Welcome to Centrepoint Psychotherapy, Vancouver’s home for counselling services
I help people move through obstacles to live satisfying, emotionally nurturing, and productive lives.
My skills, experience, and evidence-based approach facilitates relief, and renewed strength, hope, and self confidence.
Those who’ve worked with me describe me as warm, calm, and effective in collaborating to deliver positive outcomes.
Trustworthy and emotionally attuned, I can be relied on to help you through difficult times, and realize your potential.
Together we can take a stand for positive change.
I am experienced providing meaningful change in many areas, such as:
- Relationship Issues
- Unresolved Trauma
- Couples Therapy
- Self-Esteem
- Social Anxiety/Phobia
- Depression
- Loneliness
- Overwhelming Emotions
- Self Sabotaging Patterns
- Healthy boundaries and Communication
- Addictive Behaviour
- Anger Problems
- Lack of Emotional/Sexual Intimacy
- Parenting Challenges
Evidence-based and integrative, my approach is influenced by extensive training and supervision in:
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness & Self Compassion Training
- Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT)
- Affective Neuroscience
- Attachment Theory
From The Blog
Deeper Than Words: Working with Defenses and Learning To Let Go
My client, Betty, was told that she has treatment resistant depression, bipolar 2, and borderline personality traits. She started each new type of therapy or program believing that it was the magic bullet. This would inevitably result in disappointment. Psychiatrist...
Harness the Present Moment to Resolve Past Trauma
John, my client, is weeping. Sobs grip his body. The sound of them, and his posture, tell me that John is dissociated from his present moment self - a 55 year old man, and successful real estate agent who is years ahead of the trauma he lived through. John,” I say,...
Love the Body You Have: Freedom from Negative Body Image
We don’t have to conform with an image of beauty that is artificial, and beyond our reach. Many people are tormented by toxic beliefs about the unworthiness of their body. Negative body image can perpetuate an unhealthy relationship with food, or in more extreme cases...
THE KINDNESS REVOLUTION
The kindness revolution is about fostering connection in a culture where aversion, disinterest and suspicion are the norm. Taking a risk - pulling away from our devices, and pushing through the fog of isolation is a first step. As you ride the bus, walk in the...
Secure Attachment = Healthy Kids
Being emotionally available for our kids is the foundation of secure attachment, and the key to healthy, confident, and thriving kids. When children feel vulnerable, sad, or distressed, they need us to comfort and soothe them so they learn to do so for themselves....
Self-Care Over the Holidays
Practicing self-care over the holidays allows us to give of ourselves in a healthy way so our time with family and friends is meaningful and enjoyable. Unfortunately, for many people the holidays can feel stressful and overwhelming.Financial pressures, unrealistic...