Posts in BIPoC Identified
Tessa Teng, CCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Tessa is a Canadian Certified Counsellor centring her practice around empathy, compassion, collaboration, and safety. She believes in meeting each client where they are at, providing a space for clients to navigate anxiety, grief, and other mental health challenges. Clients can expect sessions to be person-centred, trauma-informed and strength-based.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Self-Esteem
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Relationship Issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Disordered Eating
+ Identity Issues

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Rachelle Wilmot, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Rachelle (she/they) is a Biracial, Queer, Neurodivergent Registered Clinical Counsellor and Social Worker eager to work alongside folks, co-creating safety within their healing journey. Their practice is trauma-informed, so you can expect a welcoming and empowering therapeutic space.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Low Sexual Desire
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ OCD
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Disordered Eating
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Ivan Leonce, RSW

Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Ivan is a Registered Social Worker keen to support folks through all the tough, tender & tricky parts of simply being alive and in this world. His counselling style invites an exploration of our unique stories, and relationships to the people, places & practices important to us as sources of wisdom on ways forward.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Relationship Issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Raman Cheema, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Raman is a Counsellor/Art Therapist. She works from a trauma-informed, multicultural perspective to understand how social and cultural factors influence our lives. You can expect sessions with Raman to be validating, warm, and educational.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Relationship Issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Daniel Oommen, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Daniel (they/them) is a registered clinical counsellor and certified sexologist who works with individuals and relationships, with a focus on sexuality, intimacy, trauma, and non-monogamy. Their approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, compassionate, and grounded in anti-oppressive principles.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ Aromanticism
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Low Sexual Desire
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Pregnancy and Postpartum
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Erectile Dysfuction
+ Orgasm Difficulties
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Painful Sex
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Rapid/Delayed Ejaculation
+ Hypersexuality/ Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Shana Soo, RCC

Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Shana (she/they) is a registered clinical counsellor who is passionate about providing a safe, validating, and collaborative space for clients. Their practice is anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and harm reducing, with a touch of playfulness.

Areas of Focus:

+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ Religious Trauma
+ Relationship Issues
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ COVID-Conscious
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Angel Sukkau, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Angel (she/them) is a queer, biracial, neurodivergent settler living on unceded land. Her practice is rooted in harm reduction, anti-oppression, and trauma-informed frameworks. They are passionate about supporting people's healing journeys and enjoy strengthening connections to oneself through an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens and somatic (body) recognition and engagement.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ Aromanticism
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Psychosis
+ Substance-related issues
+ Hypersexuality/ Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ OCD
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Disordered Eating
+ Fat-Specific Issues/ Impacts of Sizeism
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Nava Kasiri, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Nava (she/her) is a registered clinical counsellor that works with folks in navigating anxiety, stress, identity, relationships, and life transitions. She cultivates a safe, collaborative, and non-judgmental space for her clients. Sessions with Nava are warm, curious, trauma-informed, and strengths-focused.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Chronic Pain
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Religious Trauma
+ Relationship Issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Disordered Eating
+ Fat-Specific Issues/ Impacts of Sizeism
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Luisa Ospina, RCC-ACS

In-Person & Virtual
Waitlist Available

Bio

Luisa (she/they) offers trauma-informed, queer-affirming counselling, art therapy, and clinical supervision. Her anti-oppressive, relational approach supports people and practitioners in healing from trauma, navigating systemic oppression, and deepening connection and self-understanding.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Low Sexual Desire
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Relationship Issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Bréa Kane, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Bréa is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional. She works alongside folks whose sense of dignity has been damaged, devalued, and misunderstood. You can expect Bréa to offer a warm, empathic, and non-judgmental space to co-create paths for mind-body healing.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ Grief and Loss
+ Pregnancy and Postpartum
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues
+ Perinatal

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Rabab Seblani, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

​Rabab (she/her) is a second generation Lebanese immigrant. She is committed to cultivating a safe, warm and non-judgemental space to support clients through their unique journeys and struggles. She brings genuine empathy, care and respect to clients, and honours their life experiences and culture.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Disordered Eating
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Steph Blandino, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Steph sees counselling as an opportunity to walk beside folx, co-creating safety and dignity as they navigate their healing journeys and call in their own wisdom. She believes her role is one of facilitating and collaborating, and that each client brings their own expertise, gifts, and the seeds for resilience.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ Aromanticism
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Low Sexual Desire
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Pregnancy and Postpartum
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Erectile Dysfuction
+ Orgasm Difficulties
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Painful Sex
+ Relationship Issues
+ Rapid/Delayed Ejaculation
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Hypersexuality/ Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Disordered Eating
+ Fat-Specific Issues/ Impacts of Sizeism
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues
+ Perinatal

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Gurvaan Mann, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio


Gurvaan (she/they) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor that works with people navigating anxiety, life transitions, issues of identity, and experiences of trauma. You can expect sessions to be inviting, validating, and attentive to structural barriers.   She works from an IFS, EMDR, somatic, and trauma informed lens.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Relationship Issues
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Fat-Specific Issues/ Impacts of Sizeism
+ Identity Issues

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Jessamine Liu, CCC

In-person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Jessamine (she/her) is a queer, Filipino-Taiwanese immigrant and settler on stolen Coast Salish lands. She hopes to co-create intersectional, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and collaborative spaces with her clients. She works with grief, navigating diasporic identities, identity exploration, and dreaming alternative ways of being.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Asexuality
+ Aromanticism
+ Chronic Pain
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ COVID-Conscious
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Christie Ma, RTC

Virtual
Accepting Clients

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Psychosis
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Emily Franklin, RCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

​Emily is a biracial, cisgender Registered Clinical Counsellor. She is passionate about supporting clients in discovering their personal strength and autonomy in their lived experiences. Clients can expect sessions to be collaborative, safe, and welcoming.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Grief and Loss
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ Relationship Issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ OCD
+ Identity Issues

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​Jotika Chaudhary Samant, RSW

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Jotika is a Queer, Disabled, chronically ill, cis, femme of Colour. She is an Expressive Arts Therapist and Registered Social Worker. She is passionate about the arts as profound and powerful tools to support re-connecting to our bodies.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ BDSM and Kink
+ Chronic Pain
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Painful Sex
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Trans and Non-binary-Specific Issues
+ Disordered Eating
+ Fat-Specific Issues/ Impacts of Sizeism
+ COVID-Conscious
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Ramineh Rahimi, RCC

Virtual Sessions
Accepting Clients

Bio

Ramineh (she/her) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor specializing in childhood trauma, narcissistic abuse, sexualized violence, oppression, life transitions, and family and relationship therapy. Using a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approach, she helps clients reconnect with their authentic selves, heal from past wounds, and navigate mental health challenges. Ramineh offers compassionate, non-judgmental sessions that are validating and empowering. She provides counselling in both Farsi and English, ensuring an inclusive space where clients can heal and reclaim their autonomy.

Areas of Focus

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ Chronic Pain
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Relationship Issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ Identity Issues

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Hollman Lozano, CCC

In-Person & Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Hollman (he/him) is a Canadian Certified Counsellor who brings a unique blend of lived experience, cultural sensitivity, and academic knowledge to my practice. With a deep commitment to anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and anti-racist practices, I offer therapy that is grounded in understanding the impacts of gender, cultural, and political violence.

Areas of Focus

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Consensual Non-Monogamy/ Polyamory
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Self-Esteem
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Religious Trauma
+ Sexual Self-Esteem and Self- Confidence
+ Infidelity
+ Relationship Issues
+ Identity Issues
+ Global Majority- Specific Issues

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Pin-Han Hsu, RCC

Virtual
Accepting Clients

Bio

Pin-Han's approach to therapy is person-centred, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. Pin-Han provides anti-oppressive and nonjudgmental care to marginalized individuals who are in the LGBTQ2S+ communities, immigrants, who use substances, and survivors of domestic violence.

Areas of Focus:

+ Anxiety
+ Depression
+ Emotional Regulation and Distress Tolerance
+ Impacts of racism and xenophobia
+ 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
+ Immigration and Life Transitions
+ Grief and Loss
+ Neurodiversity
+ ADHD
+ Self-Esteem
+ Sexualized and Gender-Based Violence
+ Trauma/Oppression
+ Sexual Identity  Concerns
+ BPD/ CPTSD
+ Persons with Disabilities-related issues
+ Substance-related issues
+ Communication and Boundaries
+ COVID-Conscious
+ Identity Issues

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