At Turning Point our counsellors are committed to providing you with a space to heal, reflect, and transform your relationship to yourself and others.

We hold true to the idea we can not take you to places we have not gone ourselves.   All our therapists and Interns are committed to this value by continuing to do their own personal work and in-depth training.

All therapists have been carefully selected to provide you with the skills to achieve your goals.  We understand that finding the right fit in a therapy relationship is very important and provide you with a variety of backgrounds and interests to choose from.

Vancouver Location

Video Chat and In-Person
Monday - Saturday 11.30 am - 7.30 pm

Aron Buky-Tompa RCC Psychotherapist

Aron (he/him) has worked in the fields of mental health and addictions for over 9 years. His work centres around the therapeutic power of the relationship created in session, and uses the transformative power of a real human encounter to facilitate change.

Therapy can help create a new experience of what relationships can feel like. It provides space for healing trauma, processing anxiety, and finding meaning where there was only depression. Aron's practice focuses on clear communication and radical understanding, and fostering change through the therapeutic connection.

Working through trauma is a crucial part of therapy. It involves recognizing the places we can get stuck and frozen in restricted ways of living, and using the therapeutic bond to help move beyond the defensive and protective behaviours that trauma produces.  This allows us more freedom and agency to make choices and deeper connections with others.

Experienced with:

• Anxiety
• Addictions
• Depression
• Relational difficulties
• Men's work, accountability, healthy masculinity
• Childhood trauma and family of origin
• Self-confidence and self-esteem
• Mental health diagnoses (OCD, psychosis, eating disorders)
• Alcohol and substance use
• Psychedelic integration and spiritual emergency

Aron is unable to take on new clients until August 2021. Please check back later.

Vancouver Location

Video only:
Tuesday 1.30 pm - 7.30 pm

In-Person
Thursday  9.15 am - 2 pm

Michelle Carchrae, RCC Psychotherapist 

Seeking counselling can truly be a turning point in your life. Michelle (she/hers) believes that everyone has within them a drive towards growth and life and that our work in therapy is about helping you reconnect with this. 

Michelle is trained in Internal Family Systems and Focusing-Oriented Therapy, both of which help clients to connect with themselves and the present moment in a safe and supported way. By getting to know the different parts of ourselves, we can heal the parts that are hurting and discover new ways of being in the world. This process helps us more towards greater aliveness and freedom. 

Michelle also works from a client-focused, collaborative and attachment-informed approach, honouring the resilience that each person brings with them. Working together in this way can help us have new experiences that will become beacons in the dark. It can also be a way to understand ourselves more deeply, and a safe place to practice new skills and ways of being.

Experienced With:

• Anger Management
• Trauma, Childhood, and adult
• Anxiety
• Borderline Personality
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Life Transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Stress
• Women's Issues

Video Chat only at this time

Availability

Tuesday 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday   11.30 am - 5.30 pm.

Kerena Lam RCC  Psychotherapist

As a queer person of color and a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community, Kerena (she/her/hers) is passionate about serving diverse populations and providing a safe, confidential space for individuals to discuss their personal stories and the challenges they face. In her clinical counselling experience, she has worked alongside individuals who have suffered from a wide range of diverse issues.

Kerena uses a collaborative, strength-based, client-centered approach, and draws from a variety of complementary approaches, which are tailored to each client's individual needs. These include, but are not limited to, Adlerian Therapy (a holistic, forward looking approach that considers each person within the context of their total experience), Intersectional Feminism, Mindfulness-Based Somatic Therapy, EMDR,  and Solutions-Focused Therapy. 

Experienced with:

• Trauma
• CPTSD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Self-worth
• Relationship or Family Issues
• Grief & Loss
• Identity-related Challenges
• Life Transitions

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Video Chat Only

Availability

Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm.
Thursday 3pm - 7 pm.

Ola Abugharbiyeh, RCC Psychotherapist

Ola (she/her) is a believer in the resiliency of the human spirit. She prides herself to walk alongside her clients and collaborate with them to alleviate the pain, hold hope, and motivate healing and progress during life challenges, losses, and pain. Ola is a Registered Clinical Counsellor through the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Ola brings in over two decades of experience in the fields of mentoring, supervision, and clinical counselling. Ola is a lifelong learner; she holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and a Master’s in Human Rights and Education. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in counselling and psychotherapy.

Ola is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Satir Transformational Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).  Ola is also trained in motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, clinical hypnotherapy and sand tray techniques. She also practices Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples - to identify their unconscious needs that cause arguments and discomfort.

Experienced with:

• Trauma therapy (childhood and adulthood)
• Relationships, discord and reconciliation
• Life crises and transitions
• Anxiety, depression, BPD, and obsessions
• Sexuality and unresolved emotions
• Attachment issues
• Couples: Emotional and Sexual Intimacy and infidelity
• Family Conflict Resolution: divorce, preservation, and reunification
• Grief and Loss
• Immigration, settlement, and racial or ethnic intergenerational trauma
• Identity Crisis, Self Esteem, and boundaries