Ivan Leonce, RSW
Associate Counsellor
(he/him/his)
In-Person and Virtual Sessions
Ivan is not currently accepting new clients. Waitlist closed.
If you are interested in connecting with Ivan, please contact ivan@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.
Every part of you is welcome in your counselling conversations with Ivan – the tender, the tough, and all the tricky parts in between. The stories you have told a thousand different ways and the ones just waiting for a soft place to name out loud for the very first time. The part of you that is pretty sure this might be a good next step, and the part that might still be a little nervous anyway. Ivan works with those in his care to help make sense of it all, together.
He is particularly experienced supporting clients in navigating the sometimes difficult, overwhelming & uncertain feelings that show up in our relationships in all their forms - with our partners, parents, families, co-workers, friends. He is also skilled in supporting folks through anxiety, depression, grief, identity exploration & major life transitions.
Ivan's healing work is shaped by his lived & cultural experiences as a Black, queer immigrant of mixed Afro-Caribbean, Tamil & Kalinago ancestry as well as his professional training in trauma-informed, decolonial approaches. His counselling style integrates aspects of narrative, somatic, relational & solution-focused therapies.
He is a Registered Social Worker and graduate of the University of Victoria, where he completed his social work training grounded in Indigenous approaches to helping & healing
Ivan’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 min
Supported Access: $90
Standard: $135
Supported access rates are available for up to 6 sessions for folks facing financial barriers to counselling. At this time, these spots are reserved for immigrants and refugees (including those with temporary or precarious status).
In lieu of a generous rate option, Ivan invites folks to consider making a contribution to the Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation if they have the means.
(As a RSW, Ivan’s rates are GST exempt)
Ivan’s Availability
Location: Art Therapy Studio, Virtual
Days and Hours:
Wednesday 8:00am - 12:00pm (Art Therapy Studio or Virtual)
Friday 2:30pm - 6:30pm (Art Therapy Studio or Virtual)
Licensure & Degrees
Registered Social Worker (RSW), BC College of Social Workers
Bachelor of Social Work, University of Victoria
Selected Professional Training
Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate, with Kai Cheng Thom & Scott Lyons
Racial & Generational Trauma: Somatic Approaches for Black, Indigenous & People Colour, with Chinwé Williams
Trauma Informed Responses to Racial Injustice: Supporting Immigrant Communities, with Charissa Pizarro
The Ambiguous Grief of Adult Children of Refugees, with Linda Thai
Women of Colour & Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury, with Gail Parker
Trauma Informed Care: Supporting Trans BIPOC Clients, with Rizi Timane
Ivan Leonce
RSW
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