Ivan
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
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Vancouver, BC V5T
I support those navigating the challenges of living in a world not designed with them in mind. If you are a person of colour, queer or trans, an immigrant or the child of one, neurodivergent — or all of the above — I know that your experiences of mental and emotional health are often inseparable from these realities. I also know that any effective therapy must hold space for that, without letting it define the fullness of your story. This understanding is at the heart of how I work.
My approach to counselling is shaped by both my professional training in trauma-informed, decolonial and evidence-based therapy, as well as my lived and cultural experiences as a Black queer immigrant of mixed Afro-Caribbean, Tamil and Kalinago ancestry. Clients describe my style as warm, down-to-earth, direct and insightful.
While I work with a range of concerns, I am particularly experienced supporting clients who describe issues of chronic stress or worry, difficulty expressing or regulating emotions, communicating effectively in relationships, lack of focus, or feeling overwhelmed and uncertain when making important decisions. I'd be happy to discuss more on a call.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $145
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Insurance
- Chambers Plan
- Green Shield Canada
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- SunLife
Ivan Leonce
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Columbia College of Social Workers Ivan Leonce
- In Practice for 3 years
- Attended University of British Columbia, Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Certificate from The Embody Lab Somatic Attachment Therapy
- Certificate from Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy Narrative Therapy
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Ivan Leonce
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Emotional Regulation
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- ADHD
- Autism
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Intergenerational Trauma
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
Ivan Leonce
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
I also speak
Caribbean Creoles
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
I also speak
Caribbean Creoles
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Feminist
- Narrative
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
Ivan Leonce
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.