Ivan is centered in the photo. He smiles brightly at the camera, his posture tilted in a relaxed manner. His salt and pepper facial hair frame the bottom of his face. He stands in front of some bright green trees and an earthy background. He is wearing a yellow toque and a blue plaid jacket with a white t-shirt underneath.

Ivan Leonce (he/him) - Registered Social Worker (RSW)
​Languages: English
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Ivan is currently holding a waitlist for new clients.
If you'd like to be added to Ivan's waitlist, please email him at [email protected]

Availability
Sunday to Friday 9:30AM - 7:00PM (Virtual) **

** I am available two days each week, with my available days rotating weekly. I may not be the best fit if your schedule requires meeting on the same day each week.

About
I support those navigating the challenges of living in a world not designed with them in mind. If you are a person of colour, queer or trans, an immigrant or the child of one, neurodivergent — or all of the above — I know that your experiences of mental and emotional health are often inseparable from these realities. I also know that any effective therapy must hold space for that, without letting it define the fullness of your story. This understanding is at the heart of how I work.


My approach to counselling is shaped by both my professional training in trauma-informed, decolonial and evidence-based therapy, as well as my lived and cultural experiences as a Black queer immigrant of mixed Afro-Caribbean, Tamil and Kalinago ancestry. Clients describe my style as warm, down-to-earth, direct and insightful.


While I work with a range of concerns, I am particularly experienced supporting clients who describe issues of chronic stress or worry, difficulty expressing or regulating emotions, communicating effectively in relationships, lack of focus, or feeling overwhelmed and uncertain when making important decisions.
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Selected Professional Training

• Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate, with Kai Cheng Thom & Scott Lyons

• Racial & Generational Trauma: Somatic Approaches for Black, Indigenous & People Colour, with Chinwé Williams

• Trauma Informed Responses to Racial Injustice: Supporting Immigrant Communities, with Charissa Pizarro

• The Ambiguous Grief of Adult Children of Refugees, with Linda Thai

• Women of Colour & Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury, with Gail Parker

• Trauma Informed Care: Supporting Trans BIPOC Clients, with Rizi Timane  

Ivan's Rates
Phone Consultation (15 min): No Cost
Individual Counselling (50 min): Standard: $145, Supported Access: $90

Supported access rates are available for up to 6 sessions for folks facing financial barriers to counselling.

In lieu of a generous rate option, Ivan invites folks to consider making a contribution to the Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation if they have the means.