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Do you find yourself wishing that the world would just slow down for a few moments, let you catch your breath and get your feet back underneath you? Are you wondering how things got so overwhelming and out of control? In…
Sometimes we all just need a supportive space to be seen, heard and understood, to find personal insight and growth, and to get unstuck and start living our most authentic lives. I specialize in working with Gay, Lesbian…
Start Investing in What Matters Most—Your Well-Being Life is hard enough without carrying emotional weight alone. You may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected in your relationships, or simply not yourself. Maybe you’re…
Dr. Lake has a PhD in Educational Administration. He has a personal interest in emotion and crisis management and created a Model Of Effective Crisis Management for his dissertation. His Master's degree is in Educational…
Are you longing to make sense of the messiness of life -- to find meaning, coherence, or possibility in the midst of change or uncertainty? My counselling practice offers a space to explore what feels tender, complex, or…
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…
With over 20 years of clinical experience, I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or at a crossroads. Together, we explore the emotional patterns, relational dynamics, and lived experiences that…
Walking with you through life's challenges Natalie is a caring and competent Individual and Couples Therapist in Uptown New Westminster. With over 17 years of counselling experience and a Master's degree in Counselling…
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with over 25 years of experience working with children, youth, and families in educational and counselling settings. I support children, youth, and adults in navigating life’s…
Through talk therapy, skills practice, and engaging activities in session, I support clients who are wanting to explore change in their lives and are seeking opportunities for personal growth. When working with together…
Whatever brought you here in search of a therapist, you've already taken the first step toward change. Something in your life, relationships, or sense of self may no longer feel quite right. Perhaps you feel disconnected…
Life can be hard. Relationships can be really hard. It's natural to feel overwhelmed, powerless, hopeless, anxious, and depressed when one of our important relationships is going poorly. When we get stuck and don't know…
For over 20 years, Heather Bach of Bach Counselling Group brings clinical expertise to working with those who wish to make a positive change in relationships, intimacy, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, ADHD, parenting…
My Approach: Our relationships, with others and ourselves, are the source of our greatest joy and our deepest anguish. How we navigate them is largely dependent on the toolbox we own and the challenges we encounter. I…
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, I can help if you are stressed, anxious or depressed. At their extreme, anxiety and depression can be crippling, making you feel hopeless. Life becomes a struggle and your…
In private practice since 2007, Norma is a dynamic clinical therapist across diverse health settings since 1989. Currently she practices through Soulbrush on Salt Spring Island. Raised and educated in Manitoba, she has…
My work focuses on sex and intimacy therapy, relationship and couples counselling, and ADHD-informed support for adults. I work collaboratively to help clients build understanding, skills, and connection. I view therapy…
I have been in private practice since 1999 providing counselling services to individuals, couples and familes. I have over 20 years experience in the helping professions in both government (federal and provincial) and…
My relational and feminist approach to counselling emphasizes the mutual formation of people through their relationships. With it, I support you in finding your own self in the tangle of relations with friends, family…
Would you like help to find relief, clarity, and a greater sense of ease? Whether you believe your life challenges to be major or minor ones, are feeling stuck in a reoccurring pattern, or simply wanting things to feel…
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with 15 years of dedicated clinical experience. I provide a warm, collaborative, and deeply secure space for individuals looking to…
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…
There are many different reasons people might seek counselling. You may be looking for support for something specific or you might feel something’s just been off and want help figuring it out. In either case, it can…
My expertise lies in helping individuals, couples and families resolve Anxiety, Relationship conflict, Intimacy issues, and Complex PTSD. With 25 years of clinical as well as holistic psychotherapy experience and…
Andrea Yeo is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC, a Child Interviewer for BC Hear the Child Society, a Secondary School Teacher with North Vancouver School District, a Certified Parenting Facilitator and has…
If you here are looking for a therapist chances are you feel there are aspects of your life that are not as they should be. Perhaps you are in a cycle where your efforts are not producing the change you want, or maybe…
I work with people desiring stronger, deeper and more fulfilling relationships with themselves, and with other people. If you're struggling to feel well and to live the life you want, you may feel cut off from your core…
For over twenty years, Sara has helped people grow through turbulent times in their lives so that they can reclaim their full vitality and live the life they were born to live. She strives to connect with people's innate…
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#21432) in Vancouver, BC specializing in eating disorders, relationships, and trauma. Prior to starting my private practice, I worked for the Looking Glass Foundation as a Clinical…
Struggling to trust others or repeating painful relationship patterns? I support adults in healing past relationship wounds, understanding and expressing their emotions, and developing a deeper understanding of…
Intimacy Issues Counsellors
Intimacy issues are common for people who fear vulnerability. Some people can become vulnerable in front of a few trusted friends, however, but when a relationship starts becoming too close, they feel suffocated. In this sense, the intimacy issues are seated in the fear of developing a deep and meaningful relationship with another person.
Two fears that are at the heart of intimacy issues, are the fear of abandonment (fearing the partner might leave them) and the fear of engulfment (fearing that they would lose themselves in a relationship), which sometimes co-exist. These fears, often rooted in childhood traumas, are often deeply entrenched in codependent adult relationships where they cause friction.
A therapist who works with people who have intimacy issues will first help you to learn to become comfortable with yourself and accept yourself for who you are. You will explore the complex past events that have created these intimacy issues and discover that those events don't have to cloud your present experiences.
This process is essential in discovering that rejection does not have to be a traumatic experience. Finally, you will learn how to set personal boundaries that will help you to avoid the fear of engulfment and to cope, should abandonment occur. While healing intimacy issues can be a challenging and somewhat painful task, the rewards are incredible.
If you are looking for a counsellor or psychologist who addresses intimacy issues, you may want to search the directory to find a professional whose approach will suit you best.