on helping clients repair the emotional wounds that cause them distress and hold them back from living their best life possible.
As humans we face all sorts of challenges - from your relationships dynamics or mood (like anxiety or depression), trauma from the past that keeps getting in your way, or just general "life" (like parenting, finances, health conditions).
There is rarely just one pain point in life and I specialize in breaking down the steps of therapy into manageable sections (so you don't have to climb the mountain alone).
I have a gentle and grounded style, but curiosity and even humour is welcome too!
As humans we face all sorts of challenges - from your relationships dynamics or mood (like anxiety or depression), trauma from the past that keeps getting in your way, or just general "life" (like parenting, finances, health conditions).
There is rarely just one pain point in life and I specialize in breaking down the steps of therapy into manageable sections (so you don't have to climb the mountain alone).
I have a gentle and grounded style, but curiosity and even humour is welcome too!
I enjoy working with youth and adults who are struggling with trauma, impacts of domestic violence, anxiety, body image/disordered eating, depression, life transitions, suicidal ideation, ADHD, family and peer conflict, and substance use disorders.
I draw from many different counselling frameworks including Intersectional Feminist Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Ultimately, I believe that the connection between the counsellor and the client is the most important thing for therapy to work!
I enjoy working with youth and adults who are struggling with trauma, impacts of domestic violence, anxiety, body image/disordered eating, depression, life transitions, suicidal ideation, ADHD, family and peer conflict, and substance use disorders.
I draw from many different counselling frameworks including Intersectional Feminist Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Ultimately, I believe that the connection between the counsellor and the client is the most important thing for therapy to work!
I specialize in healing traumas that can be the root cause of many mental health challenges such as depression, substance use, PTSD, and anxiety.
The help that I offer is collaborative and focused on the immediate needs you bring to sessions. My clients share that sessions make them feel relieved, encouraged and empowered to make changes in their lives. You will gain a new perspective from really being understood and accepted. You are then able to respond to your life with strength and calm.
I specialize in healing traumas that can be the root cause of many mental health challenges such as depression, substance use, PTSD, and anxiety.
The help that I offer is collaborative and focused on the immediate needs you bring to sessions. My clients share that sessions make them feel relieved, encouraged and empowered to make changes in their lives. You will gain a new perspective from really being understood and accepted. You are then able to respond to your life with strength and calm.
I support anxiety & depression, relational challenges, emotions, difficult or traumatic experiences, self-esteem & worth, grief & loss, sexual health, sexuality & gender identity.
“Change happens in safe connection—when emotions are honoured, parts are heard, and you feel less alone inside yourself.”
I work with adolescents, students & young adults (14–40) seeking support through life’s challenges and transitions. I enjoy working with those new to therapy, particularly men in their 20s–30s exploring how to show up authentically amid life’s expectations. I appreciate and respect gender, sexual & relationship diversity. I provide gender-affirmative care and support for individuals, parents/caregivers & families within Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ communities.
I support anxiety & depression, relational challenges, emotions, difficult or traumatic experiences, self-esteem & worth, grief & loss, sexual health, sexuality & gender identity.
“Change happens in safe connection—when emotions are honoured, parts are heard, and you feel less alone inside yourself.”
I work with adolescents, students & young adults (14–40) seeking support through life’s challenges and transitions. I enjoy working with those new to therapy, particularly men in their 20s–30s exploring how to show up authentically amid life’s expectations. I appreciate and respect gender, sexual & relationship diversity. I provide gender-affirmative care and support for individuals, parents/caregivers & families within Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ communities.
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For more than 30 years I have counselled people having problems with depression, anxiety and life adjustment, and as well, those wanting to grow personally.
I also coach people in learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution Focused methods, relaxation, grounding, being ‘present’, mono tasking; and communication, assertiveness and anger management skills. And developing gratitude. Life coaching can be part of sessions. I am currently only doing phone and on-line sessions, and sorry, have a waitlist.
For more than 30 years I have counselled people having problems with depression, anxiety and life adjustment, and as well, those wanting to grow personally.
I also coach people in learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution Focused methods, relaxation, grounding, being ‘present’, mono tasking; and communication, assertiveness and anger management skills. And developing gratitude. Life coaching can be part of sessions. I am currently only doing phone and on-line sessions, and sorry, have a waitlist.
I have extensive experience working with children and youth who are facing challenges with depression, anxiety disorders, and emotional regulation, in addition to school and relationship issues.
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor providing counselling and assessment services for children, youth, adults, and families. My practice is grounded in creating a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where clients feel genuinely understood while also receiving practical, evidence-based support. I work with concerns including anxiety, ADHD, emotional regulation, self-esteem, life transitions, parenting challenges, and neurodivergence. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each individual’s unique needs, drawing from CBT/DBT/ACT and using play and expressive therapy.
I have extensive experience working with children and youth who are facing challenges with depression, anxiety disorders, and emotional regulation, in addition to school and relationship issues.
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor providing counselling and assessment services for children, youth, adults, and families. My practice is grounded in creating a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where clients feel genuinely understood while also receiving practical, evidence-based support. I work with concerns including anxiety, ADHD, emotional regulation, self-esteem, life transitions, parenting challenges, and neurodivergence. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each individual’s unique needs, drawing from CBT/DBT/ACT and using play and expressive therapy.
I am a BC Registered Clinical Counsellor (No. 18736) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (No. 10007447). I'm also a Certified Practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry (developed by Dr. Gabor Maté), and am a graduate of the Integral Counseling Psychology and Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research programs at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).
Through my private practice, Mind Body Integration, I offer psychedelic-assisted therapy, and psychedelic integration support. I invite a trauma-informed, holistic, and somatic approach, while looking through a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens.
I am a BC Registered Clinical Counsellor (No. 18736) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (No. 10007447). I'm also a Certified Practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry (developed by Dr. Gabor Maté), and am a graduate of the Integral Counseling Psychology and Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research programs at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).
Through my private practice, Mind Body Integration, I offer psychedelic-assisted therapy, and psychedelic integration support. I invite a trauma-informed, holistic, and somatic approach, while looking through a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens.
I support adult women who feel stuck in painful emotional patterns - whether that shows up as anxiety, self-doubt, relationship struggles, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or a sense of losing themselves in the needs of others. Many of my clients are navigating the impact of childhood experiences, unresolved attachment wounds, or long-standing behaviours that keep repeating in ways that no longer serve them.
If you're wanting to understand yourself more deeply, build healthier boundaries, reconnect to your worth, heal old emotional patterns, or show up in relationships with more confidence and clarity, I can help get you there.
I support adult women who feel stuck in painful emotional patterns - whether that shows up as anxiety, self-doubt, relationship struggles, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or a sense of losing themselves in the needs of others. Many of my clients are navigating the impact of childhood experiences, unresolved attachment wounds, or long-standing behaviours that keep repeating in ways that no longer serve them.
If you're wanting to understand yourself more deeply, build healthier boundaries, reconnect to your worth, heal old emotional patterns, or show up in relationships with more confidence and clarity, I can help get you there.
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.
Our passion for therapeutic work stems from our own lived experiences, and personal challenges, from anxiety and burn-out to co-dependency, life transitions, depression, parenting struggles and life satisfaction.
Located in North Vancouver and Online. Benchmark Counselling Group is the passionate creation of dedicated registered therapeutic counsellors. We have spent well over a decade helping people develop new skills and learn about themselves in an environment that is safe, caring and challenging. We are committed to supporting individuals, families, teens and couples to live more fulfilling lives! We are client-centered counselling therapists who take an integrative and holistic approach to anxiety, stress, parenting issues, grief and loss, couples issues, anger, and trauma.
Our passion for therapeutic work stems from our own lived experiences, and personal challenges, from anxiety and burn-out to co-dependency, life transitions, depression, parenting struggles and life satisfaction.
Located in North Vancouver and Online. Benchmark Counselling Group is the passionate creation of dedicated registered therapeutic counsellors. We have spent well over a decade helping people develop new skills and learn about themselves in an environment that is safe, caring and challenging. We are committed to supporting individuals, families, teens and couples to live more fulfilling lives! We are client-centered counselling therapists who take an integrative and holistic approach to anxiety, stress, parenting issues, grief and loss, couples issues, anger, and trauma.
Reaching out for support can feel intimidating (and honestly, a bit overwhelming). A compassionate, supportive therapeutic relationship can make that first step feel less heavy.
I’m a counsellor with a deep curiosity about the human experience and a genuine respect for each person’s unique story — no two are the same, and I don’t believe they should be treated that way.
I take a collaborative approach, working alongside you rather than “fixing” you, to support a life that feels aligned with who you truly are. I support individuals in building lives that reflect balance, meaning, and purpose.
Reaching out for support can feel intimidating (and honestly, a bit overwhelming). A compassionate, supportive therapeutic relationship can make that first step feel less heavy.
I’m a counsellor with a deep curiosity about the human experience and a genuine respect for each person’s unique story — no two are the same, and I don’t believe they should be treated that way.
I take a collaborative approach, working alongside you rather than “fixing” you, to support a life that feels aligned with who you truly are. I support individuals in building lives that reflect balance, meaning, and purpose.
I can help you with easing the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
I’m so glad you are here. New Clients are welcome, both young and old (individuals, couples, families). Let’s talk about how therapy helps. There are so many ways we can feel better, we just need to take one step. Reaching out is the first, and often clients feel better after the first session. There are no waitlists for new clients, when you are ready to begin, we begin. Every moment is an opportunity to feel better, but sometimes we lose hope and stop trying. I encourage self love and self-compassion with playfulness and creativity. “Love has the intense ability to heal the wounds from the blows that life gives us.” Sue Johnson
I can help you with easing the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
I’m so glad you are here. New Clients are welcome, both young and old (individuals, couples, families). Let’s talk about how therapy helps. There are so many ways we can feel better, we just need to take one step. Reaching out is the first, and often clients feel better after the first session. There are no waitlists for new clients, when you are ready to begin, we begin. Every moment is an opportunity to feel better, but sometimes we lose hope and stop trying. I encourage self love and self-compassion with playfulness and creativity. “Love has the intense ability to heal the wounds from the blows that life gives us.” Sue Johnson
My areas of focus include:
Stress & Burnout
Anxiety & Overwhelm
Relationships & Communication
Depression
Trauma
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
Grief and Loss
Anger
Family Issues
Attachment wounds
I recognize that each person is unique, and tailor the counseling process to address the whole person.
I work from a client-centred perspective, tailoring our sessions to your goals, preferences, and pace. Together, we’ll explore practical strategies to help you manage difficult emotions, improve your relationships, and build resilience.
By drawing from evidence-based methods like CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Nature-Based Counselling, I help you gain
My areas of focus include:
Stress & Burnout
Anxiety & Overwhelm
Relationships & Communication
Depression
Trauma
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
Grief and Loss
Anger
Family Issues
Attachment wounds
I recognize that each person is unique, and tailor the counseling process to address the whole person.
I work from a client-centred perspective, tailoring our sessions to your goals, preferences, and pace. Together, we’ll explore practical strategies to help you manage difficult emotions, improve your relationships, and build resilience.
By drawing from evidence-based methods like CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Nature-Based Counselling, I help you gain
My areas of practice include the following: anxiety and/or panic, depression/mood disorders, stress and burnout, substance use, communication, boundaries, and grief and loss.
I strongly believe in focusing on the strengths of each individual. I will provide a supportive, confidential space for you to explore your experiences. I will collaborate with you to make a personalized plan with your goals. With your permission, I will send you a therapeutic letter after each session to highlight our work together.
My areas of practice include the following: anxiety and/or panic, depression/mood disorders, stress and burnout, substance use, communication, boundaries, and grief and loss.
I strongly believe in focusing on the strengths of each individual. I will provide a supportive, confidential space for you to explore your experiences. I will collaborate with you to make a personalized plan with your goals. With your permission, I will send you a therapeutic letter after each session to highlight our work together.
My counselling practice combines a multicultural viewpoint, a client centred philosophy, humanistic values and cognitive behavioural strategies. I believe our culture influences the way people see the world and I will strive to understand your world view. I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental and genuine atmosphere to discuss your concerns. I believe you are the expert on your own life but that I may have some strategies to assist you. I am here as a guide, not to follow or lead but to walk beside you on your journey
My counselling practice combines a multicultural viewpoint, a client centred philosophy, humanistic values and cognitive behavioural strategies. I believe our culture influences the way people see the world and I will strive to understand your world view. I can offer you a safe, non-judgemental and genuine atmosphere to discuss your concerns. I believe you are the expert on your own life but that I may have some strategies to assist you. I am here as a guide, not to follow or lead but to walk beside you on your journey
I specialize in relational challenges, depression and anxiety, and life transitions.
Hey, life can feel really hard at times, I know. I really do. And although you're inherently wise and strong, you don't have to do it alone. We're stronger—and life is richer—in connection to ourselves and others. If relationships feel challenging or impossible; you're going through a life change, be it palpable or the kind you can't quite put your finger on; or life just doesn't feel like you thought or imagined it would... I'm so glad you're here. It would be my honour to work with you to see how we can bring you in alignment with the goals and dreams you have for your life!
I specialize in relational challenges, depression and anxiety, and life transitions.
Hey, life can feel really hard at times, I know. I really do. And although you're inherently wise and strong, you don't have to do it alone. We're stronger—and life is richer—in connection to ourselves and others. If relationships feel challenging or impossible; you're going through a life change, be it palpable or the kind you can't quite put your finger on; or life just doesn't feel like you thought or imagined it would... I'm so glad you're here. It would be my honour to work with you to see how we can bring you in alignment with the goals and dreams you have for your life!
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What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.