Irais Granados

Irais primarily works with adults and teens navigating anxiety, perfectionism, grief, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She helps adults who may be feeling stuck, unseen, or emotionally exhausted, particularly those carrying the weight of multiple roles and the expectation to hold everything together. She also works with teens and adults experiencing challenges related to body image and self-esteem. She also supports athletes and active individuals with performance pressure, confidence, and the mental side of sport.

Her approach is grounded in deep listening, empathy, and her own lived experience. She views therapy as a collaborative space, one that invites honesty, curiosity, and self-compassion, and moves at the client's pace. Drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), person-centred, attachment-based and Internal Family Systems (IFS) approaches, as well as art therapy, she helps clients reconnect with their strengths and resilience.

Irais holds a Master of Counselling Psychology in Art Therapy from Adler University and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Her clinical training spans community-based and private practice settings, including individual counselling, art therapy, and therapeutic workshops. She offers sessions in English and Spanish, in person at our downtown Vancouver office on Wednesdays and Saturdays and online on Monday evenings. A free 20-minute consultation is available for new clients.