LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Vancouver, BC
I specialize in counselling for the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent people, and those with BPD - often self-identified oddballs, weirdos, and outsiders with big feelings.
BPDers and neurodivergent people often struggle with messages saying that they don't fit within their environments, that they are a burden, or that their emotions are too frequent and too intense. I work from the perspective that neurodivergent people process information and emotions differently, and I adapt my approach to therapy to meet those needs.
I specialize in counselling for the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent people, and those with BPD - often self-identified oddballs, weirdos, and outsiders with big feelings.
BPDers and neurodivergent people often struggle with messages saying that they don't fit within their environments, that they are a burden, or that their emotions are too frequent and too intense. I work from the perspective that neurodivergent people process information and emotions differently, and I adapt my approach to therapy to meet those needs.
Many are queer, trans, neurodivergent, or feel out of place in normative spaces.
I offer depth-oriented somatic, parts-based therapy for people navigating complex trauma. Sessions are collaborative and experiential; we slow things down, track what’s happening in the body, and work with your process in real time. This approach supports embodied change rather than coping alone.
Many are queer, trans, neurodivergent, or feel out of place in normative spaces.
I offer depth-oriented somatic, parts-based therapy for people navigating complex trauma. Sessions are collaborative and experiential; we slow things down, track what’s happening in the body, and work with your process in real time. This approach supports embodied change rather than coping alone.
I specialize in supporting survivors of trauma (gender-based, workplace, systems, healthcare, and/or sexual trauma) as well as queer, trans, and/or gender diverse folks.
My work is to build a therapeutic place of safety, hope, and healing. You can expect to be met with a therapist who is a real person. In the creation of this honest therapeutic relationship, we can explore life's challenges that you are facing.
I specialize in supporting survivors of trauma (gender-based, workplace, systems, healthcare, and/or sexual trauma) as well as queer, trans, and/or gender diverse folks.
My work is to build a therapeutic place of safety, hope, and healing. You can expect to be met with a therapist who is a real person. In the creation of this honest therapeutic relationship, we can explore life's challenges that you are facing.
I have specialized training in trauma and addictions, and I enjoy working with clients who identify as neurodivergent (autistic, gifted, ADHD, learning disabilities), as well as those who identify as LGBT.
Hi, I'm Naomi, and I'm currently accepting new clients. I've had the honour of guiding many people through their healing journey over the past 20 years, and have seen some amazing changes. Clients have shared that they feel safe with me to to explore and process unresolved trauma, hurts and pain that they've held secret or unacknowledged for many years. Together we will uncover what's holding you back from living the life you want for yourself.
I have specialized training in trauma and addictions, and I enjoy working with clients who identify as neurodivergent (autistic, gifted, ADHD, learning disabilities), as well as those who identify as LGBT.
Hi, I'm Naomi, and I'm currently accepting new clients. I've had the honour of guiding many people through their healing journey over the past 20 years, and have seen some amazing changes. Clients have shared that they feel safe with me to to explore and process unresolved trauma, hurts and pain that they've held secret or unacknowledged for many years. Together we will uncover what's holding you back from living the life you want for yourself.
Islai (eye-lah) is a Registered Social Worker who specializes in working with Two Spirit, Queer, trans, and gender-diverse folk who are struggling to connect with themselves and others.
My lived experience has taught me the importance of chosen family, the strength and courage it takes to be your authentic self, the skills and self-awareness necessary to engage in ethical relationships, and the integral necessity of living your truth. Gender affirming care is an important focus of my practice.
Islai (eye-lah) is a Registered Social Worker who specializes in working with Two Spirit, Queer, trans, and gender-diverse folk who are struggling to connect with themselves and others.
My lived experience has taught me the importance of chosen family, the strength and courage it takes to be your authentic self, the skills and self-awareness necessary to engage in ethical relationships, and the integral necessity of living your truth. Gender affirming care is an important focus of my practice.
Many of the people I work with are navigating a significant transition in their lives. They may be recovering from a painful breakup or betrayal, facing relationship or family challenges, adjusting to a new country, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, or exploring questions of identity and belonging. Often, they are seeking greater clarity, self-understanding, and a way forward that feels authentic to who they are becoming.
Many of the people I work with are navigating a significant transition in their lives. They may be recovering from a painful breakup or betrayal, facing relationship or family challenges, adjusting to a new country, struggling with anxiety or self-doubt, or exploring questions of identity and belonging. Often, they are seeking greater clarity, self-understanding, and a way forward that feels authentic to who they are becoming.
I am a neurodivergent-affirming and non-monogamous/poly-friendly counsellor who most often works with people who identify as queer, trans and/or nonbinary.
You feel heavy from the pressure to conform to who you “should” be. The weight of expectations could be coming from multiple sources- family, friends, church, school, or society. You are fed up with spinning in the same circles and experiencing the same internal conflict; parts of you feel exhausted from being unseen and misunderstood, while other parts are worried about being a burden or fears around being perceived. Together, we can create a space where you don’t need to rely on anyone’s approval and can begin to trust your own inner compass.
I am a neurodivergent-affirming and non-monogamous/poly-friendly counsellor who most often works with people who identify as queer, trans and/or nonbinary.
You feel heavy from the pressure to conform to who you “should” be. The weight of expectations could be coming from multiple sources- family, friends, church, school, or society. You are fed up with spinning in the same circles and experiencing the same internal conflict; parts of you feel exhausted from being unseen and misunderstood, while other parts are worried about being a burden or fears around being perceived. Together, we can create a space where you don’t need to rely on anyone’s approval and can begin to trust your own inner compass.
I am a queer therapist and have experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ teens and adults navigating experiences of coming out, relationships, gender, and sexual orientation.
Hello! I’m Arwen. I am a registered social worker and practicing psychotherapist who is passionate about creating supportive spaces for self-reflection, connection, and healing. My approach to therapy is relational and flexible. I work collaboratively with you based on your needs, where you are at in your life, and where you would like to go. I integrate different frameworks into my therapeutic practice to best support you in navigating relationships, building effective coping strategies, connecting with your emotions, and looking inward with more curiosity and compassion.
I am a queer therapist and have experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ teens and adults navigating experiences of coming out, relationships, gender, and sexual orientation.
Hello! I’m Arwen. I am a registered social worker and practicing psychotherapist who is passionate about creating supportive spaces for self-reflection, connection, and healing. My approach to therapy is relational and flexible. I work collaboratively with you based on your needs, where you are at in your life, and where you would like to go. I integrate different frameworks into my therapeutic practice to best support you in navigating relationships, building effective coping strategies, connecting with your emotions, and looking inward with more curiosity and compassion.
An LGBTQIA+ safe space.
Hi and welcome! I appreciate that it takes courage and strength to start this process. Sometimes, we need help to work through issues. You don't have to deal with your struggles, questions, grief, anxiety, depression, and all of life’s other servings alone. In a non-judgmental, confidential and safe space, shifts can begin to take place. I utilize various modalities, but always come from a person-centered, trauma-informed, and compassion focused lens. I believe in the strength and resilience in every person, and that includes you! Your story matters. You matter…and you deserve healing and happiness. CVAP approved.
An LGBTQIA+ safe space.
Hi and welcome! I appreciate that it takes courage and strength to start this process. Sometimes, we need help to work through issues. You don't have to deal with your struggles, questions, grief, anxiety, depression, and all of life’s other servings alone. In a non-judgmental, confidential and safe space, shifts can begin to take place. I utilize various modalities, but always come from a person-centered, trauma-informed, and compassion focused lens. I believe in the strength and resilience in every person, and that includes you! Your story matters. You matter…and you deserve healing and happiness. CVAP approved.
Life can feel like a lot. With 25 years of experience, I see you.
You’re trying to hold everything together, but under the surface, there’s overwhelm. Maybe you're the one everyone turns to—but no one really sees how much you're carrying. Maybe you second-guess yourself constantly, or find it hard to set boundaries without guilt. Maybe old wounds keep showing up in your present, even when you’ve tried your best to move on.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone.
I’ve spent over two decades walking alongside people through the messy, tender, complicated parts of being human. My approach is warm, honest, and deeply relational.
Life can feel like a lot. With 25 years of experience, I see you.
You’re trying to hold everything together, but under the surface, there’s overwhelm. Maybe you're the one everyone turns to—but no one really sees how much you're carrying. Maybe you second-guess yourself constantly, or find it hard to set boundaries without guilt. Maybe old wounds keep showing up in your present, even when you’ve tried your best to move on.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone.
I’ve spent over two decades walking alongside people through the messy, tender, complicated parts of being human. My approach is warm, honest, and deeply relational.
As a queer identifying therapist, I love working with members of my community.
I am committed to generating value for clients by focusing on their abilities, goals and strengths, as well as recognizing the importance of being flexible, accessible and collaborative. I focus on a person’s individual nature and encourage them to take more of a lead in therapy so that they can discover their own solutions and use their personal intuition to find wisdom, growth, healing and fulfillment within themselves. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space for clients to express themselves and process difficult feelings, life transitions and daily struggles.
As a queer identifying therapist, I love working with members of my community.
I am committed to generating value for clients by focusing on their abilities, goals and strengths, as well as recognizing the importance of being flexible, accessible and collaborative. I focus on a person’s individual nature and encourage them to take more of a lead in therapy so that they can discover their own solutions and use their personal intuition to find wisdom, growth, healing and fulfillment within themselves. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space for clients to express themselves and process difficult feelings, life transitions and daily struggles.
I am passionate about affirming services for BDSM & kink, non-monogamous & poly relationships, and queer & trans folks.
You are longing to find healing and growth, in a world designed to exhaust you. I support you using practical, evidence-based techniques, authentic connection, and a touch of humour. I work with adults, couples, and teens, in these focus areas: identity, relationships (incl. poly/CNM, kink), sex, self-esteem, and life changes.
For individuals, we will work through life's complexities and untangle narratives you have internalized, perhaps unconsciously, that impact how you show up in the world. For couples, we will look deeper into conflict to find the heart of what you are really yearning for: connection, appreciation, safety.
I am passionate about affirming services for BDSM & kink, non-monogamous & poly relationships, and queer & trans folks.
You are longing to find healing and growth, in a world designed to exhaust you. I support you using practical, evidence-based techniques, authentic connection, and a touch of humour. I work with adults, couples, and teens, in these focus areas: identity, relationships (incl. poly/CNM, kink), sex, self-esteem, and life changes.
For individuals, we will work through life's complexities and untangle narratives you have internalized, perhaps unconsciously, that impact how you show up in the world. For couples, we will look deeper into conflict to find the heart of what you are really yearning for: connection, appreciation, safety.
Sarah Siddiqui Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW, RCC
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5N
Does the feeling of being trapped by painful thoughts, emotions or behaviors keep you from being the person you want to be? Have you struggled with loneliness and building meaningful connections? Are you feeling burnt out because of the state of this world feels uncertain and overwhelming? Do you have a loved one who is struggling with their mental health and you aren't sure how to help?
Does the feeling of being trapped by painful thoughts, emotions or behaviors keep you from being the person you want to be? Have you struggled with loneliness and building meaningful connections? Are you feeling burnt out because of the state of this world feels uncertain and overwhelming? Do you have a loved one who is struggling with their mental health and you aren't sure how to help?
I offer an affirming, inclusive space for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients.
Are you struggling with mental health, relationship challenges, or patterns that no longer feel aligned despite your best efforts to cope? We’re all doing our best, and it’s super normal to need support along your journey.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering virtual therapy to individuals, couples, and families across British Columbia. I help clients gain clarity, self-understanding, and compassion for themselves, while validating their experiences to support meaningful growth. My approach is comfy, collaborative, supportive and honest, as well as grounded in creating a space where you feel heard, secure, and empowered.
I offer an affirming, inclusive space for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients.
Are you struggling with mental health, relationship challenges, or patterns that no longer feel aligned despite your best efforts to cope? We’re all doing our best, and it’s super normal to need support along your journey.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering virtual therapy to individuals, couples, and families across British Columbia. I help clients gain clarity, self-understanding, and compassion for themselves, while validating their experiences to support meaningful growth. My approach is comfy, collaborative, supportive and honest, as well as grounded in creating a space where you feel heard, secure, and empowered.
I have 10 years of experience working in community based mental health services, and lived experience as part of queer, disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent communities.
Hi! I’m Iyla. My work as a counsellor aims to integrate body, mind and heart through relational and somatic approaches. Somatics in practice is about learning how to access a deeper felt sense of safety and belonging in the world, creating more space to be present with your experiences, and holding curiosity for what emerges within that space. Through approaching our nervous systems with compassion, we can begin to cultivate deeper awareness of our patterns, and transform our relationship to distress.
I have 10 years of experience working in community based mental health services, and lived experience as part of queer, disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent communities.
Hi! I’m Iyla. My work as a counsellor aims to integrate body, mind and heart through relational and somatic approaches. Somatics in practice is about learning how to access a deeper felt sense of safety and belonging in the world, creating more space to be present with your experiences, and holding curiosity for what emerges within that space. Through approaching our nervous systems with compassion, we can begin to cultivate deeper awareness of our patterns, and transform our relationship to distress.
Caroline de Moraes is a seasoned clinical counsellor with a specialization in trauma-informed therapy and Enneagram-based interventions. As the visionary founder and CEO of Ilumina Mental Health and Spirituality, Caroline has built a clinic that reflects her deep commitment to integrating mental health care with spiritual awareness. She is supporting individuals through complex life transitions and psychospiritual crises.
Caroline de Moraes is a seasoned clinical counsellor with a specialization in trauma-informed therapy and Enneagram-based interventions. As the visionary founder and CEO of Ilumina Mental Health and Spirituality, Caroline has built a clinic that reflects her deep commitment to integrating mental health care with spiritual awareness. She is supporting individuals through complex life transitions and psychospiritual crises.
Emotion Wise was started out of a passion to create a practice that offers compassionate and skilled care for clients who have experienced trauma and mental health issues. We work strategically to build tools for emotional regulation (DBT), increasing your feelings of safety and self-understanding and heal underlying trauma (EMDR). It is our hope that you will experience renewed growth in your life by working with our team of highly trained and experienced counsellors.
Emotion Wise was started out of a passion to create a practice that offers compassionate and skilled care for clients who have experienced trauma and mental health issues. We work strategically to build tools for emotional regulation (DBT), increasing your feelings of safety and self-understanding and heal underlying trauma (EMDR). It is our hope that you will experience renewed growth in your life by working with our team of highly trained and experienced counsellors.
In my counselling practice, I love supporting wellness goals and mental health issues of all shapes and sizes, such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, anger management, stress, relationship issues, family conflict, and abuse - just to name a few. However, I specialize in treating symptoms of neurodivergence & trauma. For example, issues associated with autism (ASD), attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attachment styles, and childhood trauma, especially around self-exploration, relationship issues, and the LGBTQ2I+ community.
In my counselling practice, I love supporting wellness goals and mental health issues of all shapes and sizes, such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, anger management, stress, relationship issues, family conflict, and abuse - just to name a few. However, I specialize in treating symptoms of neurodivergence & trauma. For example, issues associated with autism (ASD), attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attachment styles, and childhood trauma, especially around self-exploration, relationship issues, and the LGBTQ2I+ community.
I’m Clayre, an affirming trauma therapist who is trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, and queer.
My work is relational, experiential, and creative. I draw from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment, integrating body awareness, parts work, and collaborative dialogue. We pay attention to what’s happening in real time, slowing things down so you can notice patterns, build capacity, and respond differently over time.
I’m Clayre, an affirming trauma therapist who is trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, and queer.
My work is relational, experiential, and creative. I draw from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment, integrating body awareness, parts work, and collaborative dialogue. We pay attention to what’s happening in real time, slowing things down so you can notice patterns, build capacity, and respond differently over time.
Suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience. Yet, when you’re immersed in past or present struggles, it’s so natural to feel isolated, stuck, and unsure of how to move forward. The pain can become so overwhelming that it not only interferes with your ability to cope, but it also can rob you of your joy. I view counselling as a nurturing space for appreciating how you’ve supported yourself while also building a deeper sense of freedom, strength, and connection to what matters to you.
Suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience. Yet, when you’re immersed in past or present struggles, it’s so natural to feel isolated, stuck, and unsure of how to move forward. The pain can become so overwhelming that it not only interferes with your ability to cope, but it also can rob you of your joy. I view counselling as a nurturing space for appreciating how you’ve supported yourself while also building a deeper sense of freedom, strength, and connection to what matters to you.
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