Mind-Body Focused Counselling with Yuan

Counselling with Yuan Zhou

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Master of Education, Counselling Psychology
(she/her)

“The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.”

--Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart

Yuan offers Registered Clinical Counselling

Let me hold such space for you, with room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy… and for curiosity, experiment and growth. This is a space where you and everything about you are accepted and matter.

I look forward to getting to know you and what have brought you here…

Perhaps you are overwhelmed by unwanted emotions and thoughts

Perhaps you feel sad, disconnected, lost, or numb deep down

Perhaps it seems like things are falling apart, and you are left helpless and hopeless

You may be entangled in demanding or abusive relationships or feeling stuck in destructive thinking or behavioural patterns, with past trauma may be standing in the way and keeping your from moving forward…

Common counselling concerns, focuses & clients I love supporting:

A Bit About Me as A Counsellor

If you are tired of suffering in silence and feeling alone…

I understand that opening up to someone, sharing your most vulnerable memories, thoughts and emotions could be very much uncomfortable, even scary. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth, and I am here for you, with you, on this journey you are about to embark. I will follow your lead, cheer you on. At times, if it is ok with you, I might take your hands, or challenge you gently, along the way. I hope this journey leads you to more clarity, peace, and growth.

My Approach to Counselling

I am a Chinese-Canadian and first generation immigrant. My personal and professional experience helps me appreciate diverse and complex factors in the helping/healing processes. I strive to hold a culturally sensitive, safe space for clients. I value each client’s unique lived experience and worldview and continuously reflect on my own values and biases.

I am passionate to support clients of all cultural backgrounds in their journeys to gain insights about themselves, their family history, their relationships and pursue changes that are most meaningful to them. I see my role is to help you cultivate self-awareness, self-compassion, curiosity, resilience, and sense of choice and empowerment in your journey.

 I provide counselling in English and Mandarin.

I received my Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). I welcome clients of all cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and relationship styles.

I am also an advocate for mental health and wellness of women (including trans-women) of all ages, parents, folks of Asian Canadian heritage and immigration/refugee backgrounds. I am a CVAP (Crime Victim Assistant Program) registered counsellor.

COUNSELLING APPROACH

An existential-humanistic counsellor at heart, my person-centred, sensitive, trauma-informed and integrative practice is influenced by:Person-Centred Therapy

  • Person-Centred Therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Attachment Theory

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

  • Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)Mindfulness

  • Cognitive Behavioural Theory (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

  • Body-Body Interventions

COUNSELLING FEES

50 min session: $165
80 min session: $260

Yuan also offers CVAP funded counselling

We accept payment via e-transfer and cheque

In efforts to keep our overall rates lower, we also offer the option to pay by credit card with a 2.4% processing fee

Connect with Yuan for Counselling

To learn more about Yuan’s approach to counselling, ask questions about how she might be able to support you, and schedule your first session, please book a 15 minute virtual consultation below.

If you do not see a time available that works for you, or have any further questions, please contact Yuan via the form below, and share what you’re looking for support with!