Expressive Collab
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW (they, them)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
4 Endorsed
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Expressive Wellness offers a sliding scale individual and relationship counselling sessions with Masters-level practicum students ($30-100 a session, self chosen rate), as well as counselling by Registered Counsellors and Social Workers. Centring anti-oppressive counselling, we work alongside 2SLGBTQI+ folks, BIPOC folks, sex workers, neurodivergent folks, folks who have experienced traumas, folks who cope with OCD, and poly/kink communities. We provide individual, family and relationship counselling. Practice focuses include EMDR, somatic work, emotion focused therapy, DBT and narrative therapy.
We are an intersectional group of counsellors that aims toward building a safer space to explore areas of importance to you. We focus on supporting people who have experienced individual and collective traumas/oppressions, and folks in which normative spaces don't quite fit. We offer in-person, online, telephone, and outreach counselling sessions.
Please get in touch if you would like to be connected to a counsellor or practicum student counsellor. Each of our counsellors have areas of focus- check out their bios to see if one person feels like a particularly good fit for you. We offer a 15 minute no cost initial consultation available in order to see how fit feels.
Call or Email Expressive Collab now for a free 15 minute consultation - (365) 651-9573
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $30
- Couple Sessions $50
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Autism Funding Unit
- Blue Cross
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- Desjardins
- First Nations Health Authority
- Green Shield Canada
- Pacific Blue Cross
- RHAP
Expressive Collab
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (365) 651-9573
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 15312 Sam Kaplan
- In Practice for 18 years
- Attended University of Sydney, Graduated 2008
- Certificate from Vancouver Art Therapy Institute- Post Master 2013
Counsellor: Sam Kaplan
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Expressive Collab
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (365) 651-9573
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- LGBTQ+
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Polyamory & ENM
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Infertility
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Expressive Collab
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (365) 651-9573
4 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian
I also speak
Bosnian ,
Cantonese ,
Croatian ,
Dari, Fijian Hindi, Hokkien, Telugu, Kannada ,
Farsi ,
French ,
Hindi ,
Korean ,
Mandarin ,
Punjabi ,
Romanian ,
Serbian ,
Spanish ,
Taiwanese
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian
I also speak
Bosnian ,
Cantonese ,
Croatian ,
Dari, Fijian Hindi, Hokkien, Telugu, Kannada ,
Farsi ,
French ,
Hindi ,
Korean ,
Mandarin ,
Punjabi ,
Romanian ,
Serbian ,
Spanish ,
Taiwanese
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Expressive Arts
- Feminist
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Expressive Collab
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (365) 651-9573
Location
Additional Location
1469 Venables Street
Vancouver, BC V5L
(365) 651-9573