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Trevor Olson
Psychologist, PhD, RPsych
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
I provide therapy for first responders and individuals who have experienced grief and trauma.
I try to help individuals find their inner worth and strengths. I believe that people can continue to learn, grow and change. It is important for you to feel comfortable with the therapist you decide to see. One of the things that I value the most within therapy is the importance of building an honest and genuine relationship. I try to meet people where they are at and offer services from a strengths-based and positive approach.
I provide therapy for first responders and individuals who have experienced grief and trauma.
I try to help individuals find their inner worth and strengths. I believe that people can continue to learn, grow and change. It is important for you to feel comfortable with the therapist you decide to see. One of the things that I value the most within therapy is the importance of building an honest and genuine relationship. I try to meet people where they are at and offer services from a strengths-based and positive approach.
(778) 828-0853 View (778) 828-0853
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Marcus Narsaiya
Counsellor, BKin, MC, RCC, ATPPP, Trainee
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
I serve diverse clients in a number of challenges ranging from depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, relational stress, low self-esteem, chronic stress or pain, and wellness concerns. I have a background in Kinesiology and holistic wellness coaching, as well as coaching individuals with cognitive dis/abilities. My clinical style is based in Social Justice Narrative practice; processing, exploration and discovery of emotions, and development of self-insight. My Masters was in treatment approaches to transgenerational trauma. My preference is to work weekly or twice weekly for a minimum of 6 months so we can invest in your goals.
I serve diverse clients in a number of challenges ranging from depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, relational stress, low self-esteem, chronic stress or pain, and wellness concerns. I have a background in Kinesiology and holistic wellness coaching, as well as coaching individuals with cognitive dis/abilities. My clinical style is based in Social Justice Narrative practice; processing, exploration and discovery of emotions, and development of self-insight. My Masters was in treatment approaches to transgenerational trauma. My preference is to work weekly or twice weekly for a minimum of 6 months so we can invest in your goals.
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Otto Lim Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, RCSW, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
I enjoy working with a diversity of clients and/or their family members who are have both mental health and substance use issues, including trauma and PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance or behavioral addictions, life transitions (loss, relationships, career), and mental suffering and distress.
I enjoy working with a diversity of clients and/or their family members who are have both mental health and substance use issues, including trauma and PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance or behavioral addictions, life transitions (loss, relationships, career), and mental suffering and distress.
(365) 800-0502 View (365) 800-0502
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Ben Bass
Counsellor, RTC, SEP, BP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
Welcome to Integrated Counselling and Somatic Therapy. A question for you: If you take this moment to gently pause, or slow down a little. Perhaps notice your breathing. May I ask: what is most important to you? Knowing the answer is sometimes easy, sometimes elusive. It usually lights the way forward. If you are struggling with unresolved trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship or career issues or feeling dissatisfied with life, growth and healing are attainable. If you'd like to know more, please go to: www.benbasscounselling.com.
Welcome to Integrated Counselling and Somatic Therapy. A question for you: If you take this moment to gently pause, or slow down a little. Perhaps notice your breathing. May I ask: what is most important to you? Knowing the answer is sometimes easy, sometimes elusive. It usually lights the way forward. If you are struggling with unresolved trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship or career issues or feeling dissatisfied with life, growth and healing are attainable. If you'd like to know more, please go to: www.benbasscounselling.com.
(226) 458-8431 View (226) 458-8431
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Christopher Vu | Vietnamese Counsellor | Art Therapist | Emdr Therapist
Counsellor, MCP: AT, RCC, Pro-CAT, CVAP, EMDR
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
I have experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, substance use, end of life and grief, self-esteem, and self-compassion.
My approach to counselling is a psychodynamic, person-centred, and trauma-informed approach. The psychodynamic approach can help us gain new insights into our lives, and by integrating art into the session, it can become a powerful mind-body-oriented resource for individuals to look into themselves, and at their concerns, from a different angle.
I have experience working with mood disorders, anxiety, substance use, end of life and grief, self-esteem, and self-compassion.
My approach to counselling is a psychodynamic, person-centred, and trauma-informed approach. The psychodynamic approach can help us gain new insights into our lives, and by integrating art into the session, it can become a powerful mind-body-oriented resource for individuals to look into themselves, and at their concerns, from a different angle.
(236) 996-7709 View (236) 996-7709
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Rolf Schrader
MA, RCC, MNLP, CHT
Not Verified Not Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling with life or facing a difficult challenge? Do you have an inner critic who is just tearing you down? As your psychotherapist, I can help you eliminate those patterns or parts that have been impeding your progress, stopping you from having the life you want, you deserve. Together in a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space you can:
Are you struggling with life or facing a difficult challenge? Do you have an inner critic who is just tearing you down? As your psychotherapist, I can help you eliminate those patterns or parts that have been impeding your progress, stopping you from having the life you want, you deserve. Together in a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space you can:
(855) 338-0576 View (855) 338-0576
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Hart Caplan
Counsellor, BHons, BEd, MA, MC, RCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
My fundamental orientation to counselling is existential. At its heart, this approach doesn't distinguish between cognitions (thinking) and affect (feeling) and the somatic (body). Instead, it (and I) attempt to make contact with the whole of one's being. After all, we don't refer to ourselves as "human brains" or "human bodies" but as human beings. This is why talk therapy participates in healing the body, but it also explains why attention to the body can help heal what we generally call mental illness. And in the midst of it all, feelings are the endlessly rich source of information that help connect thinking to the body.
My fundamental orientation to counselling is existential. At its heart, this approach doesn't distinguish between cognitions (thinking) and affect (feeling) and the somatic (body). Instead, it (and I) attempt to make contact with the whole of one's being. After all, we don't refer to ourselves as "human brains" or "human bodies" but as human beings. This is why talk therapy participates in healing the body, but it also explains why attention to the body can help heal what we generally call mental illness. And in the midst of it all, feelings are the endlessly rich source of information that help connect thinking to the body.
(778) 762-3428 View (778) 762-3428
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David Bowes
Counsellor, MC, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
Waitlist for new clients
Using a cutting edge combination of psychotherapy, neurofeedback, and biofeedback, I take a holistic approach to wellness which addresses the mind, brain, body, and spirit. If you or your child is stuck and unable to navigate self-defeating or unmanageable patterns of behaviour, emotion, or relationships, I have powerful tools and 15+ years of experience to help you find freedom and optimize your well being. As a counsellor, my priority is to ensure that my clients feel safe, understood, and skillfully supported in a compassionate and non-judgmental atmosphere. "The person is never the problem - the problem is the problem".
Using a cutting edge combination of psychotherapy, neurofeedback, and biofeedback, I take a holistic approach to wellness which addresses the mind, brain, body, and spirit. If you or your child is stuck and unable to navigate self-defeating or unmanageable patterns of behaviour, emotion, or relationships, I have powerful tools and 15+ years of experience to help you find freedom and optimize your well being. As a counsellor, my priority is to ensure that my clients feel safe, understood, and skillfully supported in a compassionate and non-judgmental atmosphere. "The person is never the problem - the problem is the problem".
(855) 997-1404 View (855) 997-1404
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Gordon Reid
Psychologist, PhD, MA, RPsych
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
For 30+ years I have been helping people struggling with relationships, as well as depression, anxiety, and meaning of life issues. My primary interest has always been in understanding what it is in the work we do together that actually makes a difference in helping the people I am working with, coupled with a clear recognition of the fundamental importance of the quality of our relationship together. Ultimately, I am not just trying to help people feel better, but to actually become better, recognizable both by them, and the people who matter in their lives. In the final analysis, you already have the answers. I help you find those
For 30+ years I have been helping people struggling with relationships, as well as depression, anxiety, and meaning of life issues. My primary interest has always been in understanding what it is in the work we do together that actually makes a difference in helping the people I am working with, coupled with a clear recognition of the fundamental importance of the quality of our relationship together. Ultimately, I am not just trying to help people feel better, but to actually become better, recognizable both by them, and the people who matter in their lives. In the final analysis, you already have the answers. I help you find those
(855) 982-1164 View (855) 982-1164
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Justin Paulsen
Counsellor, MCP, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H  (Online Only)
Hi I’m Justin, a Psychotherapist, Couples Counsellor, and Certified Clinical Sexologist. For the better part of my life, I have been learning and training how to help people of all genders and sexual expressions tackle some of the confusing and difficult parts of life. I know what it's like to feel stuck, whether in your personal identity, sex life, relationships, career, or just life in general. I also know a lot of these topics can be tough to talk about, and that's why I'm here; to provide an environment of trust, compassion, and safety for us to explore some of these areas together without judgement.
Hi I’m Justin, a Psychotherapist, Couples Counsellor, and Certified Clinical Sexologist. For the better part of my life, I have been learning and training how to help people of all genders and sexual expressions tackle some of the confusing and difficult parts of life. I know what it's like to feel stuck, whether in your personal identity, sex life, relationships, career, or just life in general. I also know a lot of these topics can be tough to talk about, and that's why I'm here; to provide an environment of trust, compassion, and safety for us to explore some of these areas together without judgement.
(867) 731-0085 View (867) 731-0085
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Oisin O'Malley Cognitive Hypnotherapy
BA, MA, HPD, DipCHyp
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H  (Online Only)
Everyone is unique. Most therapies attach a label to guide their choice of treatment. I believe that everyone has arrived at their issue through a series of experiences that have uniquely shaped their minds. I ask myself two key questions, what’s that about? And how can I use it? What this leads to is a way of working that is completely tailored to the client’s way of thinking. I fit techniques and interventions from a wide range of other approaches including CBT, Gestalt, NLP and positive psychology into a bespoke approach suited to the client.
Everyone is unique. Most therapies attach a label to guide their choice of treatment. I believe that everyone has arrived at their issue through a series of experiences that have uniquely shaped their minds. I ask myself two key questions, what’s that about? And how can I use it? What this leads to is a way of working that is completely tailored to the client’s way of thinking. I fit techniques and interventions from a wide range of other approaches including CBT, Gestalt, NLP and positive psychology into a bespoke approach suited to the client.
(431) 341-1896 View (431) 341-1896
Photo of Noah Susswein, Psychologist in V6H, BC
Noah Susswein
Psychologist, PhD, RPsych
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
I work with children aged 7 and up, youth, and adults/parents. All persons and conversations are unique. Therefore the way I work mostly depends on what you might ask for help with. I always want treatment to be effective, so I aim to integrate a variety of evidence-based techniques into a plan that is uniquely suited to each client.
I work with children aged 7 and up, youth, and adults/parents. All persons and conversations are unique. Therefore the way I work mostly depends on what you might ask for help with. I always want treatment to be effective, so I aim to integrate a variety of evidence-based techniques into a plan that is uniquely suited to each client.
(236) 233-5712 View (236) 233-5712
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Isaiah Finkelstein
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H
Beginning counselling is an intimidating process and I congratulate you for making it this far! It is an impressive accomplishment to take action with your mental health and you should be proud of yourself. Counselling is a space for growth, stabilization, recovery, and healing – and while we all have the tools to maintain, improve, and stabilize our mental health – I believe that the best results can be achieved collaboratively. I can provide a supportive, non-judgemental space to help you access these tools.
Beginning counselling is an intimidating process and I congratulate you for making it this far! It is an impressive accomplishment to take action with your mental health and you should be proud of yourself. Counselling is a space for growth, stabilization, recovery, and healing – and while we all have the tools to maintain, improve, and stabilize our mental health – I believe that the best results can be achieved collaboratively. I can provide a supportive, non-judgemental space to help you access these tools.
(778) 717-3029 View (778) 717-3029
Photo of Luc Boudreau, OT Reg, Psychotherapist, Occupational Therapist in V6H, BC
Luc Boudreau, OT Reg, Psychotherapist
Occupational Therapist, BScPsy, BscOT, Reg
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H  (Online Only)
I’m currently welcoming new individuals & couples. Do you feel stuck, aimless or unsatisfied in life? Are you struggling in your relationships? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, low self esteem? Perhaps unresolved shame? It can happen to all of us. Together we can uncover unhelpful patterns, process difficult emotions, and learn specific tools to help you manage life's difficulties. Through our work together, we can help you discover your true potential, while living authentically and confidently.
I’m currently welcoming new individuals & couples. Do you feel stuck, aimless or unsatisfied in life? Are you struggling in your relationships? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, low self esteem? Perhaps unresolved shame? It can happen to all of us. Together we can uncover unhelpful patterns, process difficult emotions, and learn specific tools to help you manage life's difficulties. Through our work together, we can help you discover your true potential, while living authentically and confidently.
(437) 500-6338 View (437) 500-6338
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MindRight Counselling & Consulting Inc
Counsellor, MEd, MA, MSc, PHCP, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
MindRight Counselling & Consulting is focused on helping men, women, children/youth, couples, and families deal with issues that negatively impact their quality of living. We provide therapeutic support, guidance, and psychoeducation to assist our clients to develop personal insight and work towards making a positive change in their overall lives. We service all clients from the Lower Mainland of BC while having 5 office locations in Richmond, Vancouver, and Burnaby with 10 Associate Counsellors ready to help you. Please visit our website for more information on our team and additional locations.
MindRight Counselling & Consulting is focused on helping men, women, children/youth, couples, and families deal with issues that negatively impact their quality of living. We provide therapeutic support, guidance, and psychoeducation to assist our clients to develop personal insight and work towards making a positive change in their overall lives. We service all clients from the Lower Mainland of BC while having 5 office locations in Richmond, Vancouver, and Burnaby with 10 Associate Counsellors ready to help you. Please visit our website for more information on our team and additional locations.
(778) 901-6245 View (778) 901-6245
Photo of Eric Addleman, Counsellor in V6H, BC
Eric Addleman
Counsellor, BA, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H  (Online Only)
If you are feeling overwhelmed in your life or relationship, I am here to inspire hope and to help empower you to navigate life with calm confidence. It is normal to need support; sometimes help is required to understand why you are feeling stuck so that a perspective shift can take place, ultimately leading to a more meaningful life experience. Through a deeper understanding of self, the architecture of change can be built, new skills can be learned, enabling the potential for personal and relational transformation.
If you are feeling overwhelmed in your life or relationship, I am here to inspire hope and to help empower you to navigate life with calm confidence. It is normal to need support; sometimes help is required to understand why you are feeling stuck so that a perspective shift can take place, ultimately leading to a more meaningful life experience. Through a deeper understanding of self, the architecture of change can be built, new skills can be learned, enabling the potential for personal and relational transformation.
(226) 909-3121 View (226) 909-3121

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How long does therapy take for grief?

There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.

When should you seek therapy for grief?

Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.

Can grief be managed without therapy?

Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.

What happens if grief is left untreated?

Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.