Substance Use Therapists in Vancouver, BC
Are you are looking to gain insight about your recurring problems in relationship, wondering how to resolve conflict and co-empower rather than compete with loved ones? For over thirty years I have been helping individuals who have emotional or relationship blocks that may lead to relationship break-up, depression, anxiety, chronic anger, or addiction. My service is available for both individual and couples.
Are you are looking to gain insight about your recurring problems in relationship, wondering how to resolve conflict and co-empower rather than compete with loved ones? For over thirty years I have been helping individuals who have emotional or relationship blocks that may lead to relationship break-up, depression, anxiety, chronic anger, or addiction. My service is available for both individual and couples.
This might include managing depression and anxiety, minimizing substance use, improving relationships with others and self, navigating life transitions and challenges, creating a more enjoyable and fulfilling life, and/or coping with stressors of all kinds.
Having worked in the addictions and mental health field for over the last decade, I have learned that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. How I approach our work together will depend on your individual needs and desires, as I draw from evidence-based practices to help meet your goals.
This might include managing depression and anxiety, minimizing substance use, improving relationships with others and self, navigating life transitions and challenges, creating a more enjoyable and fulfilling life, and/or coping with stressors of all kinds.
Having worked in the addictions and mental health field for over the last decade, I have learned that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. How I approach our work together will depend on your individual needs and desires, as I draw from evidence-based practices to help meet your goals.
I work with youth, adults, and families who may be struggling with concerns such as emotion regulation, self-harm, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, ASD, substance use, psychosis, stress management, and much more.
I have training in modalities such as dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure response prevention (ERP), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI) and more. I also have specialized training in CBT for insomnia (CBT-I)
I work with youth, adults, and families who may be struggling with concerns such as emotion regulation, self-harm, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, ASD, substance use, psychosis, stress management, and much more.
I have training in modalities such as dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure response prevention (ERP), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI) and more. I also have specialized training in CBT for insomnia (CBT-I)
In addition to my diploma in Substance Use, I hold certification as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist.
In my twenty plus years experience working in the community and public school system, I have supported a variety of folks including: children, youth, adults, couples and families. I seek to help clients recognize their strengths, and I work with them to defuse from painful thoughts and feelings and to live a richer and more fulfilling life based on their values. I deeply value the relationship I have with my clients, and am honoured to support them to realize their goals.
In addition to my diploma in Substance Use, I hold certification as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist.
In my twenty plus years experience working in the community and public school system, I have supported a variety of folks including: children, youth, adults, couples and families. I seek to help clients recognize their strengths, and I work with them to defuse from painful thoughts and feelings and to live a richer and more fulfilling life based on their values. I deeply value the relationship I have with my clients, and am honoured to support them to realize their goals.
I have volunteered and worked with crisis lines, sexual assault centres, universities, youth mandated substance use treatment, and now in private practice.
I enjoy helping clients who are working towards (re)discovering their authentic selves. Often this means working with clients who have/are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, body image struggles, substance misuse, and/or ADHD. I have experience working with youth and adults of all different identities.
I have volunteered and worked with crisis lines, sexual assault centres, universities, youth mandated substance use treatment, and now in private practice.
I enjoy helping clients who are working towards (re)discovering their authentic selves. Often this means working with clients who have/are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, body image struggles, substance misuse, and/or ADHD. I have experience working with youth and adults of all different identities.
I support those who are seeking not only to better understand their underlying patterns but also to actively improve their quality of life with a safe, supportive and collaborative counselling relationship. Issues that I help with include healing from traumatic loss, recovering from the effects of childhood trauma, relationship abuse, and other difficult life events. I also work extensively with issues around emotional regulation, boundary setting, anxiety, depression and substance misuse. Even when your struggles originate from severe adversity and trauma, you can grow, not only despite adversity, but because of it.
I support those who are seeking not only to better understand their underlying patterns but also to actively improve their quality of life with a safe, supportive and collaborative counselling relationship. Issues that I help with include healing from traumatic loss, recovering from the effects of childhood trauma, relationship abuse, and other difficult life events. I also work extensively with issues around emotional regulation, boundary setting, anxiety, depression and substance misuse. Even when your struggles originate from severe adversity and trauma, you can grow, not only despite adversity, but because of it.
I typically see people are looking at unpacking the impacts of childhood trauma or recent traumatic/disturbing event(s), impacts of working in community mental health or front line healthcare, and people who are making sense of growing up in families where they were affected by family member's mental health and substance use issues.
Do you feel hooked by painful thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that pull you away from the person you want to be? Work with me to explore how to live life with meaning, to move on from the past and build skills to cope with today.
I typically see people are looking at unpacking the impacts of childhood trauma or recent traumatic/disturbing event(s), impacts of working in community mental health or front line healthcare, and people who are making sense of growing up in families where they were affected by family member's mental health and substance use issues.
Do you feel hooked by painful thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that pull you away from the person you want to be? Work with me to explore how to live life with meaning, to move on from the past and build skills to cope with today.
Stewart Counselling & Associates - Richard Marquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MPH, RSW
Vancouver, BC V6B
ICBC Provider and an Associate with Stewart Counselling, a trauma and cognitive behavioural therapist serving healthcare, technology professionals, film production professionals, students, firefighters, first responders, military veterans, front-line workers, First Nations peoples, visible minorities, and LGBTQ2S people. My practice is progressive psychotherapy and clinical social work services to a diversity of individuals, groups, and communities struggling with mental health disorders, addiction, PTSD, grief, divorce and custody disputes, intergenerational trauma, and racialized trauma. I am licensed in Alberta and Ontario.
ICBC Provider and an Associate with Stewart Counselling, a trauma and cognitive behavioural therapist serving healthcare, technology professionals, film production professionals, students, firefighters, first responders, military veterans, front-line workers, First Nations peoples, visible minorities, and LGBTQ2S people. My practice is progressive psychotherapy and clinical social work services to a diversity of individuals, groups, and communities struggling with mental health disorders, addiction, PTSD, grief, divorce and custody disputes, intergenerational trauma, and racialized trauma. I am licensed in Alberta and Ontario.
I'm Conlan Mansfield, a clinical counsellor in Vancouver offering steady, thoughtful support for people who carry a lot beneath a composed exterior — including those navigating substance use, recovery, or the exhaustion of holding things together for a long time.
My approach is grounded, collaborative, and practical. We focus on what’s happening for you now, identify the life you want to move toward, and build from the strengths already present in your experience.
I don’t diagnose or pathologize; instead, we explore clarity, direction, and small, shifts that make a real difference in your day-to-day life.
I'm Conlan Mansfield, a clinical counsellor in Vancouver offering steady, thoughtful support for people who carry a lot beneath a composed exterior — including those navigating substance use, recovery, or the exhaustion of holding things together for a long time.
My approach is grounded, collaborative, and practical. We focus on what’s happening for you now, identify the life you want to move toward, and build from the strengths already present in your experience.
I don’t diagnose or pathologize; instead, we explore clarity, direction, and small, shifts that make a real difference in your day-to-day life.
I have over 10 years experience in supporting those struggling with mental health and substance use issues in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
Most of us reach points in our lives where we feel stuck or lost. I believe counselling offers a unique and powerful opportunity to turn inward, to gain a clearer understanding of ourselves and our challenges, to gather wisdom for a new path forward.
I work with clients on a range of issues including: processing past trauma, problematic drug/alcohol use, emotion regulation (e.g. BPD) executive functioning related to attention (e.g. ADHD) and procrastination, as well as existential issues of life meaning, vocation and values, and processing transformations in identity.
I have over 10 years experience in supporting those struggling with mental health and substance use issues in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
Most of us reach points in our lives where we feel stuck or lost. I believe counselling offers a unique and powerful opportunity to turn inward, to gain a clearer understanding of ourselves and our challenges, to gather wisdom for a new path forward.
I work with clients on a range of issues including: processing past trauma, problematic drug/alcohol use, emotion regulation (e.g. BPD) executive functioning related to attention (e.g. ADHD) and procrastination, as well as existential issues of life meaning, vocation and values, and processing transformations in identity.
My ideal clients are people navigating issues relating to trauma, substance use, eating disorders, grief, life transitions, developmental trauma & complex PTSD — often carrying pain that feels too big to name.
I specialize in trauma, eating disorders & substance use, drawing on EMDR, DBT, CBT, Emotion Focused Therapy & TRE, a somatic approach to nervous system regulation. My practice is integrative & existentially grounded, blending evidence-based tools with genuine, human connection. I offer both online & in-person sessions to fit your life.
My ideal clients are people navigating issues relating to trauma, substance use, eating disorders, grief, life transitions, developmental trauma & complex PTSD — often carrying pain that feels too big to name.
I specialize in trauma, eating disorders & substance use, drawing on EMDR, DBT, CBT, Emotion Focused Therapy & TRE, a somatic approach to nervous system regulation. My practice is integrative & existentially grounded, blending evidence-based tools with genuine, human connection. I offer both online & in-person sessions to fit your life.
I work with addiction and substance use in the context of people's lives and relationships, not as isolated problems.
There's a point where coping turns into surviving, when the chaos of life requires so much that exhaustion becomes the price of admission. Whatever happened to you, something covered the authentic you. Let's find it. After years of being responsible, staying functional, and showing everyone else you're fine, it's cost you your connection with yourself. If pushing through and numbing out are the only ways you've found to get by, that doesn't sound like failure. It sounds like survival. A response to constant demands for performance with very little care in return.
I work with addiction and substance use in the context of people's lives and relationships, not as isolated problems.
There's a point where coping turns into surviving, when the chaos of life requires so much that exhaustion becomes the price of admission. Whatever happened to you, something covered the authentic you. Let's find it. After years of being responsible, staying functional, and showing everyone else you're fine, it's cost you your connection with yourself. If pushing through and numbing out are the only ways you've found to get by, that doesn't sound like failure. It sounds like survival. A response to constant demands for performance with very little care in return.
I am a Registered Psychologist specializing in the treatment of disordered eating, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. If you are struggling with unhealthy behaviors (disordered eating, substance abuse), negative thoughts (hopelessness, worry), struggling with a major life transition (divorce, career change) or feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious, I can help you to minimize the impact of these issues, so that you feel better, improve your relationships, and increase your overall quality of life.
I am a Registered Psychologist specializing in the treatment of disordered eating, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. If you are struggling with unhealthy behaviors (disordered eating, substance abuse), negative thoughts (hopelessness, worry), struggling with a major life transition (divorce, career change) or feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious, I can help you to minimize the impact of these issues, so that you feel better, improve your relationships, and increase your overall quality of life.
Due to my specialized experience, I can assist with healing from trauma, substance use, mood disorders, grief, occupational stress and life transitions.
I have extensive training in DBT, somatic approaches, Internal Family Systems, attachment theory and EMDR. Our work will integrate these modalities based on what resonates for each client and we'll work together to identify the best path forward in a collaborative way. It's essential to me that our work together is rooted in inclusivity and cultural safety.
Due to my specialized experience, I can assist with healing from trauma, substance use, mood disorders, grief, occupational stress and life transitions.
I have extensive training in DBT, somatic approaches, Internal Family Systems, attachment theory and EMDR. Our work will integrate these modalities based on what resonates for each client and we'll work together to identify the best path forward in a collaborative way. It's essential to me that our work together is rooted in inclusivity and cultural safety.
I am a registered therapeutic counsellor (ACCT) combining art, talk, and body centred therapy with adults and children aged 3 to 8. I welcome overlapping identities and my work includes people living with addictions or in recovery, BIPOC, sex workers, folks exploring their sexual or gender identity, and people living with anxiety.
My services are covered by many insurance providers and I can direct bill to Blue Cross and those covered by Telus eHealth.
I am biracial, queer, able bodied, cisgendered, and a settler on this land. I am also a parent with a deep understanding of the ways our chosen and birth families shape us.
I am a registered therapeutic counsellor (ACCT) combining art, talk, and body centred therapy with adults and children aged 3 to 8. I welcome overlapping identities and my work includes people living with addictions or in recovery, BIPOC, sex workers, folks exploring their sexual or gender identity, and people living with anxiety.
My services are covered by many insurance providers and I can direct bill to Blue Cross and those covered by Telus eHealth.
I am biracial, queer, able bodied, cisgendered, and a settler on this land. I am also a parent with a deep understanding of the ways our chosen and birth families shape us.
Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, struggling with substance use, or seeking help for a mental health concern, I am here to support you with therapy and counselling.
The people I work with are creative, caring individuals who feel stuck or out of sync with their desired path. Sometimes they feel disengaged from what is important to them. They are motivated for change and open to trying new approaches, seeking a compassionate, understanding therapist to help them navigate their challenges. I aim to empower clients to achieve their goals and align their lives with their core values.
Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, struggling with substance use, or seeking help for a mental health concern, I am here to support you with therapy and counselling.
The people I work with are creative, caring individuals who feel stuck or out of sync with their desired path. Sometimes they feel disengaged from what is important to them. They are motivated for change and open to trying new approaches, seeking a compassionate, understanding therapist to help them navigate their challenges. I aim to empower clients to achieve their goals and align their lives with their core values.
Chelsea is an Intervention Specialist and licensed Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling (MPCC). She began her helping career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher before becoming a certified Primary Care Paramedic (formerly EMT). She is also certified in advanced Motivational Interviewing, is a certified SMART Recovery facilitator, and holds candidacy with the Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS). Chelsea worked for many years as a counsellor and group facilitator at one of Canada's leading addiction rehabilitation centres, supporting hundreds of clients throughout their treatment stay and aftercare journey.
Chelsea is an Intervention Specialist and licensed Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling (MPCC). She began her helping career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher before becoming a certified Primary Care Paramedic (formerly EMT). She is also certified in advanced Motivational Interviewing, is a certified SMART Recovery facilitator, and holds candidacy with the Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS). Chelsea worked for many years as a counsellor and group facilitator at one of Canada's leading addiction rehabilitation centres, supporting hundreds of clients throughout their treatment stay and aftercare journey.
I have a Masters in Social Work from UBC and advanced clinical training in trauma and mental health; including EMDR, CBT-PTSD Joint (for couples), perinatal mental health and substance use.
Grief / Loss and Trauma leave us feeling completely overwhelmed, anxious, feeling like no one else can understand what we are going through and often utterly alone. Sometimes just trying to get through the day feels impossible and we can't even think straight. Sometimes we know that our behaviours today are linked to the terrible thing that has happened but we aren't sure what to do about it. I see individuals who are looking for relief. They are looking for someone to help support them as they regain their footing, develop strategies to manage the anxiety and reprocess the loss and trauma they have experienced in a safe way.
I have a Masters in Social Work from UBC and advanced clinical training in trauma and mental health; including EMDR, CBT-PTSD Joint (for couples), perinatal mental health and substance use.
Grief / Loss and Trauma leave us feeling completely overwhelmed, anxious, feeling like no one else can understand what we are going through and often utterly alone. Sometimes just trying to get through the day feels impossible and we can't even think straight. Sometimes we know that our behaviours today are linked to the terrible thing that has happened but we aren't sure what to do about it. I see individuals who are looking for relief. They are looking for someone to help support them as they regain their footing, develop strategies to manage the anxiety and reprocess the loss and trauma they have experienced in a safe way.
I have spent the past 20 years in Vancouver as a therapist working with children, youth, families and adults struggling with mental health issues, substance use, trauma, anger, grief, as well as isolation and disconnection.
I have always found meaning in connecting with and supporting others. At times, finding similar thoughts and opinions has helped me feel more human; other times, being introduced to different ideas and people has helped open my mind to new possibilities and opportunities. I try to bring that connectedness to my work.
I have spent the past 20 years in Vancouver as a therapist working with children, youth, families and adults struggling with mental health issues, substance use, trauma, anger, grief, as well as isolation and disconnection.
I have always found meaning in connecting with and supporting others. At times, finding similar thoughts and opinions has helped me feel more human; other times, being introduced to different ideas and people has helped open my mind to new possibilities and opportunities. I try to bring that connectedness to my work.
Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use issues or other concerns, I'll work with you to make the changes you want to see.
Depending on your concerns, goals, and needs, I utilize a variety of clinical approaches and techniques to assist you. Approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused, Person Centred, Mindfulness and other modalities are customized to aid in your treatment.
Whether you are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use issues or other concerns, I'll work with you to make the changes you want to see.
Depending on your concerns, goals, and needs, I utilize a variety of clinical approaches and techniques to assist you. Approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused, Person Centred, Mindfulness and other modalities are customized to aid in your treatment.
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Substance Use Counsellors
How do substance and drug recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other clients in recovery; in outpatient programs, individuals reside at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, and psychotherapists. Staff often also includes people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other methods.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for substance use reduce the amount of drugs they consume. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.
Are there specific medications for substance and drug use?
There are medications approved to treat substance use disorder—such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and acamprosate. These medications do help people cope with substance use as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone can help reduce cravings, methadone is an opioid medication used to treat severe pain, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.