Person-Centered Therapists in North Vancouver, BC

At Illuminate Counselling, our therapists have both the professional AND the lived experience in our specialized areas of practice. We believe this combination – competence and relatability – is key to providing the best possible journey through counselling. An authentic and human experience.

My hope is that the work of counselling can be a transformative, comforting, and challenging spot to land during difficult circumstances. I have enjoyed the collaborative moments of insight into ongoing painful circumstances and sharing a laugh despite mountainous difficulties. For over twenty years in various capacities, being able to share in life’s joys and heartaches has been a great privilege.

Are you tired of feeling trapped in a cycle, battling against waves of overwhelm and exhaustion? Perhaps your mind feels like a battleground, overrun by intrusive thoughts, leading to challenging emotions and compulsive behaviours or addictions. Do you suffer from low self esteem and social anxiety? Maybe you are noticing a pattern of codependent or toxic relationships in your life and don't know how to break free. Are you ready to gain insight, develop healthy coping skills and create change in your life? I offer a safe space for you to show up exactly as you are and support you in who you want to become.

For over 20 years, Bach Counselling Group brings an expertise to working with those who wish to make a positive change in relationships, intimacy, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, ADHD, parenting and eating disorders. We work with individuals and couples who are dealing with issues that may adversely affect their relationships. We strive to bring you to achieving your goals. Therapy is short term, cost effective and change oriented. Bach Counselling Group adheres to the ethics and standards set out by the Canadian Psychological Association.

Helping people rediscover their inner strength, overcome obstacles, and achieve their goals. Together we can build your self-confidence, improve your communication skills, manage stress, and cultivate healthy relationships.

A warm welcome to you! I'm here to assist you with questions about your own substance or behavioral addiction or your concerns about a partner, friend or relative. I provide trauma-informed counselling, education, assessment, outpatient treatment, inpatient aftercare, referral and consultation. I hold multiple credentials as a Certified Addiction Specialist, with mandated on-going study in the field. I am happy to increase understanding about your situation, see if we're a good fit or provide resources and appropriate referrals to get you the help you need, free of charge, with a 'meet up' consult.

Peggy is a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) specialist. She is a registered art therapist, clinical supervisor, and clinical counsellor. Peggy works in Aboriginal health and has lived and worked rural, remote and on-reserve. She is currently on the faculty of 3 post graduate schools. Her work is influenced by ecopsychology, feminist, strengths-based, trauma-informed, approaches to wellness and healing. Peggy specializes with women, children, youth, adults and families. Peggy strives to reflect cultural-relational competency and honor diversity in leadership, project development, therapy and clinical supervisory capacities.

I am deeply committed to supporting parents in the understanding of themselves and their children, and to guide them back to the inner knowing that they are their child’s best bet. My work with teens and young adults, as they move across that bridge between dependence and independence, has been some of the most rewarding. My holistic approach draws on my years of study in the works of Dr. Gordon Neufeld, James Hollis, Dr. Daniel Seigel, Dr. Gabor Mate and The Gottman Method. It is with these and other evidence based modalities that I endeavor to support my clients in living their true potential.

A holistic client-centered counselling service, ECCS offers strategies to manage anxiety, depression, trauma and personality disorders. Currently screening for upcoming 12 week weekly trauma group beginning September 12, 2024. Psychotherapist is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Supervisor (RCC-ACS, 11467); Registered Social Worker (RSW, 09665); ICBC Service Provider (5087300) EMDR Certified. Some plans offering reimbursement for counselling fees include Equitable Life, Green Shield, Sun Life, Blue Cross, Manulife, Wawanesa and more.

Hi, I'm Preet. I’ve faced my share of adversities, including loss, death of a parent, trauma, and, infertility, which has given me a profound understanding of what it means to hit rock bottom and find the strength to rise again. This lived experience, combined with my professional expertise, allows me to offer a unique blend of empathy and practical support. As a first-generation counsellor, I understand the unique struggles faced by immigrant families and BIPOC communities. My practice is grounded in empathy, cultural competence, and a commitment to social justice. I am to provide care that is both informed and deeply personal.

Are you struggling with feelings of stress, anxiety, and don’t know how to best move forward in your life? Then let me show you how to tap into your natural resource of health and well-being to override these feelings that are keeping you stuck. With a deep dive approach to your first 4 hours in session, you will begin to see how to move towards a greater sense of confidence and well-being. I specialize in working with clients who have experienced trauma, divorce, or have feelings of overwhelm or self-doubt. Let me show you how to regain the resilience you are looking for to improve the quality of your life.

If you are feeling stuck or overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next, I can help you to identify sticking points and find a path forward. I am dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, parents, and families to increase their wellbeing and improve relationships. With a background as a lawyer and mediator, I am well-equipped to assist couples in conflict or those seeking to deepen their connection. Additionally, my extensive experience of over two decades working with families enables me to work with parents to enhance their connection with their children and find effective solutions to parenting issues.

I'm a Registered Professional Counsellor with a wealth of experience helping couples and individuals create happier lives. Couples stuck in escalating arguments can feel alone and panicky. No matter how hard you try to resolve your pain, hopelessness grows. I can help you clarify your most important issues and learn to communicate in ways that reassure. I have helped hundreds of couples strengthen their connection and experience renewed love and intimacy that lasts. I warmly support individuals caught in old limiting patterns and beliefs to explore and transform places of pain into a life of more possibility.

Are you a couple or individual struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma or relationship difficulties? Caught in a negative cycle of worry or panic? We all seek love and to belong, and have experienced ruptures there. Understanding the story under your story will help you rediscover your vital inner resourcefulness. I will join with you to build much needed systems of support. Experiencing painful emotions can feel scary, but we'll do it together: it's my privilege to walk with you through this territory to help you rediscover the richness and creativity that lies within you. And have some fun in the process!

I work primarily with children (ages 5 +), youth, and their families. A strong focus of mine is working with trauma, abuse, issues surrounding belonging, abandonment, divorce/separation, addiction, eating disorders, impacts of cultural genocide/colonization, anxiety, gender transitioning/identity, and depression. I strive to walk with clients to further support them in building the necessary tools to navigate challenging life events, and to experience more beauty and growth. I understand that reaching out is never easy and I aim to provide a safe, trusting, compassionate space to explore or process issues. Please Inquire for fees.

Welcome and thank you for reading my profile! To help you experience happiness again, I believe that together we can help you cope and understand the emotions, behaviours or environment that you may be struggling with. Having the courage to share your story and reaching for support is the first step in achieving your therapy goals! As a result of supporting all walks of life, and my educational training, it has taught and amazed me how hope, resilience, growth, and healing is very possible even in the face of difficult change, loss, grief and trauma!

Is your child or teen going through a difficult time? Are you feeling at your wits end as a parent? Contact me for a FREE consultation to explore how I can support your family. I am a Child Counsellor, Parent Coach and Teen Life Coach, offering sessions in-person in North Vancouver, or online worldwide.

My passion is to help you awaken joy and enliven your life! If you experience depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, grief/loss, or financial/career stress, then feeling good can be very hard. Healing is often in deepening our connections to ourselves, nature, and others, therefore, I work with you to find clarity and understanding and ultimately to build a positive, compassionate relationship to your self. My sessions are warm and welcoming and tailored to support your specific needs.

With over a decade in the social service field and as a Canadian Certified and Registered Clinical Counsellor, ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) and master of counselling (MC), I work with clients to manage life’s circumstances and find healthier ways of engaging with self and others. When you come into a session, I will offer compassion when you feel vulnerable and calmness when things feel chaotic. There is a reason you feel the way you do and you do not have to face it alone. You can count on a safe and accepting space to share your concerns and, in turn, I will offer support and guidance along your journey.

I work with intelligent high functioning people who are struggling with anxiety and/or depression behind successful outward appearances. I also help people dealing with the aftermath of trauma. My approach is relational, combining the best of brain science and clinical evidence to provide lasting results. Together we will explore adverse experiences and the resulting toxic stress that has had an impact on you. As you heal you begin to notice more peace in your thoughts, a return of energy and joy, and recognize your own self limiting patterns and beliefs.

I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor specializing in relationships, anxiety, and bi-cultural identities. Whether you're recovering from past traumas, feeling lost, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed by perfectionism, or in an unfulfilled relationship, I believe full recovery is possible and will help you create a more enriching and integrated life. Within relationships I support my clients improve communication and listening skills, release resentment and bitterness, build a foundation of understanding, foster connection and reignite intimacy and embody a shift from individual to relational coping.

Tyler has over twenty-five years experience working collaboratively with neurodiverse and neurotypical people of all ages to develop and attain their goals. His friendliness and relational style create a warm environment where individuals, couples, and families are safe to explore what they want and what they think would be good for them - free from any kind of judgement or criticism. Tyler utilizes many of the proven methods found in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy while maintaining both Family Systems and Attachment perspectives. This ensures that families and individuals are known within their context.

As your counsellor, my intention is to be a compassionate companion, walking alongside you on your journey of healing. Our sessions will focus on you, your challenges, your goals, and the impact that they have on your life. I will partner with you as you take each step of your journey, and support you as you explore, connect, and create expansion and growth, to help facilitate change and healing. I am available for in-person sessions, as well as offering the option to walk and talk, telephone sessions, or virtual video counselling. I am currently accepting new clients.

The best therapists are ones that have experienced many of the issues their clients come in with, and I would be no exception to that. Having overcome many struggles myself, and found ways to cope, I pass that knowledge onto my clients. I work differently than most counselors. I believe counselling should be short term. I want to bring you to a place to learn the tools to implement and then help yourself. I work primarily with anxiety, depression, narcissistic abuse, eating disorders, relationship issues, and ADHD.