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Elli Klaus (she/her) - Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
​Languages: English

If you would like to be connected with Elli, please email her at [email protected]
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Availability
Saturdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (In Person at Mt Pleasant & Virtual)

​About
Elli is a cisgender, queer and uninvited settler on the unceded, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples. She enters the counselling profession after almost two decades of working as an RMT with a focus on supporting clients through complex health issues, cancer treatment and post-surgical recovery. She is experienced in supporting clients and their caretakers dealing with systemic conditions, such as chronic pain and fatigue or other chronic health issues.

Elli aims to help clients better understand their stories within a framework honouring cultural diversity and enduring race, gender, ethnicity, and class-based power structures. Special areas of interest include but are not limited to, medical/religious trauma, eco/global anxiety, anger, grief, and the destructive impact of neo-liberalism on our mental health and communities.

Elli's approach aims to be de-pathologizing, non-judgmental, and collaborative, and it honours the fact that all parts of our story matter and deserve to be valued and heard. Elli is particularly interested in exploring sessions through a relational, strength-based and narrative lens. Her counselling style is compassionate, accepting, open-minded, and direct, and she strives to assist clients in tapping into their own skills and knowledge.

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Approaches
  • Anti-oppressive
  • Trauma-informed
  • Client-centered
  • Narrative Therapy

Selected Trainings
  • Narrative Therapy Level 1+2 (Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy)
  • Narrative Therapy for Relationships (February 2025, Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy)

Elli's Rates
Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding scale: Available
Standard: $140
Generous: $145+
75 min
Sliding scale: Available
Standard: $180
Generous: $185+


Relationship Counselling
75 min
Sliding scale: Available
Standard: $190
Generous: $195+

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