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This form helps you find a counsellor that meets your needs. Here's how to use it:
Virtual/In-Person
- Virtual: Select this option if you're looking for online counselling sessions. Virtual counselling is available across the province, so you can choose a counsellor from any city in British Columbia
- In-Person: Select this if you want face-to-face sessions. You'll need to choose a city where the counsellor is located.
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City
- If you're looking for in-person counselling, select the city where you'd like to meet your counsellor
- If you're looking for virtual counselling, you can still select a specific city if you prefer working with a counsellor from that area, or leave it blank to see options form all cities in BC.
Approach Used
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Find Family Issues Counselling Psychologists, Therapists, Counsellors in British Columbia
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Get relief with effective strategies to cope with your child’s behaviours and support their growth. Mary Yan Counselling Services offers child and family therapy in North Vancouver. Mary Yan is a Registered Clinical…
Deena is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a private practice in Vancouver since 2000. She works with individuals, couples and families and uses a variety of therapeutic approaches to help clients find the self…
Have you learned to adapt yourself for love? Safety? Belonging? Survival? Me too. Welcome to being human . We are conditioned by our formative experiences, our caretakers, and our culture. But we are not bound to those…
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) offering counselling in Port Coquitlam, Downtown Vancouver, and online across British Columbia. I support youth, adults, and families who are struggling with anxiety…
If you want to change your life, therapy is a great way to start. I help people develop coping skills to manage difficult emotions. With 25 years of experience, I provide a supportive setting to help you regulate your…
Mary has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany and a doctorate in Natural Science (Human Biology) from Ludwig-Maximilians University, School of Medicine. She is a Registered Clinical…
Don(he, him) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor(since 2004) with a focus on families (in all their many forms) and relationships. He strives to provide clients with a welcome, warm and supportive environment in which to…
Leanne is a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in Kitsilano. She obtained her Master’s degree in Somatic Counselling Psychology from Naropa University, Colorado and she has specialized credentials in Body Psychotherapy…
Life isn't always easy. We experience repetitive cycles of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that consume and deplete us. We may struggle to align our actions and reactions with our values. At times, we feel…
As a counsellor, I work with people who are often carrying more than others realize. This includes adults who have spent much of their lives being "the responsible one," as well adults with ADHD and/or Autism, who are…
Dr. Tanya Elez is a Registered Psychologist and a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist who sees clients at her office in New Westminster downtown. She offers counselling services to diverse couples, individuals and…
Practical and compassionate professional support for teens, adults, and parents. Counselling is a courageous step toward creating meaningful change in your life. While the process can feel challenging at times, it can…
Hi, I’m Megan, a therapist who believes that therapy doesn’t have to feel stuffy or intimidating. My relaxed, approachable style (with a healthy dose of humour) is designed to make even the most skeptical clients feel at…
Barb Rogers has a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the B.C. Association of Clinical Counsellors. She serves clients living in many areas of the Lower Mainland from…
Paul Bains, B.Sc., M.A., RCC is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. He has over 25 years experience working with couples, families, children, adolescents and individual adults. Benefits you may gain or learn by working…
“Ubi vita est, ibi spes est.” ~ “Where there is life, there is hope.” Many of us have had times in our life when, for many valid reasons, our hope has faltered or been lost; hope that our circumstances can change, hope…
Hello, I provide predominantly online counselling with people living all over BC. I am only available for in-person appointments in my office on the boundary of Burnaby and Vancouver 1 day a month. People mostly meet…
I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC, BCACC) with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. For over twenty years I’ve worked alongside children, teens, and the adults who care for them—as an elementary school…
If you're suffering through a loss, or feeling emotionally overwhelmed or stuck, I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor who specializes in helping people navigate even their most challenging emotions, felt experiences, and…
Alita is an Adlerian Psychotherapist providing Individual, Couples and Family Counselling. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Canadian Certified Counsellor, and medical doctor (non-practicing in Canada). Alita…
Odeya Yeoman (she/they) provides individual counselling and sex therapy for people of all genders. As a Canadian Certified Counsellor and Adlerian Psychotherapist, they specialise in ● ADHD & AuDHD support ● Sexual and…
My name is Omar Hussein, MA, RCC (he/him). Currently, I practice Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with elements of Person Centered Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy. I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC to…
If you feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected or stuck in familiar patterns, I work with deep thinkers, big feelers, and sensitive souls who are ready to create meaningful change by moving beyond insight alone, towards…
IN PERSON AND SECURE VIDEO-CONFERENCE AND TELEPHONE THERAPY AVAILABLE Although not all of the last 30 plus years of Sandy's professional career have been spent exclusively practicing therapy, Sandy has passionately…
I’m Jenny Hsuan Fang Hsu, a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in Vancouver. I offer counselling in English and Mandarin for individuals, partners, married couples, and families. Sessions are available in person in…
~~~Please note that I have a waitlist for new clients. Hi, I’m Clarissa, a Registered Clinical Counsellor, here to help those who feel stuck and long to experience more clarity, confidence and hope. With my years of…
Certified Gottman Method Therapist, Peter frequently addresses couples communication during conflict, restoring fidelity and commitment, or building intimacy and sexuality. Other common issues: ongoing incompatibilities…
Christopher Conley, MA, RCC, RMFT, CPT-S, LMFT, RPT-S Registered Clinical Counsellor Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Certified and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor AAMFT Clinical Member Christopher Conley is…
As a registered psychologist, I have helped hundreds of people over the past 25 years heal emotional wounds and recover peace of mind. If you're finding that your daily mood and quality of life are being diminished by…
Family Issues Counsellors
Family and Systemic Psychotherapy uses the close interpersonal relationships between family members to help one another. The key to dealing with family issues is to help couples, family members or siblings to explore difficult emotions and thoughts in a safe manner. It helps each member to understand and acknowledge one another's emotions and allow them to express it safely, and in an effective manner.
Family therapy has been shown to be effective for people of all ages who are experiencing family issues or problems in their key systems (relationships) with people with whom they are close. It helps to build relationships and boosts the strengths and self-esteem of everyone in the system. Your family might need intervention if members have substance abuse problems, violent outbursts, if the family experienced a trauma, if a close family member died or if the family is not functioning at its normal capacity.
This type of therapy enables people to work with one another, instead of on one another and enables families to talk about issues that are causing distress without disrespecting emotions. Instead, it invites engagement of the family members in order to support recovery.
Therapists who address family issues use a range of different approaches to bring about the best results. While group therapy will probably take place once weekly, where the family will all meet with the therapist, individual sessions might be required too. This provides a great supplement to the family therapy work and is an ideal place for individuals to express their personal family issues that are hard to discuss in front of everyone.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who does family counselling you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.