Raman Cheema, RCC
Associate Counsellor
(she/her/hers or they/them/theirs)
Virtual Sessions
Raman is currently accepting new clients!
If you are interested in connecting with Raman, please contact raman@collective-healing.ca. For existing clients, self-book here.
Raman is a South-Asian, able-bodied, cisgender, settler woman who is practicing on the unceded, traditional Coast Salish lands including the S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Semiahmoo, Kwantlen, sc̓əwaθenaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsawwassen), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ), Stz’uminus, Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla. She speaks Punjabi and English. Raman is a registered clinical counsellor and professional art therapist who has completed a Master of Counselling Psychology in Art Therapy at Adler University.
Raman’s previous experiences include working with families, children, and adults on stress management, anxiety, low mood, life transitions, and domestic violence. She has lived experience with social anxiety, speech impairments, life-threatening medical diagnosis, relationship trauma, and navigating multicultural and multi-generational issues.
Raman’s approach to counselling embodies warmth, curiosity, and acceptance. She looks at how our previous experiences inform our life journeys. Raman is passionate about empowering individuals and supporting the re-discovery of their strengths.
In her personal time, Raman enjoys painting, knitting, baking, hiking, kickboxing, and watching docu-series and reality tv.
Raman’s Rates
15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost
Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $140
Generous: $145+
75 min
Sliding Scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $155
Generous: $160+
(Rates include GST)
Raman’s Availability
Location: Virtual
Days and Hours:
Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm (Virtual)
Approaches in Therapy
Anti-Oppressive
Art Therapy
Trauma-Informed
Adlerian
Client-centered
Licensure & Degrees
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (#21796)
RCAT - P (Professional Canadian Art Therapist) with CATA (Canadian Art Therapy Association)
Master of Counselling Psychology: Art Therapy at Adler University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emily Carr University
Selected Professional Training
Trauma Informed Practice Level 1 & 2, The Trauma Informed Practice Institute
Queering Mental Health: A Canadian Perspective, Our Landing Place
Using Yoga in Your Work, Yoga Outreach
Narrative Therapy: Tools for Exploring Stories, Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Core Clinician Training
Raman Cheema
RCC, RCAT-P
Image Description: Raman is standing centered outside, facing the camera and smiling. She has shoulder length, curly black hair and brown eyes. Raman is wearing a rust-coloured turtleneck with a multicoloured cardigan on top with outdoor winter patterns on it. Behind them is broadleaf tree with red leaves that looks to be a maple or Japanese maple.