Counselling Vancouver Clinic provides in-person individual
and couples counselling in Vancouver and virtually across BC

Beyond labels and expectations, discover you are enough, and each moment has potential

At Turning Point Therapy, we are here with you to challenge your self-doubt, face the pain you carry, and encourage you to find connection.

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Counselling Services We Offer.

Individual (Trauma) Counselling

We specialize in trauma counselling.  Some of the individual struggles we work with include; CPTSD, anxiety, childhood trauma/abuse, self-esteem, and emotional overwhelm.   

Relationship and Couples Counselling

Relationship counselling can help to move through stuck dynamics.

Partners are often working on communication, conflict and arguing, betrayal and mistrust, repetitive unresolved issues, or intimacy and sex.

Low-Cost Counselling

Low-cost fees through our interns.

Support around relationships, anxiety, depression, stress, and childhood trauma.

Anxiety Counselling

Expand your life as you let go of anxiety.

Overwhelming anxiety can make it hard to get tasks done, form relationships, and make decisions.

Self-esteem Counselling

Let go of the constant comparison.

Self-esteem is a measure of our worth.  Perfectionism and imposter syndrome are examples of never feeling good enough for love, attention, and success.  The path to healthy self-esteem is to know we are no better or worse than anyone else

Depression Counselling

Reconnect with your vitality

Depression affects every aspect of our lives, and there is no simple cause. Our therapists in Vancouver  provide compassionate support to help you find hope and healing.

ADHD Counselling

Difficulty focusing and disengaging.

ADHD is a challenge of extremes. These difficulties may seem opposite but ADHD lies at both ends of this focusing continuum. Making  planning, following through and initiating hard for folks with ADHD.

Narcissistic Abuse Counselling

Reclaim your power.

Typical consequences of recovering from a relationship involving narcissistic manipulation and abuse  are; confusion about being abused at all, believe you are  too sensitive, overreacting, imagining things, lack of trust in your judgments and perceptions.

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What Makes Us Different?

A Relationship of Genuine Connection.

We believe in the power of human connection. We aim to bring our shared humanity and understanding of the complexities of life to our relationship with you. Together, we’ll go with you beyond diagnosis and symptoms to connect with all parts of you. With humility and compassion we’ll be honest with you in your search for the truth of your experience.

A Belief In Transformation, Not Quick Fixes.

In each moment we listen for what is at the root of your struggle.  We are interested in the context of your experiences, rather than labelling you as the problem.  We know that it can take time to transform the ways we have survived that keep us fearful and ashamed. We also know that each moment has the potential to reveal something new on that journey.

A Focus On Experiential.

We understand how easy it is try to find solutions with our intellect. While we honour how important our intellect serves us, we also know that deep transformation can not happen until we connect with our emotional and somatic experiences. We invite our clients to slow down and get to know these aspects of themselves and integrate them into the whole.

Meet Our Team

At Turning Point Therapy, our therapists are carefully selected for their extensive experience, advanced skills, and commitment to our core values. These values guide our practice and ensure a supportive, inclusive environment for every client:
  • Anti-Discrimination
  • Relational
  • Experiential
  • Collaborative
  • Embodied
  • Non-pathologizing

Our therapists offer choices in their different styles, approaches and availability.

Our personal experiences of healing help us to know the process from both sides.

We offer in-person individual counselling and couples counselling in Vancouver and virtually across BC.

More On Trauma Counselling

When you have experienced trauma, abuse, or neglect when you are young, the consequences run deep. You have fewer inner resources to deal with the impact, which can lead to unhealthy ways of dealing with the pain, such as addictions, self-harm, destructive relationships, and isolation.

Trauma can therefore show up in any area of your life and not be obvious to you that it is unprocessed  trauma you are being driven by.

Our goal is to provide you with attention, acceptance, and presence so that you can process traumatic experiences and strengthen your natural instincts and resilience. 

This is where we start, with you, listening deeply, curious to understand, and guiding a way through.

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More On Couples Counselling

Couples counselling can be daunting and feel vulnerable. Partners can be concerned that conflict will increase and they will end up arguing in the session, or the therapist will take sides.

However, couples have reported that it has been easier to talk about difficult subjects, are less reactive and begin to develop more trust in sessions.

In Couples Counselling we :

  • Develop a picture of each person's contribution and the work they need to do.
  • Learn about the patterns and interactions you are stuck in.
  • Learn to repair and negotiate your needs with healthy communication.
  • Create better boundaries and self-esteem.
  • Work through family of origin legacies.
We Welcome Partners Who Identify As

Lesbian, gay, bi-, queer, and questioning
Cis, non-binary, trans-gendered, or gender nonconforming
Polyamorous, consensual-non monogamy, kink

Woman running

Counselling provides a path to your authentic self

How To Get Started

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Taking the first step to reach out to a therapist can be daunting. We understand the uncertainty and vulnerability you may be feeling.  We know the longer you wait the less likely those feelings will ease.  Getting over the hump is always the hardest part.

Which is why we do everything to make that as easy as possible.

Choose the option below that feels the most comfortable.  Perhaps you have a question you need answering,  or you just want a no pressure meeting to see how you feel with a therapist.  If you want to book your appointment instantly,  use our easy online booking system.

Let's Work Together Towards What's Possible

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Contact Information

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Monday - Friday
10 am - 3 pm

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Meet Turning Point Therapy's Counsellors


YOU GET TO CHOOSE

This is really important. We don't match you to a counsellor because it has to be your choice.

That is what is mean't by a good fit.  The foundation for therapy is a relationship and when a relationship is the most beneficial, it is when we have chosen to be there.  It is no different in therapy.

We provide you with support to make that decision in the following ways.

  • Information on choosing a counsellor
  • A team of counsellors with different styles and approaches.
  • Counsellors BIO's to provide you with information.
  • Up to 2 free consultations to help you decide.
  • If it still doesn't feel right - you can choose a different counsellor.
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Michelle Carchrae

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Certified Focusing Practitioner
Online Only


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Tamsen Simon

Pre-registration
Reduced fees
In-person and online.


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Alisa Chirpicinic

Registered Clinical Counsellor
In-person and online.


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Jodie Read

Registered Clinical Counsellor
EMDR Trained Practitioner
In-person and online.


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Kellie Shamenski

Registered Clinical Counsellor
EMDR Trained Practitioner
In-person and online.


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Ella Bolourian

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Certified AEDP Therapist
Online only


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Aron Buky-Tompa

Registered Clinical Counsellor
In-person and online.


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Delyse Ledgard

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Clinical Director/Owner
In-person and online.

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Lo Laurin

Intern Counsellor
In-person and online.


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Sarah Jamieson

Intern Counsellor
Practicum ends May 2024
In-person and online.


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Amanda Herron

Intern Counsellor
Internship ends May 2024
In-person and online.


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    Why Work With Us?

    We've all been there.

    We know how difficult it can be to reach out for help.

    All of our therapists do their ongoing work so that we can be present to you.  We also all know how vulnerable it can feel to talk about yourself or to feel afraid that you are going to be taken over by painful feelings. This is often why we put it off until things get desperate or at a crisis point. You may have noticed that avoidance doesn't change the pain and unhappiness you have been carrying. You can distract for a while but one way or another those things you have been working hard to not think about find their way back.

    We receive expert training. 

     

    It doesn't just stop at getting a degree.  That is just where it starts. To become the best at what we do, we keep learning and studying and getting in-depth training to deepen our skills.

    We provide you with a choice

    We have several therapists with different styles and approaches.  We provide up to 2 free consultations to meet with different counsellors so you can get the right fit for you before you start.  Read up on our suggestions for choosing a counsellor.
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    Contact

    Admin office hours. 
    Monday - Friday -  9.30 am - 1.30 pm

    604 638 7221

    Counselling Offices in Vancouver, Delta, North Shore, and Kitsilano.

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