Bipolar Disorder Therapists in Victoria, BC
My ideal client is someone who is open to the process of therapy, which can be uncomfortable or gradual. They want to co-create the therapeutic space and work together on their goals.
My ideal client is someone who is open to the process of therapy, which can be uncomfortable or gradual. They want to co-create the therapeutic space and work together on their goals.
I have lived experience with bipolar disorder myself, and am passionate about supporting clients with mood disorders.
Hello! I’m Max, I’m a counsellor with a generalist focus who works from an existential lens. Your mental health is important to me, and I want for us to work together to help you experience relief from what’s bothering you and clarity about your life. The way I work is by first teaching coping strategies to help you regulate in the present, then to explore the deeper emotional and existential basis for what brings you to counselling in the first place.
I have lived experience with bipolar disorder myself, and am passionate about supporting clients with mood disorders.
Hello! I’m Max, I’m a counsellor with a generalist focus who works from an existential lens. Your mental health is important to me, and I want for us to work together to help you experience relief from what’s bothering you and clarity about your life. The way I work is by first teaching coping strategies to help you regulate in the present, then to explore the deeper emotional and existential basis for what brings you to counselling in the first place.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to cope with life’s current challenges? Sometimes our usual ways of managing stress stop working, or major life changes push us into uncharted territory. You may feel misunderstood by those closest to you or unsure how to ask for support. Therapy can be a space where you don’t have to carry it alone. Where you can pause, reflect, and discover what you truly need.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to cope with life’s current challenges? Sometimes our usual ways of managing stress stop working, or major life changes push us into uncharted territory. You may feel misunderstood by those closest to you or unsure how to ask for support. Therapy can be a space where you don’t have to carry it alone. Where you can pause, reflect, and discover what you truly need.
I am dedicated to helping anyone who is navigating stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions or other mental health concerns. I’m especially passionate about working with individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). You may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or unsure of your future, and I strive to help you feel seen, supported, and capable of building a life that feels meaningful and worth living.
I am dedicated to helping anyone who is navigating stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions or other mental health concerns. I’m especially passionate about working with individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). You may feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or unsure of your future, and I strive to help you feel seen, supported, and capable of building a life that feels meaningful and worth living.
If you’re a person living with Borderline Personality Disorder or Complex PTSD, you may feel caught between emotional highs and lows, impulsive choices, or relationship patterns that leave you exhausted. You might feel misunderstood, unstable, or constantly on edge after years of stress or trauma. You want relief, stability, and to understand yourself better, even if you’re not sure where to start. You’re tired of surviving and ready to find steadier ground, build healthier patterns, and start feeling more in control of your life.
If you’re a person living with Borderline Personality Disorder or Complex PTSD, you may feel caught between emotional highs and lows, impulsive choices, or relationship patterns that leave you exhausted. You might feel misunderstood, unstable, or constantly on edge after years of stress or trauma. You want relief, stability, and to understand yourself better, even if you’re not sure where to start. You’re tired of surviving and ready to find steadier ground, build healthier patterns, and start feeling more in control of your life.
Andrea is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors) and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. She received her Master of Counselling Psychology degree from Yorkville University in Fredricton, New Brunswick (August 2021). Her extensive experience working with individuals struggling with persistent mental health challenges in a peer support framework, sparked her desire to become a clinical counsellor. She supports solution-focused, client-centred, and recovery-oriented philosophies rooted in strength, growth, and resiliency.
Andrea is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors) and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. She received her Master of Counselling Psychology degree from Yorkville University in Fredricton, New Brunswick (August 2021). Her extensive experience working with individuals struggling with persistent mental health challenges in a peer support framework, sparked her desire to become a clinical counsellor. She supports solution-focused, client-centred, and recovery-oriented philosophies rooted in strength, growth, and resiliency.
With over 11 years of experience, Dr. Natali Carry is a licensed Clinical Psychologist dedicated to helping people work through depression, stress, burnout, trauma, grief, job loss, social anxiety, and fears. She and her team—including licensed psychologists, testing specialists, and a psychiatrist—offer complete support for children and adults facing anxiety, life changes, and emotional struggles. Our BC Ocean Psychology Center provides compassionate, skilled psychotherapists, psychologists, and social workers ready to guide you on your path to healing.
With over 11 years of experience, Dr. Natali Carry is a licensed Clinical Psychologist dedicated to helping people work through depression, stress, burnout, trauma, grief, job loss, social anxiety, and fears. She and her team—including licensed psychologists, testing specialists, and a psychiatrist—offer complete support for children and adults facing anxiety, life changes, and emotional struggles. Our BC Ocean Psychology Center provides compassionate, skilled psychotherapists, psychologists, and social workers ready to guide you on your path to healing.
In over thirty years working as a psychologist, I have become convinced that the most effective way to help others is through a collaborative approach. When the client and therapist work together to find solutions, the emphasis is placed on the client’s individual perspective and the strengths and successes they have already achieved. At the core of therapy, I believe, is a non-judgemental and compassionate view of how everyone’s personal journey involves overcoming suffering and moving towards self-acceptance, empowerment and emotional well- being. I also provide Supervision for therapists.
In over thirty years working as a psychologist, I have become convinced that the most effective way to help others is through a collaborative approach. When the client and therapist work together to find solutions, the emphasis is placed on the client’s individual perspective and the strengths and successes they have already achieved. At the core of therapy, I believe, is a non-judgemental and compassionate view of how everyone’s personal journey involves overcoming suffering and moving towards self-acceptance, empowerment and emotional well- being. I also provide Supervision for therapists.
Most people don’t come to therapy because life is “fine.”
They come because they’re exhausted from pretending it is.
I work with people who are high-functioning on paper and quietly falling apart in private. The overthinkers. The burned out professionals. The people who can hold everyone else together but can’t remember the last time they felt calm in their own body.
Therapy with me is not clinical wallpaper and robotic nodding. I’m an actual human being in the room with you. I’ll challenge you when needed, laugh with you when appropriate, and help you untangle the patterns that keep pulling you back into the same painful loops.
Most people don’t come to therapy because life is “fine.”
They come because they’re exhausted from pretending it is.
I work with people who are high-functioning on paper and quietly falling apart in private. The overthinkers. The burned out professionals. The people who can hold everyone else together but can’t remember the last time they felt calm in their own body.
Therapy with me is not clinical wallpaper and robotic nodding. I’m an actual human being in the room with you. I’ll challenge you when needed, laugh with you when appropriate, and help you untangle the patterns that keep pulling you back into the same painful loops.
I have been working in the field of helping and healing for over 15 years, 10 of which I have been practicing registered clinical counselling. I offer deep inner personal work to understand and overcome the conditioning and experiences of our past that influence our present realities. This work facilitates release of old patterns (both individual and intergenerational) to empower ourselves to live a life we desire in the present.
I am a fairly ‘directive’ therapist, because I believe it is my job to guide you in the healing process. This work is relational, experiential, educational and process-oriented, & rooted in neuroscience.
I have been working in the field of helping and healing for over 15 years, 10 of which I have been practicing registered clinical counselling. I offer deep inner personal work to understand and overcome the conditioning and experiences of our past that influence our present realities. This work facilitates release of old patterns (both individual and intergenerational) to empower ourselves to live a life we desire in the present.
I am a fairly ‘directive’ therapist, because I believe it is my job to guide you in the healing process. This work is relational, experiential, educational and process-oriented, & rooted in neuroscience.
I believe in the capacity of individuals to learn, change and grow. I am passionate about providing safe and effective therapy, rooted in the desire to understand and create opportunities for you to move closer to the life you want to live in the present moment. I endeavour to create a safe and collaborative space that is non-judgemental, inclusive, and trauma informed. Together we will work to understand your lived experience. We will explore how current and past challenges impact your life, the ways that you have adapted to these challenges and how you would like to be in relationship to yourself, others and the world around you.
I believe in the capacity of individuals to learn, change and grow. I am passionate about providing safe and effective therapy, rooted in the desire to understand and create opportunities for you to move closer to the life you want to live in the present moment. I endeavour to create a safe and collaborative space that is non-judgemental, inclusive, and trauma informed. Together we will work to understand your lived experience. We will explore how current and past challenges impact your life, the ways that you have adapted to these challenges and how you would like to be in relationship to yourself, others and the world around you.
Victoria Trauma Therapy Centre offers virtual trauma therapy, including EMDR, somatic, and Gottman methods to help you work through trauma, anxiety, PTSD/C-PTSD, and depression. If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that don’t make sense, we can work together to process what’s underneath and move forward. We support clients with trauma, panic, PTSD, complex PTSD, grief and loss, OCD, and relationship challenges in a way that feels steady, supportive, and focused on real progress. We are a neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ affirming practice.
Victoria Trauma Therapy Centre offers virtual trauma therapy, including EMDR, somatic, and Gottman methods to help you work through trauma, anxiety, PTSD/C-PTSD, and depression. If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that don’t make sense, we can work together to process what’s underneath and move forward. We support clients with trauma, panic, PTSD, complex PTSD, grief and loss, OCD, and relationship challenges in a way that feels steady, supportive, and focused on real progress. We are a neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ affirming practice.
Leanne was born and raised in the Lower Mainland, and has lived and worked in communities across Northern and Central British Columbia. She currently resides in Victoria, where she is active in the community supporting many initiatives, having run various programs and projects supporting youth and the community at large. Leanne holds a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Child & Youth Care, with numerous diplomas and certificates acquired over years of experience in the field of mental wellness.
Leanne was born and raised in the Lower Mainland, and has lived and worked in communities across Northern and Central British Columbia. She currently resides in Victoria, where she is active in the community supporting many initiatives, having run various programs and projects supporting youth and the community at large. Leanne holds a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Child & Youth Care, with numerous diplomas and certificates acquired over years of experience in the field of mental wellness.
Have you ever thought that talk therapy alone isn't quite enough? My clients want to get the most out of therapy and are interested in adding EMDR and the Expressive Arts to create a counselling experience that works for them. I am a very experienced therapist with a compassionate heart and a joyful spirit. If you are living with anxiety, depression, burnout, parenting fatigue, PTSD and complex trauma, interpersonal violence and abuse, eating disorders, prenatal or new parenting stress, relationship struggle, bereavement, job loss or loss of a relationship...I can help. We will create a therapy approach uniquely designed for you.
Have you ever thought that talk therapy alone isn't quite enough? My clients want to get the most out of therapy and are interested in adding EMDR and the Expressive Arts to create a counselling experience that works for them. I am a very experienced therapist with a compassionate heart and a joyful spirit. If you are living with anxiety, depression, burnout, parenting fatigue, PTSD and complex trauma, interpersonal violence and abuse, eating disorders, prenatal or new parenting stress, relationship struggle, bereavement, job loss or loss of a relationship...I can help. We will create a therapy approach uniquely designed for you.
Hello! I look forward to helping you on your healing journey. I promise you my best: expert, efficient and effective, professional care. Your personal problems may have to do with your mood, addiction, relationships, codependency, self esteem , trauma, abuse or addiction or anything else! You can gain self compassion, self confidence, and build a life worth living in a few sessions. I use cutting edge evidence based and proven methods such as DBT, CBT, EMDR and EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy to help you ASAP.
Hello! I look forward to helping you on your healing journey. I promise you my best: expert, efficient and effective, professional care. Your personal problems may have to do with your mood, addiction, relationships, codependency, self esteem , trauma, abuse or addiction or anything else! You can gain self compassion, self confidence, and build a life worth living in a few sessions. I use cutting edge evidence based and proven methods such as DBT, CBT, EMDR and EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy to help you ASAP.
Located near Uvic, my practice continues to be working with children, youth and adults who are experiencing anxiety, ADHD, trauma and the behavioural outcomes that accompany these experiences. This includes working with families and the family system to create treatment and interventions that can aid the client and their family to develop a greater understanding of the causes and effects of their dynamics. I often build my counselling relationships with all family members, either individually or in small group sessions, to create a clear picture of the family dynamic we will be working with.
Located near Uvic, my practice continues to be working with children, youth and adults who are experiencing anxiety, ADHD, trauma and the behavioural outcomes that accompany these experiences. This includes working with families and the family system to create treatment and interventions that can aid the client and their family to develop a greater understanding of the causes and effects of their dynamics. I often build my counselling relationships with all family members, either individually or in small group sessions, to create a clear picture of the family dynamic we will be working with.
Welcome, I understand how much courage it can take to ask for help and I’m glad that you are here to find support and start your healing journey. In my work I offer a safe, non-judgmental space, where you can share your feelings and thoughts. As we learn more about you, your behaviours, patterns, needs, and dreams we can also establish and start to work on your goals. I’m an MA Therapist (Europe) and an MA Registered Clinical Counsellor (BC, Canada) with 15+ years of experience working in mental health fields. My expertises are trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, boundaries, self-esteem, grief, abuse
Welcome, I understand how much courage it can take to ask for help and I’m glad that you are here to find support and start your healing journey. In my work I offer a safe, non-judgmental space, where you can share your feelings and thoughts. As we learn more about you, your behaviours, patterns, needs, and dreams we can also establish and start to work on your goals. I’m an MA Therapist (Europe) and an MA Registered Clinical Counsellor (BC, Canada) with 15+ years of experience working in mental health fields. My expertises are trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, boundaries, self-esteem, grief, abuse
My specialty areas include complex trauma & PTSD (with a focus on the impact of emotional/physical/sexual abuse in childhood & beyond), intimate relationships issues, depression, bipolar disorder, social anxiety, borderline personality, men's issues, parent-adult child conflict.
My therapeutic style is relational, compassionate, collaborative, & structured. I care deeply about establishing an emotionally safe relationship with each person I work with. My approach to therapy is integrative and trauma-informed, meaning I draw from different therapy models to guide my work and I’m sensitive to the impact of traumatic life experiences.
My specialty areas include complex trauma & PTSD (with a focus on the impact of emotional/physical/sexual abuse in childhood & beyond), intimate relationships issues, depression, bipolar disorder, social anxiety, borderline personality, men's issues, parent-adult child conflict.
My therapeutic style is relational, compassionate, collaborative, & structured. I care deeply about establishing an emotionally safe relationship with each person I work with. My approach to therapy is integrative and trauma-informed, meaning I draw from different therapy models to guide my work and I’m sensitive to the impact of traumatic life experiences.
Melanie Wagner-Collins Counselling
Counsellor, RTC, RPN
3 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V8R
Waitlist for new clients
I provide virtual and in-person counselling at my home office in Cook Street Village. I work with couples and individuals (18+) seeking support and guidance with relationship issues, anxiety, life transitions, and parenting. I am currently in the process to be certified in Relational Life Therapy couples training and I have Gottman Level 1 and Level 2.
I provide virtual and in-person counselling at my home office in Cook Street Village. I work with couples and individuals (18+) seeking support and guidance with relationship issues, anxiety, life transitions, and parenting. I am currently in the process to be certified in Relational Life Therapy couples training and I have Gottman Level 1 and Level 2.
My teens and twenties were some of the toughest times in my life - and the worst part was that everyone else seemed to be managing while I was struggling to get out of bed. I felt lost and alone and wasn’t sure where to turn to get the help and support I needed, which is why I love supporting young people now today. If you’re struggling with your mood, feeling anxious, lost, overwhelmed, or confused talking to someone can bring clarity and help guide you to the next right thing.
My teens and twenties were some of the toughest times in my life - and the worst part was that everyone else seemed to be managing while I was struggling to get out of bed. I felt lost and alone and wasn’t sure where to turn to get the help and support I needed, which is why I love supporting young people now today. If you’re struggling with your mood, feeling anxious, lost, overwhelmed, or confused talking to someone can bring clarity and help guide you to the next right thing.
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What is the most successful approach to treating bipolar disorder?
Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and a number of therapies have been found effective in providing support to patients as they gain the skills to understand and manage the disorder. Family-focused therapy is often helpful for children and teens (the majority of cases develop before age 19); it aims to minimize mood cycling by improving family communication and reducing conflict. It also helps young people navigate the developmental challenges the disorder can create. Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) and variants such as Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)help patients manage the thoughts and feelings that influence bipolar mood swings as well as develop specific behavioral strategies to counteract them.
What happens in therapy for bipolar disorder?
Because the patterns of mood switching and its triggers differ for each person and can change over time, mood tracking or monitoring becomes a basic way patients learn about the nature of their condition. One of the most common features of therapy is finding a workable method of mood monitoring, in which patients track their daily activities and rate their moods, then use the findings to adjust routines accordingly. Patients learn ways of handling the many stresses that arise in life so that they do not trigger mood swings.
What kinds of problems does therapy help with?
Like many other mental health disorders, BPD is heavily influenced by stress; therapy provides skills for coping with stressors of all kinds. Therapy is extremely important for helping individuals identify the situations that may trigger mood switching, so that mood swings can be prevented. Therapy may especially target recognition of the early stages of mood change so that they can be managed. In addition, therapy helps patients deal with the significant amount of turbulence the disorder can create in relationships and in work life.
What is the goal of therapy for bipolar disorder?
Therapy helps patients set up their lives to maintain stability so that their mood isn’t constantly threatened by daily events. Perhaps the first task of therapy is to educate people about the nature of the disorder. At the same time, a primary goal of therapy is to enhance adherence to drug treatment. Extended periods of mood stability can prompt patients to discontinue medication, triggering relapse, while the early phases of manic episodes can feel so energizing that patients stop medication, ushering in full-blown mania and the altered self-perception that can lead to destructive behaviors. Another major goal of therapy is to understand one’s mood patterns so as to minimize both the frequency and intensity of mood cycling.