Sawlat Tirtha, RSW

Accepting New Clients. Sawlat is a first generation Bengali immigrant raised in Canada. She is a Registered Social Worker who works alongside folks navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, relational struggles, sexuality, and trauma.

BIPoC Identified, English, Associate Counsellor, Sliding Scale Available, Accepting New Clients, Available on Weekends, Available in the Evening, Registered Social Worker, Autism Funding UnitLuisa OspinaDecember 21, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual

Aminata Barry

Accepting New Clients. Aminata is an internationally-raised, multiculturally aware counsellor, with roots in the Ivory Coast. She's dedicated to providing her clients with a non-judgmental, warm and compassionate space to explore themselves. She embraces an eclectic, client-centered and collaborative approach to counselling, always engaging with empathy, curiosity and creativity.

English, Queer Identified, Sliding Scale Available, BIPoC Identified, BIPoC & Queer Identified, French, Available in the Evening, Accepting New Clients, Pre-Licensed CounsellorLuisa OspinaDecember 9, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person

Luisa Ospina, RCC

Waitlist Closed. Luisa is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Supervisor who works primarily with people who have experienced trauma, including sexualized violence, experiences of ongoing oppression, and family separation. You can expect sessions with her to be light-hearted, validating, critical of structural barriers, and educational.

Shana Soo, RCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Shana (she/they) is a registered clinical counsellor who is passionate about providing a safe, validating, and collaborative space for clients. Their practice is anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and harm reducing, with a touch of playfulness.

English, BIPoC Identified, Sliding Scale Available, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Queer Identified, Available in the Evening, Neurodivergent, Associate Counsellor, Non-Binary Identified, Waitlist Available, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaAugust 2, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person, Relationship Counselling

Rabab Seblani, CCC

Accepting New Clients. Rabab (she/her) is a second generation Lebanese immigrant. She is committed to cultivating a safe, warm and non-judgemental space to support clients through their unique journeys and struggles. She brings genuine empathy, care and respect to clients, and honours their life experiences and culture.

English, BIPoC Identified, Sliding Scale Available, Accepting New Clients, Available in the Evening, Certified Canadian Counsellor, Associate Counsellor, Conversational Levant Arabic, Levant Arabic - ConversationalLuisa OspinaAugust 1, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person

Steph Blandino, RCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Steph is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She sees counselling as an opportunity to walk beside folx, co-creating safety and dignity as they navigate their healing journeys and call in their own wisdom. She believes her role is one of facilitating and collaborating, and that each client brings their own expertise, gifts, and the seeds for resilience.

BIPoC Identified, Queer Identified, English, Available on Weekends, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Associate Counsellor, Available in the Evening, FNHA Provider, EMDR, CVAP Provider, Waitlist Available, Spanish, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Autism Funding UnitLuisa OspinaApril 5, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person, Family Counselling

Emily Franklin, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Emily is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She is passionate about supporting clients in discovering their personal strength and autonomy in their lived experiences. Clients can expect sessions to be collaborative, safe, and welcoming.

BIPoC Identified, English, Available in the Evening, Associate Counsellor, Accepting New Clients, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 5, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person, Hybrid

Angel Sukkau, RCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Angel is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She is a cisgender queer, Egyptian/German-Canadian settler living in British Columbia. She often works through a harm reduction, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed lens. She is passionate about incorporating nature, music, art, and writing into therapy.

BIPoC Identified, Queer Identified, English, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Associate Counsellor, Available in the Evening, FNHA Provider, EMDR, Waitlist Available, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Autism Funding Unit, RHAP ProviderLuisa OspinaApril 4, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person, Relationship Counselling, Hybrid

Pin-Han Hsu, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Pin-Han is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Pin-Han's approach to therapy is person-centred, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. Pin-Han provides anti-oppressive and nonjudgmental care to marginalized individuals who are in the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, immigrants, who use substances, and survivors of violence.

BIPoC Identified, Queer Identified, Available on Weekends, English, Taiwanese, Mandarin, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Accepting New Clients, Associate Counsellor, CVAP Provider, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 4, 2023Virtual, Individual Counselling

Samantha Cheng, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Samantha is a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering individual counselling and clinical supervision. She specializes in supporting folks navigating life transitions, experiencing grief and loss, or exploring questions of meaning and identity.

BIPoC Identified, English, Associate Counsellor, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Queer Identified, Available in the Evening, EMDR, Accepting New Clients, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 4, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual

Sandra Suasnabar Alberco, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Sandra is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor who is passionate and committed to offering a safe, transparent and nourishing holding space for Clinical Supervisees and Consultees. Sandra specializes in supporting survivors of trauma (intergenerational, gender-based and sexualized), folks navigating identities and life transitions, grief and loss, and historical systemic oppression.

Christie Ma, RTC

Accepting New Clients. Christie is an Associate Counsellor who engages the arts as a way to access and tangibly contend with trauma, feelings, and experiences held in our bodies. They seek to connect with you where you are at and offer a collaborative therapeutic experience that honours your ways of knowing.

Queer Identified, English, Art Therapy, BIPoC Identified, Cantonese, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Accepting New Clients, Associate Counsellor, Non-Binary Identified, Available in the Evening, Registered Therapeutic CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 4, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, Relationship Counselling

Allahna Somji, CCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Allahna is a Canadian Certified Counsellor. Her therapeutic approach is centered around collaboration, meeting all clients with empathy and non-judgement. She hopes to create a safe and accepting space for her clients, allowing for empowerment, encouragement, and connection.

Queer Identified, English, BIPoC Identified, Available in the Evening, Associate Counsellor, Waitlist Available, EMDR, Certified Canadian Counsellor, RHAP ProviderLuisa OspinaMarch 30, 2023Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person

Kaitlin Wu, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Kaitlin is Registered Clinical Counsellor. She holds a person-centered, social justice framework and focuses on supporting marginalized communities and neurodivergent folks. She approaches each session with compassion and curiosity.

English, BIPoC Identified, Available in the Evening, Associate Counsellor, EMDR, Accepting New ClientsLuisa OspinaJuly 11, 2022Individual Counselling, Virtual, Relationship Counselling

Bréa Kane, RCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Bréa is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional. She works alongside folks whose sense of dignity has been damaged, devalued, and misunderstood. You can expect Bréa to offer a warm, empathic, and non-judgmental space to co-create paths for mind-body healing.

BIPoC Identified, English, Available in the Evening, Associate Counsellor, EMDR, CVAP Provider, FNHA Provider, Practice Manager, Waitlist Available, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 5, 2022Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person, Hybrid

Lina Fang, RCC

Waitlist for New Clients. Lina is a queer, autistic and bi-cultural Canadian Certified Counsellor. She works with marginalized clients including BIPOC, neurodivergent, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, immigrants, and poly communities. Her practice is trauma-informed and you can expect a therapeutic space that prioritizes authenticity and empowerment.

English, BIPoC Identified, BIPoC & Queer Identified, Available in the Evening, Associate Counsellor, Queer Identified, EMDR, Neurodivergent, CVAP Provider, Certified Canadian Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Waitlist AvailableLuisa OspinaApril 5, 2022Individual Counselling, Virtual

Maryanne Wong, RSW

Accepting New Clients. Maryanne is a queer, bicultural Associate Counsellor and Registered Social Worker with both lived and professional experience. Their perspective is informed by an intersectional social justice lens. She approaches her counselling work with a collaborative, inquisitive spirit and trauma-aware, harm-reduction approach.

Raman Cheema, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Raman is an Art Therapist. She works from a trauma-informed, multicultural perspective to understand how social and cultural factors influence our lives. You can expect sessions with Raman to be validating, warm, and educational.

English, BIPoC Identified, Art Therapy, Associate Counsellor, Punjabi, Expressive Arts Therapy, Available on Weekends, Accepting New Clients, Available in the Evening, EMDR, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Hormone Readiness AssessmentLuisa OspinaApril 5, 2022Individual Counselling, Virtual, In-Person

Tiffany Wu, RCC

Accepting New Clients. Tiff is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who works alongside folks navigating intersecting identities, namely gender, sexual , and cultural within the context of being a racialized person in a Western society. I strive for our chats to be supportive and enriching, while holding space to acknowledge the heavy systems we work within.

Queer Identified, English, EMDR, Non-Binary Identified, BIPoC & Queer Identified, BIPoC Identified, Cantonese, Supervision, Clinical Supervisor, Registered Clinical CounsellorLuisa OspinaApril 4, 2022Virtual, Consultation/Supervision