Christie Ma, RTC
Associate Counsellor
(they/them/theirs)
Virtual Sessions
Christie is currently accepting new clients!
If you are interested in connecting with Christie, please contact christie@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.
Christie is a counsellor and art therapist who is in the process of completing their training at the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. They are a non-binary, queer, and multiethnic Hong Kong-Canadian settler living on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish,) and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Christie grew up in Hong Kong, and has lived in the UK and US as well.
Christie’s healing philosophy envisions global and collective liberation from systems of oppression. As a visual and performance artist, they engage the arts as a way to access and tangibly contend with trauma, feelings, and experiences held in our bodies. They seek to integrate somatic movement, expressive arts and body-mind work into their practice to safely explore taking up space on one’s own terms.
Christie is passionate about anti-oppressive and decolonial care work for neurodivergent QTIBIPoC, diasporic/displaced folx, and survivors of violence. They practice through an intersectional and transnational feminist lens and incorporate trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and person-centred approaches. They have experience working with themes of identity, trauma, anxiety, depression, survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence, and suicidal ideation.
Christie enjoys strength and mobility training, forests by the ocean, cooking without recipes, and dancing to moody music playlists. They seek to connect with you where you are at, and offer a collaborative therapeutic experience that honors your ways of knowing.
Christie’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost
Individual Counselling
25 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $65
Generous: $70+
50 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $145
Generous: $150+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $190
Generous: $200+
Relationship Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $170
Generous: $180+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $200
Generous: $210+
(Rates include GST)
Christie’s Availability
Location: Virtual
Days and Hours:
Monday 9:00am - 3:30pm (Virtual)
Tuesday 10:00am - 3:30pm (Virtual)
Wednesday 3:00am - 7:00pm (Virtual)
Thursday 10:00am - 3:30pm (Virtual)
Approaches in Therapy
Intersectional & Transnational Feminism
Anti-Oppressive
Culturally-Sensitive
Trauma-Informed
Client-Centered
Art Therapy
Internal Family Systems/Parts Work
Cultural Body/Breathwork
Somatic
Relational
Narrative
Licensure & Degrees
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists
Diploma in Art Therapy at Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
Bachelor of Arts in Feminist and Gender Studies, Colorado College (with Interdisciplinary Social & Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh)
Selected Professional Training
Unpacking Barriers to Support Queer & Trans Survivors of Sexual Violence - Ivan Leonce
Tending to Anti-Asian Racialized Trauma Through Decolonial, Collective Healing - Melody Li
Introduction to Decolonize the Heart & Mind - Dr. Tone Rawlings
Decarcerating Care: Laying the Foundations for Liberated Practice - The Institute for the Development of Human Arts
The 7 Circles of Wellness - Chelsey Luger & Thosh Collins, via Well for Culture & Native Wellness Institute
Decolonising the Body - Kim Loliya, via Black Psychotherapy & Moving For Minds
Connecting with Your Body after Sexual Trauma - Sonalee Rashatwar, via Ampersand Sexual Violence Resource Centre
