Aileen Cham, RCC

• Aileen's Rates

  15 min Phone Consultation
  No Cost

  Individual Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
  Standard: $140
  Generous: $145+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
  Standard: $190
  Generous: $195+

  Relationship Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $170
  Generous: $175+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $230
  Generous: $235+

• Aileen's Availability

  Location: Ontario & Broadway, Virtual

  Days and Hours:

  • Friday 11:00am - 6:00pm (Virtual)

  • Saturday 11:00am - 3:30pm (In-Person or Virtual)

• Approaches in Therapy

  • EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)

  • IFS (Internal Family Systems) or parts work

  • DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Art Therapy

  • Somatic

• Licensures and Degrees

  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

• Selected Professional Training

  • Integrative Somatic Parts Work Certificate (Levels 1-3), The Embody Lab

  • Mental Health First Aid Certificate

Bio

I view my therapeutic role and my experiences as a human to be deeply interconnected. My practice is informed through my lens as a queer, Taiwanese-Malaysian "third-culture kid" navigating chronic mental illness and neurodiverse experiences. While education and training provide a solid framework for my therapeutic approach, it is most coloured by my belief that therapy is, at its core, a space for shared humanity.

I align with and often work well with:

• creatives and artmakers,

• folks who have been deemed “too emotional”, “too much”, or “highly sensitive”; seen as “weird”, “different”, or have been othered for existing outside the dominant social scripts,

• sexual/gender diverse experiences and neurodivergent experiences,

• those experiencing (chronic) suicidality and self-harm,

• intergenerational and complex trauma – especially with those who are nervous about exploring these themes!

I enjoy working creatively and curiously through expressive arts, weaving in somatic (body-based) explorations, and introducing new ways of understanding ourselves through parts work. For folks seeking skill-building or more structured learning, I like using DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy). In all of these, my practice is rooted in an anti-capitalist, abolitionist, and Disability Justice-informed framework that looks beyond individual “fixing”, and towards ways of being that honour the full spectrum of who you are.

Image Description: Aileen is facing the camera, leaning over a table with their face in their right hand and smiling. They are wearing dark, circular-framed glasses and an off-white quarter-sleeved shirt. They have chest-length hair and short, blunt bangs. Their arms show various black-ink tattoos. The background shows a brown and white wall. 

Aileen Cham

(they/them/theirs)
Associate Counsellor
RCC

In-Person and Virtual Sessions

Aileen is currently accepting new clients for individual counselling only!

If you are interested in connecting with Aileen, please contact aileen@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.