
Charlene Monita Forbes
Counsellor, MA, RCC, BA, INHC, RYT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Burnaby, BC V5C
Let's Connect (867) 292-0561

It is my goal to help, heal and empower clients through the challenges and uncertainties of life within a safe empathetic, culturally responsive, open, therapeutic alliance. My tailored approach is premised on making clients feel comfortable, validated, and understood and to help make sense of and resolve the anxieties and issues clients face so they can achieve their goals and live a peaceful and content life. My specialties include Anxiety, Depression, Self Esteem, Stress Management, Life Coaching, Mindfulness-Based Techniques, Health and Wellness, Couples, Separation/Divorce, Trauma, Eating Issues & Emotional Empowerment.
My holistic, mindfulness-based approach to mental health looks at how an individual’s overall life impacts their psychological, physical, spiritual, and emotional well- being.I specialize in deconstructing and dismantling sociocultural pressures, childhood and family issues, and trauma that can manifest into poor self-worth, self-esteem, depression & anxiety
I am passionate about mental health, physical health, disease prevention, healing, and emotional empowerment. Life by its very nature is uncertain and comes with challenges, life transitions, grief, unexpected loss, illness, and change, and I am here to support and help make sense and help resolve the anxieties and issues that come along with it.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Charlene Monita Forbes now - (867) 292-0561
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $160
- Couple Sessions $170
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Charlene Monita Forbes
Counsellor, MA, RCC, BA, INHC, RYT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 20793 Charlene Monita Forbes
- In Practice for 3 Years
- Degree/Diploma from Institute of Integrative Nutrition Certified Health Coach / 2017
- Degree/Diploma from Simon Fraser University Double Major In Arts / 2000
- Attended Yorkville University , Master's of Arts in Counselling Psychology , Graduated 2022
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioural Issues
- Bisexual
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self Esteem, Life Coaching, Relationship problems
- Self-Harming
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Charlene Forbes Wellness
Surrey, BC V3S
(867) 292-0561Take the first step to help. Call now - (867) 292-0561

Charlene Monita Forbes
Counsellor, MA, RCC, BA, INHC, RYT