Transgender Therapists in Vancouver, BC
Sometimes it’s hard to notice when things aren't going well. It might be subtle signs that pop up at the end of the day. You feel like the day is going well and you’re keeping busy. But as soon as you have a moment of silence, your mind starts to cycle through things that you just don't want to think about. Do you find it hard to sit still and be at peace in these moments? Do you distract yourself as much as possible just so you don’t listen to your own thoughts? Maybe you have a hard time completing any of your important tasks? These are all normal reactions. Signals that your body is giving you to pay attention to.
Sometimes it’s hard to notice when things aren't going well. It might be subtle signs that pop up at the end of the day. You feel like the day is going well and you’re keeping busy. But as soon as you have a moment of silence, your mind starts to cycle through things that you just don't want to think about. Do you find it hard to sit still and be at peace in these moments? Do you distract yourself as much as possible just so you don’t listen to your own thoughts? Maybe you have a hard time completing any of your important tasks? These are all normal reactions. Signals that your body is giving you to pay attention to.
I am an autistic and ADHD, queer, and bicultural therapist. My practice is focused on anti-oppressive and trauma-informed care for marginalized individuals including QPOC, neurodivergent communities, immigrants, and poly/ENM communities. My values best align with person-centred and humanistic approaches that build upon your strengths and inherent traits. As a certified yoga and movement teacher, I can also offer tools to help deepen your mind-body connection. I like to see myself as a supportive co-collaborator alongside your healing journey.
I am an autistic and ADHD, queer, and bicultural therapist. My practice is focused on anti-oppressive and trauma-informed care for marginalized individuals including QPOC, neurodivergent communities, immigrants, and poly/ENM communities. My values best align with person-centred and humanistic approaches that build upon your strengths and inherent traits. As a certified yoga and movement teacher, I can also offer tools to help deepen your mind-body connection. I like to see myself as a supportive co-collaborator alongside your healing journey.
Christina Niven
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5Z (Online Only)
Are you looking for a counsellor who offers a holistic approach using both talk and body-based therapies? Perhaps you've done tons of talk therapy and found that it only goes so far. Perhaps you feel disconnected from your body and emotions, want to bridge that gap and know yourself better. Are you seeking support with self-esteem, identity, life transitions, codependency, attachment wounding, relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, grief and/or loss? Perhaps you're looking for a queer-affirming and inclusive therapist to support you with issues related to your gender, sexuality and authentic expression.
Are you looking for a counsellor who offers a holistic approach using both talk and body-based therapies? Perhaps you've done tons of talk therapy and found that it only goes so far. Perhaps you feel disconnected from your body and emotions, want to bridge that gap and know yourself better. Are you seeking support with self-esteem, identity, life transitions, codependency, attachment wounding, relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, grief and/or loss? Perhaps you're looking for a queer-affirming and inclusive therapist to support you with issues related to your gender, sexuality and authentic expression.
I am committed to generating value for clients by focusing on their abilities, goals and strengths, as well as recognizing the importance of being flexible, accessible and collaborative. I focus on a person’s individual nature and encourage them to take more of a lead in therapy so that they can discover their own solutions and use their personal intuition to find wisdom, growth, healing and fulfillment within themselves. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space for clients to express themselves and process difficult feelings, life transitions and daily struggles.
I am committed to generating value for clients by focusing on their abilities, goals and strengths, as well as recognizing the importance of being flexible, accessible and collaborative. I focus on a person’s individual nature and encourage them to take more of a lead in therapy so that they can discover their own solutions and use their personal intuition to find wisdom, growth, healing and fulfillment within themselves. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and nurturing space for clients to express themselves and process difficult feelings, life transitions and daily struggles.
You've felt the weight of expectations to conform to other’s standards of who you “should” be for as long as you can remember. It might feel extra draining as the pressure comes from multiple sources- perhaps from family, friends, religion, school, or society. You’re fed up with spinning in the same circles and experiencing the same internal conflict; parts of you are done with feeling unseen and misunderstood, while other parts of you have concerns about being a burden or have fears about being perceived. Together, let's create a space where you don't need anyone's approval or to be anything other than exactly who you are.
You've felt the weight of expectations to conform to other’s standards of who you “should” be for as long as you can remember. It might feel extra draining as the pressure comes from multiple sources- perhaps from family, friends, religion, school, or society. You’re fed up with spinning in the same circles and experiencing the same internal conflict; parts of you are done with feeling unseen and misunderstood, while other parts of you have concerns about being a burden or have fears about being perceived. Together, let's create a space where you don't need anyone's approval or to be anything other than exactly who you are.
At an early age and throughout my life, as I have struggled with life’s ebbs and flows, I have realized how support and connection can provide people with a space for discovery. Through my own personal experiences, I have learned how essential it is to have a space to be heard. I believe in supporting those who are struggling to have a voice, and for that voice to provide a pathway towards growth and wellness. I am passionate about people, healing, and supporting those who need it most. My personal and professional values are intertwined. I believe in empowerment and supporting individuals to be the best they can be.
At an early age and throughout my life, as I have struggled with life’s ebbs and flows, I have realized how support and connection can provide people with a space for discovery. Through my own personal experiences, I have learned how essential it is to have a space to be heard. I believe in supporting those who are struggling to have a voice, and for that voice to provide a pathway towards growth and wellness. I am passionate about people, healing, and supporting those who need it most. My personal and professional values are intertwined. I believe in empowerment and supporting individuals to be the best they can be.
Karen Hamill: Therapy for Children, Teens & Adults
Counsellor, PhD Can, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6K
I’m here to help you explore new opportunities for healing, personal growth and lasting change using evidence-based therapy. I am known for my empathic listening, kindness and non-judgmental approach. You can expect to be treated with warmth and understanding at all times.
I’m here to help you explore new opportunities for healing, personal growth and lasting change using evidence-based therapy. I am known for my empathic listening, kindness and non-judgmental approach. You can expect to be treated with warmth and understanding at all times.
Jefferson Smith
Counsellor, RCC, MCP, BA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6B
Waitlist for new clients
Life is really hard and often painful. We all need support to find our way through this confusing and challenging existence. It truly helps to let our walls down and share what we are going through in safe, caring, and genuine relationships. This is what I am offering. From this place, you can find firm footholds and solid ground inside of yourself, empowering you to confidently move toward the future that you want. At times, the coping mechanisms we develop aren’t as effective, sustainable, or healthy as we need them to be. I want to help you learn how to care for yourself and get the most out of your life and relationships.
Life is really hard and often painful. We all need support to find our way through this confusing and challenging existence. It truly helps to let our walls down and share what we are going through in safe, caring, and genuine relationships. This is what I am offering. From this place, you can find firm footholds and solid ground inside of yourself, empowering you to confidently move toward the future that you want. At times, the coping mechanisms we develop aren’t as effective, sustainable, or healthy as we need them to be. I want to help you learn how to care for yourself and get the most out of your life and relationships.
FASD Institute - Natascha Lawrence and Associates
Counsellor, MA, RCC, BCRPT
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V6H
Natascha Lawrence (she/her/hers pronouns) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC Registered Play Therapist, and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Supervisor. Natascha is a multiracial POC and first generation Canadian. Natascha specializes in working with children, youth, and adults with neurodiversity such as FASD, ASD, and ADHD. Natascha also specializes in supporting folx who have experiences complex trauma. With over 15 years of experience, Natascha has experience working with folx across different modalities. More importantly, Natascha is a caregiver to an amazing child diagnosed with FASD.
Natascha Lawrence (she/her/hers pronouns) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC Registered Play Therapist, and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Supervisor. Natascha is a multiracial POC and first generation Canadian. Natascha specializes in working with children, youth, and adults with neurodiversity such as FASD, ASD, and ADHD. Natascha also specializes in supporting folx who have experiences complex trauma. With over 15 years of experience, Natascha has experience working with folx across different modalities. More importantly, Natascha is a caregiver to an amazing child diagnosed with FASD.
Room of One's Own (ROO)
Counsellor, RCC, MC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6J (Online Only)
Hiu is experienced in working from an Intersectionality-focused lens with predominantly people of the Global Majority with different neurotypes who identify as queer and have ongoing relationships with grief. Trained in Somatic Attachment and Feminist Narrative Therapy, Hiu privileges a person’s survival story and relationships to their agency, emotions, boundaries, and people. Hiu takes on a co-researcher role in therapy sessions with deconstructive conversations, insightful and possibly challenging questions, curiosity, and a commitment to naming the oppressive systems and dominant narratives at work.
Hiu is experienced in working from an Intersectionality-focused lens with predominantly people of the Global Majority with different neurotypes who identify as queer and have ongoing relationships with grief. Trained in Somatic Attachment and Feminist Narrative Therapy, Hiu privileges a person’s survival story and relationships to their agency, emotions, boundaries, and people. Hiu takes on a co-researcher role in therapy sessions with deconstructive conversations, insightful and possibly challenging questions, curiosity, and a commitment to naming the oppressive systems and dominant narratives at work.
Amy O'Brian
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MA cand, RP(q)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5Z (Online Only)
If you have been putting off therapy because of financial stresses - I'm so glad you found me. I believe that everyone holds the key to their own story and has the power to transform their lives through new perspectives and changes. My approach is collaborative and inquisitive, as I seek to understand your past, present struggles, and future aspirations. Using a person-centered approach, I guide clients to recognize and embrace their strengths.
If you have been putting off therapy because of financial stresses - I'm so glad you found me. I believe that everyone holds the key to their own story and has the power to transform their lives through new perspectives and changes. My approach is collaborative and inquisitive, as I seek to understand your past, present struggles, and future aspirations. Using a person-centered approach, I guide clients to recognize and embrace their strengths.
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It is human to struggle, we all have our ups and downs and being isolated in our emotional experience can just make it worse. Most emotions and behaviour makes sense in context. However, when left on our own to try to piece together our challenges, we can find ourselves plagued with self doubt and often feel lost. Therapy can help you see your situation objectively, accept even the imperfect parts of yourself, and work to use these parts as a roadmap into better health and well-being. We are not always able to control what life throws our way, but with help, we can transform these experiences into personal growth and wisdom.
It is human to struggle, we all have our ups and downs and being isolated in our emotional experience can just make it worse. Most emotions and behaviour makes sense in context. However, when left on our own to try to piece together our challenges, we can find ourselves plagued with self doubt and often feel lost. Therapy can help you see your situation objectively, accept even the imperfect parts of yourself, and work to use these parts as a roadmap into better health and well-being. We are not always able to control what life throws our way, but with help, we can transform these experiences into personal growth and wisdom.
I have extensive experience working with individuals (youth & adults), of all genders and sexual orientations who may be struggling with substance abuse, compulsive behavior, anxiety, depression and/or trauma. I also work with those who are trying to support them. I also work with those who want to improve their self-esteem and those who want to build their communication skills, which includes boundary setting and assertiveness.
I have extensive experience working with individuals (youth & adults), of all genders and sexual orientations who may be struggling with substance abuse, compulsive behavior, anxiety, depression and/or trauma. I also work with those who are trying to support them. I also work with those who want to improve their self-esteem and those who want to build their communication skills, which includes boundary setting and assertiveness.
I am an art therapist who combines talk therapy with body awareness and the creative process. I enjoy working with adult clients with overlapping identities and welcome people living with addictions or in recovery, BIPOC, sex workers, folks exploring their sexual or gender identity, and people living with anxiety. I am biracial, queer, able bodied, cisgendered, and a settler on this land. I am also a parent with a deep understanding of the ways our chosen and birth families shape us.
I am an art therapist who combines talk therapy with body awareness and the creative process. I enjoy working with adult clients with overlapping identities and welcome people living with addictions or in recovery, BIPOC, sex workers, folks exploring their sexual or gender identity, and people living with anxiety. I am biracial, queer, able bodied, cisgendered, and a settler on this land. I am also a parent with a deep understanding of the ways our chosen and birth families shape us.
Maedean Yvonne Myers
Counsellor, RCC, CCC, RYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6J
Waitlist for new clients
Are you tired of feeling afraid? People think you've got it all together... but inside you're hurting? Whether you are going through a tough life transition, dealing with stress or anxiety that seems never-ending, or finding that your relationships just feel stuck or toxic...don't face your challenges alone. After working together, you will be empowered to transform your life and start a new story; one in which you have greater inner peace and fulfillment.
Are you tired of feeling afraid? People think you've got it all together... but inside you're hurting? Whether you are going through a tough life transition, dealing with stress or anxiety that seems never-ending, or finding that your relationships just feel stuck or toxic...don't face your challenges alone. After working together, you will be empowered to transform your life and start a new story; one in which you have greater inner peace and fulfillment.
Davina Ma
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V5T (Online Only)
“Stress doesn’t cause burnout. Capitalism and white supremacy does” - Jenn Mullan. Are you a member of a marginalized community - BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, people with mental health issues? Have you been struggling with people pleasing, imposter syndrome, caregiver fatigue, and/or coming to terms with a mental health diagnosis? It is exhausting to exist in a world that was not built for us. You matter, and you deserve to be heard in a safe space that does not blame you for not doing or being enough. With an anti-oppressive and decolonial approach, I support people of marginalized identities to process their grief and honour their rage.
“Stress doesn’t cause burnout. Capitalism and white supremacy does” - Jenn Mullan. Are you a member of a marginalized community - BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, people with mental health issues? Have you been struggling with people pleasing, imposter syndrome, caregiver fatigue, and/or coming to terms with a mental health diagnosis? It is exhausting to exist in a world that was not built for us. You matter, and you deserve to be heard in a safe space that does not blame you for not doing or being enough. With an anti-oppressive and decolonial approach, I support people of marginalized identities to process their grief and honour their rage.
I specialize in supporting survivors of trauma (gender-based, workplace, systems, healthcare, and/or sexual trauma) as well as queer, trans, and/or gender diverse folks. My previous work as an outreach professional and a crisis responder has made me passionate about supporting other helping professionals. I know the joy and heartbreak of this work. I invite you to share in this together because we cannot possibly hold all of it alone. I am currently available to complete Hormone Readiness Assessments alongside those who need it.
I specialize in supporting survivors of trauma (gender-based, workplace, systems, healthcare, and/or sexual trauma) as well as queer, trans, and/or gender diverse folks. My previous work as an outreach professional and a crisis responder has made me passionate about supporting other helping professionals. I know the joy and heartbreak of this work. I invite you to share in this together because we cannot possibly hold all of it alone. I am currently available to complete Hormone Readiness Assessments alongside those who need it.
As a Registered Counsellor and a Certified Trauma Professional , I am passionate about helping individuals who have experienced traumatic events and adverse childhood experiences. Trauma, abuse, neglect, and growing up with emotionally unavailable or emotionally immature caregivers can take a toll on our soul. Many of my clients bear the weight of these experiences, facing trauma-related symptoms such as depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and a pervasive feeling of numbness and emptiness. Many of my clients also feel exhausted by the constant negative patterns of thinking and behavior in their day to day lives.
As a Registered Counsellor and a Certified Trauma Professional , I am passionate about helping individuals who have experienced traumatic events and adverse childhood experiences. Trauma, abuse, neglect, and growing up with emotionally unavailable or emotionally immature caregivers can take a toll on our soul. Many of my clients bear the weight of these experiences, facing trauma-related symptoms such as depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and a pervasive feeling of numbness and emptiness. Many of my clients also feel exhausted by the constant negative patterns of thinking and behavior in their day to day lives.
Becca Beckford
Counsellor, BA, MACP, RCC, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6J
Waitlist for new clients
Finding the right therapist can be a daunting task. As a Black and queer counsellor, I work to help those who are in need of a safe space to open up about difficult issues that they have faced in their life. I work from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens in order to create a safe environment for every client I work with. I especially enjoy working with LGBTQIA2S+ folks, BIPOC folks, and sex workers, and I welcome anyone outside of these communities to reach out as well.
Finding the right therapist can be a daunting task. As a Black and queer counsellor, I work to help those who are in need of a safe space to open up about difficult issues that they have faced in their life. I work from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens in order to create a safe environment for every client I work with. I especially enjoy working with LGBTQIA2S+ folks, BIPOC folks, and sex workers, and I welcome anyone outside of these communities to reach out as well.
I always have been drawn to uncovering the complex ways we are impacted the experiences in our lives. In particular the impact of trauma on our resilience and on our 'stuck' places. Our bodies carry the weight of our histories and the histories we inherit. In reprocessing trauma it is necessary for us to be attuned to these somatic experiences and to foster the wisdom stored within our bodies.
I always have been drawn to uncovering the complex ways we are impacted the experiences in our lives. In particular the impact of trauma on our resilience and on our 'stuck' places. Our bodies carry the weight of our histories and the histories we inherit. In reprocessing trauma it is necessary for us to be attuned to these somatic experiences and to foster the wisdom stored within our bodies.
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