Life can be full of negative experiences that cause us to feel fear, anxiety, deep sadness and loneliness, yearning for love, low self-esteem, and have us question and doubt about our worth and value. You wake up feeling frustrated and trapped, and unable to have a fulfilling and purposeful life.

As a Master’s of Arts Degree in Counselling intern, we will explore your demotivation and stresses at school, dissatisfaction at work, disconnection in your relationships, confusion about life goals and direction, and lack of passion and interests, and I help you restructure your internal compass to allow you to live a happy, peaceful, meaningful, and calm existence.

I use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach, to help you identify beliefs and perspectives that may be hindering you. We will use problem-solving strategies and outside-the-box thinking to help you overcome your fears, sadness, loneliness, and frustrations. I also use Expressive Arts Therapy to help you process your thoughts and emotions that may be difficult for you to express verbally so that you can make sense of and heal your limiting life experiences in a healthy manner and make decisions and actions towards intentional living.

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You’ve been trying to keep it all together — showing up for everyone, staying strong, holding in the emotions, keeping quiet — but deep down, you’re lonely, hurt, and lost.

You feel it at night when everything goes quiet. You feel it in your body, in your chest, in your thoughts that keep looping.

You’re exhausted. And a part of you knows… something needs to change.

This is where healing begins.

I’m Neelu, and I want you to know that you don’t have to do this all by yourself. Whether you’re feeling lost, overwhelmed, disconnected, or just plain tired of pretending everything’s fine — I’m here to help you come home to yourself.

As a Canadian Certified Counsellor with over eight years of experience, I support children, teens, adults, couples, and families who are navigating pain, grief, anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles. I create a calm, steady space where you can take a breath, drop the armour, and let someone else hold the weight with you — for a while.

My approach is steady, respectful, and attuned to how you’re doing moment-by-moment. I use a blend of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, and also play-based strategies for younger clients. I’m certified in Advanced Trauma Treatment and currently completing my training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to support deeper trauma healing.

But above all — I offer a space and time where you can be fully seen and heard without judgment. Giving you attention where your pain is calling you. Where your story is held with care. And where real, lasting change can begin.

If you’re reading this and something inside you is saying, “I can’t keep doing this alone” — that’s your courage speaking. That’s your body calling for support.

I’m here. Let’s begin, together.

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*Note: May and June 2025 will be virtual appointments only

I am a trilingual (English, Taiwanese, and Mandarin) counsellor with a solid experience working with clients from a diverse cultural background with a variety of challenges. I graduated with a Master of Counselling Psychology from the Adler University in 2018 and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#) Using different approaches in therapy, I will support you in increasing your awareness and understanding of your mind, body, and emotions’ reactions to stressors so that you can be more effective in meeting your goals in your daily life. At the same time, I will help you understand your inner emotional experiences to improve the stability and quality of your relationships with others. While working with teenagers, young adults, university students, and adults in general, I have learned that all events that happened in your life has meaning in itself, and you have created your own meaning about it. These meanings can help guide you in to be who you want to be, go where you want to go, and do what makes you feel alive. In working with me, we will focus on discovering and stepping into your true and healthier self.

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Vannie uses evidence-based treatments, including Emotionally Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS), to help clients live more fully and authentically. Her passion for supporting clients in expressing overwhelming emotions grew from her experiences as a social justice lawyer. While working with clients to address the injustices they faced, she realized that something essential was missing—a deeper understanding of how life events impacted their emotional well-being, as well as the need for a compassionate companion to support them through life’s challenges.

When emotions like worry, fear, loneliness, sadness, or anger burden relationships and life goals, Vannie believes that expressing these feelings in a warm, safe environment is essential. Through this process, she guides clients to find peace, meaning, and a renewed connection with themselves.

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Zoe is a highly skilled practitioner as an experienced Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and has been supporting families with developmental disorders since 2014. By assisting her clients with environmental modifications and the development of functional skills, she aims to help them create positive experiences and build meaningful relationships.

Zoe decided to complement her skill set by combining the introspective insights gained from clinical counselling with the effective strategies of behaviour analysis. This integrated approach enriches allows her to offer holistic support on a deeper level.

Zoe understands that life can be challenging and unpredictable. With this in mind, she is committed to supporting those who struggle with emotional regulation and who want to live a life characterized by personal autonomy, purpose, and meaningful connections. It is important for her to provide a safe, non-judgmental, and neuro-affirming space for her clients to feel genuinely heard and understood. By joining them on this journey, Zoe hopes to empower her clients to find the courage to forge a path forward and build a life that aligns with their personal values and goals.

To develop her clinical counselling skills, Zoe is completing a post-graduate internship, which will lead to her registration with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. During this time, she is offering low-cost or pro bono weekly services to individuals of all ages. To meet the diverse needs of her clients, Zoe draws from a variety of therapeutic approaches, including Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Adlerian Therapy.

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Overcoming life’s hardships can be challenging. You may find yourself trapped in a cycle of sadness, low self-esteem, fear, and loneliness. These concerns affect your relationships, career, and overall ability to enjoy life. When you feel unheard and unimportant, it can lead to self-doubt, guilt, and a sense of worthlessness. However, deep down, you know there is something more out there waiting for you.

As a first-generation Canadian, I understand the struggles of navigating identity, belonging, and cultural differences. My experiences have shaped my belief in resilience and fueled my passion for helping others find their strength and purpose in life.

I am currently completing my internship for my Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from January to December 2025. I use evidence-based therapeutic approaches, such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Adlerian Therapy, and Narrative Therapy, to help you identify the patterns that have kept you stuck. I am here to create a safe, judgment-free space to help you explore, grow, and heal from your pain. Together, we will rewrite your story so you can embrace life confidently and authentically.

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In life, we often face uncomfortable feelings and thoughts, such as excessive worrying, sadness, loneliness, powerlessness, hopelessness, and frustrations that may make it hard for you to live a wholehearted life, full of meaningful relationships and activities that feels like it fulfills your life’s purpose. I have had successful experiences supporting clients with traumatic experiences, families and parents around conflict, anxiety, depression, life and work stressors, executive functioning (i.e. ADHD), and sensory processing sensitivities.

I am dually licensed Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #24226) and Registered Occupational Therapist, I lean on my strong understanding of your sensory system and executive functionings, and integrate them with somatic-informed psychotherapy and other evidence-based treatments, such as Polyvagal theory, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy/Exposure therapy, to help teenagers, individuals, and parent-child therapy and family therapy to connect and move towards what is important to them in their lives.

I am dedicated to work hard at providing you with a safe, effective, and transformational treatment. I am committed to fostering your resilience in your journey toward healing, growth, and development into the person you can be proud of, when you look back at how far you’ve come.

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​​It is so lonely and difficult when you feel anxious, discouraged, or unsure about your place in the world. Perhaps you find yourself caught between what others expect of you and what you truly want for yourself. These struggles can leave you feeling stuck, disconnected, or questioning your worth. Carrying this all by yourself can feel heavy and isolating.

My approach to counselling is to create a space where you don’t have to carry your struggles alone. My role is to offer encouragement and walk alongside you as you begin to make sense of what feels heavy and what you need to let go of. I will focus on helping you feel safe, encouraged, seen, and fully understood by looking at the dissatisfying patterns in your life, the meanings you’ve given them, and how they may be holding you back. Together, we will acknowledge your strengths, explore new possibilities, and begin to build a sense of purpose in connections that feels authentic and “right” to you.

As a Master of Counselling Psychology intern, I draw from Adlerian Psychotherapy and evidence-based practices. This means I value your unique story, your relationships, and your life goals, not just your struggles. Under close clinical supervision, I bring warmth, openness, and respect into every session.

Over time, you may notice yourself moving with more confidence, forming stronger relationships, and living with greater clarity and meaning. I aim to help you gain new strategies, and more importantly, a deeper sense of belonging and possibility.

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We’ll work on understanding your fears and negative stories that dominate your mind on a daily basis and then re-define how we want to live so that we can start to create the life you always desired. When we are feeling crushed by stress, indecision, scared of things not working out, unable to lead a life that we feel is meaningful, get into conflicts (or running away from conflicts) that has ripped relationships apart, and emotional dysregulation, our sessions will help you feel more grounded in your true Self, anchor into what is important to you, experience healthy and connecting relationships, and doing meaningful and purposeful work.

My therapeutic approach is grounded in Adlerian Psychotherapy, with an integration of attachment-based, trauma-healing/sensitive, sensory-based, developmental neuroscience- and evidence-based modalities with a focus on insight, relational dynamics, Inner Child work, nervous system regulation, and practical behavioural changes.

I graduated from my Master of Counselling Psychology program in 2012 from Adler University, a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#7447) and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. I am also an adjunct professor at City University and Adler University.

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Life stressors can often have you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or weighed down by uncertainty. Whether you’re struggling to make a major life decision, grappling with fears and worries about your career or future, or facing mounting pressure from family, finances, or job demands, you do not need to deal with it alone.

Or perhaps you’re reeling from a loss or the shock of a recent diagnosis. You may be supporting aging parents or raising a child with special needs and trying to manage the silent exhaustion of caregiver burnout. You’re tired all the time, it’s hard to get out of bed, your appetite has changed, sleep escapes you, and routines that once grounded you now feel impossible. I can support you in identifying the factors that are interfering with you and guide you back to more rest, connecting with others and finding ease in life again.

As a bilingual counsellor (English and Cantonese), I have several years of working with individuals from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. I am a post-graduate intern with a master’s degree in counselling psychology from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Massachusetts Global. My approach is practical and empathetic. We will identify what is getting in the way of you living that best life and begin to implement small but meaningful changes to regain a sense of self again.

I specialize in supporting individuals who are facing life transitions, grief, medical trauma, caregiver fatigue, or simply trying to make sense of where they are in life. I offer a safe, structured space for exploration, where we work to restore balance and re-discover the joy in life again. My approach focuses on increasing self-awareness, building coping strategies, and helping you recognize and manage irrational thoughts and reactive emotions. We will build on your strengths to create positive, lasting change from within. You will begin to see things from a new perspective, experience more ease in your life, and develop a healthier relationship with yourself and those around you. You will begin to experience a sense of relief and renewed clarity, gaining more control, feeling more empowered, and growing personally. You deserve to live a life full of self-acceptance, resilience, and emotional understanding.

You don’t need to have all the answers before reaching out. Taking the first step to talk to someone is brave—and it’s enough.

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Sometimes worries and heavy sadness comes in waves, and staying afloat can feel impossible. If you’re feeling stretched thin, anxious, or disconnected from yourself and others, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to carry it all by yourself. I offer a space where you can pause, breathe, and begin to explore what’s happening beneath the surface, at a pace that feels right for you.

Many of the people I work with are navigating the complex and often overwhelming challenges of early adulthood. Life can feel like a constant juggling act of figuring out who you are, where you’re going, and how to manage the pressure of it all. You may be struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, or stress from major life transitions. You may feel stuck in your career, disconnected in your relationships, or unsure about how to make meaningful decisions when everything around you feels uncertain.

I specialize in supporting individuals working through self-identity development, family conflicts and expectations, and the struggles of “adulting.” Together, we can untangle the confusion around life direction, explore career path that feel aligned for you, and help you cultivate relationships that feel emotionally and physically fulfilling. I also work with couples and individuals experiencing relationship distress. If you’re experiencing frustration or disappointment with your partner, or questioning why intimacy feels so difficult to achieve, this is a place to be honest and begin to shift what’s been holding you back. Whether you’re navigating infidelity, struggling to communicate, or feeling overwhelmed by parenting demands, we’ll work together to understand each other’s emotional needs, reconnect, and move toward meaningful, lasting change.

Whether you’re facing ongoing conflict with your parents or siblings, dealing with the lasting impact of parental divorce, struggling with attachment wounds like trust issues, fear of commitment, or emotional distancing, or parenting children or adolescents feels hard, I’ll support you with practical tools, insights, and compassion, that is grounded and provide you with a nonjudgmental space for healing and reconnection. My practice is inclusive and affirming of all sexual orientations and gender identities, including support for clients exploring asexuality, LGBTQ+ identity, and more.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth. I’m not here to “fix” you—because you’re not broken. I’m here to help you better understand yourself, connect the dots between past and present, and uncover new ways to cope, grow, and move forward. Over time, many clients feel more grounded, more confident, and more like themselves again.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need a place to start. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, lost, or uncertain, I’m here when you’re ready. Together, we can create space for clarity, connection, and a renewed sense of direction.

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