Ivan Leonce, RSW

  • 15 min Phone Consultation
    No Cost

    Individual Counselling

    50 min
    Supported Access: $90
    Standard: $145

    Supported access rates are available for up to 8 sessions for folks facing financial barriers to counselling.

    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.

  • Location: 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.

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Relational Cultural Therapy

    • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy

    • Somatic Attachment Therapy

    • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    • Solutions Focused Therapy

    • Decolonial / Anti Oppressive Practice

    • Registered Social Worker (RSW), BC College of Social Workers

    • Master of Social Work, University of British Columbia

    • Bachelor of Social Work, University of Victoria

    • 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

Bio

I support those navigating the challenges of living in a world not designed with them in mind. If you are a person of colour, queer or trans, an immigrant or the child of one, neurodivergent — or all of the above — I know that your experiences of mental and emotional health are often inseparable from these realities. I also know that any effective therapy must hold space for that, without letting it define the fullness of your story. This understanding is at the heart of how I work.

My approach to counselling is shaped by both my professional training in trauma-informed, decolonial and evidence-based therapy, as well as my lived and cultural experiences as a Black queer immigrant of mixed Afro-Caribbean, Tamil and Kalinago ancestry. Clients describe my style as warm, down-to-earth, direct and insightful.

While I work with a range of concerns, I am particularly experienced supporting clients who describe issues of chronic stress or worry, difficulty expressing or regulating emotions, communicating effectively in relationships, lack of focus, or feeling overwhelmed and uncertain when making important decisions.

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Ivan Leonce

(he/him/his)
Associate Counsellor
RSW

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.

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