Substance Use Therapists in West Vancouver, BC

I specialize in helping youth (14+) and adults address unresolved inner or outer conflict that may be manifesting in emotional pain or impacting wellness. I have helped clients experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, substance use, and trauma. As well as with self-esteem, boundaries and achieving more healthy communication. I have also helped individuals walk through complex concurrent struggles with substance use and mental or emotional challenges.

Are you in need of someone to talk to? Do you face challenges with substance use, anxiety, grief, loss, trauma, or life transitions? I am here to support you. Many of my clients express a desire to find happiness, yet only 13% of people feel engaged in their daily work, according to a recent poll. I believe we must listen to our hearts and understand what they need to thrive. HOW we do that is through: Honesty, Openness and Willingness. In the words of John O’Donahue, “May you have the courage to listen to the yearning, trust the promise of this opening and discover that the one you long for, longs for you”.

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.

I have had the privilege of knowing and working with a great number of individuals and families with varying levels of life challenges including: relationships issues, all types of emotional disturbances and alcohol & substance use problems. I trust that my accumulated repertoire of psychological methods and techniques along with my sincere desire to help will ensure effective and satisfactory services for my clients.

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.

Are you a teen who needs to talk? A parent struggling with your teen? A member of Alanon? Or could you just use a compassionate therapist to help you overcome your struggles and achieve your goals? You have the potential and right to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, and I am committed to helping you realize that potential. I use a variety of evidence-based therapies to work with my clients in finding wellness. Whether struggling with stress and anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship stress, parenting issues, addiction or other life-stressors, I will help you sort out how to move ahead in wellness.

Hi, I'm Christie. I'm so glad you're here. Whether you are searching for relief from grief or trauma, hoping to learn some coping or executive functioning skills, wanting to improve your relationship, or looking for a safe, non-judgmental place to share or process what's going on for you, I would be happy to work with you as you takes steps towards healing change.

I am married and a mother of four with personal experience confronting the issues that couples and single parents face in parenting children through youth,adolescence and early adulthood. I have a deep understanding of the complex challenges parents and children must deal with in today's changing world. I also work with families that have been affected by the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. I educate,, give support in recovery and help families adjust to the many changes in family life after a loved one decides to make clean and sober decisions for a new start in life.

Accepting Clients; No Waitlist - Life is complicated and messy, but everybody has the capacity to heal. My goal is to create an open, comfortable, and nonjudgmental space for individuals to work collaboratively towards healing. I believe that every individual is unique, they are the experts in their own lives, and it is with this framework that we can work together to move towards what healing means to you.

If you are reading this, you may be feeling as though life is overwhelming. Reaching out for support can feel scary and vulnerable even in the best of times, let alone when we are struggling. My hope is that in working with me, you can feel safe to share the issues and emotions that are making life heavy. With more than four years of experience in the mental health field, I have had the opportunity to support people addressing issues such as substance abuse, relational challenges, life transitions, depression, anxiety, stress and grief.

“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion”. Welcome to my page. My Name is Yegi Nasseri and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering counselling services to individuals, couples and families. It takes courage to reach out to someone, share personal stories and feel unsure about the counselling process. My own life experiences and previous counselling practices have enabled me to interact and assist individuals and families on issues ranging from trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety and anger management to interpersonal relationship difficulties and substance abuse.

Paulette is Registered Nurse and a registered Clinical Counsellor in province of British Columbia and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist with IITAP International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Therapists in the US. She is an internationally known and recognized expert in both treatment and education in the field of specialized addictions and dependencies. Paulette was featured on the O.com Cybersex Addiction; a documentary aired on the Passionate Eye on CBC, February 2005 and is frequently called upon for expert opinion in the local and national media.

Psychodynamic/ Jungian/ Psychoanalytic /Object relations and Family systems theories inform my work. I have been involved in the study and practice of psychology since 1984. My M.A. is in Clinical Psychology and I have 3 years of additional study in Clinical Psychology with a focus in Depth Psychology. Clients will explore current circumstances as well as how generational influences and relationships have impacted their way of viewing the world. I encourage exploration of patterns as well as dream work to engage deeper unconscious processes.

People don't need to be rescued or saved. They need the knowledge of their own power, and how to access it" (unknown) My own unique healing signature comes from using both indigenous way of knowing and by using western modalities. Most of my clients experience symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress. I draw on various modalities that are used to shift energy in mental, behavioral, and psycho-spiritual transformations. As well as being able to look at self, to love self and feel safe enough to stand in their own unique magical self. I practice this daily by owning my unique quirky side of me. We are all sacred.

Are your usual ways of dealing with things no longer working? Is it time to look at something that has been troubling you for a while? Perhaps you could use some help looking into your life to develop a deeper understanding of your journey. Carl Jung said, “Only what is really oneself has the power to heal.” Your challenges will be seen 'guideposts' that help us understand your life in a meaningful way. As a registered psychotherapist, my orientation is based in depth psychology and I am dedicated to helping you fully see yourself with compassionate eyes so that symptom and suffering can be transformed into wholeness and healing.

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.

- Currently accepting clients - At The Modern Therapy Clinic, we are registered with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and hold a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology; we provide quality mental health care. We want to warmly welcome you and we appreciate how much courage it must have taken to take this step. With every session, we endeavour to bring kindness, warmth, and unique insight towards your concerns. With an emphasis on compassion, we sincerely want you to feel heard and cared for. We want you to feel well again.

Now Accepting New Clients - I help clients dealing with issues like anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, substance misuse, and existential concerns.

Most of us are yearning for more out of life and our relationships. We yearn for more freedom, more choice, more love, more adventure, more willingness to risk, more contribution, more peace, more belonging. Clients say that as a result of seeing me for therapy, they experience themselves as having a renewed sense of purpose, direction, more freedom, peace, energy, vitality and a stronger connection to their own life force. I am unique from others in my field because I have devoted my life to learning how to help my clients actually transform what is holding them back rather than just talking about it.