Mina Alijevski is a Registered Social Worker located in Coquitlam, British Columbia with over 6 years experience working with adults, youth, and families experiencing challenges with anxiety, depression, substance use, grief and loss, and parenting challenges. Mina works collaboratively with individuals and families to facilitate improving coping skills, self awareness, distress management, and emotional regulation.

Mina offers sessions online and in person. Mina is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy. Mina utilizes attachment theory, psychodynamic perspective, and family systems theory in her practice. Combined, these approaches encourage individuals to become more aware of the impact their childhood experiences, close relationships, cultural and social factors, and family dynamics, have on their current functioning. After gaining a holistic understanding of what contributes to your challenges and suffering, Mina will offer the most effective therapeutic treatment based on up to date evidence-based practice.

Mina will offer a warm presence, genuine interest, and the feeling of being heard and understood, in order to be able to move towards acceptance, improved coping, and mental well being. In her spare time, Mina likes to spend time with her family, bake, and spend time in nature.

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Arianne is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists.

She is here to support adults, couples and youth who are navigating grief, anxiety, trauma, relational struggles, and queer & coming-out experiences. Her approach is gentle, relational, and tailored to each individual client’s needs. She draws from various therapeutic approaches including family systems theory, experiential and somatic modalities. She also brings 8 years of experience as a Registered Nurse specializing in pregnancy and postpartum experiences, supporting people through birth and death, pain and change, love and loss.

Arianne’s practice as a counsellor is grounded in the belief that the challenges that bring us to therapy can be profound opportunities for healing and connection. Reaching out for support in the midst of any struggle takes immense courage, and she considers it an honour to walk alongside you and meet you wherever you are.

Arianne offers virtual (video) and phone sessions. She also offers sliding scale. Please feel free to reach out with any questions at all, or for a free 15 minute phone consultation if you think she may be a good fit for you!

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Jesse Dhillon is a Registered Social Worker located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. She puts importance to provide a safe, welcoming space for individuals seeking out counselling services. Jesse has 8 years of experience working with a diverse population group including adults, youth and seniors who face challenges with anxiety, depression, substance use, poverty, life changes, and health-related issues. She recognizes each individual has unique needs. Jesse works collectively with individuals to set achievable goals.

Jesse offers both in-person and online sessions. She focuses on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Strength-Based Approach, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Crisis Intervention. She supports individuals to gain healthy coping tools that can be applied to their day-to-day life to improve their relationships with themselves and others.

Jesse provides an open, safe and empowering space for individuals to recognize their resiliency by promoting individuality. She is a true believer in self-growth and transformation. Outside of work, Jesse enjoys spending quality time with friends and family. She likes to spend her time outdoors, travelling and weight training.

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Kelly Ding is a Registered Social Worker located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. She specializes in helping clients find relief from anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, burnout, Borderline Personality Disorder, grief, and childhood trauma. Kelly teaches individuals to gain and apply coping skills for better self-awareness, distress management, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Kelly offers sessions online or in-person. Specialized therapeutic modalities include: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Mindfulness.

In addition to individual therapy, Kelly also provides Couples Counselling and Family Therapy. Kelly’s warm and constructive therapy style has helped numerous individuals reconnect with loved ones and/or to establish better boundaries. In her spare time, she loves to travel, garden, spend time with family, and hike with OliverPollie - her giant poodle.

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Jona Ombao-Appadu is a Registered Social Worker located in British Columbia with over 11 years of experience in children’s mental health, attachment, parenting supports, early intervention as well as years of experience in individual, couples and family counseling. Jona is committed in helping individuals who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship dynamics, life transitions, grief and parenting challenges. Jona support individuals to gain and apply coping skills, distress management, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Jona offers ONLINE sessions for children (minimum 9 years of age) and adults. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Play Therapy and Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) perspectives in her counselling process. In addition, Jona’s therapeutic theoretical approach is rooted in cultural humility, anti-oppressive and person centered and strength-based frameworks.

In addition, Jona also provides Couples Counselling and Family Therapy. She is committed to providing a non-judgmental and safe space to help an individual process life, and wellness journey. In her spare time, she loves to travel, spend time with family and friends, explore great coffee shops, listen to her favourite podcasts and hike.

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Howard is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). He holds Master and Doctor of Psychology Degrees in Clinical Psychology. He is a registered psychologist in the UK and is applying for conversion to College of Psychologist of BC. Howard has 10 years of experience offering psychotherapy and assessment services to adults, teenagers, children, and couples. He has been working in counselling centers, community centers, schools, hospital and clinics in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Canada, for clients from wide varieties of cultural backgrounds.

Howard’s area of expertise lies in depressive and anxiety disorders, PTSD, grief, substance use, life transitions, self-esteem, parenting and couple relationships, as well as workplace/academic stress. Howard also has specialized training in various therapy models including CBT, ACT, Gottman’s Method, mindfulness and SATIR Model.

Based on his training and experience as a psychologist in his home country of China/Hong Kong, Howard helps clients to experience a non-judgemental and warm presence, together with a thorough understanding of clients’ psychosocial backgrounds. With this, he helps clients to understand how their background and personal/family history may affect their daily functioning and relationships in their current life stage. Drawing from such a foundation he can discuss with clients to formulate personalized treatment plans and tools to evaluate the progress of the upcoming sessions. In terms of therapy style, Howard works together with his clients as a team while providing his clients with knowledge and expertise in the therapeutic process. Howard has found clients benefit most from the therapy if they engage in some form of self-help between the sessions. For this reason, Howard may discuss with his clients to determine what may be the most useful things to do between sessions to maximize the effectiveness of the therapy.

Howard speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin. He also offers a free 15 minutes phone/zoom intake sessions for all potential clients and his sessions are conducted online.

Outside of work, Howard is a husband, a father to a 12-years old daughter and two puppies.

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