Mayra Gonzalez Chavez, RCC
Associate Counsellor
(she/her/hers)
In-Person and Virtual Sessions
Mayra is currently accepting new clients!
If you are interested in connecting with Mayra, please contact mayra@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.
Mayra (she/her) is a first-generation Latinx immigrant and settler on the unceded, traditional territory of the Musqueam-speaking people. Before embarking on her career in mental health, she practiced law in Mexico, advocating for human rights. Through her legal work, Mayra discovered a profound truth: listening empathetically to her clients’ stories was often the most transformative aspect of her role, inspiring her to pursue counselling in Canada.
Mayra identifies as non-disabled, cisgender, and heterosexual with lived experiences of racial trauma, depression, and anxiety. She understands the complexities of mental health challenges, especially as they intersect with systemic oppression. Her work is influenced by her unique blend of lived experiences and social identities.
Struggles are a shared human experience, and Mayra recognizes that taking the first step to book a consultation or counselling session can feel intimidating and stir up uncomfortable emotions. She sees this courageous act as the first stepping stone toward meaningful change. Mayra witnesses the healing journey of folks with presence, curiosity, compassion, and humility. Grounded in client-centered, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive practices, she believes in the inherent wisdom within folks to deconstruct systemic barriers and create new narratives that strongly align with their values and vision.
Mayra centers justice-oriented values in her practice and offers an integrative approach to therapy informed by narrative therapy, internal family systems, emotion-focused therapy, somatic therapy, polyvagal theory, solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and intersectional feminism. Clients working alongside Mayra can expect counselling sessions that are warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental. She engages with clients through a transformative process, embracing vulnerability and uncertainty as the foundation for new possibilities.
She assists clients in navigating life transitions, experiences of ongoing oppression, career changes, identity work, anxiety, stress, and depression. Mayra also supports clients in getting a sense of detrimental relationship patterns while nurturing their self-awareness, trust, and self-compassion.
When she's not barefoot by the water, Mayra enjoys meditating, immersing herself in nature, savoring a good cup of coffee, birdwatching, and engaging in meaningful conversations with others.
Mayra’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Starting at $90
Standard: $150
Generous: $155+
Mayra’s Availability
Location: Venables, Virtual
Days and Hours:
Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm (Venables or Virtual)
Sunday 10:00am - 2:00pm (Virtual)
Approaches in Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Emotion-focused Therapy
Solution-focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Therapy
Strength-based Therapy
Licensure & Degrees
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
Mayra Gonzalez Chavez
RCC
Marya is centred in the photo smiling with her teeth at the camera. She has long, wavy dark hair that is dyed purple. She is wearing a white scoop neck blouse with a floral pink and purple pattern on the left shoulder. Behind her are blurred out trees with a cityscape in the far distance.