Monica Bhatara
Counsellor, MA, RTC, FOTT
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2 Endorsed
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The world can feel scary — relationships, your own thoughts, actions you don't understand. You might dissociate, get stuck in patterns you can't explain, quietly believe you're not lovable, or answer "I don't know" more than you'd like to. Or maybe you're navigating this with your child — the tantrums, aggression, tuning out, big feelings with no clear reason why. Either way, none of this means something is wrong. It's a nervous system doing what it learned to do to survive. My work helps you understand why you (or your child) do what you do, so the messy, confusing parts make sense.
I work with adults and children, using nervous-system-informed somatic work, and expressive and play therapies — building your capacity to notice what's happening in your body, connect it to your emotions, and tolerate big feelings instead of shutting down. For children this happens through play therapy; for adults, tuning into your body's own wisdom.
As a trauma-focused therapist, my work is grounded in Polyvagal Theory and Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy. I work through a decolonizing, anti-oppression lens — trauma doesn't happen apart from the systems that shape a nervous system. I bring compassion, deep clinical skill, and years of specialize training, so you're in capable, attuned hands.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
- Couple Sessions $205
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, e-Transfer, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Alberta School Employee
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- Equitable Life of Canada
- Green Shield Canada
- iA Financial Group
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Manulife
- Pacific Blue Cross
- SunLife
Monica Bhatara
Counsellor, MA, RTC, FOTT
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (604) 305-2936
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 2030 Monica Bhatara
- In Practice for 18 years
- Attended Simon Fraser University , MA, Graduated 2002
- Membership with British Columbia Play Therapy Association T-2405 / 2005
- Certificate from The International Focusing Institute IFOT in Complex Trauma / 2014
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Monica Bhatara
Counsellor, MA, RTC, FOTT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (604) 305-2936
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Trauma and PTSD
- Sexual Abuse
Expertise
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Gay
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Women's Issues
Monica Bhatara
Counsellor, MA, RTC, FOTT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (604) 305-2936
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples
I also speak
Hindi ,
Punjabi ,
Urdu
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples
I also speak
Hindi ,
Punjabi ,
Urdu
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Culturally Sensitive
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Feminist
- Integrative
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Monica Bhatara
Counsellor, MA, RTC, FOTT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (604) 305-2936
Location
Primary Location
Monica Bhatara, Counselling and Consulting
9181 Main Street
211C
Chilliwack, BC V2P
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