Therapists in British Columbia
Andrew Phillipps
Counsellor, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nelson, BC V1L (Online Only)
If you are feeling lost, disconnected or uncertain about life, you will find a safe space with me to explore your challenges in life with a supportive, empathic listener. Modern living is inherently stressful, and many resort to using unhealthy coping strategies that can get you stuck; by getting curious about the stuck-ness together, we can work together to untangle the knots and shift back into your natural state of wholeness. If you have lost your centre, feel reactive or unbalanced by the demands of life you will benefit from counselling. I will help you return to your core Self and find passion and purpose in life.
If you are feeling lost, disconnected or uncertain about life, you will find a safe space with me to explore your challenges in life with a supportive, empathic listener. Modern living is inherently stressful, and many resort to using unhealthy coping strategies that can get you stuck; by getting curious about the stuck-ness together, we can work together to untangle the knots and shift back into your natural state of wholeness. If you have lost your centre, feel reactive or unbalanced by the demands of life you will benefit from counselling. I will help you return to your core Self and find passion and purpose in life.
Trevor C Warren
Counsellor, RCC, MA, CRS
Verified Verified
North Vancouver, BC V7M
With over 30 years of direct counselling experience as a Relationship & Sexual Intimacy therapist Trevor has helped over 1,000 couples reclaim the lost connection in their partnerships and has earned the reputation of “Relationship Expert” in Vancouver’s lower mainland. With Trevor’s support via 90-minute counselling sessions or his unique 3-Day/18hr Couples Immersions he can help you resolve a number of common relationship challenges including a breakdown in communication, feeling distant from your partner, inability to resolve ongoing conflict, feeling sexually unfulfilled, or even dealing with the devastating impact of an affair.
With over 30 years of direct counselling experience as a Relationship & Sexual Intimacy therapist Trevor has helped over 1,000 couples reclaim the lost connection in their partnerships and has earned the reputation of “Relationship Expert” in Vancouver’s lower mainland. With Trevor’s support via 90-minute counselling sessions or his unique 3-Day/18hr Couples Immersions he can help you resolve a number of common relationship challenges including a breakdown in communication, feeling distant from your partner, inability to resolve ongoing conflict, feeling sexually unfulfilled, or even dealing with the devastating impact of an affair.
Benchmark Counselling
Counsellor, MTC, RCS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
North Vancouver, BC V7M
Benchmark Counselling Group is the passionate creation of dedicated registered therapists located in and around British Columbia & Alberta. North Vancouver, Comox Valley, Nelson & Edmonton. We have spent well over a decade helping people develop new skills and learn about themselves in an environment that is safe, caring and challenging. We are committed to supporting individuals, families, teens and couples to live more fulfilling lives! We are client-centered, experiential counselling therapists who take an integrative and holistic approach to anxiety, stress, parenting issues, grief and loss, couples issues, anger, and trauma.
Benchmark Counselling Group is the passionate creation of dedicated registered therapists located in and around British Columbia & Alberta. North Vancouver, Comox Valley, Nelson & Edmonton. We have spent well over a decade helping people develop new skills and learn about themselves in an environment that is safe, caring and challenging. We are committed to supporting individuals, families, teens and couples to live more fulfilling lives! We are client-centered, experiential counselling therapists who take an integrative and holistic approach to anxiety, stress, parenting issues, grief and loss, couples issues, anger, and trauma.
Joel Todd
Counsellor, RTC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Burnaby, BC V5C
Are you Struggling as a PARENT? Why don’t they listen? How do I prepare them for life? I want a better relationship with them. All of this is normal as a parent, know that it can change. You can make changes that make both your children’s and your life more enjoyable, peaceful and fulfilling. Are you Feeling ANXIOUS, Overwhelmed, Uncertain and Confused? There are many reasons that you might be feeling that way. Tough life events or life transitions like the death of a loved one, relationship challenges or loss, challenge work situations or people, lack of purpose or passion can all lead to these experiences.
Are you Struggling as a PARENT? Why don’t they listen? How do I prepare them for life? I want a better relationship with them. All of this is normal as a parent, know that it can change. You can make changes that make both your children’s and your life more enjoyable, peaceful and fulfilling. Are you Feeling ANXIOUS, Overwhelmed, Uncertain and Confused? There are many reasons that you might be feeling that way. Tough life events or life transitions like the death of a loved one, relationship challenges or loss, challenge work situations or people, lack of purpose or passion can all lead to these experiences.
Dr. Michael A. Gordon
Counsellor, MSc, PhD
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V5Y
I have been in private counselling practice for 15 years, and in wellness, personal development and the media for 25 years. My practice draws self-referring, high-functioning adults/couples with addiction, phobia, anxiety, depression and attachment disorders affecting their lives beyond their historical, current or perceived ability of self-control. In couples, I usually begin individually to create safety and self-awareness, then back together towards clear self-advocacy, expression and to build trustful communication. EMDR in the couple context can clear a lot of old trauma and wounded pattern-associations that mire us in destructive relational dynamics.
I have been in private counselling practice for 15 years, and in wellness, personal development and the media for 25 years. My practice draws self-referring, high-functioning adults/couples with addiction, phobia, anxiety, depression and attachment disorders affecting their lives beyond their historical, current or perceived ability of self-control. In couples, I usually begin individually to create safety and self-awareness, then back together towards clear self-advocacy, expression and to build trustful communication. EMDR in the couple context can clear a lot of old trauma and wounded pattern-associations that mire us in destructive relational dynamics.
Jas Sandhu
Counsellor, MEd, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
Surrey, BC V3S
Are you feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or alone in your life situation? Is your mental, emotional, physical, or social wellness being compromised by stress and unhealthy coping? Therapeutic counselling offers a compassionate and supportive space where you can press pause on the daily grind and engage in a personal growth journey to identify, manage and overcome the obstacles blocking you from living a satisfying and successful life.
Are you feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or alone in your life situation? Is your mental, emotional, physical, or social wellness being compromised by stress and unhealthy coping? Therapeutic counselling offers a compassionate and supportive space where you can press pause on the daily grind and engage in a personal growth journey to identify, manage and overcome the obstacles blocking you from living a satisfying and successful life.
Evan Quinn
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V8R
Whether you're dealing with emotions, thoughts, life changes, addiction, trauma, loss or grief, I am here to provide a safe, compassionate and non-pathologizing space where you can explore who you are and work towards healing. I invite you to take a moment and reflect on what led you here. What areas of your life seem out of balance, and what does balance look like for you? I would love to hear more about your story and how I can support you on your journey.
Whether you're dealing with emotions, thoughts, life changes, addiction, trauma, loss or grief, I am here to provide a safe, compassionate and non-pathologizing space where you can explore who you are and work towards healing. I invite you to take a moment and reflect on what led you here. What areas of your life seem out of balance, and what does balance look like for you? I would love to hear more about your story and how I can support you on your journey.
Steven Keeler
Counsellor, CCC, LMFT, LCPC, RCC
Verified Verified
Coquitlam, BC V3J
Most of us are yearning for more out of life and our relationships. We yearn for more freedom, more choice, more love, more adventure, more willingness to risk, more contribution, more peace, more belonging. Clients say that as a result of seeing me for therapy, they experience themselves as having a renewed sense of purpose, direction, more freedom, peace, energy, vitality and a stronger connection to their own life force. I am unique from others in my field because I have devoted my life to learning how to help my clients actually transform what is holding them back rather than just talking about it.
Most of us are yearning for more out of life and our relationships. We yearn for more freedom, more choice, more love, more adventure, more willingness to risk, more contribution, more peace, more belonging. Clients say that as a result of seeing me for therapy, they experience themselves as having a renewed sense of purpose, direction, more freedom, peace, energy, vitality and a stronger connection to their own life force. I am unique from others in my field because I have devoted my life to learning how to help my clients actually transform what is holding them back rather than just talking about it.
Alexander Wellness Consulting
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
Lake Country, BC V4V
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction and Anxiety. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction and Anxiety. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Gabriel Keczan Executive Coaching
Counsellor, RTC, DKATI
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Nelson, BC V1L
Be the Man your Wife Desires. Become the Dad your Kids Love. Prevent Costly Divorce. I help men stop lying & start leading. Purpose, Sexual Intimacy & Relationship Coaching for men. Are you future-focussed, ready to invest in growth & willing to step into bold self-leadership? Willing to confront & reverse engineer the lies. Your secrets make you sick. Live in the deeper, liberating truth. Learn relationship dynamics of sexual polarity, presence & healthy attachments. Ask me about my Prevent Divorce Master Coaching Premium 90-Day Package - and How to Leverage my Roadmap to Recover from Infidelity.
Be the Man your Wife Desires. Become the Dad your Kids Love. Prevent Costly Divorce. I help men stop lying & start leading. Purpose, Sexual Intimacy & Relationship Coaching for men. Are you future-focussed, ready to invest in growth & willing to step into bold self-leadership? Willing to confront & reverse engineer the lies. Your secrets make you sick. Live in the deeper, liberating truth. Learn relationship dynamics of sexual polarity, presence & healthy attachments. Ask me about my Prevent Divorce Master Coaching Premium 90-Day Package - and How to Leverage my Roadmap to Recover from Infidelity.
Lehmann Counselling Service
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6Z
12 years in full time practice, 6 years as a peer counselling volunteer. 18 years experience. Since beginning in practice I have logged over 10000+ direct client hours. In that time I have helped a number of individuals, and couples overcome obstacles to their health and well-being.
12 years in full time practice, 6 years as a peer counselling volunteer. 18 years experience. Since beginning in practice I have logged over 10000+ direct client hours. In that time I have helped a number of individuals, and couples overcome obstacles to their health and well-being.
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Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Ben Bjorgaard
Counsellor, PhDc, MA, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V9B
By addressing troubling thoughts and feelings, self-sabotaging behaviors, and traumas, life can be made more manageable, productive, and fulfilling. Feelings such as grief, shame, anxiety, sadness, and anger often signal that something needs to change. Listening to and working with these feelings—some that consume us and others that gently nudge us—can move us forward. Through this, we sometimes discover that our everyday dilemmas are part of larger patterns waiting to be resolved as a whole.
By addressing troubling thoughts and feelings, self-sabotaging behaviors, and traumas, life can be made more manageable, productive, and fulfilling. Feelings such as grief, shame, anxiety, sadness, and anger often signal that something needs to change. Listening to and working with these feelings—some that consume us and others that gently nudge us—can move us forward. Through this, we sometimes discover that our everyday dilemmas are part of larger patterns waiting to be resolved as a whole.
Dr. Steven Henne
Counsellor, PhD, RCC, CGP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6B (Online Only)
Are you struggling with sleepless nights, racing thoughts, loss or sadness? Are issues from the past returning causing you distress and feelings of hopelessness? Is substance use causing problems? Like so many people, you may have experienced an increase in your struggles, leading to higher levels of anxiety, depression or a re-emergence of past traumas. Anxiety, depression and trauma are stressful and affect your physical health, emotional balance, and mental clarity. Understanding your experiences, learning to manage them, and cultivating health during uncertain times is crucial!
Are you struggling with sleepless nights, racing thoughts, loss or sadness? Are issues from the past returning causing you distress and feelings of hopelessness? Is substance use causing problems? Like so many people, you may have experienced an increase in your struggles, leading to higher levels of anxiety, depression or a re-emergence of past traumas. Anxiety, depression and trauma are stressful and affect your physical health, emotional balance, and mental clarity. Understanding your experiences, learning to manage them, and cultivating health during uncertain times is crucial!
Shay Narain
Counsellor, MC, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Langley, BC V2Y
From experience, I know that each of us is equipped with the inner strength, wisdom, and the will to survive and even thrive despite the most difficult challenges of life. I treat you as an expert on your own life. Only you truly know where you have been; where you are now; and where you would like to be. I come alongside you to hold space, ask the right questions, and support you with some tried and tested tools to help you on your journey to psychological wholeness. Thank you for considering my support in your healing journey. "These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them." – Rumi.
From experience, I know that each of us is equipped with the inner strength, wisdom, and the will to survive and even thrive despite the most difficult challenges of life. I treat you as an expert on your own life. Only you truly know where you have been; where you are now; and where you would like to be. I come alongside you to hold space, ask the right questions, and support you with some tried and tested tools to help you on your journey to psychological wholeness. Thank you for considering my support in your healing journey. "These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them." – Rumi.
Michael Falls
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, BSc, RTC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Courtenay, BC V9N
Hello there, I know how challenging life can be and I'm glad your considering reaching out for support. I specialize in helping individuals and couples with challenges such as relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions and self-esteem issues. If want to grow, develop healthier relationships and have more compassion for yourself and others, you've found the right place. My goal is to support clients in accessing their own inner wisdom and resources while healing from a variety of mental, emotional and relational challenges. Let's work together to foster healing, growth and long lasting change.
Hello there, I know how challenging life can be and I'm glad your considering reaching out for support. I specialize in helping individuals and couples with challenges such as relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions and self-esteem issues. If want to grow, develop healthier relationships and have more compassion for yourself and others, you've found the right place. My goal is to support clients in accessing their own inner wisdom and resources while healing from a variety of mental, emotional and relational challenges. Let's work together to foster healing, growth and long lasting change.
Ryan Boyer with Sacred Owl Integrative Counselling
Counsellor, MEd, PATGC, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nanaimo, BC V9T
I come from Norse, Celtic, Slavic, and Cherokee ancestry. I believe that healing is accessible to each of us if we are truly committed. In my life I have been on a healing journey through my own issues with addiction, grief, and trauma, toward self-acceptance and self-love. I believe that if we are willing to lean into learning about the deepest parts of ourselves we can begin to transform in ways that align with who we truly are. I have a passion for working with men who are struggling with wounded masculinity and want to connect with their true nature. Psychedelic consultation work is also a passion of mine.
I come from Norse, Celtic, Slavic, and Cherokee ancestry. I believe that healing is accessible to each of us if we are truly committed. In my life I have been on a healing journey through my own issues with addiction, grief, and trauma, toward self-acceptance and self-love. I believe that if we are willing to lean into learning about the deepest parts of ourselves we can begin to transform in ways that align with who we truly are. I have a passion for working with men who are struggling with wounded masculinity and want to connect with their true nature. Psychedelic consultation work is also a passion of mine.
Ben Kotler
Counsellor, MA, GCertSH, RCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Duncan, BC V9L
Clients who seek me out are interested in developing a deeper experience of life. Their journey may be precipitated by depression, anxiety, or relationship difficulties, but they are often interested in more than symptom relief. They are seeking to develop a stronger sense of self, or an optimized experience of life. This may take the form of becoming the most effective they can be in their personal and professional lives, or it can take the form of embarking on, or continuing, a spiritual search for meaning and connection.
Clients who seek me out are interested in developing a deeper experience of life. Their journey may be precipitated by depression, anxiety, or relationship difficulties, but they are often interested in more than symptom relief. They are seeking to develop a stronger sense of self, or an optimized experience of life. This may take the form of becoming the most effective they can be in their personal and professional lives, or it can take the form of embarking on, or continuing, a spiritual search for meaning and connection.
Jim Kragtwyk
Counsellor, M Ed, RCC, ICADC
Verified Verified
Victoria, BC V8W
With over 38 years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I can support your journey to healing and wellness in a sensitive, attuned and skillful manner. Creating a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to deal with life's challenges so you can become more free as a human being and become your most authentic self. Helping you create the life you want, the relationships you want and achieving the goals that inspire you is where I can serve you best. Experienced, quaified and competent.
With over 38 years of experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I can support your journey to healing and wellness in a sensitive, attuned and skillful manner. Creating a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to deal with life's challenges so you can become more free as a human being and become your most authentic self. Helping you create the life you want, the relationships you want and achieving the goals that inspire you is where I can serve you best. Experienced, quaified and competent.
Gerry Fleming
Counsellor, RTC
Verified Verified
Langley, BC V3A
My ideal client is someone who wants change. Your goals would include improving relationships in your life; most importantly your relationship with yourself. Bringing more happiness and peace into your life. I lived a large part of my life rearranging chairs on the titanic until I realized I needed help. Whether it's relationship, family, friends, career or general unhappiness; if you are tired and realize you need help. I'm Here.
My ideal client is someone who wants change. Your goals would include improving relationships in your life; most importantly your relationship with yourself. Bringing more happiness and peace into your life. I lived a large part of my life rearranging chairs on the titanic until I realized I needed help. Whether it's relationship, family, friends, career or general unhappiness; if you are tired and realize you need help. I'm Here.
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Attachment-based Counsellors
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.