Christian Therapists in Sooke, BC
Meghan Richey
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Sooke, BC V0S (Online Only)
Our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health are deeply connected. Building and maintaining health and well-being requires an understanding of these connections and the ways that your personal history, relationships, environment, and communities play important roles. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any challenging life circumstances, exploration into the underlying sources as well as present-focused tools to manage these difficulties can help on the path to healing and greater vitality.
Our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health are deeply connected. Building and maintaining health and well-being requires an understanding of these connections and the ways that your personal history, relationships, environment, and communities play important roles. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any challenging life circumstances, exploration into the underlying sources as well as present-focused tools to manage these difficulties can help on the path to healing and greater vitality.
Kaitlin McManus
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), LPAT
Verified Verified
Sooke, BC V9Z
I work with clients experiencing mental or emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or other challenging emotions or life situations. I strive to bring clients into a place of healing connection with self, relationships, and life as it arises. It is my goal to teach clients evidenced-based and trauma-informed techniques required to move past trauma, and confidently heal from challenging life situations, and difficult emotions, to reach a place of greater autonomy, self-understanding, well-being, and ease in life.
I work with clients experiencing mental or emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or other challenging emotions or life situations. I strive to bring clients into a place of healing connection with self, relationships, and life as it arises. It is my goal to teach clients evidenced-based and trauma-informed techniques required to move past trauma, and confidently heal from challenging life situations, and difficult emotions, to reach a place of greater autonomy, self-understanding, well-being, and ease in life.
Online Therapists
Renee Hui
Counsellor, MACP, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6P
As a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) counsellor who is also a Christian believer, I integrate my therapeutic approaches and incorporate cultural and spiritual values through narrative therapy.
Hello there, are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Do you feel stuck in your relationships? Are you looking for change but feel like you are going in circles and not making progress? Do you feel haunted by traumatic experience in the past? Life is joyful and precious but oftentimes it can throw you a curveball. How would meeting with a counsellor help? Counselling is a beautifully collaborative work where you would be invited to unfold your own story and rewrite it with new meanings. Strengths are identified, goals are met, skills are learnt, and changes are made in the safe and accepting therapeutic process.
As a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) counsellor who is also a Christian believer, I integrate my therapeutic approaches and incorporate cultural and spiritual values through narrative therapy.
Hello there, are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Do you feel stuck in your relationships? Are you looking for change but feel like you are going in circles and not making progress? Do you feel haunted by traumatic experience in the past? Life is joyful and precious but oftentimes it can throw you a curveball. How would meeting with a counsellor help? Counselling is a beautifully collaborative work where you would be invited to unfold your own story and rewrite it with new meanings. Strengths are identified, goals are met, skills are learnt, and changes are made in the safe and accepting therapeutic process.
Andrea Hendy
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Langley, BC V1M
Oftentimes we feel ‘stuck’ as though no movement forward is possible, or that our story is too complex to navigate and find healing from. Through my own experience, and in journeying alongside others, I have come to believe that freedom and life, even in the midst of significant pain and loss is possible. My clinical approach is unique, as I seek to incorporate the spiritual journey of the client, as understood through a Christian worldview, into the therapeutic process. I work using a parallel process of deepening your understanding of Self, and of God as you begin to reflect on your story.
Oftentimes we feel ‘stuck’ as though no movement forward is possible, or that our story is too complex to navigate and find healing from. Through my own experience, and in journeying alongside others, I have come to believe that freedom and life, even in the midst of significant pain and loss is possible. My clinical approach is unique, as I seek to incorporate the spiritual journey of the client, as understood through a Christian worldview, into the therapeutic process. I work using a parallel process of deepening your understanding of Self, and of God as you begin to reflect on your story.
Esther Chow
Counsellor, MC, MATS, RCC
Verified Verified
Richmond, BC V7E
With my training in Christian theology, I can offer the option of Christian faith integration within the counselling process.
I am a registered member (Registration number: 1829) of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) since 2001. With more than 20 years of professional counselling experience in both public and private settings, I am passionate in walking with people through their struggles and helping them overcome their traumatic past. My counselling approach aims at helping clients increase their self-awareness, identify any unhealthy emotional blockages, desensitize and reprocess emotional charged memories, promote integration of a wholistic self, improve and enrich interpersonal relationships, and experience the joy of emotional freedom.
With my training in Christian theology, I can offer the option of Christian faith integration within the counselling process.
I am a registered member (Registration number: 1829) of BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) since 2001. With more than 20 years of professional counselling experience in both public and private settings, I am passionate in walking with people through their struggles and helping them overcome their traumatic past. My counselling approach aims at helping clients increase their self-awareness, identify any unhealthy emotional blockages, desensitize and reprocess emotional charged memories, promote integration of a wholistic self, improve and enrich interpersonal relationships, and experience the joy of emotional freedom.
Her Journey Counselling
Counsellor, RCC, MCP-AT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burnaby, BC V5H (Online Only)
For myself, being a Christian and an artist has given me hope and peace despite the challenges that I faced.
Hi, I'm Angela and I run HJC - Virtual counselling for women in BC. Whatever you're facing, the first step forward starts with hope for your journey. I want to walk with you as you navigate through life's challenges and support you so that you can live life to the fullest. I help women in areas of anxiety, depression, stress and burn-out, life transitions, and parenting. My aim is that you will be empowered, have an increased ability to handle distress, and pursue life in meaningful ways.
For myself, being a Christian and an artist has given me hope and peace despite the challenges that I faced.
Hi, I'm Angela and I run HJC - Virtual counselling for women in BC. Whatever you're facing, the first step forward starts with hope for your journey. I want to walk with you as you navigate through life's challenges and support you so that you can live life to the fullest. I help women in areas of anxiety, depression, stress and burn-out, life transitions, and parenting. My aim is that you will be empowered, have an increased ability to handle distress, and pursue life in meaningful ways.
Alexandra Fuller
Counsellor, BA, MEd, RCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Surrey, BC V3S
I have experience working with numerous issues, including: anxiety, religious trauma and spiritual deconstruction, relationship issues, Christian faith issues, and embodiment.
Being human is beautifully weird, and painfully difficult. As a therapist, I am less interested in providing pat answers about this human experience, and more interested in creating shame-free spaces where we can lean into its mysteries and learn from it. I believe that therapy can be a transformational experience where we experience change as we are held and seen by another, and it is my great privilege to walk with those who are willing to share their stories with me.
I have experience working with numerous issues, including: anxiety, religious trauma and spiritual deconstruction, relationship issues, Christian faith issues, and embodiment.
Being human is beautifully weird, and painfully difficult. As a therapist, I am less interested in providing pat answers about this human experience, and more interested in creating shame-free spaces where we can lean into its mysteries and learn from it. I believe that therapy can be a transformational experience where we experience change as we are held and seen by another, and it is my great privilege to walk with those who are willing to share their stories with me.
Benjamin Schulz
Counsellor, PhD, CCC
Verified Verified
Langley, BC V2Y
My philosophy of counselling is strongly influenced by my Christian worldview and my motivation to help others. I draw primarily from Person-centered, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and existential therapeutic approaches. In my practice I work with youth and adults to treat depression, anxiety, past trauma, relationship conflict, career change, and other life transitions. An overarching theme of my practice is working alongside clients to help them gain a greater sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.
My philosophy of counselling is strongly influenced by my Christian worldview and my motivation to help others. I draw primarily from Person-centered, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and existential therapeutic approaches. In my practice I work with youth and adults to treat depression, anxiety, past trauma, relationship conflict, career change, and other life transitions. An overarching theme of my practice is working alongside clients to help them gain a greater sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.
Stella Lee
Registered Psychotherapist, MCS-MFC, RP, AAMFT, HKPCA, HKMFTA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6C (Online Only)
Stella helps her clients make sense of overwhelming emotions that are getting in the way of life, navigate difficult relationships, think in ways that are more fruitful, heal and move forward from hurts, and grow in self awareness and resilience. She has helped clients struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, grief, loss of relationships, low self-esteem, family conflicts, parenting issues, marital/dating issues, work place issues, insomnia, immigration, career transition and Christian faith issues. She has years of experience helping people from various cultures, and is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Stella helps her clients make sense of overwhelming emotions that are getting in the way of life, navigate difficult relationships, think in ways that are more fruitful, heal and move forward from hurts, and grow in self awareness and resilience. She has helped clients struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, grief, loss of relationships, low self-esteem, family conflicts, parenting issues, marital/dating issues, work place issues, insomnia, immigration, career transition and Christian faith issues. She has years of experience helping people from various cultures, and is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Pamela Hiller
Counsellor, MEd, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Comox, BC V9M
When requested, I am grateful to counsel from a Christian perspective, if this resonates with you and your journey.
Are you living in survival mode? Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight or freeze? Are you facing overwhelming challenges where you no longer see clarity? When we use our mind to override our body, we can only be productive until our body catches up. Humans are clever at masking symptoms, but over time, it leads to burn out, nervous system dysregulation, or serious illness. Creating curiosity around self discovery leads to a reflective state of mind where we see our life goals more clearly. True authenticity and life change begins as we develop a practice of listening to what our body is saying.
When requested, I am grateful to counsel from a Christian perspective, if this resonates with you and your journey.
Are you living in survival mode? Is your nervous system stuck in fight, flight or freeze? Are you facing overwhelming challenges where you no longer see clarity? When we use our mind to override our body, we can only be productive until our body catches up. Humans are clever at masking symptoms, but over time, it leads to burn out, nervous system dysregulation, or serious illness. Creating curiosity around self discovery leads to a reflective state of mind where we see our life goals more clearly. True authenticity and life change begins as we develop a practice of listening to what our body is saying.
Natasha Noble
Counsellor, RCC, CCC, MACP, BTh
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5V (Online Only)
I have a degree in Theology, so I can access a faith-based, Christian lens for those who request it.
Hi, I'm a Vancouver-based Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC, offering virtual counselling sessions. I'm known for creating deep connections with my clients, and have a warm, down-to-earth presence. The goals of my work are to help clients both identify and process their emotions in healthy, manageable ways, as well as build secure, fulfilling and boundaried relationships with others. Not the least of which is the relationship the client has with 'self'. Who are you at your core? This important information helps combat things like insecurity, indecisiveness, perfectionism, loneliness and lack of direction.
I have a degree in Theology, so I can access a faith-based, Christian lens for those who request it.
Hi, I'm a Vancouver-based Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC, offering virtual counselling sessions. I'm known for creating deep connections with my clients, and have a warm, down-to-earth presence. The goals of my work are to help clients both identify and process their emotions in healthy, manageable ways, as well as build secure, fulfilling and boundaried relationships with others. Not the least of which is the relationship the client has with 'self'. Who are you at your core? This important information helps combat things like insecurity, indecisiveness, perfectionism, loneliness and lack of direction.
Darrin Derksen
Counsellor, BA, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Abbotsford, BC V2T
Some evening appointments available, rates based on your annual income, Christian Faith integration by request.
Live 2B Free offers counselling to men, women, couples, and teens. I specialize in the areas of Sexual Addiction, Trauma/Abuse recovery, Marriage and Family restoration, and Anxiety management. Treatment is also available for Depression, Workplace stress, Crisis management, Bereavement, etc. Whether you are just feeling uneasy about life, or are experiencing a serious trauma or addiction, it is my goal to get your life back on track, so that you can live to be free!
Some evening appointments available, rates based on your annual income, Christian Faith integration by request.
Live 2B Free offers counselling to men, women, couples, and teens. I specialize in the areas of Sexual Addiction, Trauma/Abuse recovery, Marriage and Family restoration, and Anxiety management. Treatment is also available for Depression, Workplace stress, Crisis management, Bereavement, etc. Whether you are just feeling uneasy about life, or are experiencing a serious trauma or addiction, it is my goal to get your life back on track, so that you can live to be free!
REST Counselling Group
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Port Coquitlam, BC V3B (Online Only)
REST Counselling Group is a virtual counselling practice operating on the ancestral, unceded, and occupied territories of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Speaking People (what is colonially known as Metro Vancouver, BC). REST specializes in making emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and relational healing available to all regardless of age, gender, race, or religion. As the letters of REST signify, we work with you to renew, empower, strengthen and transform yourself and your life.
REST Counselling Group is a virtual counselling practice operating on the ancestral, unceded, and occupied territories of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Speaking People (what is colonially known as Metro Vancouver, BC). REST specializes in making emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and relational healing available to all regardless of age, gender, race, or religion. As the letters of REST signify, we work with you to renew, empower, strengthen and transform yourself and your life.
Robyn Faulkner
Counsellor, RTC-c
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Victoria, BC V9B (Online Only)
Are you feeling alone, isolated or stuck in a pattern of thinking that doesn't serve you well? These feelings can happen in close or difficult relationships, friendships, at work or school or from the loss of a loved one. Often, not establishing boundaries, where we can confidently be heard, can leave us feeling frustrated, misunderstood and alone. These continued feelings can compound, affecting us physically, mentally and spiritually, If you are looking for a clear path forward to more meaningful connections, we can work together, to gather tools essential for creating the changes you would like to see in your life.
Are you feeling alone, isolated or stuck in a pattern of thinking that doesn't serve you well? These feelings can happen in close or difficult relationships, friendships, at work or school or from the loss of a loved one. Often, not establishing boundaries, where we can confidently be heard, can leave us feeling frustrated, misunderstood and alone. These continued feelings can compound, affecting us physically, mentally and spiritually, If you are looking for a clear path forward to more meaningful connections, we can work together, to gather tools essential for creating the changes you would like to see in your life.
Life Flow Counselling
Counsellor, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5L
I’m interested in people’s stories and providing a safe space where we can tell their story in a way that is meaningful and important to them. One of the main goals of counselling is to activate your own ability for compassion, healing, motivation, and hope. I am open to working with people from all walks of life and identities, and I’m interested in hearing about your individual experiences and perspectives. There is no shame or blame in having a tough time or not being sure what you would like to happen in this chapter of your life.
I’m interested in people’s stories and providing a safe space where we can tell their story in a way that is meaningful and important to them. One of the main goals of counselling is to activate your own ability for compassion, healing, motivation, and hope. I am open to working with people from all walks of life and identities, and I’m interested in hearing about your individual experiences and perspectives. There is no shame or blame in having a tough time or not being sure what you would like to happen in this chapter of your life.
Daniel Bromley
Registered Social Worker, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Abbotsford, BC V2S
I believe in a holistic approach to health where all parts of our lives are interconnected. These include the social, emotional, physical, and mental components. But moreover, we cannot forget the recreational, financial, spiritual, and familial. I believe everyone's story is unique and deserves the utmost respect, attention, and creativity to find the best path to healing, growth, and lasting change.
I believe in a holistic approach to health where all parts of our lives are interconnected. These include the social, emotional, physical, and mental components. But moreover, we cannot forget the recreational, financial, spiritual, and familial. I believe everyone's story is unique and deserves the utmost respect, attention, and creativity to find the best path to healing, growth, and lasting change.
Lee Lourdeaux
Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RCSW
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6G (Online Only)
Everyone's story is unique and no therapy session follows a predictable path. Yet the following steps provide a general outline of how your therapy sessions with me may progress. We investigate your particular problem thoroughly, its destructive dramas and dark messages, until we see exactly how it turns up in your day. Just as important, we clarify your core values, hopes, and skills from which emerges a clear direction for your life.
Everyone's story is unique and no therapy session follows a predictable path. Yet the following steps provide a general outline of how your therapy sessions with me may progress. We investigate your particular problem thoroughly, its destructive dramas and dark messages, until we see exactly how it turns up in your day. Just as important, we clarify your core values, hopes, and skills from which emerges a clear direction for your life.
Mind Power Counselling - Kevin Lowe, RTC
Counsellor, RTC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Cowichan, BC V0R
Are you at a cross road in your journey? Wondering what direction to turn next? Perhaps questioning how to change and where to start? Struggling in your relationships, feeling lost and looking for answers and meaning. You are not alone, in a warm and accepting environment I use evidence-based therapeutic practices to best serve you. Serving you to navigate and heal on your terms. Getting started is the first step in healing. Contact me for a free 30 minute consultation.
Are you at a cross road in your journey? Wondering what direction to turn next? Perhaps questioning how to change and where to start? Struggling in your relationships, feeling lost and looking for answers and meaning. You are not alone, in a warm and accepting environment I use evidence-based therapeutic practices to best serve you. Serving you to navigate and heal on your terms. Getting started is the first step in healing. Contact me for a free 30 minute consultation.
Caleb Reardon
Counsellor, MA, RCC, BSc
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chilliwack, BC V2R
There are times that it feels like everything is mounting against you or your loved one. It may feel like you have nothing left to give. That sense of hopelessness, powerlessness, and isolation. This may be one of the moments right now. You've taken the first step, let me help you with the rest. If you struggle with anxiety, depression, suicide ideation, self-harm, trauma, and family conflict I can offer support. If you just need someone to listen, someone to share the struggle, the weight of everything, let me be there for you. If your goal is hope and a new sense of self-empowerment you've come to the right place.
There are times that it feels like everything is mounting against you or your loved one. It may feel like you have nothing left to give. That sense of hopelessness, powerlessness, and isolation. This may be one of the moments right now. You've taken the first step, let me help you with the rest. If you struggle with anxiety, depression, suicide ideation, self-harm, trauma, and family conflict I can offer support. If you just need someone to listen, someone to share the struggle, the weight of everything, let me be there for you. If your goal is hope and a new sense of self-empowerment you've come to the right place.
Shannon Lawrence
Counsellor, RPC-C, CYT, Grief
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Langley, BC V3A
Are you stuck at a crossroads and unsure which road to take? Let me assist you in teaching you the skills you need to grow yourself and your children. I can help your child deal with unexpected life struggles and behaviors. Or, are YOU struggling with a recent separation/divorce or anxiety? I have experience in Child Therapy and CBT. Autism, Anxiety, Relationship Concerns, Parenting, and Grief Therapy. I can be utilized as an Associate Counsellor and Child & Youth Therapist. I aim to help you support your child, family, and yourself in your journey right now. Feel free to reach out today.
Are you stuck at a crossroads and unsure which road to take? Let me assist you in teaching you the skills you need to grow yourself and your children. I can help your child deal with unexpected life struggles and behaviors. Or, are YOU struggling with a recent separation/divorce or anxiety? I have experience in Child Therapy and CBT. Autism, Anxiety, Relationship Concerns, Parenting, and Grief Therapy. I can be utilized as an Associate Counsellor and Child & Youth Therapist. I aim to help you support your child, family, and yourself in your journey right now. Feel free to reach out today.
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Christian Counsellors
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
Therapists and clients don’t need to share the same belief system or background to be able to work effectively together, but a therapist whose training includes a focus on cultural competence may be better able to form a therapeutic bond with individuals from a range of backgrounds, as they will have experience in tailoring their approach to each client—and will be prepared to acknowledge and consider the effects of culture, religion, and other factors on each individual.
Why is it important to find a therapist sensitive to Christian values?
Each person brings a unique history and background to therapy, making it important to find a licensed therapist who is trained in a broad range of treatment modalities. In addition, for people who grow up in a faith tradition that strongly influences the way they conduct their everyday life, finding a therapist who understands or shares that background can ease the disclosure of sensitive information and facilitate the therapeutic process. For some clients, a Christian therapist is likely to incorporate faith-based principles into emotional healing techniques.
How do I recognise an effective Christian therapist?
Christian therapists are licensed mental health professionals—holding a master’s or doctoral degree in medicine, nursing, psychology, counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy—who are also familiar with Christian beliefs and values. They have an understanding of the importance that Christian principles play in the lives of individuals and families, which allows them to be especially sensitive to the kinds of struggles that can affect daily functioning. Like all effective therapists, a Christian therapist will have undergone training and certification in a variety of treatment modalities that help people through crises and enable them to master the challenges of life.
Why might someone feel comfortable with a Christian therapist?
While training, qualifications, and experience are always important, research has long established that a strong alliance between client and therapist is a major contributor to therapeutic success. An alliance is likely to be strengthened with a therapist who not only is responsive to questions and concerns but also shares a client’s faith and values. Sensitivity to spiritual matters as well as to everyday struggles can provide a welcome sense of safety and contribute to the bond between client and therapist, both of which support the therapeutic process.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Christian therapists?
The directory of Christian therapists includes professionals who have shared their background in their profiles. However, not all therapists choose to disclose this information, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. The directory also shows therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with Christian clients, regardless of their own background or religious affiliation.