Open Relationships Non-Monogamy Therapists in Squamish, BC
First, congrats on seeking help. Perhaps you've been trying to manage and change on your own up until now. Feeling like you need to be able to "handle" everything that life throws at you. Like you "should" be able to figure it all out somehow. Putting effort into changing, only to find yourself repeating patterns, feeling defeated, and stuck about what to do next. It is exhausting! Choosing to finally get help may feel hard, but honestly, from here it can get easier. You're getting off the rollercoaster of doing it alone! I've seen 1st hand for so many people how counselling can be a life changing.
First, congrats on seeking help. Perhaps you've been trying to manage and change on your own up until now. Feeling like you need to be able to "handle" everything that life throws at you. Like you "should" be able to figure it all out somehow. Putting effort into changing, only to find yourself repeating patterns, feeling defeated, and stuck about what to do next. It is exhausting! Choosing to finally get help may feel hard, but honestly, from here it can get easier. You're getting off the rollercoaster of doing it alone! I've seen 1st hand for so many people how counselling can be a life changing.
Hi there, I’m Graham. I work with individuals and folks in relationships (romantic, platonic, or professional) facing a broad range of challenges. I support clients struggling with the legacy of trauma; relationship concerns around communication, needs and boundaries, intimacy and sex, power dynamics, and systemic issues; as well as self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and distressing emotions. If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected in some aspect of your life, these are all things we can work on together in counselling.
Hi there, I’m Graham. I work with individuals and folks in relationships (romantic, platonic, or professional) facing a broad range of challenges. I support clients struggling with the legacy of trauma; relationship concerns around communication, needs and boundaries, intimacy and sex, power dynamics, and systemic issues; as well as self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and distressing emotions. If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected in some aspect of your life, these are all things we can work on together in counselling.
Asking yourself questions like these: Is this authentic for me? Can I be me? Am I allowed to be myself? What is life asking me at this time? You sense that there is another way forward in your life, but find your self bumping up against sticky patterns, old habits, and blind spots - your intuition says that change and greater wellbeing is possible. What is holding you back? It may be time to look closer. Trauma trained and informed, and I inhabit a blend of empathetic concern with an edge of compassionate coaching, because it takes a delicate balance of care and encouragement to support true learning and integrated lifestyle change
Asking yourself questions like these: Is this authentic for me? Can I be me? Am I allowed to be myself? What is life asking me at this time? You sense that there is another way forward in your life, but find your self bumping up against sticky patterns, old habits, and blind spots - your intuition says that change and greater wellbeing is possible. What is holding you back? It may be time to look closer. Trauma trained and informed, and I inhabit a blend of empathetic concern with an edge of compassionate coaching, because it takes a delicate balance of care and encouragement to support true learning and integrated lifestyle change
I am open to all clients. I deeply believe that counselling can improve all of our lives in some way. Whatever your goals or struggles, I am committed to helping you work towards feeling better and living your best life. I believe that accessing self-compassion is a powerful route to healing and reconnecting to ourselves. Inspired by non-violent communication, mindfulness, internal family systems, polyvagal theory, and multicultural counselling, I hope to help you find inspiration, tools, and insights that leads to grace, growth, and health.
I am open to all clients. I deeply believe that counselling can improve all of our lives in some way. Whatever your goals or struggles, I am committed to helping you work towards feeling better and living your best life. I believe that accessing self-compassion is a powerful route to healing and reconnecting to ourselves. Inspired by non-violent communication, mindfulness, internal family systems, polyvagal theory, and multicultural counselling, I hope to help you find inspiration, tools, and insights that leads to grace, growth, and health.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) working with teens & young adults (13yrs to 40ish). I specialize in therapeutic conversations that support the unique experiences & challenges during this time in life. In particular, I am knowledgeable in supporting 2SLGBTQ+ folks, completing Hormone Readiness Assessments and psychedelic integration. I also offer supportive counselling sessions for parents & care providers. As a sex-positive therapist / Sexual Health Educator, I promote a healthy attitude towards human sexual behaviour & safer sex practices and I appreciate and respect gender, sexual & relationship diversity.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) working with teens & young adults (13yrs to 40ish). I specialize in therapeutic conversations that support the unique experiences & challenges during this time in life. In particular, I am knowledgeable in supporting 2SLGBTQ+ folks, completing Hormone Readiness Assessments and psychedelic integration. I also offer supportive counselling sessions for parents & care providers. As a sex-positive therapist / Sexual Health Educator, I promote a healthy attitude towards human sexual behaviour & safer sex practices and I appreciate and respect gender, sexual & relationship diversity.
Hello! I'm Shayna. I believe that you are so capable of healing and feeling better. Having some focused support can speed up the process and facilitate lasting positive impact and change. I work with adults - individuals and couples, who are seeking support in navigating and improving their mental health, relationships, parenting, and want to feel more grounded in their nervous system and identity.
Hello! I'm Shayna. I believe that you are so capable of healing and feeling better. Having some focused support can speed up the process and facilitate lasting positive impact and change. I work with adults - individuals and couples, who are seeking support in navigating and improving their mental health, relationships, parenting, and want to feel more grounded in their nervous system and identity.
It takes a lot of courage to reach out for support and no one needs to feel alone in their struggles. I believe we can all benefit from having someone to share our challenges, with who is trained to help us find our confidence and strengths. I am honoured to be a part of that journey with my clients. When working with an individual I recognize each person's uniqueness and individual needs, therefore I customize my approach. My goal is to ensure my clients always feel safe and supported.
It takes a lot of courage to reach out for support and no one needs to feel alone in their struggles. I believe we can all benefit from having someone to share our challenges, with who is trained to help us find our confidence and strengths. I am honoured to be a part of that journey with my clients. When working with an individual I recognize each person's uniqueness and individual needs, therefore I customize my approach. My goal is to ensure my clients always feel safe and supported.
Lisa Woolgar Counselling
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RCC, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Squamish, BC V8B
I'm a counsellor with over 12 years of experience and specialized training in supporting people through complex grief, trauma, anxiety/depression, and relationship challenges, including LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, and non-monogamous people's lived experiences. I'm accepting new clients for individual in-person sessions in Vancouver and Squamish, and online sessions from anywhere in BC/ON. If you're grieving a major loss, facing big life transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions, relationship issues, or are seeking deeper balance, meaning and purpose in your life, don't hesitate to reach out for support!
I'm a counsellor with over 12 years of experience and specialized training in supporting people through complex grief, trauma, anxiety/depression, and relationship challenges, including LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, and non-monogamous people's lived experiences. I'm accepting new clients for individual in-person sessions in Vancouver and Squamish, and online sessions from anywhere in BC/ON. If you're grieving a major loss, facing big life transitions, trauma, anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions, relationship issues, or are seeking deeper balance, meaning and purpose in your life, don't hesitate to reach out for support!
The best way out is through—Robert Frost... And that's precisely where we'll go. Carefully, with skill, and while building resources, we can uncover that clear and peaceful part of you whose voice wants to be remembered. We can address the symptoms on the surface while looking beyond them to the root causes of your distress. Stress, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, relationships, food and body image issues, identity queries, goals, values: it's all welcome here. I've worked as an Eating Disorder and Body Image Coach for 5 years, teaching HAES and Intuitive eating principles in International boarding schools with youth and adults.
The best way out is through—Robert Frost... And that's precisely where we'll go. Carefully, with skill, and while building resources, we can uncover that clear and peaceful part of you whose voice wants to be remembered. We can address the symptoms on the surface while looking beyond them to the root causes of your distress. Stress, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, relationships, food and body image issues, identity queries, goals, values: it's all welcome here. I've worked as an Eating Disorder and Body Image Coach for 5 years, teaching HAES and Intuitive eating principles in International boarding schools with youth and adults.
It is my honour to deeply listen and support your personal journey through whatever life circumstances bring you to counselling. We can work through difficult experiences, relationship challenges, (family, romatic, and workplace), through the lens of attachment, adverse childhood experiences, trauma, addictions/unhealthy coping mechanisms, grief, and shifting ongoing patterns that you want to change. I value your individual experience, and that you are the expert in your own life. I am here to deeply listen and help you find your meaning, purpose and understandings and to offer a personalized approach and a sense of belonging.
It is my honour to deeply listen and support your personal journey through whatever life circumstances bring you to counselling. We can work through difficult experiences, relationship challenges, (family, romatic, and workplace), through the lens of attachment, adverse childhood experiences, trauma, addictions/unhealthy coping mechanisms, grief, and shifting ongoing patterns that you want to change. I value your individual experience, and that you are the expert in your own life. I am here to deeply listen and help you find your meaning, purpose and understandings and to offer a personalized approach and a sense of belonging.
Reaching out for help is one of the hardest things to do, so congratulations for taking that step. My name is Tom and I am a Clinical Social Worker based in Squamish BC and I provide private Counseling and Therapy sessions. Whatever the reason for you looking on Psych today there is a good chance I can help you.
Reaching out for help is one of the hardest things to do, so congratulations for taking that step. My name is Tom and I am a Clinical Social Worker based in Squamish BC and I provide private Counseling and Therapy sessions. Whatever the reason for you looking on Psych today there is a good chance I can help you.
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The poet, Mark Doty, writes: "What did you think, that joy was some slight thing?" The common view of therapy is that it's a place to unload & unpack the hardships & woes that burden you. Many of us are accustomed to thinking that joy is 'some slight thing', that our shadows are far more complex, dynamic & compelling. Contrary to this, my experiences as a therapist reveal to me how people's resilience, hopes & dreams are far more sophisticated & worthy of examination than the tricks & underbellies of their so-called demons. I am passionate about helping people reclaim joy & vitality; to find possibilities where they only see walls.
The poet, Mark Doty, writes: "What did you think, that joy was some slight thing?" The common view of therapy is that it's a place to unload & unpack the hardships & woes that burden you. Many of us are accustomed to thinking that joy is 'some slight thing', that our shadows are far more complex, dynamic & compelling. Contrary to this, my experiences as a therapist reveal to me how people's resilience, hopes & dreams are far more sophisticated & worthy of examination than the tricks & underbellies of their so-called demons. I am passionate about helping people reclaim joy & vitality; to find possibilities where they only see walls.
What a courageous step you're taking, to reach out for help. I honour what you've been through to bring you to this moment. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed with life and trying to "hold it all together", or maybe your needs are falling to the bottom of the priority list. Maybe you notice patterns in your life that keep repeating such as perfectionism, negative self-talk, destructive behaviours, unsatisfying relationships, or mindlessly distracting yourself. If you yearn to: know and trust yourself more deeply, be more gentle and tender with yourself, and feel the freedom to be yourself, I am here to support your journey.
What a courageous step you're taking, to reach out for help. I honour what you've been through to bring you to this moment. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed with life and trying to "hold it all together", or maybe your needs are falling to the bottom of the priority list. Maybe you notice patterns in your life that keep repeating such as perfectionism, negative self-talk, destructive behaviours, unsatisfying relationships, or mindlessly distracting yourself. If you yearn to: know and trust yourself more deeply, be more gentle and tender with yourself, and feel the freedom to be yourself, I am here to support your journey.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do. With your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver- Let's get to the heart of what matters; Unlock access to your full expression; Live life more fully aligned with who you are and what you want. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, relationship or career challenges or the ability to express and receive love, you have within you all that you need. I will partner with you to design a path custom matched to you and your unique needs and help bring insight, courage and wisdom to support you in shining a light into the shadows to bring forth your brilliance.
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do. With your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver- Let's get to the heart of what matters; Unlock access to your full expression; Live life more fully aligned with who you are and what you want. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, relationship or career challenges or the ability to express and receive love, you have within you all that you need. I will partner with you to design a path custom matched to you and your unique needs and help bring insight, courage and wisdom to support you in shining a light into the shadows to bring forth your brilliance.
"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Robbie Ruddell
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified Verified
Squamish, BC V8B (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
We all need to feel supported along our journey towards health and healing. Whether that’s finding company with the parts of ourselves that have become discarded and neglected over the years, or support in taking those first courageous steps towards living a life we truly and deeply yearn for and deserve. My practice is trauma-informed, inclusive, and free from judgement. My work is deeply informed by the field of relational neuroscience, grounded in humanistic principles, and harnesses somatic based healing practices. Every part of you is welcome in this space of unconditional acceptance, non-judgement, and compassion.
We all need to feel supported along our journey towards health and healing. Whether that’s finding company with the parts of ourselves that have become discarded and neglected over the years, or support in taking those first courageous steps towards living a life we truly and deeply yearn for and deserve. My practice is trauma-informed, inclusive, and free from judgement. My work is deeply informed by the field of relational neuroscience, grounded in humanistic principles, and harnesses somatic based healing practices. Every part of you is welcome in this space of unconditional acceptance, non-judgement, and compassion.
Change is always hard. Whether something or someone in our life needs to change — or it already has — or we've decided that something inside ourselves needs to shift, it's never easy. But living with the feeling that something isn't right is hard too — it can leave us with frustration and resentment in our relationships, dip us down into depression and exhaustion, or put us in a pattern of all-too-familiar anxiousness, submissiveness, and anger. If any of this sounds familiar, counselling can help.
Change is always hard. Whether something or someone in our life needs to change — or it already has — or we've decided that something inside ourselves needs to shift, it's never easy. But living with the feeling that something isn't right is hard too — it can leave us with frustration and resentment in our relationships, dip us down into depression and exhaustion, or put us in a pattern of all-too-familiar anxiousness, submissiveness, and anger. If any of this sounds familiar, counselling can help.
Madison believes that it takes courage to begin the counselling process. She admires her clients’ courage to work hard to improve their lives by doing deep trauma work, changing unhealthy behaviours, and building stronger relationships. She listens nonjudgmentally and helps her clients to develop self-compassion and self-understanding. Her clients also feel a sense of safety in her direct approach. Clients reflect to Madison that she creates an environment that supports vulnerable engagement which promotes meaningful change.
Madison believes that it takes courage to begin the counselling process. She admires her clients’ courage to work hard to improve their lives by doing deep trauma work, changing unhealthy behaviours, and building stronger relationships. She listens nonjudgmentally and helps her clients to develop self-compassion and self-understanding. Her clients also feel a sense of safety in her direct approach. Clients reflect to Madison that she creates an environment that supports vulnerable engagement which promotes meaningful change.
Meena Bolla Singh
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Squamish, BC V8B (Online Only)
I presently exclusively offer online sessions while working closely with a dedicated team at Strength Counselling Services. As the Clinical Team Lead and Registered Social Worker, I am firmly grounded in social work values of respecting the inherent dignity and worth of a person, promoting social justice and challenging oppressive systems with the goal to decolonize mental health. I passionately lead with a trauma-informed approach, honouring each person who invites me to walk alongside their journey of healing. Working with me, you can expect to experience my sense of humour, warmth, gentle-challenging, and honesty.
I presently exclusively offer online sessions while working closely with a dedicated team at Strength Counselling Services. As the Clinical Team Lead and Registered Social Worker, I am firmly grounded in social work values of respecting the inherent dignity and worth of a person, promoting social justice and challenging oppressive systems with the goal to decolonize mental health. I passionately lead with a trauma-informed approach, honouring each person who invites me to walk alongside their journey of healing. Working with me, you can expect to experience my sense of humour, warmth, gentle-challenging, and honesty.
Are you troubled by long-standing issues that don’t seem to go away? Or stuck by an unexpected emotional challenge? I see your courage as you take a step and seek support to untangle issues holding you back from your potential, healing, and personal growth. I provide a warm, gentle, affirming and compassionate space that honours your uniqueness while recognizing the role and influence of systemic factors on your lived experience. I bring a holistic, trauma-informed, somatic, and sex-positive lens to counselling. Together, we can tap into your strengths and build on them toward greater awareness, autonomy, and empowerment.
Are you troubled by long-standing issues that don’t seem to go away? Or stuck by an unexpected emotional challenge? I see your courage as you take a step and seek support to untangle issues holding you back from your potential, healing, and personal growth. I provide a warm, gentle, affirming and compassionate space that honours your uniqueness while recognizing the role and influence of systemic factors on your lived experience. I bring a holistic, trauma-informed, somatic, and sex-positive lens to counselling. Together, we can tap into your strengths and build on them toward greater awareness, autonomy, and empowerment.
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Why might an individual want to see a therapist specialising in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
A client seeking help with an open or consensually non-monogamous relationship will prefer to talk with a professional whom they can count on to be nonjudgmental. Talking with a supportive therapist may on its own help relieve some of the stigma and challenges partners face. That said, the most important factor in the success of any type of therapy is the ability of the client and practitioner to form a strong, trusting bond. For this reason, an individual or couple could find success with a therapist who does not specialise in non-monogamous relationships but with whom they can build trust.
When should open or consensually non-monogamous partners seek counselling?
Like other couples, polyamorous partners typically seek counseling when they face relationship challenges they can’t solve themselves. In non-monogamous relationships, this could include breaches of trust, including infidelity; unclear rules or violations of boundaries; jealousy of outside partners; the stress of juggling the needs of multiple partners; or the effect of high partner turnover on children. Like those of other couples, polyamorous bonds can be threatened by increasingly frequent arguments, poor or dysfunctional communication, diminished emotional or physical intimacy, or the feeling that something is wrong, even if they don’t know what it is.
Do therapists have special training to gain expertise in open relationships and consensual non-monogamy?
No, but individuals seeking help with non-monogamous relationships would most likely consult a licensed professional with specific training in couples counseling or couples therapy. Couples counselling and couples therapy both involve teaching concrete strategies to navigate conflict in relationships. A good therapist can engage both partners as they explain these approaches but can also work with a single partner.
How long does therapy for consensually non-monogamous couples typically last?
Couples therapy for any type of couple, tends to be relatively time-limited, lasting around 12 weeks on average. A good therapist will tailor sessions to the individual partners’ emotions and sometimes their past, along with patterns found to be repeating in the relationship. In many cases, clients should expect their therapist to assign “homework” between weekly sessions.