Meet Chelsea
Hi, my name is Chelsea(she/her)
Addictions, ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety or Fears, Autism, BIPOC and Cultural Issues, Body Image, Boundary Setting, Break-ups, Burnout, Career, Childhood Trauma, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dissociation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse or Violence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Abuse, Family Conflict, Gambling, Grief & Loss, Identity, Immigrant Experience, Infidelity, Interpersonal Challenges, LGBTQIA+, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Parenting, Perfectionism, Personality Disorders, Prenatal & Postpartum Counselling, Psychosis, PTSD, Self-Esteem, Self-Development, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Shame, Social Anxiety, Suicidal Thoughts, Stress, Women’s Issues
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
Hi, I am Chelsea! I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (#11254295), a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (#27494), and an EMDRIA Approved EMDR Therapist. I also have 6+ years working in frontline mental health and addictions services and health care settings.
Together you can expect to engage in a staged treatment plan beginning with stabilization and building coping skills, progressing into deeper trauma-focused work.
We will work together to tailor treatment approaches to best suit your needs. In addition to providing evidence-based Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, for talk therapy, I use an integrative approach combining therapeutic modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy (EFT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MCBT), addictions counselling, somatic processing and body-based therapy.
Since it may be important for some clients to share life experiences with your counsellor, I like to self-disclose that I have a history and peer experience with substance use issues and am queer and neurodivergent.
My aim is to empower your strengths, nurture resilience, and build resources and choices that align with your goals. I offer a compassionate and nonjudgmental space where you can feel safe to share, process, and grow.
Registration CCC (#11254295) | RCC (#27494)
Education & Training
- Masters of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University
- Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (#27494)
- Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (#11254295)
- EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Basic Training, Envision EMDR
- Addictions Treatment Online Certificate (ATOC), University of British Columbia (UBC) Continuing Professional Development
- Indigenous Cultural Safety, Vancouver Coastal Health Indigenous Health
- Managing Intoxication & Withdrawal, Mouvement pour mettre fin à l’itinérance à Montréal
- Addictions Rehabilitation, Mouvement pour mettre fin à l’itinérance à Montréal
- Mental Health First Aid Canada for Adults Who Interact with Youth, Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Indigenous Cultural Competency, Ilinniapaa Skills Development Centre (iSDC)
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Suicide SafeTALK Responder, LivingWorks