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This form helps you find a counsellor that meets your needs. Here's how to use it:
Virtual/In-Person
- Virtual: Select this option if you're looking for online counselling sessions. Virtual counselling is available across the province, so you can choose a counsellor from any city in British Columbia
- In-Person: Select this if you want face-to-face sessions. You'll need to choose a city where the counsellor is located.
Area of Practice
Pick the main focus of the counselling you're seeking (e.g., anxiety, relationships).
City
- If you're looking for in-person counselling, select the city where you'd like to meet your counsellor
- If you're looking for virtual counselling, you can still select a specific city if you prefer working with a counsellor from that area, or leave it blank to see options form all cities in BC.
Approach Used
Choose the counselling style or method you're comfortable with (e.g., CBT, mindfulness).
Find Addictions - Including Substances Counselling Psychologists, Therapists, Counsellors in Vancouver
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I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 12 years of lived experience in addiction, over 20 years of professional experience, and I offer telephone-based and online individual therapy for adults seeking support…
Are you feeling stuck, anxious, or weighed down by life? You may be struggling with stress, painful memories, or relationship challenges. Maybe you’ve tried to cope, but the same patterns keep repeating. You might feel…
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with over a decade of experience supporting individuals through life’s most challenging and transformative moments. I hold a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and bring…
Hi I’m Dani and I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Clinical Director at Skylark Counselling! I have worked in the counselling field for over a decade and have had the pleasure of gaining hands-on experience across…
Are you struggling with chronic pain, feeling stuck in your healing process, or noticing that pain is affecting your mental health? If so, I am here to help you break free from the cycle of pain, reduce suffering, and…
At the heart of this therapeutic practice is the idea that problems lie between you and others as opposed to within you. How do you relate to your loved ones, strangers, and the world at large? Questions such as these…
I support adults and youths to navigate life’s obstacles toward a life rooted in choice, connection, and presence. My approach is relational and depth-oriented. Together, we will explore beyond the surface, beyond…
Hello! I'm Clement, bringing over 20 years of experience in the helping professions. My early work as an acupressure bodyworker, harm reduction advocate, and housing outreach support worker has profoundly shaped my…
Struggling to trust others or repeating painful relationship patterns? I support adults in healing past relationship wounds, understanding and expressing their emotions, and developing a deeper understanding of…
Congratulations on having the courage to work towards a better you. As someone that has walked a similar path of self-improvement, I empathize with your struggle and truly appreciate the spark within you that reaches for…
Uncover Your Potential on Life's Journey! Is your mind always racing? Caught in loops of overthinking, low confidence, or anxiety? Maybe spending more time numbing out on social media, gaming, gambling etc. than actually…
Are you struggling with high stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, or trauma and PTSD? Would you like to ease your emotional pain by gaining tools to self-regulate and…
I specialize in the treatment of Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Grief and Loss, Addiction and Men’s Issues. My approach is a blend of CBT, mindfulness and psychodynamic approaches. Here are some common reasons for coming to…
Hi, my name is Anna! I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC, and I have worked with a wide range of client presenting concerns, including acute, chronic, and complex trauma, depression and anxiety…
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor/Psychotherapist with 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families, I use a client-centred, integrative approach to address the therapeutic goals of clients…
I work with clients struggling with pornography and sex addiction. I draw upon my training as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and my experience as an addictions counsellor at a premier addictions treatment clinic in…
About Me: Welcome! My name is Amanda, and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Neuroscience, graduate-level certification in Clinical Addictions Studies, and a Master’s degree in…
Maggie connects with clients in an authentic, warm, and compassionate way. As a therapist, she hopes to invite the client’s true self into the room to understand their goals, values, and beliefs from a collaborative…
My name is Georgia, and I am a Therapist, Mother, Wife and a resident in beautiful British Columbia. I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Adler University and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Science from…
With a journey that began in the corporate world, I understand the complexities of balancing life’s demands. Transitioning into counselling was a calling. At 52, I bring both deep life experience and extensive…
We wake up each day, perhaps with the hope that today will be easier than yesterday, that stressors won't cause outbursts, that conversations won't be agonizing. You try to handle a variety of issues, challenges, or…
Often in the beginning of therapy, people share being tired of struggling with one or more of the following: depression anxiety addiction (substances, gambling, pornography) disordered eating or self-harm "undeserving"…
My passion for mental health was illuminated after volunteering with those struggling with severe and persistent mental health, substance use/dependence and overall functioning issues in Vancouver, British Columbia. This…
Choosing a counsellor is a very personal decision. Below please find some information to help you make the choice that is right for you. What is my philosophy of counselling and how can I help you? I believe we all have…
Hi, I’m Heather and I bring many years of experience with me as both a counsellor and clinical supervisor for other mental health professionals. I work with people to help figure out what is at the root of their distress…
I accept ICBC and CVAP clients with no extra charge. Also, being a Registered Certified Counsellor, I am covered by almost all other insurance carriers. Even though you may not know it right now, you have it within you…
Hi, I'm Naomi, and I'm currently accepting new clients. I've had the honour of guiding many people through their healing journey over the past 20 years, and have seen some amazing changes. Clients have shared that they…
As a counsellor, Rosanne offers therapy to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Greater Vancouver and Burnaby. She understands how important it is for these populations to have a therapist who…
You have important work to do in therapy, so a good fit is essential! My most important goal is to create a space where you never feel judged. I understand how overwhelming it can feel to face anxiety, stress, emotional…
Vancouver Counsellors
Counselling Vancouver contains information about counsellors, psychologists, and therapists in the Vancouver area. These counsellors, psychologists, and therapists may assist individuals, couples and/or families. As is typical with trained counselling professionals they may vary in their areas of expertise. Many will be able to provide anger management counselling, depression counselling, anxiety counselling, marriage counselling, and trauma counselling.
These Vancouver counselling professionals have designations from the following list:
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Registered Psychologist (R Psych), Registered Social Worker (RSW), Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC), American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), and Registered Art Therapist (BCATR).
Explore the information within the counselling listings for Vancouver to get a better sense of which counselling professional might be a match for you.
If you want to search a nearby city then click on the check mark for Vancouver to unselect it and choose another city.
Addictions - Including Substances Counsellors
While some people can use prescription or recreational drugs with no negative effects, many others become addicted and face dramatic health and lifestyle problems as a result. Substance addictions negatively affect relationships, home, school or work, leaving the person feeling ashamed, helpless and isolated.
Physical symptoms of substance abuse and addiction are varied depending on the drug of choice, but the symptoms of the addiction itself are similar. People who are addicted to substances may neglect their responsibilities, take potentially dangerous risks and get into trouble with the law. As their drug use spirals out of control, they will lose interest in activities that used to be enjoyable and continue to take drugs despite knowing the harm it causes.
Substance addicts tend to build up a tolerance to their drug of choice, and get angry when they can't get more of it. Withdrawal symptoms are highly probable when an addict goes without it for too long. Depression, nausea, insomnia, sweating, restlessness, anxiety and shaking are all common withdrawal symptoms.
Psychotherapy can help you to overcome substance addiction by focusing on correcting maladaptive behaviors. Substance abuse is usually a coping mechanism against emotionally overwhelming past events or memories. Substances are often used to provide instant gratification instead of facing certain issues.
Therapists are equipped to help clients deal with addiction recovery through empowerment and helping them set simple short term targets. The first target is sobriety, followed by empowering the client with adaptive skills and finding new coping strategies that deal with the issues that caused the addiction. Substance addiction can be ended, allowing the person to live a healthy, productive life.
If you need a counsellor or psychologist to help you address the effects of substance addiction, you can search the directory below to find a professional with the approach best suited to your situation.