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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.
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- 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.
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Ann meets people from a position of warmth, compassion, openness and curiosity. She has a deep commitment to connect and work alongside individuals to develop an authentic, trusting relationship, and offers counselling…
Do you dream of feeling more confidence, joy and peace in your life? Do you feel stuck in old stories and patterns? Are you just plain tired of feeling this way? No matter what you have gone through in your life or how…
I’m committed to giving others what I received when I needed it the most: Help to get real, heal, and grow. Work with me is challenging, meaningful, and transformational. Ready yourself to discover the inner truth and…
Brenda is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She lives in Victoria, BC and sees her clients online. Brenda has a rich background of professional experience and personal growth. She has worked in the public and private…
I believe in the power of collaboration, and my passion lies in partnering with you to navigate life's challenges and foster personal growth. Working together, I can help you set goals, make decisions, and explore…
I see the courage it takes to seek counselling and believe that within you is the strength to achieve you goals and live your life to the fullest. I offer an encouraging space for you to begin to explore change, identify…
I help people who carry heavy emotional loads—trauma, addiction, anxiety, or relationship pain—and don’t know where to start. Whether you’re high-functioning on the outside or barely holding it together on the inside…
Natasha aims to help individuals, couples, and families work through conflict and challenging life transitions so that they can have a more positive outlook and strengthen relationships. Natasha was originally trained as…
Are you tired of repeating the same limiting patterns in your life? Does anxiety, overwhelm, or depression feel like a constant battle for you? Maybe you feel stuck, confused and alone. My name is Chelsie Pilon, and I…
As a therapist, I strive for you to feel held: to feel cared for and understood, with the assurance that I am fiercely present and always in your corner. Above all, my goal is for you to cultivate a grounding sense of…
Sophia holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists in British Columbia, #1659. She has worked in the mental health field as a Clinical Psychologist…
Accepting New Clients virtually and in-person. I am a registered social worker practicing close to downtown. Sometimes we all feel stuck. Our go-to methods of coping aren’t working anymore, or we aren’t getting what we…
My counselling practice is grounded in warmth, compassion, and a deep belief in the strength and wisdom of the people I work with. I specialize in supporting children, adolescents, and young adults, and I am constantly…
Hello, and thanks for reading about me and my work! I love being a therapist because I get to do something really important: support people on their journey toward leading a happier, more satisfying and peaceful life…
Janice has had a private practice for 25 years, twenty of those in Nanaimo.Her office location provides comfort, confidentiality and convenience. Herschedule is structured to meet the needs of clients. Janice believes…
It is frustrating and painful to get stuck in unwanted patterns in life. Overthinking, relationship conflict, low mood and a deep sense of overwhelm can feel like issues that continue to recycle throughout your life…
Life can be hard. Relationships can be really hard. It's natural to feel overwhelmed, powerless, hopeless, anxious, and depressed when one of our important relationships is going poorly. When we get stuck and don't know…
Dr. Josh Slatkoff is a Registered Psychologist (CPBC #1774) who sees adult clients in Victoria, BC. He works with clients to develop coping skills to face challenges and accept limitations. He believes that clients…
As a seasoned counsellor with a passion for helping individuals overcome life's hurdles and optimise their performance, I provide clinical counselling services to teens, adults, and specifically athletes of all levels…
It is my pleasure to assist clients in connecting with their innate capacity to heal, supporting them to know their inner self and to trust themselves. I have extensive experience assisting a diverse range of clients to…
Janet Walker, MA, RCC, ExAT , BCRPT , CPRT Level 1 I work with children, teens, and adults in Nanaimo, BC, with a focus on therapy, education, and the arts. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Certified Expressive…
David offers a combined approach to counselling sessions; mixing both space for the client to feel heard and supported, along with offering the client helpful perspective and mental health education applicable to the…
Hello! My name is Charene (she/her). Sometimes we get caught up in our day-to-day routines or we feel too stretched, stressed, or spent to get going on creating the future we want for ourselves. Other times, there are…
With a commitment to compassion, I offer a relational, holistic, trauma informed, person-centered counselling services to children, youth, young adults, adults, parents and expectant parents. My approach considers the…
We are facing a time of intense political and economic uncertainty. Many of us have concerns about affordability and the environment. These issues can contribute to feelings of anxiety, despair, and helplessness. What’s…
Jennifer is a compassionate and engaged therapist who will help clients imagine desired outcomes and create a roadmap to achieve their goals. She balances offering a safe space to process emotions, explore and address…
My name is Leah and I believe that each person and family is unique and deserves a unique approach to therapy. My practice is primarily informed by cognitive behavioral therapy (including mindfulness and acceptance, and…
Welcome to Healing Horizons Therapy! I am currently accepting new clients for both individual and couples' sessions. I see clients both online and in person. To let you know a little about me, I have a master’s degree in…
Are you journeying through early parenthood? Whether you are expecting a child, or are already in the throws of parenthood, this journey can be exhausting. For all parents, anxious thoughts and depressive moods can be…
As a queer, transguy, and adoptive parent to a neurospicy child, I prioritize the importance of seeing people as complex, nuanced, and unique beings. I strive to keep my practice flexible, authentic, holistic, and avoid…
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Parenting Issues Counsellors
It's not until we become parents that we realize just how daunting a task we have to raise a human being. Pregnancy is a miracle for most, and small babies are adorable, despite the restless nights. However, long months of precious little sleep and caring for a helpless infant who can't verbalise their needs in language we understand can take its toll on the strongest of people. These are just some of the many parenting issues people around the world face every day.
Little people have their own unique personalities, needs and quirks and being responsible for them is not always the easiest thing to do. Of course, most parents don't have the luxury to spend every waking moment with their offspring, as we face work stress, marital issues, complicated family relationships, financial pressure and much more. Most children are left with caregivers for most of the day, where they create other relationships and where personalities are shaped in different ways.
While parenting is not for the faint hearted, it certainly is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a human on Mother Earth.
Parenting therapy can help parents to better cope with this daunting tasks by learning how to deal with outside influences, and how to cope with the demands of a young child or a teenager. It can help parents to be more cognizant of what they say to their children and how to cope with stressful or traumatic events, peer pressure, sibling relationships and day-to-day pressures faced by their children.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who offers family counselling to address your parenting issues, you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.