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This form helps you find a counsellor that meets your needs. Here's how to use it:

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  • 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.

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Pick the main focus of the counselling you're seeking (e.g., anxiety, relationships).

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  • 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).

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Phobias
Phobias
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Women's Issues Pregnancy Postpartum Depression
Men's Issues
Men's Issues
Cross Cultural Issues
Cross Cultural Issues
Immigration
Immigration
Social Media
Social Media Issues - Adults Social Media Issues - Children Social Media Issues - Teens
Suicide
Suicide Bereavement Suicide Ideation ∕ Survivor
Spirituality
Spirituality
Religious∕Spiritual trauma
Religious∕Spiritual trauma
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault
Sexuality
Sexuality
A
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy ADD and ADHD Coping Strategies Adlerian Therapy Adolescent Therapy Adoption Counselling AEDP Animal Assisted Therapy
B
Bio-Energetics Biofeedback Body Centred Psychotherapy Body Centred Therapy Bodynamic Analysis Brainspotting Brief Therapy
C
Child Centred Therapy Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy Coherence Therapy Communication Skills Training Community Reinforcement & Family Training Critical Incident Stress Management Cross Cultural Therapy
D
Dance-Movement Therapy Developmental Developmental Needs Meeting Therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Divorce Mediation Drama Therapy
E
EMDR Emotion Focused Therapy Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) Emotionally Focused Family Therapy Emotionally Focused Therapy - Individuals Energy Psychotherapy Equine Facilitated Therapy (or Equine Facilitated Wellness) Existential Analysis Existential-Humanistic Expressive Arts Therapies
F
Family Systems Family Therapy Feminist Psychotherapy Focusing
G
Gestalt Therapy Gottman Method Couples Therapy Grief and Loss - Complicated. Group Therapy
H
Heartmath Humanistic Therapy Hypnotherapy
I
Imago Relationship Therapy In Person Counselling Inferential Behaviour Therapy Integral Therapy Integrative Psychotherapy Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Internal Family Systems Interpersonal Psychotherapy
J
Jungian Psychotherapy
L
Life Stress Reduction (LSR) Logotherapy
M
Marriage & Couples Counselling Mediation Meditation Menopause and Perimenopause issues Mindfulness approaches Moral Injury Motivational Interviewing
N
Narrative Therapy Nature Based Therapy Neurofeedback Non-Duality Therapy
O
Observed Experiential Integration (OEI) Online ∕ Telehealth ∕ Virtual Counselling
P
Pain Management Pain Reprocessing Therapy Play Therapy Process Work Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Psycho-Educational Assessment Psycho-Educational Groups Psychoanalytic Therapy Psychodrama Psychodynamic Therapy
R
Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) Reality Therapy Reichian Therapy Relational Psychotherapy Relaxation Therapy Response-Based Therapy
S
Sandplay Therapy Satir Therapy School Psychology Self Regulation Therapy (SRT) Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Sex Therapy Shamanism Shame Counselling & Therapy Solution Focused Therapy Somatic Approaches Somatic Transformation Spiritual Counselling Synergetic Play Therapy
T
Telephone Counselling Transpersonal Trauma Informed Stabilization treatment (TIST) Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)
V
Video Counselling Visualization Vocational Counselling
W
Walk and Talk Therapy
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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.