Ivan Leonce, RSW
Associate Counsellor
(he/him/his)
In-Person and Virtual Sessions
Ivan is not currently accepting new clients, waitlist available!
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, major life transitions & issues with substance use.
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 generalist training grounded in Indigenous approaches to helping & healing, and the University of British Columbia, where he completed advanced practice training in clinical social work.
Ivan’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 min
Supported Access: $90
Standard: $145
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.
Ivan’s Availability
Location: Art Therapy Studio, Virtual
Days and Hours:
Sunday to Friday 9:30AM - 7:00PM (Virtual) **
** I am available two days each week, with my available days rotating weekly. I may not be the best fit if your schedule requires meeting on the same day each week.
Licensure & Degrees
Registered Social Worker (RSW), BC College of Social Workers
Master of Social Work, University of British Columbia
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
Image Description: Ivan is centered in the image while smiling at the camera. He is wearing a white shirt with a plaid button up on top, and a yellow beanie. The background is blurred branches and leaves.