Lau Mehes, RSW

• Lau's Rates

  15 min Phone Consultation
  No Cost

  Individual Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $150
  Generous: $155+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $225
  Generous: $230+

  Relationship/Family Counselling

  50 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $185
  Generous: $190+

  75 min
  Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
  Standard: $260
  Generous: $265+

  Hormone Readiness Assessments
  Two 40-minute sessions: $300 per assessment

• Lau's Availability

  Location: Venables, Virtual

  Days and Hours: 

  • Tuesday 9:00am - 2:00pm (Venables or Virtual)

• Approaches in Therapy

  I use an integrated approach that centers the needs of each individual or family. My approaches are informed by the following therapies: 

  • Person and relationship centered

  • Anti-oppression

  • Trauma-informed practice 

  • Narrative therapy 

  • Attachment theory 

  • Queer theory

  • Sex-positive

  • Intersectional feminist theory 

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy 

  • Somatics

  • Strengths-based 

  • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) 

• Areas of Focus

  • Anxiety

  • Chronic Stress and burnout 

  • Depression

  • Emotional regulation

  • Exploring sexuality and gender identity 

  • Family Conflict

  • Grief and loss

  • Life transitions

  • Medical trauma and crisis (inclusive of first responders)

  • Relational trauma

  • Relationship issues (inclusive of all relationship structures) 

  • Self-esteem

  • Substance use/Addictions 

• Licensures and Degrees

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

  • Master of Social Work (2023, Wilfrid Laurier University) 

  • Bachelor of Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (2011, UBC) 

• Selected Professional Training

  • Dulwich Centre Narrative Therapy Basics (2021-2022) 

  • Emotional Focused Family Therapy Core Training (2021-2022)

  • Integrated Care for Eating Disorders and Substance Use (Vancouver Coastal Health, 2020) 

  • Mental Health First Aid (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2019)

  • San’yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training (2017)

Bio

Hello!

My name is Lau, it’s so nice to meet you. I’d love to tell you a bit about myself and my counselling practice, so you can gauge if I might be a good fit for you! 

I am a Registered Social Worker with the BC College of Social Workers, and a Masters in Social Work. I am a white, cisgender, queer, non-disabled femme (she/her) of British and Russian-Jewish background living on the stolen lands of the səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) Nations. I grew up between small-town BC and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I have been working in health and education systems with young people, adults, and families for the past 13 years. I have worked with 2SLGBTQ+ youth for many years, as well as Indigenous families, folks who use substances, and folks who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship violence, and self-harm. I also have extensive experience working with folks experiencing grief, loss, acute crisis, family conflict, and acute medical trauma, including first responders. In my personal life I love to sing in choirs, garden, cook, ride my bike, and laugh and snuggle with my toddler. 

In my counselling practice I believe in working collaboratively with you in a relationship-focused space. My practice is grounded in respect, empathy, curiosity, and encouragement. I truly believe that you have the skills to help yourself and solve your problems, and I hope to create a space where we can co-create opportunities for healing, growth, and liberation. I strive to offer an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and harm-reduction approach. My work is deeply informed by intersectionality, and I recognize the learning I have done from BIPoC  women/trans/nonbinary folks. I strive to center social justice and decolonization in my practices, but I recognize that this is ongoing work of unlearning and listening.

Some of the approaches and tools I use include narrative therapy, emotionally-focused family therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment theory, queer/intersectional feminist theory, and somatics. However, I think the most important part of a counselling experience is the safety and acceptance you feel to explore your inner and outer worlds, heal your suffering, and grow your self-awareness and connection to self and community. With me you can expect a supportive environment that values consent, self-reflections, and laughter. I look forward to joining you on your journey.

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Lau Mehes

(she/her/hers)
Associate Counsellor
RSW

In-Person and Virtual Sessions

Lau is not currently accepting new clients, waitlist available!

If you are interested in connecting with Lau, please contact lau@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.