Therapists in Vancouver

Zakary Zarichney
Zakary Zarichney
Accepting NEW Clients (Individuals and Couples) – Are you feeling “stuck” in life and you’re looking for a way to better understand the steps forward? Have you heard of EMDR and you want to learn more about working through trauma and its impacts on your life? Is anxiety, stress, or low mood something you want to explore and learn strategies to cope differently? Are you a couple looking to work through infidelity, sexuality, or just simply want the skills to better communicate and understand each other?
I work with individuals and couples, where I also consider the impact of trauma and culture in the issues you’re looking to be supported with.

Jennifer Vishloff
Jennifer Vishloff
Many of my clients feel worried that others don’t like them, and are scared to speak up in their relationships. They’ve spent a long time silencing what they really think and feel inside because they’re afraid they’ll be rejected if they share their full selves with others. I help clients understand and change the underlying patterns keeping them stuck. You can build confidence managing emotions, setting boundaries and having more of what you want in relationships. You can accept and even like who you are and have the confidence to make changes in your life that bring satisfaction at work, connection and closeness in relationships, and trust yourself to get through the hard things.

Andrew (Andy) Wilkins
Andrew (Andy) Wilkins
Andrew (Andy) has extensive experience in coaching and counselling using CBT (cognitive-behavioural therapy) as well as EMDR. He supports his clients in getting the right tools to flourish in their daily lives and feel confident to overcome obstacles arising from stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, or relationship issues.
He has worked with a wide range of clients from post-secondary students to first responders and is familiar with helping people experiencing trauma injuries, including ICBC clients. He also often works with couples, having been trained in the Gottman Method.

Janel Ball
Janel Ball
Janel Ball, MA, RCC is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has been in private practice, Healing Solutions Professional Counselling Services, since 2004. If you are a man struggling with problems such as anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem, Janel may be the help you are looking for. Other issues that Janel can help with include addictions, relationships, and trauma (such as childhood abuse). Janel specializes in EMDR Therapy and has helped her clients improve their lives by increasing confidence levels, teaching strategies for managing emotional problems, developing healthier relationships, and healing past wounds.

Anna Silverman
Anna Silverman
Hi there, my name is Anna and I am a holistic counselor interested in reducing disconnection in our communities; I think this is something important for men and boys. My clients have described me as warm, compassionate, humorous, grounding, accepting, assertive and direct.
My offerings includes individual counseling and group counseling. I pursue ongoing training in working with trauma on the individual, group and institutional levels.
In order to maintain high professional and ethical standards of care, I receive ongoing clinical supervision and attend a peer professional consult group based in the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy; a body-based talk therapy.
Outside work, you can find me with family and friends, hiking and patronising the arts.

Mr Douglas Matear
Mr Douglas Matear
“Clients are the experts of their own lives, and wellness is not a state of being, but a state of action.”
Douglas Louis Matear is a long-time practitioner of EMDR but uses a variety of approaches that best suit the needs of his clients. His diverse work and life experiences suit him well in navigating difficult conversations. Early childhood trauma, the impact of abuse, anxiety, depression, and an anti-deficit frame are at the core of his work. Cross-cultural sensitivity and being a member of the LGBTQIA2P+ community have enriched his therapeutic approaches. He is further interested in stress reduction, mindfulness, the importance of exercise, and coaching clients to be the best they can be.

Sandra Neil
Sandra Neil
I provide psychotherapy for various issues, including, but not limited to, childhood and adult trauma in all of its various forms, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, stress management, anger, and other related issues. I seek to support the client in a way that is individualized and, integrates the approach that is best suited to the individual, including, but certainly not limited to, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Ego-State Therapy, and other trauma-focused interventions. I enjoy working with all aspects of change and transition in one’s personal development and working with the client to address their specific needs.

Lea Hutcheon
Lea Hutcheon
As a registered clinical counsellor, my style has been described as warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. I work with men and people of any gender who experience suicidality, addictions, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, and a range of traumas. I am energized to work alongside folks who seek to live in alignment with their values. I use multiple modalities (ACT, DBT, parts work / IFS, and more) which are empirically supported, trauma-informed and respect your autonomy and choice. Many of my clients navigate disability and chronic pain. In working together, we will support you in building skills and new patterns on your chosen path of growth and change. I currently offer sliding scale/reduced rates.

Alex Henderson
Alex Henderson
I worked as a chef for 10 years before becoming a therapist, an experience that exposed me to all sorts of men’s issues. I have a background and training in addiction, anger, trauma and sense of self. My aim to to take a lot of the nonsense out of counselling; I want to work WITH people, to hold them accountable and to support them as they grow.
My therapeutic background is in values clarification, childhood trauma, anger, sexuality and personhood, fields that I aim to integrate into sessions in order to build better experiences.

Dr. Tyler Brown
Dr. Tyler Brown
I am a registered psychologist who specializes in helping men navigate major loss, trauma, and life transitions through adaptive and values-driven approaches. My practice focuses on fostering personal growth, emotional resilience, and meaningful adjustment in areas such as relationships, career, and health. I am committed to working collaboratively with you to develop tailored strategies that move your forward with more clarity and confidence.

Chroma Counselling
Chroma Counselling
Chroma Counselling provides online and in-person counselling to youth, adults and couples in Vancouver BC. We are experienced in supporting clients with issues of depression, trauma, anxiety and other mental health concerns. We are passionate in working collaboratively with our clients and utilize a variety of different approaches including CBT, DBT, Solution Focused, Person Centre, EMDR and other therapeutic modalities. Chroma Counselling facilitates an inclusive and multicultural perspective to help clients examine their worldview as the framework for therapy and to create a safe and welcoming space for everyone to explore their true colours.

Ben Malt
Ben Malt
My approach to counselling depends greatly on you and your experiences. Our work will begin by understanding your story, experiences and the resulting life that you’re living. Through getting to know each other and hearing about your experiences, we will use the information revealed to begin resolving your issues – be it helping you understand existing problems, manage difficult symptoms or adopt healthier ways of living and relating.
I believe the best results come from a strong relationship and a willingness to change and challenge your self. If you feel ready to take these steps, please reach out to see if we’re a good fit to work together. Have a nice day.

Jess Rathwell
Jess Rathwell
I use warmth, humour, and emotional capacity to support people who are coping with challenges, overwhelm, grief and mental health concerns. I bring a compassion that allows folks to feel understood, respected, and that they are having a genuinely authentic conversation. Having worked in hospitals, prisons, public health, and other diverse settings, I bring an expansive tool kit of ways to support whatever hopes and goals you have for counselling.

Justin Bagan
Justin Bagan
Feeling overwhelmed by life’s challenges? Whether it’s anxiety, difficult relationships, substance use, depression, or feeling lost and disconnected, you’re not alone. With a background in addiction and substance use counselling, I’ve supported clients in discovering practical insights, tools, and resources to help them move forward. Successes with clients in personal well-being, relationships, family dynamics, coping, and adapting to change inform our work together.
I value and support you as you are. Clients describe me as a counsellor who genuinely listens and understands them. Let’s discover what works best for you, so you can maintain lasting relief, hope, and peace. If this is something that might interest you, I look forward to connecting. Let’s see what’s going on for you and where we can go from here.

Mark Smith
Mark Smith
I’m a Family Systems Therapist who has been in practice since 1988. I work with men from a family of origin or a family systems approach. This means, in part, that I think of men and their emotional functioning within a systems framework. I think about how their sense of themselves, and their emotional function has been shaped by the relational dynamic of their friends and family, past and present. This then contributes to emotional health symptoms like depression.
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