Therapists Beginning With A in British Columbia
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who brings nearly 20 years of therapeutic experience with individuals and families, including children and youth, to my counselling practice. After almost 2 decades, I know that families, and the individuals and relationships that comprise them, are unique, complex, and powerful structures in all of our lives.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who brings nearly 20 years of therapeutic experience with individuals and families, including children and youth, to my counselling practice. After almost 2 decades, I know that families, and the individuals and relationships that comprise them, are unique, complex, and powerful structures in all of our lives.
Jessica Alderliesten
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Kelowna, BC V1Y
Hi, I’m Jessica! I’m a Registered Social Worker with a master’s in clinical social work from UBC, and I work with kids, teens, and adults facing challenges like depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship issues. I’m especially passionate about guiding families through transitions like divorce, helping parents build positive co-parenting plans that keep kids’ well-being at the center. My goal is to make you feel heard, supported, and ready to grow in ways that matter to you. My approach is warm, gentle, and client-centered. Plus, sometimes my golden doodle joins us for sessions—she’s great at bringing comfort and a few smiles!
Hi, I’m Jessica! I’m a Registered Social Worker with a master’s in clinical social work from UBC, and I work with kids, teens, and adults facing challenges like depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship issues. I’m especially passionate about guiding families through transitions like divorce, helping parents build positive co-parenting plans that keep kids’ well-being at the center. My goal is to make you feel heard, supported, and ready to grow in ways that matter to you. My approach is warm, gentle, and client-centered. Plus, sometimes my golden doodle joins us for sessions—she’s great at bringing comfort and a few smiles!
I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 20 years of experience across mental health settings, including public schools, non-profits, private practice, and as an instructor and supervisor for Master’s-level counselling students. I specialize in helping clients navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-worth, fertility, and being overwhelmed or stuck. My approach is holistic, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive, fostering a compassionate space where clients feel genuinely heard and supported.
I am a bilingual (English/Spanish) Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 20 years of experience across mental health settings, including public schools, non-profits, private practice, and as an instructor and supervisor for Master’s-level counselling students. I specialize in helping clients navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-worth, fertility, and being overwhelmed or stuck. My approach is holistic, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive, fostering a compassionate space where clients feel genuinely heard and supported.
We all need help at some point in our lives. When we notice that anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts or unhelpful patterns of behaviour are interfering with who we are and how we want to live, it may be time to reach out for support.
We all need help at some point in our lives. When we notice that anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts or unhelpful patterns of behaviour are interfering with who we are and how we want to live, it may be time to reach out for support.
Jasmine Alexander
Counsellor, MA, RPC, RCC, CCC, CCPCPR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Maple Ridge, BC V2X
Are you going through something emotionally painful? Experiencing anxiety, panic, depression? Struggling from addiction? I will work efficiently and effectively with you to find the root of your struggles, and with my highly specialized training, I can help you find *permanent resolution* to the emotional upset you are experiencing. Whether you have been to counselling before, or have never been to counselling, my therapeutic approach can help restore happiness and clarity in your life, regardless of how complex or upsetting your situation may be.
Are you going through something emotionally painful? Experiencing anxiety, panic, depression? Struggling from addiction? I will work efficiently and effectively with you to find the root of your struggles, and with my highly specialized training, I can help you find *permanent resolution* to the emotional upset you are experiencing. Whether you have been to counselling before, or have never been to counselling, my therapeutic approach can help restore happiness and clarity in your life, regardless of how complex or upsetting your situation may be.
James A Alexander
Counsellor, CD, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C
Waitlist for new clients
What would it take to live the life you imagined? Have you truly found your authentic self? Visit me at Aster Wellness Centre and we will explore these questions to consider your current path. We often have our sights set high but lose track of what is truly important due to unexpected obstacles such as immense anxiety, anger, depression, fear, grief, and personal traumas. We don't ask for these things, but they are occasionally placed along our path, and can easily trip us up. The feeling that we are stuck or unable to realize our potential sets in.
What would it take to live the life you imagined? Have you truly found your authentic self? Visit me at Aster Wellness Centre and we will explore these questions to consider your current path. We often have our sights set high but lose track of what is truly important due to unexpected obstacles such as immense anxiety, anger, depression, fear, grief, and personal traumas. We don't ask for these things, but they are occasionally placed along our path, and can easily trip us up. The feeling that we are stuck or unable to realize our potential sets in.
Are you struggling to maintain positive relationships at work, with your partner, within your family, and with your children? Are you a parent who is struggling with your child's behaviour while managing your expectations? I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC and a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, providing therapeutic interventions for individuals, parents, adolescents and children. My areas of expertise include trauma, anxiety, self-regulation, and parenting.
Are you struggling to maintain positive relationships at work, with your partner, within your family, and with your children? Are you a parent who is struggling with your child's behaviour while managing your expectations? I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor in BC and a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, providing therapeutic interventions for individuals, parents, adolescents and children. My areas of expertise include trauma, anxiety, self-regulation, and parenting.
Susan Jean Alexander
Counsellor, MA, LMFT, RCC, E500RYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Vancouver, BC V6H (Online Only)
When we are caught in our mind we cannot feel our own beingness" I am dedicated to working with individuals, families and couples who are experiencing a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. Through client-centered sessions I offer a practice that deeply focuses on a myriad of issues including, anxiety, PTSD, depression, trauma, challenges with transitions in life stages,communicating, as well as finding purpose and searching for greater meaning and happiness. I seek to provide a space that is safe and supportive, where one can connect to and experience their deepest self, be listened to and validated.
When we are caught in our mind we cannot feel our own beingness" I am dedicated to working with individuals, families and couples who are experiencing a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. Through client-centered sessions I offer a practice that deeply focuses on a myriad of issues including, anxiety, PTSD, depression, trauma, challenges with transitions in life stages,communicating, as well as finding purpose and searching for greater meaning and happiness. I seek to provide a space that is safe and supportive, where one can connect to and experience their deepest self, be listened to and validated.
I understand that struggling can make us feel hopeless, unmotivated, and frustrated. My human experience allows me to identify with the challenges you are facing, because I face them too. It is my calling to help others at a human level on this journey of healing, and through counselling, you can feel empowered to reclaim your confidence and take back control of your life. You will not be seen as someone who is needing to be fixed or who is broken, but as a whole being who is currently struggling. Let me help you deal with the challenges and transitions that show up along the way, and lead you to a more empowered and authentic life.
I understand that struggling can make us feel hopeless, unmotivated, and frustrated. My human experience allows me to identify with the challenges you are facing, because I face them too. It is my calling to help others at a human level on this journey of healing, and through counselling, you can feel empowered to reclaim your confidence and take back control of your life. You will not be seen as someone who is needing to be fixed or who is broken, but as a whole being who is currently struggling. Let me help you deal with the challenges and transitions that show up along the way, and lead you to a more empowered and authentic life.
Hello! I’m Amber and I am a trauma-informed, strengths-based, Registered Clinical Counsellor who uses a relational-attachment-based approach in my work with individuals and couples coping with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, trauma, relationship, sexuality and communication/boundary challenges. I have been working in the field of counselling and mental health for 11 years and in private practice since 2014. I offer a free 15-minute confidential consultation via phone to determine whether my services and approach are a good fit for you. Feel free to reach out via phone or email anytime.
Hello! I’m Amber and I am a trauma-informed, strengths-based, Registered Clinical Counsellor who uses a relational-attachment-based approach in my work with individuals and couples coping with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, trauma, relationship, sexuality and communication/boundary challenges. I have been working in the field of counselling and mental health for 11 years and in private practice since 2014. I offer a free 15-minute confidential consultation via phone to determine whether my services and approach are a good fit for you. Feel free to reach out via phone or email anytime.
Alexander Wellness Consulting
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
Prince Rupert, BC V8J (Online Only)
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction, Anxiety & Depression. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction, Anxiety & Depression. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Alexander Wellness Consulting
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
Campbell River, BC V9W (Online Only)
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction, Anxiety & Depression. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction, Anxiety & Depression. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Alexander Wellness Consulting
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified Verified
Lake Country, BC V4V
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction and Anxiety. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
Currently Accepting New Clients. Specializing in Couples, Addiction and Anxiety. I bring to my practice a welcoming and friendly personal style that puts clients at ease allowing them to communicate their needs and goals within a safe non-judgmental atmosphere. I worked in many clinical health care settings before venturing into private practice, which has brought into my work a well- breadth of clinical experience, including a wide array of therapeutic approaches, that I have successfully integrated while working with with hundreds of clients over the past 26 plus years.
It is common for certain life events or patterns to prevent you from thriving in the present and setting goals for the future. Through guided self-exploration in counselling, you can find direction and confidently move toward a place of deepened awareness and healing. To help you with this pursuit, I have created a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental space to support your personal growth. My specialties include trauma, anxiety, depression, and support through change/transition.
It is common for certain life events or patterns to prevent you from thriving in the present and setting goals for the future. Through guided self-exploration in counselling, you can find direction and confidently move toward a place of deepened awareness and healing. To help you with this pursuit, I have created a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental space to support your personal growth. My specialties include trauma, anxiety, depression, and support through change/transition.
My purpose is to assist you in facing and processing traumatic / adverse life experiences that could have resulted in anxiety, depression, PTSD, addictions, anger issues, etc. Together, we will explore and unravel the nature and roots of what prevents you from living a happier life. Despite the possible challenges that may arise on this way, please know that you have a huge potential to live your life based on what is right with you. As a clinician, I am committed to do to the best of my abilities for facilitating this process and helping you reach your goals.
My purpose is to assist you in facing and processing traumatic / adverse life experiences that could have resulted in anxiety, depression, PTSD, addictions, anger issues, etc. Together, we will explore and unravel the nature and roots of what prevents you from living a happier life. Despite the possible challenges that may arise on this way, please know that you have a huge potential to live your life based on what is right with you. As a clinician, I am committed to do to the best of my abilities for facilitating this process and helping you reach your goals.
Alexis Nizzero Coaching
Occupational Therapist, MSc, OT
Verified Verified
Vancouver, BC V5T (Online Only)
Navigating health and wellness in the current climate can feel like a minefield. If you're a woman under 40 feeling like you need a little more wellness in your life, but aren't sure what that looks like for you or need some help to make it happen, you're in the right place. I'm passionate about partnering with millennial women to figure out what wellness means to them, and then get there.
Navigating health and wellness in the current climate can feel like a minefield. If you're a woman under 40 feeling like you need a little more wellness in your life, but aren't sure what that looks like for you or need some help to make it happen, you're in the right place. I'm passionate about partnering with millennial women to figure out what wellness means to them, and then get there.
I'm Morvarid Aleyasin, a specialist in psychotherapy. I have expertise in stress, anxiety, depression, intimacy issues, trauma, and perfectionism. I provide services in both Farsi and English and have over twelve years of experience in this field. I obtained my doctoral degrees from universities in Iran. I am passionate about couples therapy and believe everyone faces challenges in life where they may need support. Those who seek help for themselves and their well-being often find it easier to navigate life's difficulties and learn how to solve their problems. Each time, I strive to empathize and collaborate closely with my clients.
I'm Morvarid Aleyasin, a specialist in psychotherapy. I have expertise in stress, anxiety, depression, intimacy issues, trauma, and perfectionism. I provide services in both Farsi and English and have over twelve years of experience in this field. I obtained my doctoral degrees from universities in Iran. I am passionate about couples therapy and believe everyone faces challenges in life where they may need support. Those who seek help for themselves and their well-being often find it easier to navigate life's difficulties and learn how to solve their problems. Each time, I strive to empathize and collaborate closely with my clients.
At Alfresco Therapy, we honour the intricate tapestry of human experiences, recognizing that diversity is not only a strength but a source of inspiration. We believe in a holistic approach to mental health and wellness, where each individual’s unique journey is acknowledged and respected. Our commitment is to support our clients through the ever-changing seasons of life, encouraging personal growth, resilience and understanding. Through an adventurous commitment of service, we extend a warm and welcoming invite to every remote corner of the YT and BC.
At Alfresco Therapy, we honour the intricate tapestry of human experiences, recognizing that diversity is not only a strength but a source of inspiration. We believe in a holistic approach to mental health and wellness, where each individual’s unique journey is acknowledged and respected. Our commitment is to support our clients through the ever-changing seasons of life, encouraging personal growth, resilience and understanding. Through an adventurous commitment of service, we extend a warm and welcoming invite to every remote corner of the YT and BC.
Hello! My name is Farah and I’m here to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can explore, heal, and grow. My approach is rooted in authenticity, mindfulness, and genuine care. Whether you’re navigating challenges, looking to reconnect with yourself, or working toward emotional balance, I’m here to support you every step of the way. You don’t have to do it alone. During my internship, I’m happy to offer counselling at a reduced rate to make services more accessible.
Hello! My name is Farah and I’m here to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can explore, heal, and grow. My approach is rooted in authenticity, mindfulness, and genuine care. Whether you’re navigating challenges, looking to reconnect with yourself, or working toward emotional balance, I’m here to support you every step of the way. You don’t have to do it alone. During my internship, I’m happy to offer counselling at a reduced rate to make services more accessible.
Hello and welcome to my clinic, the Coachman Counselling Collective! I'm Alisha Stetchman, a registered clinical counsellor, and I'm delighted to be leading this practice. My passion lies in the fields of psychology and sexology, and I have a strong foundation in clinical experience, biomedical-based research, and specialized psychosexual education. It's my belief that evidence-based and current approaches are essential in providing you with the highest quality care, tailored specifically to your unique needs. I am proud to offer low cost services for victims of sexual violence and trauma, so please reach out if you need support.
Hello and welcome to my clinic, the Coachman Counselling Collective! I'm Alisha Stetchman, a registered clinical counsellor, and I'm delighted to be leading this practice. My passion lies in the fields of psychology and sexology, and I have a strong foundation in clinical experience, biomedical-based research, and specialized psychosexual education. It's my belief that evidence-based and current approaches are essential in providing you with the highest quality care, tailored specifically to your unique needs. I am proud to offer low cost services for victims of sexual violence and trauma, so please reach out if you need support.