Narrative Therapists in West Vancouver, BC
I have specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), and years of clinical experience with evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, and narrative therapy.
Welcome! I specialize in supporting tweens, teens, and young adults of all genders. I am happy to work with adults too. To me, counseling begins with safety, empathy, and trust. Sometimes people need a non-judgmental ear, sometimes they need more specific approaches like EMDR, DBT, CBT, or coping skills. Either way, therapy is collaborative and customized to meet your unique needs, hopes, and goals. Challenges I specialize in include ADHD, FASD, trauma, anxiety, depression, child and teen-related issues, school and academic issues, communication, and the general complications that life can throw at us! I look forward to meeting.
I have specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), and years of clinical experience with evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, and narrative therapy.
Welcome! I specialize in supporting tweens, teens, and young adults of all genders. I am happy to work with adults too. To me, counseling begins with safety, empathy, and trust. Sometimes people need a non-judgmental ear, sometimes they need more specific approaches like EMDR, DBT, CBT, or coping skills. Either way, therapy is collaborative and customized to meet your unique needs, hopes, and goals. Challenges I specialize in include ADHD, FASD, trauma, anxiety, depression, child and teen-related issues, school and academic issues, communication, and the general complications that life can throw at us! I look forward to meeting.
Because of this, I often find myself drawing from modalities such as Narrative Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Welcome! My name is Kelsey and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a Masters of Counselling Psychology (MCP) from Adler University. I have a passion for helping empower clients to uncover their best selves. This passion has led to clinical opportunities that have allowed me to walk alongside men, women, and youth struggling with a variety of life challenges. I have been honoured to be able to support persons dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, abuse and addiction.
Because of this, I often find myself drawing from modalities such as Narrative Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Welcome! My name is Kelsey and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a Masters of Counselling Psychology (MCP) from Adler University. I have a passion for helping empower clients to uncover their best selves. This passion has led to clinical opportunities that have allowed me to walk alongside men, women, and youth struggling with a variety of life challenges. I have been honoured to be able to support persons dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, abuse and addiction.
Brian Dean Williams & Associates
Counsellor, MA, RCC, ACS, CCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Vancouver, BC V7V (Online Only)
We offer narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, somatic therapy, mindfulness, and secular Buddhist psychology.
We all have things we’ve been told about ourselves that we internalize and start telling ourselves. Do you struggle with a story or belief about yourself that holds you back? Does this cause you some stress, loneliness, conflict in your relationships, or even lead you into misusing alcohol or substances? Now, more than ever, a lot of us are feeling disconnected from others and under the spell of negative stories about ourselves. In my practice, my team and I believe that these stories can be rewritten, that we are each the author of our own lives.
We offer narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, somatic therapy, mindfulness, and secular Buddhist psychology.
We all have things we’ve been told about ourselves that we internalize and start telling ourselves. Do you struggle with a story or belief about yourself that holds you back? Does this cause you some stress, loneliness, conflict in your relationships, or even lead you into misusing alcohol or substances? Now, more than ever, a lot of us are feeling disconnected from others and under the spell of negative stories about ourselves. In my practice, my team and I believe that these stories can be rewritten, that we are each the author of our own lives.
Marcus Narsaiya
Counsellor, BKin, MC, RCC, ATPPP, Trainee
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
West Vancouver, BC V7V
Either by building up a narrative from the past, or looking down into the depth of strong emotions, I help clients understand and master their inner experiences and become more effective in their environments.
I serve diverse clients in a number of challenges ranging from depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, relational stress, low self-esteem, chronic stress or pain, and wellness concerns. I have a background in Kinesiology and holistic wellness coaching, as well as coaching individuals with cognitive dis/abilities. My clinical style is based in Social Justice Narrative practice; processing, exploration and discovery of emotions, and development of self-insight. My Masters was in treatment approaches to transgenerational trauma. My preference is to work weekly or twice weekly for a minimum of 6 months so we can invest in your goals.
Either by building up a narrative from the past, or looking down into the depth of strong emotions, I help clients understand and master their inner experiences and become more effective in their environments.
I serve diverse clients in a number of challenges ranging from depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, relational stress, low self-esteem, chronic stress or pain, and wellness concerns. I have a background in Kinesiology and holistic wellness coaching, as well as coaching individuals with cognitive dis/abilities. My clinical style is based in Social Justice Narrative practice; processing, exploration and discovery of emotions, and development of self-insight. My Masters was in treatment approaches to transgenerational trauma. My preference is to work weekly or twice weekly for a minimum of 6 months so we can invest in your goals.
I am a narrative trained therapist who believes in collaboration, curiosity, and respect. When dilemmas and obstacles grow big enough, they can come to dominate our lives, pulling us towards dark ideas and stories in which we can feel hopeless, lost, scared, and disconnected. It is my aim as a therapist to work with clients to identify the challenges in their lives and explore how to move into more spaces of joy and preferred ways of living.
I am a narrative trained therapist who believes in collaboration, curiosity, and respect. When dilemmas and obstacles grow big enough, they can come to dominate our lives, pulling us towards dark ideas and stories in which we can feel hopeless, lost, scared, and disconnected. It is my aim as a therapist to work with clients to identify the challenges in their lives and explore how to move into more spaces of joy and preferred ways of living.
My philosophy as a counsellor is founded on a collaborative approach. Together, we explore perspectives, abilities, strengths you can draw from, as well as, barriers that may be impeding, the changes you seek. We are all experts of our own lives and you possess important knowledge, skills, and abilities vital to making changes in your life. Two counselling theories I identify most with include: Narrative Therapy and Existential/Logotherapy. In 2022 I trained in EMDR. It was transcendental both experiencing it as a client and as clinician. The research behind this therapy is so robust, I have also actively integrated into practice.
My philosophy as a counsellor is founded on a collaborative approach. Together, we explore perspectives, abilities, strengths you can draw from, as well as, barriers that may be impeding, the changes you seek. We are all experts of our own lives and you possess important knowledge, skills, and abilities vital to making changes in your life. Two counselling theories I identify most with include: Narrative Therapy and Existential/Logotherapy. In 2022 I trained in EMDR. It was transcendental both experiencing it as a client and as clinician. The research behind this therapy is so robust, I have also actively integrated into practice.
I work from a client centred approach that invites clients into sandplay, play therapy, reworking their story from a Narrative perspective, and focusing on realistic solutions found in a Solution Focused Brief Therapy model.
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.
I work from a client centred approach that invites clients into sandplay, play therapy, reworking their story from a Narrative perspective, and focusing on realistic solutions found in a Solution Focused Brief Therapy model.
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.
I draw from a broad collection of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and more, to strategically support each client.
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 draw from a broad collection of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and more, to strategically support each client.
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.
Pegah believes in the unlimited potential and the power that we all share as a human being. I believe the major reason that individuals would encounter barriers and gridlocks in the process of accessing their potentials and internal resources is the primary context as well as their current one. Therefore, I provide my clients with my full presence and genuine support during their journey of self-discovery and actualization of their unique gift and potential that embedded in each of us since our birth.
Pegah believes in the unlimited potential and the power that we all share as a human being. I believe the major reason that individuals would encounter barriers and gridlocks in the process of accessing their potentials and internal resources is the primary context as well as their current one. Therefore, I provide my clients with my full presence and genuine support during their journey of self-discovery and actualization of their unique gift and potential that embedded in each of us since our birth.
Are you feeling down or anxious? We all, at some stage in our lives, may face difficult situations and life challenges. It may be related to our relationships, conflicts with family members, loss of a loved one, adaptation, education, or illness. Facing these challenges may lead us to lose hope and focus on daily life tasks and routines. These feelings may lead us to think, nothing will ever change or get better, or there is no bright tomorrow in our future. What’s important is the way we view things and with whom we can share our most personal thoughts, feelings, and fears. I'm here to support you in a non-judgmental way.
Are you feeling down or anxious? We all, at some stage in our lives, may face difficult situations and life challenges. It may be related to our relationships, conflicts with family members, loss of a loved one, adaptation, education, or illness. Facing these challenges may lead us to lose hope and focus on daily life tasks and routines. These feelings may lead us to think, nothing will ever change or get better, or there is no bright tomorrow in our future. What’s important is the way we view things and with whom we can share our most personal thoughts, feelings, and fears. I'm here to support you in a non-judgmental way.
Amidst life's many challenges, it can feel like overwhelming thoughts and emotions are a constant presence. Old ways of thinking can trap you in recurring patterns and conflicts, leading to feelings of hopelessness, isolation, depression, anxiety, and stress. It can make every day feel like an uphill battle, leaving you stuck and yearning for change. I am here to help you navigate these challenges, break free from old patterns, and find a path toward healing and connection.
Amidst life's many challenges, it can feel like overwhelming thoughts and emotions are a constant presence. Old ways of thinking can trap you in recurring patterns and conflicts, leading to feelings of hopelessness, isolation, depression, anxiety, and stress. It can make every day feel like an uphill battle, leaving you stuck and yearning for change. I am here to help you navigate these challenges, break free from old patterns, and find a path toward healing and connection.
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Is your child struggling with challenges such as anxiety, peer conflict or emotion regulation? With over 12 years of experience in working with teens and kids, I am absolutely passionate about creating a comfortable and safe bond with my clients, using leading-edge interventions to help clients feel better, perform better and have more meaningful relationships with friends and family.
Is your child struggling with challenges such as anxiety, peer conflict or emotion regulation? With over 12 years of experience in working with teens and kids, I am absolutely passionate about creating a comfortable and safe bond with my clients, using leading-edge interventions to help clients feel better, perform better and have more meaningful relationships with friends and family.
Paola Zorrilla Steenbock
Licensed Professional Counsellor, RCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
West Vancouver, BC V7V
Waitlist for new clients
Currently only accepting child clients. In therapy, I strive for a safe, judgment-free space to explore your needs and values. I support kids (<12) and their parents navigating neurodiversity, big or overwhelming emotions, coping, and self-care—essential amid a neurotypical-centric world. Collaboratively, using conversation, art, play, or somatic methods, we explore how to meet your needs. Together, we navigate an often isolating, unaccommodating world to understand how it influences your experiences, relationships, and environments. We aim to understand cultural norms, rewriting expectations to align with your unmasked self.
Currently only accepting child clients. In therapy, I strive for a safe, judgment-free space to explore your needs and values. I support kids (<12) and their parents navigating neurodiversity, big or overwhelming emotions, coping, and self-care—essential amid a neurotypical-centric world. Collaboratively, using conversation, art, play, or somatic methods, we explore how to meet your needs. Together, we navigate an often isolating, unaccommodating world to understand how it influences your experiences, relationships, and environments. We aim to understand cultural norms, rewriting expectations to align with your unmasked self.
Sara Khosravi
Counsellor, MA, MSc, RCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
West Vancouver, BC V7V (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Choosing a therapist can be an intimidating process and reaching out for help can be uncomfortable, but we all need support in order to thrive. I am a registered psychotherapist who is deeply committed to supporting those whose lives have been impacted by different life challenges. I’m here to answer your questions and give you the support and guidance you need to overcome and flourish. My counselling history is equipped with a well-rounded education and practice background, and incorporates many cultural perspectives and sensitivities.
Choosing a therapist can be an intimidating process and reaching out for help can be uncomfortable, but we all need support in order to thrive. I am a registered psychotherapist who is deeply committed to supporting those whose lives have been impacted by different life challenges. I’m here to answer your questions and give you the support and guidance you need to overcome and flourish. My counselling history is equipped with a well-rounded education and practice background, and incorporates many cultural perspectives and sensitivities.
Are you craving a safe space where you can start learning more about yourself and your patterns? Do you find that the same challenges often come up in your life but you aren't sure how to move through them? This is very often what people describe when first coming to therapy. I firmly believe that our adult patterns are the direct result of painful or overwhelming experiences that we had as children. By making connections between the past and the present, we learn how to meaningfully change our lives.
Are you craving a safe space where you can start learning more about yourself and your patterns? Do you find that the same challenges often come up in your life but you aren't sure how to move through them? This is very often what people describe when first coming to therapy. I firmly believe that our adult patterns are the direct result of painful or overwhelming experiences that we had as children. By making connections between the past and the present, we learn how to meaningfully change our lives.
Personal growth occurs when a space is created to support individuals, relationships, and families to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, lending to greater meaning in life. My approach aligns with many psychological and coaching frameworks that encourage self-awareness, and introspection. By providing a supportive environment, my clients experience a greater sense of self and personal understanding while gaining an excitement for life that promotes substantial personal well-being.
Personal growth occurs when a space is created to support individuals, relationships, and families to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, lending to greater meaning in life. My approach aligns with many psychological and coaching frameworks that encourage self-awareness, and introspection. By providing a supportive environment, my clients experience a greater sense of self and personal understanding while gaining an excitement for life that promotes substantial personal well-being.
Gabriela Gutierrez
Counsellor, MCP, RCC
Verified Verified
West Vancouver, BC V7T (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, I’m Gabriela and I’m so happy you are looking for support. I specialize in addressing issues of trauma, anxiety, and parenting challenges and have specific training in these areas to support you to lighten the heavy loads you no longer want to hold on to. If you have suffered a traumatic experience, gone through a series of challenging situations, struggled with managing your own thoughts, or are just feeling overwhelmed, you don't need to go through this alone. By searching for a counsellor, you are already taking an important step in improving your mental health and I can support you in continuing that journey.
Hi, I’m Gabriela and I’m so happy you are looking for support. I specialize in addressing issues of trauma, anxiety, and parenting challenges and have specific training in these areas to support you to lighten the heavy loads you no longer want to hold on to. If you have suffered a traumatic experience, gone through a series of challenging situations, struggled with managing your own thoughts, or are just feeling overwhelmed, you don't need to go through this alone. By searching for a counsellor, you are already taking an important step in improving your mental health and I can support you in continuing that journey.
In the midst of life challenges, we hold an inner wisdom when we listen deeply to ourselves and each other in the presence of engaged support. This compassionate inquiry and attention inspires growth and connection to navigate uncertainty, grief and loss, and distress in relationships. My approach integrates mindfulness based, somatic and self compassion skills to understand our thoughts, feelings, and core values as sources of guidance towards what is most life affirming; attachment and interpersonal neurobiology theory to strengthen emotional regulation. For couples, this creates space to strengthen nourshing relationships.
In the midst of life challenges, we hold an inner wisdom when we listen deeply to ourselves and each other in the presence of engaged support. This compassionate inquiry and attention inspires growth and connection to navigate uncertainty, grief and loss, and distress in relationships. My approach integrates mindfulness based, somatic and self compassion skills to understand our thoughts, feelings, and core values as sources of guidance towards what is most life affirming; attachment and interpersonal neurobiology theory to strengthen emotional regulation. For couples, this creates space to strengthen nourshing relationships.
Choosing the right counsellor for yourself or your child is not easy, yet a trusting and comfortable relationship with your counsellor is fundamental to success. I make it my priority to establish an open, honest and warm relationship with my clients. Next, I use effective and concrete interventions to address the specific goals my clients present to me. Together we come up with a plan which we follow for the duration of our work together. If you are motivated and want to make concrete changes in your life, I may be the right fit for you.
Choosing the right counsellor for yourself or your child is not easy, yet a trusting and comfortable relationship with your counsellor is fundamental to success. I make it my priority to establish an open, honest and warm relationship with my clients. Next, I use effective and concrete interventions to address the specific goals my clients present to me. Together we come up with a plan which we follow for the duration of our work together. If you are motivated and want to make concrete changes in your life, I may be the right fit for you.
Farshid Rashidifar is an Iranian-Canadian social worker and psychotherapist with over a decade of experience practicing in British Columbia and Ontario. Specializing in identity formation and all types of relationships, Farshid works with clients from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on adolescents and young adults. Farshid holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from York University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
Farshid Rashidifar is an Iranian-Canadian social worker and psychotherapist with over a decade of experience practicing in British Columbia and Ontario. Specializing in identity formation and all types of relationships, Farshid works with clients from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on adolescents and young adults. Farshid holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from York University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.
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Is narrative therapy evidence-based?
Narrative therapy is not well-studied, and it may not be as effective in treating mental health conditions when compared with evidence-based treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy. Some small studies do show that depressed and anxious individuals who were treated with narrative therapy reported improvement in anxiety and depression symptoms.
How long does narrative therapy last?
Narrative therapy is less structured when compared with psychoanalysis, for example. Narrative therapy is more open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a few months, and sometimes a year or longer. Patients see their therapist one to two times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a person’s challenges and progress. Individuals can also practice the principles of narrative therapy after treatment has ended.
Does narrative therapy work?
Narrative therapy can help a person manage or reduce symptoms of conditions like depression or anxiety. This type of therapy encourages a person to reflect on the moments of their life when their particular problem was not at the forefront of their minds — perhaps life celebrations, achievements, and other successes. The individual is encouraged to rewrite their storyline as if their particular problem was not part of their life. This therapy may offer benefits that are hard to measure.
What are the possible limitations of narrative therapy?
Narrative therapy is person-centered or client-centered, and the health professional pays more attention to the subjective narratives that are constructed by the client, as opposed to other objective measures. The therapist privileges the individual’s perspective over all others. This open form may feel frustrating for individuals seeking a more structured approach; certainly, no one therapy type will work for every individual.