Therapists in Pitt Meadows, BC

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and am located in the community of Pitt Meadows. I provide counselling for individuals experiencing a wide range of personal challenges. Challenges that include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. Sometimes people need the ability to express their real feelings about such difficulties, and I endeavor to provide those I work with the space to to do so, while also exploring ways to better cope with and even resolve their problems.

Are you looking for a COUPLES/Relationship Counselling or Individual? I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) who is passionate about helping others heal through connection. To facilitate the healing journey, we must first feel safe enough to let someone see us in our vulnerability. Through empathy, radical acceptance, and experiential exercises, I help clients shift their old beliefs, reframe them and make space for creating new ones.

For many of us, we can feel stuck in our lives and reach a point where we just don't want to keep doing the same things over and over again. We may feel stuck in the ways we cope with everyday situations, or feel frustrated in our relationships, or angry or depressed about past hurts and losses. Counselling can help individuals and couples discover new ways of coping with emotional and mental health issues by helping you navigate the ups and downs of life.

"Your life is a result of the choices you make…" if you are feeling overwhelmed, alone or unsupported, I would love to come along side you as you make these choices. It is my desire is to help individuals, families and communities focus on wellness so that they can experience whole and healthy lives.

My goal is to be a rock-steady supportive force in my client’s lives as we work, first, to make the most out of the adversities and suffering they encounter, and then, to help fulfill their vision of a life worth living. With fierce compassion and companionship, cultural humility, coping skills, solution-focused strategies, and a dash of existential humor, I cater to my clients as unique human beings with individual needs. I intimately know what it’s like to not have a safe space where you can be seen for who you truly are, so I understand how exceptionally important it is for my clients to have our therapy be that secure base.

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.

What would it take to live the life you imagined? Have you truly found your authentic self? Visit me at Aster Wellness Centre and we will explore these questions to consider your current path. We often have our sights set high but lose track of what is truly important due to unexpected obstacles such as immense anxiety, anger, depression, fear, grief, and personal traumas. We don't ask for these things, but they are occasionally placed along our path, and can easily trip us up. The feeling that we are stuck or unable to realize our potential sets in.

Relationship Experts Vancouver (REV) is a group practice integrating trauma-informed experiential and relationship-focused approaches to meet you where you're at in life. Whether you would like to work on your relationship(s) or yourself, we'll focus on giving you the experience of change vs only talk, and connection over conflict. It's never too late to seek help to overcome stuckness and live a life aligned with your values. REV is a safe space for the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community. The founder, Richard, is also a Clinical Supervisor and Faculty in Counselling Psychology available to supervise, speak, and consult to organizations.

I have been doing clinical counselling work with varied populations since 2006 and currently work with individuals, couples and families. I am honoured to be able to work with others on their personal journeys. It is my belief that everyone has their own answers within, but when feeling stuck, professional guidance can help direct the way. Working from a client centered collaborative approach, I use a variety of interventions and strategies to assist clients.

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, located in Port Moody, BC. I offer 1:1 private counselling and online workshops for people to step into their personal power as they learn how to both find their true voice and how to use it for a life that they truly love. I work with people struggling with anxiety, trauma, stress, burnout, low self worth, grief and loss, anger, personal growth, relationships (partners, family, friends) and other life struggles. We work to build coping skills, mindfulness/grounding skills, balance, understand negative core beliefs, nervous system regulation, self confidence, empowerment and joy!

In our work together, I look at the whole of your life or relationship. All parts of our lives play into where we are today, so I use a “whole person” approach to my Individual Counselling and Marriage / Couples Counselling. I combine traditional counselling, life and relationship skills, Gottman marriage counselling, Life Coaching tools and techniques, in a unique and personal environment. We work together to achieve positive, significant and permanent changes in your life and relationships. I also specialize in parenting / co-parenting issues, blended families and separation and divorce.

Enlighten Counselling & Psychotherapy was formed to provide counselling services to anyone needing assistance in various aspects of life. These include transitional life experiences, mental health issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, etc., and/or help addressing issues of stress, self-esteem, peer pressure, social isolation etc. The focus is you, the client. Your needs are important. I work collaboratively with you to find ways to overcome your concerns and reach your goals.

Do you struggle with Anxiety, ADHD, OCD or depression? Do you get overwhelmed easily? Have challenges with your child/ youth's behaviour? I understand South Asian family dynamics and interpersonal difficulties. As a BIPOC professional with more than a decade experience in the field, I help you find peace and solutions. I support families and children/youth using CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, play therapy, EFT and Family systems. I am trained to help neuro-diverse folks and with couples I use Gottman method to make their marriage fulfilling. I am also an approved clinical supervisor. After therapy with me, people leave feeling hopeful.

I invite you practice a few deep breaths as you reflect on aspects of your journey that led you to this page. Have you been feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? Exhausted or drained? Perhaps seeking to to learn new coping tools or wanting to develop your self-care practices? When we bottle up emotions and feel disconnected to both ourselves and others it can be difficult to access healing, recovery, and growth. Counselling can provide a space to press pause from busyness or turmoil. Seeking a safe space to rest. reflect, and to feel restored.

Trust is a process that takes care and compassion, and it is important to find the right person for you. So if you would like a pressure-free chance to interview me to see if we are a fit, we can book a free consultation.

Are you rolling along in life? Something missing deep down, a feeling or sense of something that's not quite right? A feeling you can't explain or understand. After a few attempts to change how you feel, you repeat the same patterns. Do you feel like you put on a different mask every day to get through life? Does this sound like how you are living? Are you ready to take off all the masks, be authentically you and live your authentic life ? Together through this process we will unravel the challenges, not just live your life, but thrive!

Life can have many challenges especially after living through a pandemic. Sometimes you can navigate through these difficult things on your own while some issues are not so easily resolved. If you’re having a rough time and unsure how to manage, counselling can help! Counselling with me is a chance to feel seen and heard and we become a team of sorts. We collaborate to determine a deeper understanding of your situation and create helpful solutions. I am passionate about helping you manage better and feel happier.

People want counselling as they want to make a change for the better. I can help you identify what the problem is that you want to change, work out how to make changes that reduce the problem and improve your life. As you make better, healthier, happier choices, you will feel better about yourself and your life. You may be struggling with a relationship, a loved one close to you, or you may be struggling with an addiction. You may be not be happy about your work life balance, or struggling with parts of your past that you are not at peace with. I will work with you to help you like who you are and what you are doing.

Above all else, I believe in the healing power of relationship. In session we will explore areas related to the body, mind, and spirit as you move toward healing and wholeness.