Lower Cost Counselling Program- Expressive Wellness
Counsellor, MA, RCC, RSW (they, them)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $30
- Couple Sessions $50
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Autism Funding Unit
- Blue Cross
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- Desjardins
- First Nations Health Authority
- Green Shield Canada
- Pacific Blue Cross
- RHAP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of British Columbia / 15312 Lower Cost Counselling Program- Expressive Wellness
- In Practice for 16 Years
- Certificate from Vancouver Art Therapy Institute- Post Master 2013
- Attended University of Sydney, Graduated 2008
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- LGBTQ+
- Racial Identity
- ADHD
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Infertility
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Expressive Arts
- Feminist
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
BIPOC Folks Navigating Loneliness and Isolation
A group for BIPOC folks navigating loneliness and isolation from a cultural relational lens. Begins May 6th and runs 6 weeks at a time. Sliding scale $5-20 per session. Email samkaplan@expressivewellness.ca
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Location
Online Zoom Group
Vancouver, BC V5T
Loved Ones of People Living with Chronic Illness
No cost group. We are delighted to offer a free of cost drop-in support group for family members and loved ones of individuals living with chronic illness. We offer a safe, collaborative, and supportive space for participants to connect with other caregivers, share their lived experiences, and create community. Our group begins March 19th 2024 and will run for 6 weeks. Tuesdays 6:45 pm - 8 pm via Zoom
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Vancouver, BC V5T
DBT Skills Group for Queer and Trans Folks
Online DBT Skills Group for Queer and Trans Folks. This group is for folks who have been interested in learning about DBT, but maybe haven't felt comfortable/included in other settings. Or you have perhaps attended DBT skills groups before, and want to reconnect and re-envision DBT for yourself and your community. In this group, participants will learn and practice DBT skills to better understand, navigate, and manage emotional distress. Can be covered by RHAP, FNHA, Autism Funding and extended health benefits. Ongoing group that runs in 6 weeks increments ($450/6 weeks). www.expressivewellness.ca/groups.html
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Vancouver, BC V6B
Location
Additional Location
9 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5T
(365) 651-9573