Mountainside Wellness provides individual counselling for adults in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. Online counselling allows clients to access mental health support from Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Victoria, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Kamloops and communities across BC.

Individual counselling provides a private, supportive space to work through concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, grief and loss, addiction, self-esteem, emotional regulation, relationship difficulties, neurodivergence, identity and major life changes.

Counselling is personalized around your experiences, goals and needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach to mental health.

Individual counselling can help with a wide range of mental health concerns and life challenges, including anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, trauma, grief, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, obsessive thoughts, emotional overwhelm and major life transitions.

You do not need to be experiencing a mental health crisis or have a formal diagnosis to benefit from counselling. Some people seek therapy because something specific has happened, while others want to better understand themselves, change long-standing patterns or improve their overall emotional wellbeing.

Individual counselling can provide emotional support while also helping you develop practical coping strategies, improve emotional awareness, establish healthier boundaries and create more sustainable patterns in everyday life.

Yes. Anxiety counselling can help people experiencing excessive worry, overthinking, racing thoughts, avoidance, fear, physical tension, difficulty relaxing or feeling constantly on edge.

Counselling can help you better understand what triggers anxiety, recognize patterns that maintain anxious thoughts and develop practical strategies for managing worry, uncertainty and emotional overwhelm.

Therapy can also explore underlying experiences that may contribute to anxiety, including perfectionism, people pleasing, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, trauma, neurodivergence and major life changes.

Yes. Depression counselling can support people experiencing persistent sadness, low motivation, emotional numbness, hopelessness, isolation, loss of interest, negative thought patterns or the feeling that they are stuck and unsure how to move forward.

Depression does not look the same for everyone. Some people experience significant emotional pain, while others continue working and meeting responsibilities while privately struggling with exhaustion, disconnection or a loss of meaning.

Individual counselling can help identify patterns contributing to depression, develop coping strategies, rebuild meaningful routines and explore relationships, identity, values, connection and other areas that contribute to emotional wellbeing.

Yes. Trauma-informed counselling can help people process difficult, distressing or overwhelming experiences and understand how those experiences may continue to affect emotions, relationships, behaviour and everyday life.

Trauma can influence trust, boundaries, emotional regulation, self-esteem, relationships, sleep, anxiety and the way a person responds to stress or perceived threats.

Trauma counselling does not require you to immediately disclose every detail of what happened. Therapy can move at a pace that respects your comfort, boundaries and readiness while helping you develop greater emotional safety, understanding and coping skills.

Yes. Grief counselling can provide support following the death of someone important as well as many other forms of loss, including the end of a relationship, changes in health, loss of employment, family estrangement, changes in identity or major life transitions.

Grief can involve sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, confusion, loneliness and many other emotions. There is no single correct way to grieve and no universal timeline for when someone should feel better.

Individual counselling can provide a supportive space to process loss, understand changing emotions, develop ways of coping and explore how to move forward while still honouring what has been lost.

Yes. Individual counselling can support people experiencing concerns related to substance use, addiction and recovery.

Addiction counselling can explore more than substance use itself. Therapy may also address triggers, emotional regulation, relationships, trauma, shame, identity, loneliness, coping strategies, relapse prevention and the underlying reasons substances may have become a way of managing difficult emotions or experiences.

Counselling can also support people who are already in recovery and are navigating the emotional, relational and practical changes that can come with building a life without relying on previous coping strategies.

Yes. Mountainside Wellness provides 2SLGBTQIA+ and queer-affirming counselling that respects sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, relationships and individual experiences without treating identity as something that needs to be changed or explained.

Queer and trans clients may seek counselling for the same mental health concerns as anyone else while also navigating experiences related to identity, coming out, relationships, family acceptance, discrimination, minority stress, belonging or finding supportive community.

Mountainside Wellness is proudly 2SLGBTQIA+, neurodivergent and disabled owned. Counselling is designed to provide an inclusive environment where clients can focus on the issues that matter to them without needing to educate their counsellor about the basic validity of their identity.

Yes. Mountainside Wellness provides virtual individual counselling, allowing clients throughout British Columbia to access counselling online from home or another private location.

Online counselling can be especially helpful for people who experience transportation barriers, mobility limitations, demanding work schedules, childcare responsibilities, anxiety, sensory sensitivities or difficulty finding specialized and affirming counselling services in their local community.

Virtual counselling also allows clients outside Vancouver to access Mountainside Wellness without needing to travel to the Lower Mainland for appointments.

Finding the right counsellor involves both professional experience and personal fit. A counsellor may have relevant training and experience, but it is also important that you feel respected, heard and comfortable enough to discuss the things that brought you to counselling.

When choosing a counsellor, consider their experience with the concerns you want to address, their therapeutic approach, communication style and whether they understand important aspects of your identity or lived experience.

Mountainside Wellness provides individualized, trauma-informed, queer-affirming and neurodiversity-affirming counselling. Clients are encouraged to explore counsellor biographies and areas of focus to find someone whose experience and approach align with their needs.

A free consultation can also provide an opportunity to ask questions and determine whether a counsellor feels like the right fit before beginning ongoing sessions.