Therapists in V8Z

Find balance and live your truest life - the one that matters to you.
For 14 years I have provided individual therapy to adults and older teens. Helping others find meaningful paths when facing difficulty is something I have always found rewarding. I am continually inspired by the unique strengths each person brings to their growth journey whether they are navigating life changes, stress, health or relationship issues, grief, school, or family life challenges. Accessing and developing personal growth, asserting boundaries, and harnessing life balance are just some of the important realms I take pride in supporting.
Find balance and live your truest life - the one that matters to you.
For 14 years I have provided individual therapy to adults and older teens. Helping others find meaningful paths when facing difficulty is something I have always found rewarding. I am continually inspired by the unique strengths each person brings to their growth journey whether they are navigating life changes, stress, health or relationship issues, grief, school, or family life challenges. Accessing and developing personal growth, asserting boundaries, and harnessing life balance are just some of the important realms I take pride in supporting.

Are you feeling paralyzed by the recent changes in your life? Are you struggling to move forward because the weight of your past is affecting your present life? Do you find it difficult to take the first step towards positive change due to feeling overwhelmed? Well then I’m glad you’re here.
Creating a safe and empathetic space is central to my approach, but that doesn’t mean I shy away from being honest with you. In therapy, I’m here to encourage you to explore new perspectives, even when it feels a bit challenging.Through a client-centred approach, we’ll work together to explore new ways of thinking, feeling, and healing.
Are you feeling paralyzed by the recent changes in your life? Are you struggling to move forward because the weight of your past is affecting your present life? Do you find it difficult to take the first step towards positive change due to feeling overwhelmed? Well then I’m glad you’re here.
Creating a safe and empathetic space is central to my approach, but that doesn’t mean I shy away from being honest with you. In therapy, I’m here to encourage you to explore new perspectives, even when it feels a bit challenging.Through a client-centred approach, we’ll work together to explore new ways of thinking, feeling, and healing.

I am a Registered Psychologist and director of Wise Mind Centre, a Vancouver-based service that provides primarily cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to adolescents and adult clients and their loved ones. I work with clients who struggle with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, OCD, stress, depression, substance use, life transitions, parenting difficulties, self-harm behavior, suicidal ideations, PTSD, interpersonal difficulties, emotion regulation difficulties, and borderline personality disorder. My service could be offered in both English and Chinese.
I am a Registered Psychologist and director of Wise Mind Centre, a Vancouver-based service that provides primarily cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to adolescents and adult clients and their loved ones. I work with clients who struggle with a variety of psychological problems, including anxiety, OCD, stress, depression, substance use, life transitions, parenting difficulties, self-harm behavior, suicidal ideations, PTSD, interpersonal difficulties, emotion regulation difficulties, and borderline personality disorder. My service could be offered in both English and Chinese.

Life can be overwhelming when we’re juggling multiple responsibilities while taking care of ourselves and others. Particularly when something unexpected arises, our balance can be disturbed. Navigating life’s challenges can also become more intense when hidden parts of ourselves, or others, arise and dominate situations, making them hard to understand. In these times, it is not surprising that so many people turn to therapy for illumination and support.
Life can be overwhelming when we’re juggling multiple responsibilities while taking care of ourselves and others. Particularly when something unexpected arises, our balance can be disturbed. Navigating life’s challenges can also become more intense when hidden parts of ourselves, or others, arise and dominate situations, making them hard to understand. In these times, it is not surprising that so many people turn to therapy for illumination and support.

Having an addicted person in your life can feel like a nightmare and tear your family apart. In order for addiction to have a chance of healing, we must first address the dynamics of the addict's relationships with their loved ones. Many loved ones unwittingly enable the addiction to continue, sometimes because they want to avoid confrontation and conflict. As the enabling continues, the addiction continues as well-and becomes progressively worse. It is important to understand that enabling an addict is never a loving act-and only leads to more severe consequences as time goes on.
Having an addicted person in your life can feel like a nightmare and tear your family apart. In order for addiction to have a chance of healing, we must first address the dynamics of the addict's relationships with their loved ones. Many loved ones unwittingly enable the addiction to continue, sometimes because they want to avoid confrontation and conflict. As the enabling continues, the addiction continues as well-and becomes progressively worse. It is important to understand that enabling an addict is never a loving act-and only leads to more severe consequences as time goes on.

Do you struggle with anxiety, overwhelm, and low self-esteem? Are you constantly second guessing yourself? This might be affecting all areas of your life including your relationships, setting and achieving goals, your self-confidence, or even your ability to function on a daily basis. Maybe you undervalue your worth and put the needs of others before your own. We understand how incredibly painful it is to be here. You are not alone; it is possible to feel understood and over come these challenges.
Do you struggle with anxiety, overwhelm, and low self-esteem? Are you constantly second guessing yourself? This might be affecting all areas of your life including your relationships, setting and achieving goals, your self-confidence, or even your ability to function on a daily basis. Maybe you undervalue your worth and put the needs of others before your own. We understand how incredibly painful it is to be here. You are not alone; it is possible to feel understood and over come these challenges.

Accepting New Clients. Do you feel like you’ve tried to make change in your life but you keep hitting the same walls? You have so much you want to do, but it can be hard to know where to start. Stress, anxiety and depression-whether they show up as a trio, or one takes centre stage-can rob you of sleep, damage your relationships and make it hard to function at home, work, or school. If you struggle with family or other relationships or are overwhelmed by school or your career, you can begin to feel powerless to create a better life. I can help you consider different solutions and find new ways of looking at the challenges you face.
Accepting New Clients. Do you feel like you’ve tried to make change in your life but you keep hitting the same walls? You have so much you want to do, but it can be hard to know where to start. Stress, anxiety and depression-whether they show up as a trio, or one takes centre stage-can rob you of sleep, damage your relationships and make it hard to function at home, work, or school. If you struggle with family or other relationships or are overwhelmed by school or your career, you can begin to feel powerless to create a better life. I can help you consider different solutions and find new ways of looking at the challenges you face.

You deserve a soft landing where you can express the unexpressed and explore the things that make you human. My intention is to assist you with accessing your deeper truth and authentic self - helping you find your way back home to you. My approach is to care for the soul with loving compassion and create a safe and supportive environment where you can improve your relationship with self and others. I use a trauma-informed approach and work with folks holistically on varying issues (anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, trauma, grief, burnout) to bring healing, understanding, and hope.
You deserve a soft landing where you can express the unexpressed and explore the things that make you human. My intention is to assist you with accessing your deeper truth and authentic self - helping you find your way back home to you. My approach is to care for the soul with loving compassion and create a safe and supportive environment where you can improve your relationship with self and others. I use a trauma-informed approach and work with folks holistically on varying issues (anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, trauma, grief, burnout) to bring healing, understanding, and hope.

I would be honoured to help you access your natural capacity to heal from the root of your symptoms and reconnect with who you truly are. I hope to create a safe container for your inner work with my grounding, compassionate and intuitive presence. I practice powerful and efficient healing modalities that enable deep and lasting transformation to occur. We go beyond the level of talking to studying your direct experience in the moment with curiosity and compassion. I will help you feel what you could not fully be with before and guide you in healing past wounds so you can be free to live the life you dream of.
I would be honoured to help you access your natural capacity to heal from the root of your symptoms and reconnect with who you truly are. I hope to create a safe container for your inner work with my grounding, compassionate and intuitive presence. I practice powerful and efficient healing modalities that enable deep and lasting transformation to occur. We go beyond the level of talking to studying your direct experience in the moment with curiosity and compassion. I will help you feel what you could not fully be with before and guide you in healing past wounds so you can be free to live the life you dream of.

If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, addictions, mental health crises, and/or suicidal ideation/self-harm, and you're looking for support navigating these challenges, but you're afraid of regular talk therapy or had negative experiences in the past, I can promise you, I take a unique, person centered approach and prioritize client needs and wants from therapy. I want you to feel in charge of your counselling! I work with both adults, and children and youth and can help the family work together to meet you or your child's needs!
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, addictions, mental health crises, and/or suicidal ideation/self-harm, and you're looking for support navigating these challenges, but you're afraid of regular talk therapy or had negative experiences in the past, I can promise you, I take a unique, person centered approach and prioritize client needs and wants from therapy. I want you to feel in charge of your counselling! I work with both adults, and children and youth and can help the family work together to meet you or your child's needs!

Currently Accepting Clients! - Are you an LGBTQ2SIA+ identifying person needing help with anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, or trauma? Are you trying to find your sexuality or gender identity? I am a disabled polyamorous, transgender woman (and general queer person) who understands the community and our experiences in the world. In my practice, I primarily counsel LGBTQ2+ people (and couples) who are finding their path and resolving trauma. I also offer regular DBT Skills Groups, which have been very helpful for many people.
Currently Accepting Clients! - Are you an LGBTQ2SIA+ identifying person needing help with anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, or trauma? Are you trying to find your sexuality or gender identity? I am a disabled polyamorous, transgender woman (and general queer person) who understands the community and our experiences in the world. In my practice, I primarily counsel LGBTQ2+ people (and couples) who are finding their path and resolving trauma. I also offer regular DBT Skills Groups, which have been very helpful for many people.
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I typically work with those experiencing emotional distress on how to better understand themselves, their emotions, and interpersonal communication. For some it helps to build tools for coping effectively and for others its about having a safe space to feel emotions without judgment. Or perhaps you are someone looking to expand your self-awareness and how you may live your most authentic life. I want to work collaboratively with you - whether that looks like short-term support though a difficult time or developing a long-term therapeutic space to explore (and all the spaces in-between).
I typically work with those experiencing emotional distress on how to better understand themselves, their emotions, and interpersonal communication. For some it helps to build tools for coping effectively and for others its about having a safe space to feel emotions without judgment. Or perhaps you are someone looking to expand your self-awareness and how you may live your most authentic life. I want to work collaboratively with you - whether that looks like short-term support though a difficult time or developing a long-term therapeutic space to explore (and all the spaces in-between).
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How does your Counsellor compare?
Number of Counsellors in V8Z
50+
Average cost per session
$145
Counsellors in V8Z who prioritize treating:
87% | Anxiety |
77% | Self Esteem |
75% | Depression |
73% | Relationship Issues |
73% | Grief |
73% | Trauma and PTSD |
73% | Stress |
Average years in practice
6 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
54% | Manulife |
54% | Canada Life | Great-West Life |
50% | SunLife |
How Counsellors in V8Z see their clients
87% | In Person and Online | |
13% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
81% | Female | |
14% | Male | |
5% | Non-Binary |