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Dance-Movement Therapy Developmental Developmental Needs Meeting Therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Divorce Mediation Drama Therapy
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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
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Family Systems Family Therapy Feminist Psychotherapy Focusing
G
Gestalt Therapy Gottman Method Couples Therapy Grief and Loss - Complicated. Group Therapy
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Heartmath Humanistic Therapy Hypnotherapy
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Imago Relationship Therapy In Person Counselling Inferential Behaviour Therapy Integral Therapy Integrative Psychotherapy Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) Internal Family Systems Interpersonal Psychotherapy
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Jungian Psychotherapy
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Life Stress Reduction (LSR) Logotherapy
M
Marriage & Couples Counselling Mediation Meditation Menopause and Perimenopause issues Mindfulness approaches Moral Injury Motivational Interviewing
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Narrative Therapy Nature Based Therapy Neurofeedback Non-Duality Therapy
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Observed Experiential Integration (OEI) Online ∕ Telehealth ∕ Virtual Counselling
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Telephone Counselling Transpersonal Trauma Informed Stabilization treatment (TIST) Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)
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Walk and Talk Therapy
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I have always felt called to become a counsellor. I’m naturally inclined to see the light and goodness inside people. Helping people to reconnect to that goodness, to their own ‘Self’ is part of the therapeutic journey…

M.Ed., RCC

My counselling career began over 25 years ago and since then, I have worked in a variety of settings with many different populations, such as youth at risk, children who have been orphaned, young parents, GLBTQ…

*Offering video and in-person sessions *Free 20 minute introductory session Located in Vancouver B.C., Melina is a registered clinical counsellor and member of the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. She has a…

M.Ed., CCC

John Boland has been a counsellor/psychotherapist for 40 years and brings to his practice a wealth of experience in the areas of individual and couples therapy as well as many years working with children and youth. He…

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor since 2006, I have been providing supportive psychotherapy to a diverse group of individuals in variety of settings: post secondary, residential addiction treatment, public health care…

M.Couns., RCC

Therapy is vulnerable. I am always honoured to hold space, and touch down into our shared humanity. To me, therapy is first and foremost a relational playground, a place to be curious. Finding a therapist can be a…

Daphne Gelbart, MA, RCC, is a Vancouver registered clinical counsellor (Registration Number 3290), a graduate of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology and Special…

M.Sc., RCC-ACS

Greetings! I am an ACT therapist in East Van managing a neuro- and gender-diverse household. In my adult practice I support parents and child-free folks with a wide range of issues: changing jobs, altering family…

M.Ed., CCC

When your child isn’t doing well, it hurts you. Children can have big feelings and challenging behaviour. This can be a major life stressor. Behaviours get in the way of family time being playful and fun, and can make it…

With over a decade of experience as a clinical counsellor, I am dedicated to helping clients navigate life’s challenges and transitions. My commitment lies in creating a secure, non-judgmental, and confidential…

M.Couns., RCC

Having worked as a counsellor in a non-profit organization, private practice, and a mental health clinic, I bring more than 10 years of experience to my work with with individuals, couples, and families. My primary focus…

Ph.D., R.Psych

Dr. Clark has been a psychologist for over 25 years and works in a variety of capacities including direct service, teaching and supervision to professionals and students, and she is involved with provincial and national…

M.Ed., CCC

My strength lies in helping you identify and celebrate your own unique strengths. The fact that you're looking here for help already tells me you're strong. If you’re overwhelmed or stuck, or you’ve lost something…

M.Couns., RCC

Counseling is a place for tending to the self. It can help to expand your vision of who you are and how you work in the world. If you are curious about yourself, it can be a journey inward that opens up many…

Shivani is the founder and Clinical Director of the Shivani Wells Therapy Group in Vancouver, BC. While her work with clients is at the heart of her practice, she also enjoys supervising graduate students during their…

M.Ed., RCC

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY: Negative experiences leave emotions, beliefs, and sensations in the body that are locked away. Coping strategies are developed to protect against these negative experiences from being re-experienced…

M.A., RCC

Life isn't always easy. We experience repetitive cycles of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that consume and deplete us. We may struggle to align our actions and reactions with our values. At times, we feel…

You’re probably here because something is coming up that is highlighting the need for change. That might be a big event that forces change, like a loss, a significant conflict, or a life transition. It could also be that…

M.A., RCC-ACS

Welcome. I’m glad you’re here. My clients are the most incredible people and I would be glad to include you as one of them. I love this work and the venue it creates for the kind of conversations that change our lives -…

M.A., RCC

"Although feelings of stress, anxiety, depression or relationship conflict may sometimes seem all-encompassing, they do not define who we are. Therapy is a process, and I believe we are each the experts of our own unique…

Heather Webster (she/her) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). She holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and…

M.A., RCC

Individual and Couples Counselling for Anxiety, Trauma/EMDR, and more! Having a tough time personally or in your relationship with your partner? I am passionate about helping people move through challenges so they can…

Farideh Farzamian, Ph.D., RCC www.healingtalking.net Telehealth / Therapy Online ONLY Dr. Farideh Farzamian is a bilingual therapist. In her sessions she speaks English and/or Persian (Farsi). She has obtained her Ph.D…

M.A., RCC

With over 30 years of experience, I provide a warm, non-judgmental space where people of all ages can feel supported. I understand that each person’s journey is unique, and I tailor my approach to meet your specific…

Ph.D., RCC

The decision to go for counselling often arises in the face of crisis and overwhelm. It can also come about because we are tired of dragging our issues along with us through days, weeks, months and even years. My goal as…

**Currently accepting new clients** I hope you feel warmly welcomed here! If you're here, you might be experiencing low moods, navigating a life transition, or seeking to improve the relationship you have with yourself…

M.S.W., RSW

*Now Accepting Clients. For insurance purposes: please note I am an RSW and RCC* Whether trying therapy has been an unfulfilled new year’s resolution for the past number of years, something that just came to mind…

I believe everyone deserves a space where they can feel seen, heard, and truly supported. In our sessions, I aim to create a grounded, compassionate environment where you can explore your inner world whether you're…

M.Ed., RCC

Do you feel hooked by painful thoughts, emotions, and behaviours that pull you away from the person you want to be? Work with me to explore how to live life with meaning, to move on from the past and build skills to cope…

M.S.W., RSW

Lara Ellison, MSW, RSW Lara Ellison MSW, RSW has been professionally involved in various mental health programming since 2006. Starting her work at Peak House, a youth residential alcohol and drug treatment centre, she…

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.

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.