Therapists in V5L
You don't have to figure out life's challenges alone - you deserve to have your pain witnessed. Together we’ll build a strong relationship and untangle the parts of you that feel stuck, so that you can make the best choices and changes for your life. It is my goal for you feel truly heard, supported, and empowered to grow in the ways that matter most to you. I am prepared to listen deeply with compassion, curiosity, and care. My approach is trauma-informed, and brings together mind and body based therapy to best support you and your unique circumstances.
You don't have to figure out life's challenges alone - you deserve to have your pain witnessed. Together we’ll build a strong relationship and untangle the parts of you that feel stuck, so that you can make the best choices and changes for your life. It is my goal for you feel truly heard, supported, and empowered to grow in the ways that matter most to you. I am prepared to listen deeply with compassion, curiosity, and care. My approach is trauma-informed, and brings together mind and body based therapy to best support you and your unique circumstances.
Clients often come to me when they decide that survival is no longer enough. Whether it's past trauma, depression, anxiety, disconnection from self, lack of purpose, or lack of hope (etc). As humans, we all carry rocks in our proverbial backpacks. I am awestruck by the human capacity to survive and endure. But sometimes the weight that holds us down becomes so familiar that it is almost comforting. If you are reading this, you have found the courage to ask the question, "What if I allow myself to believe that I deserve better?" I love nothing more than helping clients explore what that might look like, and how to get there.
Clients often come to me when they decide that survival is no longer enough. Whether it's past trauma, depression, anxiety, disconnection from self, lack of purpose, or lack of hope (etc). As humans, we all carry rocks in our proverbial backpacks. I am awestruck by the human capacity to survive and endure. But sometimes the weight that holds us down becomes so familiar that it is almost comforting. If you are reading this, you have found the courage to ask the question, "What if I allow myself to believe that I deserve better?" I love nothing more than helping clients explore what that might look like, and how to get there.
Hannah’s lived experience with sexuality and gender exploration, grief and loss, and fat joy informs their therapeutic specialities. They wish to be a soft place to land for clients from marginalized identities who may not have had a safe enough place to explore these concerns. Hannah supports clients through identity exploration, sex, pleasure, desire concerns, and kink. They specialize in supporting clients who are in polyamorous or non-traditional relationship structures, survivors of sexual violence and they are sex worker affirming.
Hannah’s lived experience with sexuality and gender exploration, grief and loss, and fat joy informs their therapeutic specialities. They wish to be a soft place to land for clients from marginalized identities who may not have had a safe enough place to explore these concerns. Hannah supports clients through identity exploration, sex, pleasure, desire concerns, and kink. They specialize in supporting clients who are in polyamorous or non-traditional relationship structures, survivors of sexual violence and they are sex worker affirming.
Hello and welcome! I specialize in supporting neurodivergent adults with ADHD, Autism, and High Sensitivity (HSP). My goal is to help you embrace your neurodivergence and identify your strengths.
Hello and welcome! I specialize in supporting neurodivergent adults with ADHD, Autism, and High Sensitivity (HSP). My goal is to help you embrace your neurodivergence and identify your strengths.
Life can feel overwhelming as we're caught in the same cycles, but also exhausting as sometimes life just seems to happen to us. I believe clients are the experts of their own lives as no one has walked more in your footsteps, than you. While you might have access to all of this information, it can be tricky to navigate it by yourself. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, I'm excited to learn about you and your experiences as we reflect on the various intersecting factors of your life. My therapeutic foundation that facilitates this process is a blend of Emotion-focussed, Solution-focussed, and Somatic therapies.
Life can feel overwhelming as we're caught in the same cycles, but also exhausting as sometimes life just seems to happen to us. I believe clients are the experts of their own lives as no one has walked more in your footsteps, than you. While you might have access to all of this information, it can be tricky to navigate it by yourself. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, I'm excited to learn about you and your experiences as we reflect on the various intersecting factors of your life. My therapeutic foundation that facilitates this process is a blend of Emotion-focussed, Solution-focussed, and Somatic therapies.
I support folks to reclaim, explore, and practice coming back to our bodies, feeling feelings, expanding relational possibilities, and embodying permission and more choices toward dignity, aliveness, connection, tenderness, ease, and pleasure. I approach therapeutic work from healing-centred, intersectional feminist, harm reduction, and decolonial frameworks and practices, and draw from interpersonal neurobiology, parts work, politicized somatics, and lineages of energetic medicine.
I support folks to reclaim, explore, and practice coming back to our bodies, feeling feelings, expanding relational possibilities, and embodying permission and more choices toward dignity, aliveness, connection, tenderness, ease, and pleasure. I approach therapeutic work from healing-centred, intersectional feminist, harm reduction, and decolonial frameworks and practices, and draw from interpersonal neurobiology, parts work, politicized somatics, and lineages of energetic medicine.
Welcome! I see a broad range of individuals and couples from teens, young adults to highly successful professionals —including physicians, residents, and medical students—through word-of-mouth referrals. My commitment to culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care has been at the foundation of my work since 2005. Some of my clients are experiencing common issues such as challenges coping with stress and mood while others are facing more complex struggles such as healing from past trauma and/or childhood adversity. I also work with couples who are struggling in their relationship.
Welcome! I see a broad range of individuals and couples from teens, young adults to highly successful professionals —including physicians, residents, and medical students—through word-of-mouth referrals. My commitment to culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care has been at the foundation of my work since 2005. Some of my clients are experiencing common issues such as challenges coping with stress and mood while others are facing more complex struggles such as healing from past trauma and/or childhood adversity. I also work with couples who are struggling in their relationship.
If you’ve been living with chronic pain, stress, or a nervous system that feels constantly on edge, you’re not alone. I help people rebuild trust with their bodies, reduce pain and overwhelm, and find more ease using gentle, evidence-based mind–body approaches which emphasize the interplay of mind and body as a gateway to lasting change. Together, we’ll uncover how your experiences shape your present reality, recognize the strengths within you, and develop practical strategies that foster resilience and empower you with skills that continue to serve you well beyond our time together.
If you’ve been living with chronic pain, stress, or a nervous system that feels constantly on edge, you’re not alone. I help people rebuild trust with their bodies, reduce pain and overwhelm, and find more ease using gentle, evidence-based mind–body approaches which emphasize the interplay of mind and body as a gateway to lasting change. Together, we’ll uncover how your experiences shape your present reality, recognize the strengths within you, and develop practical strategies that foster resilience and empower you with skills that continue to serve you well beyond our time together.
I have a studio-based practice in Greendale (Chilliwack) BC and also offer sessions online, in clients' homes, or in a private studio space in East Vancouver. I work with children and adults. My person-centred approach to therapy is influenced by attachment theory, systems theory, and over 20 years of experience working with people who have diverse and exceptional needs.
After 10 years of teaching art in elementary and high schools, I made the shift to offer adapted art classes as a service provider to families who school from home. I completed a post-grad diploma program in art therapy to better support the families I work with.
I have a studio-based practice in Greendale (Chilliwack) BC and also offer sessions online, in clients' homes, or in a private studio space in East Vancouver. I work with children and adults. My person-centred approach to therapy is influenced by attachment theory, systems theory, and over 20 years of experience working with people who have diverse and exceptional needs.
After 10 years of teaching art in elementary and high schools, I made the shift to offer adapted art classes as a service provider to families who school from home. I completed a post-grad diploma program in art therapy to better support the families I work with.
Relationships can be a source of your greatest joys and your biggest challenges. And struggles within your relationships, whether it’s with your partner, a family member or in the workplace, can impact your enjoyment of your daily life. With over 30 years of experience, I have worked with couples and individuals in transforming their relationships from a source of pain and conflict to one of strength and growth. I bring my lived experience as a married lesbian and mother to a young adult to my practice. With Heartswell Counselling, I offer you a safe, inclusive space to explore your feelings and enhance your heart’s well-being.
Relationships can be a source of your greatest joys and your biggest challenges. And struggles within your relationships, whether it’s with your partner, a family member or in the workplace, can impact your enjoyment of your daily life. With over 30 years of experience, I have worked with couples and individuals in transforming their relationships from a source of pain and conflict to one of strength and growth. I bring my lived experience as a married lesbian and mother to a young adult to my practice. With Heartswell Counselling, I offer you a safe, inclusive space to explore your feelings and enhance your heart’s well-being.
Hi there - and thank you for the visit. Asking for help and finding a counsellor who is the right fit can be quite the process. Whether you are seeking support because of some sudden shift in circumstance or a longstanding issue that is getting harder and harder to carry, I believe therapy is a unique space that can help people heal and grow and can help carry some of that weight.
Hi there - and thank you for the visit. Asking for help and finding a counsellor who is the right fit can be quite the process. Whether you are seeking support because of some sudden shift in circumstance or a longstanding issue that is getting harder and harder to carry, I believe therapy is a unique space that can help people heal and grow and can help carry some of that weight.
Currently accepting new clients.
Hello. I'm Liz, and I offer a warm, non-judgmental and compassionate space to explore the issues negatively affecting you, using a collaborative approach where we work as a team. When things feel hard, you don't have to deal with it alone. Sharing and working through issues with a trusted person can offer perspective, healing and growth. Beginning counselling may feel daunting, but there is no issue we cannot discuss and work on together.
Currently accepting new clients.
Hello. I'm Liz, and I offer a warm, non-judgmental and compassionate space to explore the issues negatively affecting you, using a collaborative approach where we work as a team. When things feel hard, you don't have to deal with it alone. Sharing and working through issues with a trusted person can offer perspective, healing and growth. Beginning counselling may feel daunting, but there is no issue we cannot discuss and work on together.
Counseling is, thankfully, no longer considered something reserved for individuals with severe mental health concerns. Today we are increasingly comfortable admitting many would benefit from dedicated space where our personal concerns, challenges, and goals can be carefully tended to. My clients learn quickly that therapy is about dialogue and consistent attention to their sadness, depression, anxiety, worries, and difficulties in different spheres of their lives (relationships, parenting, work, money, environment, to name a few). Clients often seek a deeper sense of purpose and engagement, therapy can help achieve this.
Counseling is, thankfully, no longer considered something reserved for individuals with severe mental health concerns. Today we are increasingly comfortable admitting many would benefit from dedicated space where our personal concerns, challenges, and goals can be carefully tended to. My clients learn quickly that therapy is about dialogue and consistent attention to their sadness, depression, anxiety, worries, and difficulties in different spheres of their lives (relationships, parenting, work, money, environment, to name a few). Clients often seek a deeper sense of purpose and engagement, therapy can help achieve this.
I believe counselling can be a space where we can get to know our authentic selves, where many parts of ourselves can be explored and we can start to resist the boxes that may be confining us. I view counselling as a collaborative process and recognize each person’s natural ability to gravitate toward change at their own pace. The genuine connection of a counselling relationship in a safe enough and inclusive environment is often at the root of healing.
I believe counselling can be a space where we can get to know our authentic selves, where many parts of ourselves can be explored and we can start to resist the boxes that may be confining us. I view counselling as a collaborative process and recognize each person’s natural ability to gravitate toward change at their own pace. The genuine connection of a counselling relationship in a safe enough and inclusive environment is often at the root of healing.
Are you struggling with overwhelm, indecision, pain, or powerlessness? Are there parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or oppressed that need a space to be heard? I work with adults of all ages to help make sense of their experiences, process past trauma, feel awake to the current moment, and create a path toward renewal and growth. I believe that we all deserve to develop our sense of self and our sense of meaning in a compassionate and non-judgmental space. Together, we can give voice to the many parts of your internal and relational world and start to build towards the changes you want to see in your life.
Are you struggling with overwhelm, indecision, pain, or powerlessness? Are there parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or oppressed that need a space to be heard? I work with adults of all ages to help make sense of their experiences, process past trauma, feel awake to the current moment, and create a path toward renewal and growth. I believe that we all deserve to develop our sense of self and our sense of meaning in a compassionate and non-judgmental space. Together, we can give voice to the many parts of your internal and relational world and start to build towards the changes you want to see in your life.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck—in your work, relationships, or sense of self? Maybe you are navigating anxiety, burnout, identity questions, or complex relationship dynamics. I work with all identities, sexualities, and relationship dynamics. Many of my clients queer, neurodivergent, women, or in non-traditional relationships. They want clarity, connection, and relief—and a space where they can be fully seen without judgment. They're ready to explore who they are, what they need, and how to build a life that fits.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck—in your work, relationships, or sense of self? Maybe you are navigating anxiety, burnout, identity questions, or complex relationship dynamics. I work with all identities, sexualities, and relationship dynamics. Many of my clients queer, neurodivergent, women, or in non-traditional relationships. They want clarity, connection, and relief—and a space where they can be fully seen without judgment. They're ready to explore who they are, what they need, and how to build a life that fits.
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.
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.
Hi, I’m Farah, and I’m here to support you through whatever you’re facing.
I work with individuals who are navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or simply feeling stuck or unfulfilled in their lives. If you’re going through a difficult time — whether it’s a recent event or something you’ve been carrying for a long while — you don’t have to go through it alone. If you are feeling lost in your career, are experiencing conflict in relationships, or struggling with self-esteem and confidence, I offer a safe space where you can explore what’s going on, reconnect with your inner strengths, and begin to move forward.
Hi, I’m Farah, and I’m here to support you through whatever you’re facing.
I work with individuals who are navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or simply feeling stuck or unfulfilled in their lives. If you’re going through a difficult time — whether it’s a recent event or something you’ve been carrying for a long while — you don’t have to go through it alone. If you are feeling lost in your career, are experiencing conflict in relationships, or struggling with self-esteem and confidence, I offer a safe space where you can explore what’s going on, reconnect with your inner strengths, and begin to move forward.
It’s common to feel alone, alienated, maybe even full of self-doubt when life throws hurdles our way. As a fellow human, I have faced a great number of hurdles in my own life, all of which have imprinted on me a deep appreciation, both theoretically and practically, for the need to undo aloneness. I work with individuals facing life transitions, grief and loss, relationship concerns, various mental health diagnoses, parenthood, and separation and divorce, to provide a safe and non-judgmental space to sift through the debris, sometimes in search of the gold, maybe the exit, or sometimes just that elusive way forward.
It’s common to feel alone, alienated, maybe even full of self-doubt when life throws hurdles our way. As a fellow human, I have faced a great number of hurdles in my own life, all of which have imprinted on me a deep appreciation, both theoretically and practically, for the need to undo aloneness. I work with individuals facing life transitions, grief and loss, relationship concerns, various mental health diagnoses, parenthood, and separation and divorce, to provide a safe and non-judgmental space to sift through the debris, sometimes in search of the gold, maybe the exit, or sometimes just that elusive way forward.
Welcome! I work with people experiencing a variety of life transitions and life struggles. A stressful life event, life change, or a recent loss can make it feel like your bottom has fallen out from under you. Cumulative stress, chronic worry or low mood may be interfering with your ability to live a fulfilling, meaningful life. I work with people to build safety, increase self-understanding, process painful feelings, expand coping and facilitate adjustment. I bring a diverse background of clinical experience working in Cancer Care, mental health, and trauma recovery.
Welcome! I work with people experiencing a variety of life transitions and life struggles. A stressful life event, life change, or a recent loss can make it feel like your bottom has fallen out from under you. Cumulative stress, chronic worry or low mood may be interfering with your ability to live a fulfilling, meaningful life. I work with people to build safety, increase self-understanding, process painful feelings, expand coping and facilitate adjustment. I bring a diverse background of clinical experience working in Cancer Care, mental health, and trauma recovery.
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Number of Counsellors in V5L
100+
Average cost per session
$150
Counsellors in V5L who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 84% | Relationship Issues |
| 81% | Depression |
| 79% | Self Esteem |
| 77% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 74% | Stress |
| 68% | Grief |
Average years in practice
7 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 70% | SunLife |
| 63% | Green Shield Canada |
| 55% | Manulife |
How Counsellors in V5L see their clients
| 68% | In Person and Online | |
| 32% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 77% | Female | |
| 16% | Male | |
| 7% | Non-Binary |