Individual Therapy Counselling in Vancouver

Individual therapy counselling in Vancouver provides individuals the opportunity to find resolution for emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety, harassment, addictions, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, guilt, interpersonal problems, stress reactions, and problems in living. The bottom line is that they are feeling conflicted internally and are in emotional pain. Although often they attribute their pain to external factors, what they may not realize is that the deeper source of their pain lies in psychological defenses formed in childhood. The very defenses that help children to survive childhood pain become the problem in adult life by restricting individuals' pursuit of goals and close attachments.

Following Robert Firestone's (see www.glendon.org) depth-cognitive-affective-behavioral approach called Voice Therapy, I use clients' pain as a catalyst to acknowledge their defenses, to confront the negative thought process that regulates the defenses, and to risk pursuing their goals and reaching out for love.

The goal of counselling in Vancouver is to resolve emotional difficulties and to become a healthier self. As a healthier self, one is less conflicted internally, less encumbered by imagined limitations, and more free to pursue one's goals and to tolerate love. To read a clinical case that describes how I work with individuals using Voice Therapy, click on the heading below.

Counselling in Vancouver Clinical Case: Individual Experiencing Depression