The following counselling practicum students are currently providing sliding scale counselling:
Hours: See individual bios for working hours
Location: By phone, video or in person at the Collaborative Space at 207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Please email samkaplan@expressivewellness.ca to inquire about connecting with one of these practicum students
All practicum students are provided with clinical supervision by Luisa Ospina, Sandra Suasnabar, and Sam Kaplan, as well as engage in peer and school based supervision, while completing their counselling education.
Rates for student counsellor services:
50 minute individual session: $25-75
75 minute individual session: $35-100
50 minute relationship or family session: $50-125
75 minute relationship or family session: $60-150
Hours: See individual bios for working hours
Location: By phone, video or in person at the Collaborative Space at 207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Please email samkaplan@expressivewellness.ca to inquire about connecting with one of these practicum students
All practicum students are provided with clinical supervision by Luisa Ospina, Sandra Suasnabar, and Sam Kaplan, as well as engage in peer and school based supervision, while completing their counselling education.
Rates for student counsellor services:
50 minute individual session: $25-75
75 minute individual session: $35-100
50 minute relationship or family session: $50-125
75 minute relationship or family session: $60-150
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Nida
*Practicum starting May 18, 2022 Days and Hours Tuesdays 2:00-7:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Saturdays 8:00am-1:30 pm (Virtual/Phone) At the core of my therapeutic approach is meeting folks where they are at in their journey. I love to incorporate creativity into the therapeutic setting where appropriate. Healing is not linear and I am here to support folks throughout the challenges. I approach the therapeutic process with empathy, curiosity, genuineness, connection, and safety. I hope to build a safe space for my clients, particularly for those who have traumatic histories. I approach therapy with openness to encourage folks to speak their truth and develop a sense of empowerment. Counselling can support folks through many challenges, but I recognize it may bring up difficult emotions, and making this step is huge in itself. I am a settler on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. I am grateful to live, work, and play on this land. My cultural background is Indo-Fijian, meaning I can communicate in Fijian Hindi. My previous experience includes working with individuals from diverse populations including newcomers and refugees. I am LGBTQ+ friendly and welcome individuals of all backgrounds. I hope to create a safe space for folks from diverse backgrounds and to take into consideration social factors which can affect mental health. I am a Muslim, woman of colour, and my lens is multicultural and social justice based. The things that bring me peace in life include listening to music, doing my makeup, creating art, journaling, spending time with loved humans, animals, and plants. My approach takes into consideration culture, religion, spirituality, connection, individualism and social justice. My approach is eclectic but mainly person-centered, multicultural, emotion-focused, as well as aiming to be trauma-informed. I hope to integrate creativity into therapy. My areas of interest are: · Newcomers, Refugees · LGBTQ+ Friendly · Muslim communities · Multicultural · Trauma *These are my areas of interest, but I am keen on working with all challenges folks may need support with. My Approach · Holistic · Collaborative · Creative · Trauma Informed · Social Justice and Advocacy Informed 
Jenn (she/her)
*Practicum starting May 25, 2022 Days and Hours Sundays 1:45pm - 6:00pm (In-Person) Mondays 1:00pm - 5:00pm (Virtual/Phone) Tuesdays 10:00am - 2:00pm (Virtual/Phone) *In-person services with Jenn are only available for clients who have received two or more vaccines against COVID-19. Jenn is a queer, cis, able-bodied, small-fat, white settler who is learning and practicing on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples: the territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Jenn is a student counsellor completing her Master of Counselling degree from City University of Seattle's 'Vancouver' campus. Jenn's approach to counselling - and life - is to show up in full humanity and authenticity, with warmth, curiosity, and openness without judgement. She believes that the personal is political, with her core values based in intersectional feminism, fat liberation, queer celebration, anti-racism, and radical acceptance. Jenn's approach is collaborative, person-centered, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed. Her practice draws upon narrative, systems, and somatic theories. She is honoured to witness and share time with folks wherever they are on their journey, and will elicit ongoing feedback in creating a safe enough, accessible space that is conducive to healing. Jenn is conversational in American Sign Language and has experience supporting folks with disabilities and neurodivergence through Equine-Assisted Therapy. She has lived experience with complex grief and loss, depression and anxiety, body image and fat liberation, self-esteem, illness diagnosis, death anxiety, familial violence/trauma, various relationship structures and non-monogamy, navigating life changes, and other forms of trauma. Her ongoing training includes safe body inhabitation through The Hakomi Method and mindfulness exercises. Jenn lives with her sweet rescue dog Cubby and loves surprising friends with handwritten cards in the mail. She finds endless joy in forest bathing, dancing, reading, movies, tattoos/body art, drag, and exploring nature. 
Emily (she/her)
*Practicum starting May 25, 2022 Days and Hours Tuesdays 8:30 am-1:30 pm (In-Person) Wednesdays 2:00 pm-7:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Emily (she/her/hers) is a cisgender, non-disabled, biracial person of white and Chinese ancestry, and daughter to a first-generation Chinese immigrant. She lives and practices on the stolen, ancestral, and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), and Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish) peoples. Emily works with individuals that may be struggling with experiences of anxiety, low self-esteem, cultural identity conflicts, and intergenerational familial patterns. Emily is passionate about practicing from an intersectional, culturally inclusive, and intergenerational lens, acknowledging that every person is unique in their lived experiences. Throughout these experiences, Emily strives to support clients in actualizing their sense of autonomy, self-worth, and personal strength. With each client, Emily takes a curious and compassionate position, that centres on the client’s wellbeing and healing. She works to minimize shame and encourages dialogue that supports self-acceptance. Clients can expect sessions to be collaborative, welcoming, and safe. While Emily utilizes systemic/anti-oppression and strength-based approaches, she is first and foremost person-centred, tailoring strategies that are most beneficial and helpful for her clients. Outside of her practice, Emily is completing a Master’s of Counselling at City University of Seattle. In her personal time, you can find her reading any type of genre, trying new cuisines, and spending time by the water. Emily is appreciative of the trust of her clients and looks forward to hopefully working alongside you soon! 
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Laura is wearing glasses and a dark blue plaid sweater. They have short hair and they are smiling at the camera. There are trees in the background. Laura (she/they) Practicum goes until Nov. 2022 Days and Hours Tuesdays 2:45-7:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Wednesdays 2:00-7:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Sundays 10:00 am -2:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Laura (she/they) is a fat, queer, and neurodivergent settler of mixed European descent living and working on unceded W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territory. Laura is a student counsellor currently completing her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. Laura’s counselling style is warm and nonjudgmental, leaving space for you to share at your own pace. They are passionate about providing an affirming environment for all clients, especially those who share her asexual, aromantic, neurodivergent, and fat identities. Laura believes that each person is an expert in their own experience, and they will work collaboratively with you to explore your story and work towards your goals. Guided by her commitment to social justice, Laura is passionate about dismantling systemic oppression within their counselling practice and beyond. Their work is informed by intersectional feminism, anti-racism, anti-colonialism, disability justice, the neurodiversity paradigm, autistic communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, relationship anarchy & polyamory, fat liberation, and the anti-diet movement. Laura has deep gratitude for the many activists, leaders, organizers, advocates, and others whose work forms the foundation of her practice. Laura was born and raised in the traditional territory of the Lenape people, colonially known as New Jersey, and immigrated to Canada in 2019. Outside of counselling and social justice activism, Laura enjoys spending time with their partner, playing board games, reading sci-fi and fantasy novels, and knitting. 
Kaitlyn (they, them, theirs)
Practicum goes until Nov. 2022 Days and Hours Wednesdays 3:30-7:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Fridays 10:00 am-4:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Saturdays 10:00 am -3:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Kaitlyn is a non-binary, queer, neurodivergent, straight-sized, working-turned-middle class white settler living on the unceded and stolen lands of the Snuneymuxw peoples. They work primarily with people who hold minoritized identities, including QTIBIPoC+ folx, survivors of violence, and people who have experienced systemic or institutional harm. Kaitlyn is passionate about bringing a social justice lens to their practice. They have lived experience in and near trauma, incarceration, substance use, intergenerational trauma, sexualized violence, institutional violence and betrayal, and complex grief and loss. Additionally, Kaitlyn’s sessions are informed by intersectional feminism, anti-oppression, and a deep understanding of how trauma affects the body. They draw from a broad set of tools and strategies, aiming to help each client build unique, personalized strategies for healing. Kaitlyn incorporates body-based practices, imagination, and storytelling into therapy. Their sessions have been described as collaborative, warm, and creative. In their personal life, Kaitlyn enjoys hiking, playing with the animals they share space with, and listening to audiobooks while cross stitching. They have been studying safe(r) embodiment, nervous system regulation, and intergenerational trauma in their free time for many years. Kaitlyn is so looking forward to meeting you! 
Hiu (she/they)
Practicum ends July 2022 Days and Hours Mondays 1:00pm-6:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Wednesdays 10:00 am-3:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Thursdays 3:00 pm-6:00 pm (Virtual/Phone) Hiu is experienced in working from an Intersectionality-focused lens with predominantly Black, Indigenous, and folks of colour who identify as queer and have ongoing relationships with grief. Trained in Feminist-Narrative Therapy, Hiu privileges a person’s survival story and relationships to their agency, emotions, boundaries, and people. Hiu is a non-disabled immigrant settler on the traditional, unceded, and occupied lands of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples from Hong Kong with non-binary, anti-racist and anti-capitalist values. Hiu takes on a co-researcher role in therapy sessions with deconstructive conversations, insightful and possibly challenging questions, curiosity, and a commitment to naming the oppressive systems and dominant narratives at work. Rooted in social justice and radical acceptance values, her practice is oriented in an Intersectional Feminist-Narrative framework and incorporates somatic techniques. Their special tools include guiding boundary-setting, visualization, and cultivation of appreciation for your agency and worth. Hiu is a graduate of the Feminist Narrative Immersion program at ProChoices Community Therapy Clinic and is currently pursuing a Master of Counselling degree at City University of Seattle in "Canada". They have completed Clinical Hypnosis Skills for Health Professionals, level 1 with the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BC Division) and the course Dying and Death: Conversations and Reflections at Simon Fraser University. They are also the co-founder of Liberate Counselling Collective. |