Eating Disorders Therapists in Pitt Meadows, BC
I am a seasoned counsellor with over 10 years of experience helping clients navigate life's challenges. With a Master's degree from the esteemed University of Mostar and years of experience as a school psychologist in elementary education, I bring a wealth of expertise to the table. I am dedicated helping people heal and thrive, understanding that each person's journey is unique. Whether you're grappling with past trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, stress, depression or seeking personal growth, I am here to support you every step of the way.
I am a seasoned counsellor with over 10 years of experience helping clients navigate life's challenges. With a Master's degree from the esteemed University of Mostar and years of experience as a school psychologist in elementary education, I bring a wealth of expertise to the table. I am dedicated helping people heal and thrive, understanding that each person's journey is unique. Whether you're grappling with past trauma, relationship issues, anxiety, stress, depression or seeking personal growth, I am here to support you every step of the way.
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.
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.
My approach is warm, empathetic and relational. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space, validating your experience and meeting you where you are.
My approach is warm, empathetic and relational. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space, validating your experience and meeting you where you are.
Being alive means that we will experience pain, crave meaning, and eventually, confront death. It is normal, and even necessary, to experience anxiety in response. The question is whether this anxiety motivates us or paralyzes us. Problems arise when we are unable to feel a sense of agency in our lives; and it is through increased awareness that we can become better equipped to build the kind of life we want to lead and flourish into the kind of people we want to be. I work best with clients who want to be their most authentic selves, and are willing to dig deep to heal their past and create a better future for themselves.
Being alive means that we will experience pain, crave meaning, and eventually, confront death. It is normal, and even necessary, to experience anxiety in response. The question is whether this anxiety motivates us or paralyzes us. Problems arise when we are unable to feel a sense of agency in our lives; and it is through increased awareness that we can become better equipped to build the kind of life we want to lead and flourish into the kind of people we want to be. I work best with clients who want to be their most authentic selves, and are willing to dig deep to heal their past and create a better future for themselves.
Are you going through something emotionally painful? Experiencing anxiety, panic, depression, or addiction? I will work efficiently and effectively with you to find the root of your struggles, so you can put an end to your suffering and find permanent resolution to the problems you are experiencing. I have been trained in a highly specialized approach that can help restore happiness and clarity in your life, regardless of how complex or upsetting your situation may be.
Are you going through something emotionally painful? Experiencing anxiety, panic, depression, or addiction? I will work efficiently and effectively with you to find the root of your struggles, so you can put an end to your suffering and find permanent resolution to the problems you are experiencing. I have been trained in a highly specialized approach that can help restore happiness and clarity in your life, regardless of how complex or upsetting your situation may be.
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.
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.
Hi! First, I recognize how challenging starting the process of counselling may be. I aim to provide a safe and supportive space to work through whatever difficulties bring you here. I specialize in relationships (of all kinds), addictions, feelings of being stuck or overwhelmed, life's transitions, sex & intimacy and grief and loss. In addition to a Master's in Counselling Psychology, I have over 15 years of teaching yoga, meditation and mindfulness. My approach is collaborative and client-focused, and I work with individuals of all genders, sexualities and intersectionalities.
Hi! First, I recognize how challenging starting the process of counselling may be. I aim to provide a safe and supportive space to work through whatever difficulties bring you here. I specialize in relationships (of all kinds), addictions, feelings of being stuck or overwhelmed, life's transitions, sex & intimacy and grief and loss. In addition to a Master's in Counselling Psychology, I have over 15 years of teaching yoga, meditation and mindfulness. My approach is collaborative and client-focused, and I work with individuals of all genders, sexualities and intersectionalities.
Hello! I believe all people have a strong desire to be seen, heard, and understood. Counselling is a place to discover parts of ourselves, to solve long-standing problems, to improve our emotional well-being, and to gain insight into our lives. We all struggle from time to time, my focus is to work with clients in a warm, collaborative, and effective manner to assist movement in a direction that promotes mental wellness.
Hello! I believe all people have a strong desire to be seen, heard, and understood. Counselling is a place to discover parts of ourselves, to solve long-standing problems, to improve our emotional well-being, and to gain insight into our lives. We all struggle from time to time, my focus is to work with clients in a warm, collaborative, and effective manner to assist movement in a direction that promotes mental wellness.
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.
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I work with people navigating anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, body image, self-worth, & grief.
I'm passionate about helping clients get to the root of their pain. You can expect support that is gentle but direct, rooted in kindness and curiosity. Together we'll challenge unhelpful patterns, process emotions and past traumas, and develop practical tools for regulation and coping. We may blend somatic & talk therapies to care for your body & mind.
I work with people navigating anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, body image, self-worth, & grief.
I'm passionate about helping clients get to the root of their pain. You can expect support that is gentle but direct, rooted in kindness and curiosity. Together we'll challenge unhelpful patterns, process emotions and past traumas, and develop practical tools for regulation and coping. We may blend somatic & talk therapies to care for your body & mind.
Her areas of expertise include disordered eating, relationships, sleep disruption, trauma, injury recovery, and anxiety.
Homa Papaei is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master in Counselling Psychology from University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a wholehearted, centred and Compassionate counsellor with over fifteen years of experience supporting individuals to connect with themselves. Homa believes that each person can work through their negative thoughts or experiences to live life in a meaningful way. She believes that her role as a counsellor is to explore with the client the different pieces of their life and understand how those pieces function together.
Her areas of expertise include disordered eating, relationships, sleep disruption, trauma, injury recovery, and anxiety.
Homa Papaei is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master in Counselling Psychology from University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a wholehearted, centred and Compassionate counsellor with over fifteen years of experience supporting individuals to connect with themselves. Homa believes that each person can work through their negative thoughts or experiences to live life in a meaningful way. She believes that her role as a counsellor is to explore with the client the different pieces of their life and understand how those pieces function together.
My expertise is in the areas of mental health challenges, stress management, trauma and eating disorders.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which is a goal oriented approach to feeling better. I have also trained in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Counselling, Somatic approaches to Trauma Recovery and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
My expertise is in the areas of mental health challenges, stress management, trauma and eating disorders.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which is a goal oriented approach to feeling better. I have also trained in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Counselling, Somatic approaches to Trauma Recovery and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
Paul's Hospital in Vancouver at the Eating Disorders Program.
I know that it takes a lot of courage to reach out for help at times when we feel distressed, overwhelmed, vulnerable, confused, wrought with sadness, shame, hurt, guilt, intense worry... Some of us have been told or made feel that we do not deserve better, or that we are not good enough, or smart enough, or thin enough, or strong enough, or funny enough... Sometimes we seek refuge in food, alcohol, drugs, sex, or self-harm to cope with the belief that we can never feel differently about ourselves or the world.
Paul's Hospital in Vancouver at the Eating Disorders Program.
I know that it takes a lot of courage to reach out for help at times when we feel distressed, overwhelmed, vulnerable, confused, wrought with sadness, shame, hurt, guilt, intense worry... Some of us have been told or made feel that we do not deserve better, or that we are not good enough, or smart enough, or thin enough, or strong enough, or funny enough... Sometimes we seek refuge in food, alcohol, drugs, sex, or self-harm to cope with the belief that we can never feel differently about ourselves or the world.
I am especially attuned to clients who are navigating emotionally complex situations and have specialized experience with eating disorders, adolescents, mature adults, parenting matters, and those seeking support with navigating cultural and identity transitions.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply longing for more clarity and connection, counselling can be a powerful place to begin. I’m Leticia, a trauma-informed counsellor who is here to support you with warmth, respect, and practical guidance.
Whether you’re coping with anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, or important life transitions, I draw from evidence-based approaches to help you build resilience and reconnect with your inner strength. My practice is rooted in a deep appreciation for every person’s unique lived experience, where I welcome individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds and identities.
I am especially attuned to clients who are navigating emotionally complex situations and have specialized experience with eating disorders, adolescents, mature adults, parenting matters, and those seeking support with navigating cultural and identity transitions.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply longing for more clarity and connection, counselling can be a powerful place to begin. I’m Leticia, a trauma-informed counsellor who is here to support you with warmth, respect, and practical guidance.
Whether you’re coping with anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, or important life transitions, I draw from evidence-based approaches to help you build resilience and reconnect with your inner strength. My practice is rooted in a deep appreciation for every person’s unique lived experience, where I welcome individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds and identities.
I offer individual counselling in French and English for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, adult ADHD, binge eating, bulimia, stress, emotional regulation, intimacy, communication, life transition, challenging relationships, parenting skills, unresolved childhood experiences, and trauma.
I have over 15 years of experience working in the field of mental health. I strongly believe in the interconnection between the mind and body, and I am interested in the impact of early childhood experiences on current thinking patterns and behaviours. I use evidence-based approaches, including CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and EMDR.
I offer individual counselling in French and English for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, adult ADHD, binge eating, bulimia, stress, emotional regulation, intimacy, communication, life transition, challenging relationships, parenting skills, unresolved childhood experiences, and trauma.
I have over 15 years of experience working in the field of mental health. I strongly believe in the interconnection between the mind and body, and I am interested in the impact of early childhood experiences on current thinking patterns and behaviours. I use evidence-based approaches, including CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and EMDR.
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
Some of the treatment models that I am certified in are: Family Based Treatment for Eating Disorders (FBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).
My practice has two therapy sections within the room. There is a traditional therapy area and a creative play area where children can express, explore and just be. Your child will have access to sand tray, clay, paint, puppetry, dress-up, doll house, pastels, markers to name a few which will help them to process their inner world.
Some of the treatment models that I am certified in are: Family Based Treatment for Eating Disorders (FBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).
My practice has two therapy sections within the room. There is a traditional therapy area and a creative play area where children can express, explore and just be. Your child will have access to sand tray, clay, paint, puppetry, dress-up, doll house, pastels, markers to name a few which will help them to process their inner world.
We have some additional experience in helping creative and professional people who can be perfectionistic or hard on themselves and several of us work with relational issues and disordered eating.
Hi there. You can stop your searching and reach out. We are genuinely caring and ethical in matching clients with the best fit. We offer free discovery calls. Let us help you find your person.
Shirley Katz, Ph.D., RP, is a Supervisor, University Instructor and Clinic Director who leans on 27 years experience to help ensure clients get to feel understood and respected, and benefit from therapy. She takes the time to answer inquiries. Note that we support LGBT2SQ+, teens, adults, relationships. A few of our therapists have in person offices and most offer video sessions. Reach out!
We have some additional experience in helping creative and professional people who can be perfectionistic or hard on themselves and several of us work with relational issues and disordered eating.
Hi there. You can stop your searching and reach out. We are genuinely caring and ethical in matching clients with the best fit. We offer free discovery calls. Let us help you find your person.
Shirley Katz, Ph.D., RP, is a Supervisor, University Instructor and Clinic Director who leans on 27 years experience to help ensure clients get to feel understood and respected, and benefit from therapy. She takes the time to answer inquiries. Note that we support LGBT2SQ+, teens, adults, relationships. A few of our therapists have in person offices and most offer video sessions. Reach out!
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
Emilie Kemlo, Psychologist is a dedicated specialist in emotionally based trauma release work for 36 years with all ages,nationalities, and income levels, using a sliding scale fee, low rates and immediate availability. She is registered with College of Psychologists of BC, worked at Counseling Center of Tokyo, Tokyo International University, and in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. with a deep understanding of all psychological issues, both Western, First Nations and multicultural Asian issues in health, sex, work and relationships. She was a founding teacher of BC School of Art Therapy, Victoria, and uses Bioenergetic Analysis, visual language and various psychotherapeutic approaches.
For over a decade, I have been helping people with: anxiety, depression, disordered eating, body image concerns, self-esteem, developmental trauma, sexual abuse, PTSD, parenting, and gender and sexuality issues.
Are you longing to feel more connection and satisfaction in your relationships? Are you often feeling sad or anxious? Many of my clients may present to others thar they’re functioning well, but inwardly they may be feeling anxious, alone, and overwhelmed. I am here to support you on your journey to finding more peace, contentment and authenticity in your life and relationships.
For over a decade, I have been helping people with: anxiety, depression, disordered eating, body image concerns, self-esteem, developmental trauma, sexual abuse, PTSD, parenting, and gender and sexuality issues.
Are you longing to feel more connection and satisfaction in your relationships? Are you often feeling sad or anxious? Many of my clients may present to others thar they’re functioning well, but inwardly they may be feeling anxious, alone, and overwhelmed. I am here to support you on your journey to finding more peace, contentment and authenticity in your life and relationships.
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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.