Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
5 Endorsed
Let's Connect (647) 557-5942
If anxiety about how you're seen in the world has started running the show, or your relationship with your body feels like something you're surviving instead of living in, you're in the right place.
Much of my work lives at the intersection of body image, anxiety, and self-worth. I'm trained in dismantling weight bias and supporting people navigating appearance-based shame — the particular exhaustion of existing in a body that the world won't stop having opinions about. This work is somatic, creative, and grounded in the understanding that how you feel about yourself didn't start with you.
Sessions move between art, body awareness, and real conversation. If a pop culture reference helps something land, great. If a question needs to be asked plainly, I'll ask it — with care. I work well with people who appreciate directness alongside compassion, and who are ready to say the things they've been editing in their head.
Counselling is a collaborative process where your autonomy comes first. There's no pushing you faster than you're ready, no mistaking self-criticism for growth, and no pressure to perform insight before you've actually felt it.
I work with adults in Vancouver and Port Moody, virtually across BC, and sessions can be directly billed to most extended health.
Call or Email Venturous Counselling now for a free 15 minute consultation - (647) 557-5942
Let's Connect (647) 557-5942
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $160
- Couple Sessions $185
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Insurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- Desjardins
- Equitable Life of Canada
- First Nations Health Authority
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Humana
- iA Financial Group
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Sentara Health Plans
- SunLife
- The Co-operators
Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (647) 557-5942
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 14742 Abby Chow
- In Practice for 16 years
- Attended Adler University, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Graduated 2016
Counsellor: Abby Chow
Education and Years In Practice
Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (647) 557-5942
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Self Esteem
- Relationship Issues
- Racial Identity
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Peer Relationships
- Polyamory & ENM
- School Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (647) 557-5942
5 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- AEDP
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Venturous Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (647) 557-5942
Location
Primary Location
Venturous Vancouver
525 W 8th Avenue
Unit 702
Vancouver, BC V5Z
(647) 557-5942Email Us
Additional Location
Venturous Port Moody
101 Klahanie Drive
Port Moody, BC V3H
(647) 557-5942