Psychodynamic Therapists in Richmond, BC
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
The process relies on insights, which are self-realizations and self-knowledge of deep-rooted thoughts, emotions, memories, or reasonings of what, why, and how events happened in the past. Experiencing deep-rooted realizations helps patients find reason, meaning, and context in their lives.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
The process relies on insights, which are self-realizations and self-knowledge of deep-rooted thoughts, emotions, memories, or reasonings of what, why, and how events happened in the past. Experiencing deep-rooted realizations helps patients find reason, meaning, and context in their lives.
I am a first-generation Taiwanese Canadian counsellor who grew up between Taipei, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. I specialize in working with adults individuals, particularly BIPOC and queer adults who are seeking a grounded and affirming space to navigate identity, relationships, burnout and personal challenges. I also work with young couples and new parents managing the pressures of career, family life, and their desire to reconnect.
I am a first-generation Taiwanese Canadian counsellor who grew up between Taipei, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. I specialize in working with adults individuals, particularly BIPOC and queer adults who are seeking a grounded and affirming space to navigate identity, relationships, burnout and personal challenges. I also work with young couples and new parents managing the pressures of career, family life, and their desire to reconnect.
Thank-you for visiting my profile. I aim to create a safe environment for you during our counselling sessions. A place where you feel connected, safe, and free to be yourself. I honour your truth and your story; I respect your openness and vulnerability. I am excited to learn what makes you a unique person. My goal is to create a therapeutic connection based on empathy, nonjudgement, care, and kindness. Your mental health, wellness, and resiliency are my priorities. I listen, I challenge, and I empower. It is important to me that you are heard and I will listen to your truth.
Thank-you for visiting my profile. I aim to create a safe environment for you during our counselling sessions. A place where you feel connected, safe, and free to be yourself. I honour your truth and your story; I respect your openness and vulnerability. I am excited to learn what makes you a unique person. My goal is to create a therapeutic connection based on empathy, nonjudgement, care, and kindness. Your mental health, wellness, and resiliency are my priorities. I listen, I challenge, and I empower. It is important to me that you are heard and I will listen to your truth.
I am a registered member (Registration number: 1829) of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) since 2001. With more than 20 years of professional counselling experience in both public and private settings, I am passionate in walking with people through their struggles and helping them overcome their traumatic past. My counselling approach aims at helping clients increase their self-awareness, identify any unhealthy emotional blockages, desensitize and reprocess emotional charged memories, promote integration of a wholistic self, improve and enrich interpersonal relationships, and experience the joy of emotional freedom.
I am a registered member (Registration number: 1829) of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) since 2001. With more than 20 years of professional counselling experience in both public and private settings, I am passionate in walking with people through their struggles and helping them overcome their traumatic past. My counselling approach aims at helping clients increase their self-awareness, identify any unhealthy emotional blockages, desensitize and reprocess emotional charged memories, promote integration of a wholistic self, improve and enrich interpersonal relationships, and experience the joy of emotional freedom.
One of the most difficult things to do in life is to ask for help. I understand that making the first call is stressful, and I am open to hearing your concerns as soon as we connect. I encompass a non judgmental approach, based on strength and resilience. I work collaboratively with my clients to empower them to make important changes in their lives. As a counselor, I support each client's own experience of their story. I take a holistic approach to understand the many layers that surround life challenges, to create connections and promote change.
One of the most difficult things to do in life is to ask for help. I understand that making the first call is stressful, and I am open to hearing your concerns as soon as we connect. I encompass a non judgmental approach, based on strength and resilience. I work collaboratively with my clients to empower them to make important changes in their lives. As a counselor, I support each client's own experience of their story. I take a holistic approach to understand the many layers that surround life challenges, to create connections and promote change.
Whether you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or struggling with negative thoughts, I’m here to support you in navigating life's challenges. I deeply value creating a warm, accepting, non-judgemental environment for self-exploration, where you feel truly seen, heard and understood.
I prioritize trauma-informed care and often support adults with anxiety, ADHD, relationship issues, stress/burnout, people-pleasing tendencies, substance use challenges and more.
Whether you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or struggling with negative thoughts, I’m here to support you in navigating life's challenges. I deeply value creating a warm, accepting, non-judgemental environment for self-exploration, where you feel truly seen, heard and understood.
I prioritize trauma-informed care and often support adults with anxiety, ADHD, relationship issues, stress/burnout, people-pleasing tendencies, substance use challenges and more.
“Healing is a beautiful ray of light that you simply need to reach your hand toward.” I believe your personal understanding of your life experiences is of great value, and I am dedicated to collaborating closely with you to tailor a counselling strategy that suits your needs. Viviana deeply appreciates the opportunity to assist clients in fostering self-awareness, self-empathy, and the path to healing, as well as in implementing practical solutions to make everyday tasks more manageable.
“Healing is a beautiful ray of light that you simply need to reach your hand toward.” I believe your personal understanding of your life experiences is of great value, and I am dedicated to collaborating closely with you to tailor a counselling strategy that suits your needs. Viviana deeply appreciates the opportunity to assist clients in fostering self-awareness, self-empathy, and the path to healing, as well as in implementing practical solutions to make everyday tasks more manageable.
We are all faced with difficulties throughout our lives, and the way we receive them will help to determine the outcome. As we age, we experience mental and physical changes that can lead to numerous challenges along the way. Maintaining healthy relationships may become difficult as we age. Being someone's caregiver is a significant challenge you may be struggling with. Now more than ever finances play a big role, especially if one member of the family requires costly care. Having healthy relationships and enjoying life can be extremely difficult when faced with one or more of these issues. However, it is possible, and I can help!
We are all faced with difficulties throughout our lives, and the way we receive them will help to determine the outcome. As we age, we experience mental and physical changes that can lead to numerous challenges along the way. Maintaining healthy relationships may become difficult as we age. Being someone's caregiver is a significant challenge you may be struggling with. Now more than ever finances play a big role, especially if one member of the family requires costly care. Having healthy relationships and enjoying life can be extremely difficult when faced with one or more of these issues. However, it is possible, and I can help!
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life and searching for a way forward?
Welcome, I’m Ann, a bilingual counsellor from Taiwan offering sessions in both English and Mandarin.
I work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, and moments of uncertainty — those who want to feel more confident, grounded, and at peace.
Therapy with me is a space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your inner strength — so you’re not operating on autopilot or reacting solely from your nervous system, but instead responding with awareness, agency, and self-trust.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life and searching for a way forward?
Welcome, I’m Ann, a bilingual counsellor from Taiwan offering sessions in both English and Mandarin.
I work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, and moments of uncertainty — those who want to feel more confident, grounded, and at peace.
Therapy with me is a space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with your inner strength — so you’re not operating on autopilot or reacting solely from your nervous system, but instead responding with awareness, agency, and self-trust.
I use a collaborative, person-centred approach. I am aware of the constraints and social inequalities people face, which act as both a cause of mental health issues and a barrier to receiving help. I work with those experiencing various concerns through a trauma-informed, social justice and anti-oppressive framework. I value healing through connection, sharing and community. Growth is a lifelong journey, and I provide a judgment-free safe space for clients to explore their inner world. Compassion, authenticity, and cultural sensitivity are my practice's underlying values.
I use a collaborative, person-centred approach. I am aware of the constraints and social inequalities people face, which act as both a cause of mental health issues and a barrier to receiving help. I work with those experiencing various concerns through a trauma-informed, social justice and anti-oppressive framework. I value healing through connection, sharing and community. Growth is a lifelong journey, and I provide a judgment-free safe space for clients to explore their inner world. Compassion, authenticity, and cultural sensitivity are my practice's underlying values.
Are you feeling stuck in recurring emotional patterns, struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship difficulties? I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy—a long-term, in-depth approach that focuses on uncovering unconscious emotional conflicts and early relational experiences that shape your current struggles. This type of therapy can bring lasting change, helping you develop deeper self-understanding, emotional resilience, and more fulfilling ways of relating to yourself and others.
Are you feeling stuck in recurring emotional patterns, struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship difficulties? I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy—a long-term, in-depth approach that focuses on uncovering unconscious emotional conflicts and early relational experiences that shape your current struggles. This type of therapy can bring lasting change, helping you develop deeper self-understanding, emotional resilience, and more fulfilling ways of relating to yourself and others.
Jingjing works best with women and couples (including cross-cultural partners) striving to nurture stronger marriages and family lives. She also specializes in supporting immigrants, students, and parents through life adjustments, helping them understand personality dynamics and heal from past patterns to promote greater freedom and purpose.
Jingjing works best with women and couples (including cross-cultural partners) striving to nurture stronger marriages and family lives. She also specializes in supporting immigrants, students, and parents through life adjustments, helping them understand personality dynamics and heal from past patterns to promote greater freedom and purpose.
作為一名在香港長大、現居溫哥華的心理輔導員，我深知文化期望與家庭壓力如何帶來深層的焦慮。許多人內心早已疲憊，卻仍努力維持「我很好」的表象。
在這裡，您不需要獨自堅強。我們將一起梳理代際壓力、打破僵化的信念，讓情緒得以安全釋放。我希望能陪伴您不再只是「撐過每一天」，而是找回踏實感，與真實的自己重新連結。
歡迎預約 15 分鐘的免費電話諮詢，我們先聊聊吧！
As a counsellor raised in Hong Kong and now based in Vancouver, I deeply understand how cultural expectations and family pressures can create profound anxiety. Many people feel completely exhausted on the inside, yet still push themselves to maintain the facade that "I'm doing fine."
作為一名在香港長大、現居溫哥華的心理輔導員，我深知文化期望與家庭壓力如何帶來深層的焦慮。許多人內心早已疲憊，卻仍努力維持「我很好」的表象。
在這裡，您不需要獨自堅強。我們將一起梳理代際壓力、打破僵化的信念，讓情緒得以安全釋放。我希望能陪伴您不再只是「撐過每一天」，而是找回踏實感，與真實的自己重新連結。
歡迎預約 15 分鐘的免費電話諮詢，我們先聊聊吧！
As a counsellor raised in Hong Kong and now based in Vancouver, I deeply understand how cultural expectations and family pressures can create profound anxiety. Many people feel completely exhausted on the inside, yet still push themselves to maintain the facade that "I'm doing fine."
Dr. Alice Curitz
Counsellor, PhD, RCC, CCC, CST RCT
12 Endorsed
Richmond, BC V6X
Waitlist for new clients
Sometimes it can feel like we're stuck, lost and have to try to figure it out alone. I'm here to support you in redefining who you are and what you want. Create the life you truly deserve by working through the tough stuff and embracing your unique abilities. I believe that connection is what helps us to heal and grow. My practice is based on building an authentic connection with you in order to help you become empowered to reach your goals. I work with clients across Canada via video chat and phone.
Sometimes it can feel like we're stuck, lost and have to try to figure it out alone. I'm here to support you in redefining who you are and what you want. Create the life you truly deserve by working through the tough stuff and embracing your unique abilities. I believe that connection is what helps us to heal and grow. My practice is based on building an authentic connection with you in order to help you become empowered to reach your goals. I work with clients across Canada via video chat and phone.
We are spiritual beings experiencing life in human form, but the challenges of our human condition can often overwhelm us. Spirituality involves reconnecting with our true nature as spiritual beings and pure awareness. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, helps us heal and release the burdens we carry throughout life, while also fully embracing our human nature. Whether you are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career changes, life transitions, or struggles in relationships, I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts and emotions. Together, we will uncover your inner wisdom and resilience.
We are spiritual beings experiencing life in human form, but the challenges of our human condition can often overwhelm us. Spirituality involves reconnecting with our true nature as spiritual beings and pure awareness. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, helps us heal and release the burdens we carry throughout life, while also fully embracing our human nature. Whether you are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career changes, life transitions, or struggles in relationships, I provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts and emotions. Together, we will uncover your inner wisdom and resilience.
I primarily work within a psychodynamic psychotherapy framework.
My expertise is in working with difficulties related to relational dynamics, especially those found in Asian/Asian North American contexts and families. In addition to having lived in Hong Kong, I've worked diverse clients in Los Angeles and Vancouver and I enjoy working with people who are hoping to make better sense of themselves and others from multiple perspectives. Former clients of mine regularly feel as though they are more aware of their "blind spots", are more free to make good life choices, and are prepared to have more fulfilling relationships overall.
I primarily work within a psychodynamic psychotherapy framework.
My expertise is in working with difficulties related to relational dynamics, especially those found in Asian/Asian North American contexts and families. In addition to having lived in Hong Kong, I've worked diverse clients in Los Angeles and Vancouver and I enjoy working with people who are hoping to make better sense of themselves and others from multiple perspectives. Former clients of mine regularly feel as though they are more aware of their "blind spots", are more free to make good life choices, and are prepared to have more fulfilling relationships overall.
I provide my patients with a safe, warm and judgment-free environment to discuss their most personal and intimate life struggles. Our sense of love and belonging is fundamental to reaching our potential. I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families who face a range of mental health and relationship concerns including but not limited to; anxiety, depression, panic, Autism, ADHD, ADD, BPD, OCD, eating disorders, Complex/ childhood traumas, PTSD, dissociation, DID, parent-child/family conflict, parenting, self-harm, self-esteem, identity, grief & loss, addictions, burnout, Third Culture Identity & spiritual development.
I provide my patients with a safe, warm and judgment-free environment to discuss their most personal and intimate life struggles. Our sense of love and belonging is fundamental to reaching our potential. I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families who face a range of mental health and relationship concerns including but not limited to; anxiety, depression, panic, Autism, ADHD, ADD, BPD, OCD, eating disorders, Complex/ childhood traumas, PTSD, dissociation, DID, parent-child/family conflict, parenting, self-harm, self-esteem, identity, grief & loss, addictions, burnout, Third Culture Identity & spiritual development.
My practice is inclusive and non-judgmental. I am passionate about helping clients regain a sense of hope and possibility. I'm sensitive and mindful around gender, sexual orientation, race, age, spiritual beliefs, ability, body size, cultural background or identification, relationship status, and family situation. I am dedicated to using empathy, and presence to create a safe and nurturing space that supports you to learn more about your self The relationship I seek to have with you is one that is empowering, assisting you to feel respect and compassion for yourself, so that you can make the changes you desire.
My practice is inclusive and non-judgmental. I am passionate about helping clients regain a sense of hope and possibility. I'm sensitive and mindful around gender, sexual orientation, race, age, spiritual beliefs, ability, body size, cultural background or identification, relationship status, and family situation. I am dedicated to using empathy, and presence to create a safe and nurturing space that supports you to learn more about your self The relationship I seek to have with you is one that is empowering, assisting you to feel respect and compassion for yourself, so that you can make the changes you desire.
I use evidence-based CBT, psychodynamic, person-centred, attachment, EMDR and mindfulness based stress reduction.
Areas of expertise include anxiety/panic, depression/low mood, relationship-communication strengthening, post relationship conflict & patterns, adjustments in life/work, grief/loss, eating disorders, trauma, assertiveness, self-esteem, imposter syndrome, family conflict, self-criticism & self-worth, stress-management, loneliness/isolation, & personal growth.
I use evidence-based CBT, psychodynamic, person-centred, attachment, EMDR and mindfulness based stress reduction.
Areas of expertise include anxiety/panic, depression/low mood, relationship-communication strengthening, post relationship conflict & patterns, adjustments in life/work, grief/loss, eating disorders, trauma, assertiveness, self-esteem, imposter syndrome, family conflict, self-criticism & self-worth, stress-management, loneliness/isolation, & personal growth.
I am an experienced Registered Psychologist offering counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families. I help people working through challenges in their relationships, careers, and personal lives. Often people come to me for help with depression, anxiety, trauma, or health concerns. I take a practical and mindful approach to counselling, grounded in a strong therapeutic relationship, to help you accomplish your counselling goals in a timely and effective manner. I work with many first responders. www.drjeffmorley.ca www.911resilience.ca www.guardianpsychedelics.ca
I am an experienced Registered Psychologist offering counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families. I help people working through challenges in their relationships, careers, and personal lives. Often people come to me for help with depression, anxiety, trauma, or health concerns. I take a practical and mindful approach to counselling, grounded in a strong therapeutic relationship, to help you accomplish your counselling goals in a timely and effective manner. I work with many first responders. www.drjeffmorley.ca www.911resilience.ca www.guardianpsychedelics.ca
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Psychodynamic Counsellors
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.