Aileen Cham, RCC

  • 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+

  • Location: Ontario & Broadway, Virtual

    Days and Hours:

    • Friday 11:00am - 6:00pm (Virtual)

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

    • EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)

    • IFS (Internal Family Systems) or parts work

    • DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Art Therapy

    • Somatic

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

    • Attachment and Dependency in Trauma Treatment workshop, Kathy Steele via Envision

    • 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 not currently accepting new clients, waitlist available!

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

English, Sliding Scale Available, BIPoC Identified, Available in the Evening, Available on Weekends, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Queer Identified, Non-Binary Identified, Associate Counsellor, Neurodivergent, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic Practice, Waitlist AvailableLuisa OspinaVirtual, In-Person, Hybrid, Individual Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Consultation/Supervision, Walk and Talk