Sarah Jamieson

She/Her

  • Vancouver Location
  • Online & In-Person
  • Individual and Couples
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  • Chronic pain
  • Life-limiting/chronic illness
  • Chronic fatigue
  • Trauma (complex/developmental)
  • Fear and anxiety
  • Loss and grief
  • Boundaries and communication
  • Self-criticism and self-compassion
  • Relationship struggles
  • Life transitions
  • Perimenopause and menopause
  • Family of origin relationships
  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
  • Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy (EAET)
  • Post-graduate certificate in Pain Management (University of Alberta)
  • Mastering the Treatment of Trauma (NICABM)
  • Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma & Resilience
  • Mindful Self-Compassion (Core Skills)
  • Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Level 1
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1
  • Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy (2yr program, in progress)
Monday 9 am – 2 pm
Wednesday 12 noon – 6 pm
Friday 9 am – 4 pm

About Me

I live in a cooperative housing community with my partner of 19 years and our 9-year-old daughter. I love learning, and I am particularly fascinated by human beings (the more I learn about us, the more magical I think we are). Whether reading books, listening to podcasts, or talking with others, I spend a lot of time learning about what supports human health and well-being. I love spending time with family and friends and find joy in relatively simple things, like bike rides, playing charades, camping, beach days, or having a cup of tea.

Therapeutic Approach

Years of yoga and mindfulness practice shape how I approach to therapy, and at the heart of my work is a deep belief in the healing power of being seen, validated, and accepted. In working with me, you’ll find that I focus on helping you stay present and emotionally regulated (which means feeling your feelings without letting them take over). I see therapy as a space where we can learn to trust in our capacity to handle what arises within our lives and within ourselves. Embodied experience—kind of the opposite of being “stuck in your head”—is important to my approach because research shows that meaningful change happens when we’re connected to our present experience. And as we practice meeting each moment with our whole human selves, we gain clarity about what truly matters to us.

Pain-Specific Training

I’ve worked with people living with chronic pain for over a decade, and I also have a long personal history with it. My training includes a postgraduate certificate in Pain Management from the University of Alberta and advanced training with leaders in the pain care field. In addition to training in well-established psychological approaches for treating chronic pain—Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based approaches—I have also trained in Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), and I am certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). These are newer approaches to pain therapy that are gaining momentum because of their promising results For my master’s thesis, I researched the experience of chronic pain recovery. One of my study participants fully recovered after 37 years of living with chronic pain using these new approaches, which is what inspired me to bring them into my work. You can read about my research here: chronicpainrecovery.ca