Vancouver Counseling Associates

At Vancouver Counseling Associates, we believe in walking alongside individuals on their journey toward healing and growth. Our team of compassionate and experienced counselors collaborate with our clients to help them discover a vision of how life can be different. With a focus on personal growth and positive change, we offer a variety of counseling services tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual, couple, or family.

Our team of skilled counselors is dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges and overcome obstacles. We understand that everyone's journey is unique, and we approach each counseling session with a strength-based perspective, identifying and leveraging the client's strengths to help them better deal with the challenges they face.

We believe in the power of collaboration and meet our clients where they are in their journey. Our counselors create a safe and compassionate environment, free from judgment, where individuals can share their stories and work through their struggles. With years of experience and diverse backgrounds, our counselors are equipped to provide personalized counseling services that cater to the specific needs of each client.

Our Values

Our practice is guided by a set of core values that shape our approach to counseling and our interactions with our clients. These values include:

• Growth Oriented: We believe that counseling is not just about fixing problems but about learning to live well. We aim to provide our clients with tools they can use to grow toward a healthier life.

• Strength Based: We help our clients identify what they're doing well so they can use these strengths to better deal with the challenges they're facing.

• Collaboration: While we might be the experts on human behavior, our clients are the experts on their lives. We want to work with our clients to help them live their lives well.

• Experience: Each of our counselors brings years of experience, their own unique background, and different areas of expertise to help meet the specific needs of our clients.

• Compassion: We meet our clients where they are in their journey and provide a safe place for them to share their story free from judgment.

Counseling Services

We offer a wide range of counseling services designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients. These services include:

• Individual Therapy: One-on-one counseling sessions tailored to help individuals navigate their personal struggles and achieve positive change.

• Couples/Marriage Counseling: Counseling services designed to help couples strengthen their relationships, improve communication, and work through challenges together.

• Children and Play Therapy: Specialized counseling services for children, using play therapy techniques to help them express and work through their emotions in a healthy and constructive way.

• Family Therapy: Counseling services that bring together family members to work through challenges and improve communication and relationships within the family unit.

• Counselor Supervision: Supervision services for counselors looking to further develop their skills and expertise.

• EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, a specialized approach used to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences.

Areas of Focus

Our counselors have extensive experience working with clients dealing with a variety of issues, including:

• Anxiety: Helping individuals manage and overcome anxiety and its impact on their daily lives.

• Depression: Supporting individuals as they navigate the challenges of depression and work toward a more fulfilling life.

• Grief and Loss: Providing a safe and compassionate environment for individuals to process their grief and loss.

• Trauma and Abuse: Using specialized techniques, such as EMDR, to help individuals heal from traumatic experiences.

• Men's Issues: Counseling services tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges faced by men.

• Anger: Helping individuals manage their anger and develop healthier ways of expressing their emotions.

• Young Adults: Supporting young adults as they navigate the challenges of transitioning into adulthood.

• Life Transitions: Providing counseling services to help individuals cope with significant life changes and transitions.

• Sexual Addiction: Helping individuals overcome sexual addiction and develop healthier relationships with themselves and others.

• Relationships and Communication: Strengthening relationships by improving communication and addressing underlying issues.