Therapists in Duncan, BC

Hi there, I personally know how challenging life can be and I'm glad your considering reaching out for support. I specialize in helping individuals and couples with challenges such as relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions and self-esteem issues. If want to grow, develop healthier relationships and have more compassion for yourself and others, you've found the right place. My goal is to support clients in accessing their own inner wisdom and resources while healing from a variety of mental, emotional and relational challenges. Let's work together to foster healing, growth and long lasting change.

Weekend & Evening Availability. You might be facing a setback, and it can be hard to stay positive and not lose faith in your dreams. I know how you feel, I have been there too. I can help you create a plan to change your relationship with substances, or anxiety, and move you towards a more meaningful & fulfilling life. I offer in-person weekend sessions on saturdays and sundays, and online sessions mondays and tuesdays.

Staying awake in the middle of the night because you are feeling detached and desperate in an intimate relationship ? Highly anxious about lack of career satisfaction ? At your wits' end dealing with your children's behaviour ? Or maybe feeling lost and adrift in life wondering what your real calling and purpose is ? I am here to help you navigate through difficult circumstances and transitions ..... ..... so you can be more resilient, find new energy, and discover new steps toward a more content, purpose-driven life.

I am an Associate with Stewart Counseling, a trauma and cognitive behavioral therapist serving healthcare and technology professionals, fire fighters, first responders, military veterans, front line workers, First Nations peoples, visible minorities, LGBTQ2S people. My practice consists of extending progressive psychotherapy and clinical social work services to a diversity of individuals, groups and communities struggling with complex forms of trauma/PTSD, bereavement and grief concerns, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, mental health disorders, divorce and custodial disputes, bullying, discrimination and social alienation,

I am a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Counselling Supervisor. My practice is guided by extensive experience working with people coming from various socioeconomic backgrounds as well as many years of serving the most vulnerable communities in Vancouver’s DTES. While my approach is integrative of modern theories and techniques, it heavily relies on Psychodynamic theories and practice. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is a highly individualized treatment whose goal is not only to alleviate the most obvious symptom. It relies on the fact that our personalities are uniquely shaped by several developmental stages.

Counselling for high stress available. You find that you are constantly worried or feeling “on edge” due to racing thoughts or nightmares. You have difficulty sleeping at night, which causes you to feel drained and unrested in the morning. You are burdened by guilt, and you feel powerless to change your current situation. People comment that you're more “grumpy” than usual, but what they don't understand is that you're struggling emotionally. If this resonates with you, then you may be suffering from PTSD, which stems from high-stress situations. If you are ready to take back control of your life then you are in the right place.

My expertise is in working with difficulties related to cultural, familial, and relational contexts. I specialize in depression, anxiety, anger issues, professional burnout, issues with sexuality, couples issues, family conflicts, self-harming, and more. In addition to having lived in Hong Kong, I have worked diverse clients in Los Angeles and Vancouver. People who are seeking to make sense of themselves tend to find me very helpful. Former clients of mine regularly feel as though they understand their symptoms, are more free to make good life choices, and are prepared to have more fulfilling relationships overall.

Trying to get through your daily routines can be exhausting when you feel anxious, lost, and disconnected. If you are searching for meaning and fulfillment, I can help guide you on your journey. I work closely with individuals who are affected by depression, interpersonal relationship issues, anxiety, and existential/life crises. Though many people suffer from similar concerns, each person and situation is unique. I’m here to give you a space to share your personal experiences and worldview. From there, we will work together and move towards change that feels authentic to you.

In some seasons of life, it can take immense strength to just put on a brave face and survive the day. It is all too easy to get trapped in states of survival, and when we are in them, we are left with the nagging feeling that something is missing. Often, we find ourselves stuck in patterns we don't like, feel lost attempting to analyze what to do or ruminating on our past mistakes. This experience can manifest symptomatically as anxiety, depression, lack of focus, procrastination, substance misuse, isolation, relationship challenges, or struggling to find reason to get out of bed in the morning.

Is your relationship going through a difficult season, where you dread that another discussion will end in an argument, without apology? Are you facing a major transition and could use someone to help bring clarity? Do you feel stuck in some way – as though life or your relationships just aren’t what you’re hoping for? Do you feel alone as you find yourself struggling to manage difficult emotions like anxiety, sadness, guilt, shame, or anger? Maybe you’ve always felt different from those around you - it can be exhausting and lonely. As a person with disabilities myself, I have my own experience of the challenges of trying to fit in.

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia whose primary focus is to help individuals overcome a wide range of mental health challenges such as Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Trauma and attachment issues.

I am a Clinical Psychologist with fifteen years of experience in treatment and assessment. Education in both the Arts and Science inform my balanced approach to improving mental health. I place importance on understanding the client as a unique individual with their own stressors, life experiences, key relationships and biological/health characteristics. This understanding helps me to develop a focused and effective treatment strategy designed to increase happiness and improve quality of life. I rely on evidence-based techniques, but also understand the importance building of a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust.

My work is relational, emotion-focused, and experiential. Relational means establishing a unique and real connection with people — i.e. not being a “blank slate” therapist. Emotion-focused means helping people pay attention to old emotional patterns that may no longer be serving them. Experiential means going beyond just talking about patterns. It means offering actual in-session experiences of doing things a different way — working together to form new and preferred patterns that are conducive to one’s therapy goal(s).

I provide a warm and quiet place for you to uncover the wisdom in your life. The struggles we face are opportunities to discover new horizons of meaning, perspectives that give way to purpose. I believe in building trust and rapport in the therapeutic relationship, so that each client can claim their healing and forge their paths forward. I work with those who struggle with climate anxiety and grief, bereavement and loss, stress and anxiety, life transitions and self-esteem issues. I also work with couples who struggle to change negative patterns in their relationship.

Life can throw challenges our way that feel overwhelming and unmanageable. Coming to a realization that we could use help, and seeking a therapist are big steps. The therapeutic relationship offers a unique space to look at and discuss deeply personal content in a safe, non-judgmental environment. It can feel like a big risk to open up about our struggles. I encourage anyone seeking therapy to search for a therapist that they feel comfortable with. I believe it is my job to foster trust and safety so that we can work through difficult feelings. From my perspective, there is no definitive ranking of problems.

I provide transpersonal counselling psychology sessions for individuals, couples, and groups locally and internationally, in-person or online. I guide people to discover compassionate resolutions to their current concerns by integrating contemplative practices from the world's wisdom traditions and leading-edge psychotherapeutic approaches. Having personally traveled the terrain of the 'dark night of the soul,' and also witnessed firsthand miraculous transformations of hundreds of people, I can attest to the capacity of the human soul to transform traumatic losses, transitions, or crises into a sense of greater peace, clarity, and empowerment, when met with presence, empathy, and unconditional acceptance.