Lotus Therapy & Counselling Centre

Our Team

Our counsellors welcome all parts of you – even those long hidden. Through gentle exploration and heartfelt connection, we’ll nurture your innate wisdom and courage. As we navigate emotions together, you’ll discover new depths of resilience, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and authentic living.

 

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Vancouver Counsellor

Ana Antunes

MC, RCC

Child and Family Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma (PTSD, C-PTSD), Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-esteem, Dating and Relationships, Marriage, Divorce, Attachment Patterns and Relational Dynamics, Sexual Abuse, Co-dependency, Breakups

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Wednesdays



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Nicole Haworth

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

2SLGBTQIA+, Addictions, ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Body Image, Boundary Setting, Break-ups, Burnout, Career, Childhood & Developmental Trauma, Chronic Fatigue, Codependency, Complex Trauma, Depression, Dissociation, Emotional Abuse, Family Confllict, Grief & Loss, High Sensitivity, Identity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Neurodivergence, Perfectionism, Psychedelic Harm Reduction & Integration, PTSD, Relational & Interpersonal Challenges, Self-Compassion, Self-Development, Self-Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Somatic Symptoms, Spirituality, Stress, Suicidal Thoughts

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Sundays



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Chelsea Kingzett

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Substance Use & Addiction, Trauma (PTSD, C-PTSD, Intergenerational), Concurrent Disorders, Emotional Regulation & Attunement, Grief & Loss, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders (Bipolar & Depressive Disorders), Suicidality & Self-Harm, LGBTQIA2S+ Issues, Coping Skills, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Self-Esteem

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Friday and Sunday



Vancouver Counsellor

Eyerusalem Abebe

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Areas of Focus

Self-compassion, Self-love, Self-esteem, Self-development, Identity & Belonging BIPOC and Cultural Issues, LGBTQIA, Body Image, Boundary Setting, Interpersonal Challenges, Family Conflict, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Childhood Trauma, Shame, Spirituality, Depression, Anxiety

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments Downtown Vancouver

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday



Vancouver counsellor

Ritu Verma

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Somatic Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety or Fears, Attachment Issues, Boundary Setting, Burnout, Childhood Trauma, Codependency, Cultural Issues, Depression, Domestic Abuse or Violence, Emotional Abuse, Grief and Loss, Interpersonal Challenges, Life Transitions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Perfectionism, People-pleasing, Complex PTSD, Relational Trauma, Self-Esteem, Shame, Stress, Women’s Issues

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver & Coquitlam)

Office Hours

Friday and Saturday



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Victoria Boland

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma and complex trauma, self-esteem and self-identity, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+ identity and exploration, grief and loss, spirituality, somatic work

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Friday and Sunday



Vanocouver counsellor

Orsolya Kis

MA, CCC, PhD

Canadian Certified Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Couples/Relationship Issues, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Infertility, Life Transitions, Open Relationships Non-Monogamy, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women’s Issues

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Monday, Friday



Ashiya Khan-Sequeira

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Areas of Focus

Trauma, Anxiety, Depression and relationships

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver & Coquitlam)

Office Hours

Thursdays and Saturdays



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Maddy Ober

MA, RSW

Registered Social Worker & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety and stress, Trauma (single-incident, complex, or chronic), Relationship difficulties, Life transitions, Self-esteem and identity concerns, Boundaries and people-pleasing 

Location

Online & In-person (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday



Vancouver counsellor

Mason Slavner

MA, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

ADHD, anger management, anxieties or fears, BIPOC/cultural issues, body image, boundary setting, break-ups, conscious uncoupling, burnout, childhood trauma, chronic pain, codependency, domestic violence, emotional abuse, identity, infidelity, interpersonal challenges, LGBTQ2IA+, men’s issues, perfectionism, PTSD, self-esteem, self-development, sexual abuse/addiction, shame, social anxiety, stress, women’s issues 

Location

Online & In-person (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday



Vancouver counsellor

Mackenzie Smith

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & SomaticTherapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Shame, Grief and Loss, Relational Issues, Perfectionism, OCD,
Stress and Burnout, Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Somatic and Mindfulness approaches

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday



Donya Metzger

MC, RCC, SEP

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Areas of Focus

Trauma, Grief & Loss, Depression, Anxiety

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday



Ajay Erasmus

MA, RCC, CCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Areas of Focus

ADHD, Anxiety, BIPOC Cultural Issues, Boundary Setting, Break ups, Self-Development, Perfectionism, Masculinity, Social Anxiety, Trauma, Navigating Relationships to Religion and Spirituality. Purpose and Meaning. Attachment Issues, Somatic Work, Inner Child Work, Grief and Loss, Shame and Self-worth, Life Transitions and General Life Dissatisfaction

Location

Online

Office Hours

Thursday



Vancouver counsellor

Emma Ellison

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic & Perinatal Therapist
Areas of Focus

Depression and Anxiety, Stress and Overwhelm, Family of Origin, Relationships, Attachment Dynamics, Self-confidence, Life Transitions, Holistic Health, Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday



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Ferdie Mateos

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Self-Esteem/Self-Compassion, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Burnout, Perfectionism, Relationship Issues, Grief/Loss, Trauma, Somatic & Mindfulness Approaches

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Tuesday



Vancouver counsellor

Flora Bi

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Areas of Focus

Trauma and PTSD, Domestic Violence, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Anxiety,
Depression, Relationship Challenges, Women’s Mental Health, Self-Esteem,
Exploration of Inner Parts

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments Coquitlam

Office Hours

Wednesday



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Natasha Nystrom

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Somatic Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Relational Issues, Stress and Burnout, Life Transitions, Self-Compassion, Spirituality, Attachment Issues, AEDP, Inner Child Work and Somatic approaches

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Thursdays and Saturdays



Parinaz Falsafi, MA, RCC

Parinaz Falsafi

MA, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Self-Compassion & Self-Esteem, Grief& Loss, Relationship Challenges, Personality Disorders

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Saturday



Parisa Jahan

MC RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma, PTSD, Sexual Assault,
Sexual Function Issues (Sex Therapy),
Relationship with parents, children, siblings, Anger Management

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday



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Rachelle Buck

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor,
EMDR Therapist

Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Suicidality, PTSD, Substance use/recovery, Grief & Loss, Trauma, Self-Compassion & Self-Esteem, Somatic & Mindfulness Approaches

Location

Online & In-person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday



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Ryan Newman

MA, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma, PTSD, and Complex PTSD, Relationship Struggles, Depression, Anxiety, Suicidality, Issues Related to Religion, Spirituality, and Existence, Grief and Loss, Shame and Self-worth, Issues Related to Masculinity, Transitions and General Life Dissatisfaction

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Coquitlam)

Office Hours

Tuesday, Friday



Andy De Bruyns, MC, RCC

Andy De Bruyns

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Self-Esteem/Self-Compassion, Self-Acceptance, Belonging, Identity Challenges, Intergenerational Trauma, Anxiety, Burnout, Single Incident & Complex Trauma, Cross-Cultural Issues, Life Transitions, Substance-Use

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Coquitlam)

Office Hours

Monday, Thursday



Laura Sutherland

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Somotic Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Substance Use, Incarceration, Relational Issues, Suicidality, Life Transitions, Shame, Spirituality, Attachment Issues, Somatic Work, Inner Child Work, Mindfulness

Location

Online Appointments

Office Hours

Thursday, Friday



Vancouver Counsellor

Katelynn McKinnon

MCP-AT, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Art Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Life transitions, Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Concerns, Family Conflict, Burnout, Codependency, Domestic Abuse/Violence, Identity, LGBTQUI+, Shame, Women’s Issues

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday



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Nilou Esmaeilpour

MSc, RCC-ACS, SEP

Founder & Clinical Director, Approved Clinical Supervisor, Certified EMDR Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Areas of Focus

PTSD & Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Dissociation, Shame

Location

]Online & In-person appointments (Coquitlam)

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday



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Dimi Nikolarakos

MC, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Somatic Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma, Self-Compassion, Grief and Loss, Shame, Anxiety, Somatic & Mindfulness Approaches

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday



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Lisa Ward

MA, RCC-ACS

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Approved Clinical Supervisor, EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Trauma and Loss, Suicidality, Self-harm, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Stress, Childhood Abuse and PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder.

Location

Online Only

Office Hours

Friday



Jessica Atnikov

MCP-AT, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Art Therapist, EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Self-esteem, Body Image, Healing Trauma & PTSD, Anxiety, Couples Counselling, OCD, ICBC Counselling

Location

Online Appointments

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday



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Christianne Zamorano

MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker & EMDR Therapist
Areas of Focus

Anxiety, Depression, Single Incident and Complex Trauma, Intergenerational and Family Trauma, Inner Child Work, Neurodiversity and Disability, LGBTQIA+ experiences, Body Image, Body Neutrality, and Fat Liberation

Location

Online & In-Person Appointments (Downtown Vancouver)

Office Hours

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday



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