Ella Bolourian RCC

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Vancouver Location

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Monday 9am - 12 pm.
Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday 11 - 4 pm
Saturday 10 - 1 pm


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I see your pain, and I see your resilience.
I see the light in you - it may have been dimmed but not extinguished. I’ve been where you are. I know the pain of losing myself and staying in a lie. I know how scary it is to disappoint others, to risk dreaming of a different life. But I also know how empowering it is to finally break free from the ‘security’ of our straight jackets.

It was AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) that taught me to trust my heart again. By healing my own childhood traumas and insecure attachment patterns, it helped me liberate my inner light and live a life of fierce authenticity. I would love that for you too.

About Me:

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Certified AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) therapistI I work with clients who present with different issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship challenges. However, the focus of my work and my specialty is however in helping clients with childhood traumas or complex trauma (CPTSD), as I believe the root cause of losing the vital and authentic self within us.

I attained my Bachelor’s in Psychology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver ten years ago. I hold a Master’s in Communication and a Masters in Counselling Psychology. My journey of psychotherapy training is lead by many years of experience in mental health sectors and extensive personal psychotherapy for myself. I am now on a mission to help people break free from the grip of trauma, reconnect with their heart’s wisdom, and live an authentic life. I also hope to change more lives through the teaching, research, and practice of the dynamic and deeply healing modality that is AEDP.

My Therapeutic Approach:

Emotions profoundly shape our identity, fuelling vitality, authenticity, resilience, and integrity-qualities we need to thrive in life. However, trauma, neglect, abuse, loss and and oppression often lead us to bury emotions, presenting competent facades to cope, and ignoring formative experiences that undermine our relationships, work life and our communities. This is a recipe for depression, anxiety and other forms of unhappiness. Drawing from extensive training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems therapy, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and my personal experience in therapy I deeply believe that talking alone doesn't suffice for sustainable change. Healing requires addressing the emotions and the body and resolving  emotional memories that keep us tied to the past.

My objective is to work together to bring you relief—to feel better in ways that will “stick”, in the least amount of time needed. Unlike traditional approaches, I prioritize facilitating new emotional and new relational experiences to resolve core issues, enabling you to move forward unburdened and achieve desired life and relationship outcomes. AEDP, an empathic and engaged approach to therapy, is my main focus in fostering new healing experiences. Drawing from the fields of mindfulness, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology, I create a safe space for transformative emotional work, informed by the latest psychological and neuroscience research.

(AEDP), Internal Family Systems therapy, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and my personal experience in therapy I deeply believe that talking alone doesn't suffice for sustainable change. Healing requires addressing the emotions and the body and resolving emotional memories that keep us tied to the past.  My objective is to work together to bring you relief—to feel better in ways that will “stick”, in the least amount of time needed. Unlike traditional approaches, I prioritize facilitating new emotional and new relational experiences to resolve core issues, enabling you to move forward unburdened and achieve desired life and relationship outcomes.

AEDP, an empathic and engaged approach to therapy, is my main focus in fostering new healing experiences. Drawing from the fields of mindfulness, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology, I create a safe space for transformative emotional work, informed by the latest psychological and neuroscientific research.

Overall my practice is informed by the following approaches:

  • AEDP
  • Attachment-based
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Multicultural
  • Psychodynamic

Experienced With:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues