“Different people start from different places. I hope something here feels like a fit for where you are right now.”
What To Expect
Reaching out is the hardest part. Everything after that is just a conversation.
Many people start by booking a free 20 minute consultation. A consultation is shorter, but gives you a chance to talk about what’s going on, ask any questions about working together, and get a sense of whether we’re a good fit. Others prefer to book a full session right away to have more time to jump into exploring what’s going on for them and how to move forward. Either is a fine place to start.
Sessions are scheduled for 50 minutes and available online via secure video or in person. There is no difference in cost or content between the two types of sessions, and they can be changed at any point. No one has to choose one or the other path, many go forward with a hybrid format, choosing online sessions for convenience, with in-person sessions now and then, or vice versa. Let’s choose a pattern that works for you.
Some people arrive with a clear sense of what they want to work on. Others arrive not quite knowing where they want to start other than just wanting someone to see them. Both are welcome and we’ll figure out together how to move forward from wherever you are.
A quick note on frequency of visits. I suggest meeting more regularly, at least in the beginning. Like any relationship, it takes time to get to know each other, find a rhythm, and figure out the most useful direction forward. Meeting more often at the start helps build that foundation.
Individual Counselling
A private, one on one space to bring whatever is on your mind. The aim is to move forward, though the focus and how we get there are things we figure out together, and things that change. Some people come with a specific issue they want to work through. Others come knowing something is wrong but not yet sure how to describe it. Both are good places to start.
Sessions tend to move between the surface and the deeper layers underneath. The presenting concern, whether that is addiction, anxiety, depression, burnout, or something harder to name, is the starting point. But the work usually goes deeper, exploring what that experience actually looks like for you and what might be underneath it.
Individual therapy is $185 per session whether meeting in person or online, the only real difference is the environment. Meeting in person means we’ll meet face to face in a private, comfortable room. Meeting online means using a secured video platform from whatever space you feel most at ease in.
A free 20 minute consultation is available if you would like to get a sense of what working together could feel like before booking a full session. As consultations are short, all consultations are offered online.
When you’re ready, book a free consultation to simply start the conversation.
Services Offered
Understanding yourself is the first step. The 4C Framework helps you figure out what to do with that understanding.
The 4C Framework
Most people who feel stuck have more insight than they can communicate. They know something isn’t working, but struggle to put their finger on what it is or see what’s in their way. A structure for understanding it, a language for talking about it, and a way to turn those insights into real change, is often what’s missing. That’s what the 4C Framework offers.
Insights gained in therapy can fade quickly without a way to integrate them into everyday life. The 4C Framework was built to bridge that gap. Developed from over a decade of clinical work, watching the same four themes surface repeatedly across different stories, it organises those themes into a structure for understanding yourself and turning insights into something you can actually use. It guides you through figuring out which direction you want to move in, what you already know that you want to keep, what you want to learn, and how that changes your actions and routines, rather than leaving you to work that out alone.
A pilot program is launching soon. If you’d like to learn more or register your interest, follow the link below.
Hard Road Counselling
and East Vancouver Counselling
I have had the amazing opportunity to part of the group of independent professionals at East Vancouver Counselling.