JAN 2025 RATES ARE INCREASING FOR ALL CLIENTS AS FOLLOWS:
50-Min Individual: $160 + GST
75-Min Individual: $240 + GST
100-Min Individual: $320 + GST
50-Min Couples/Family: $190 + GST
75-Min Couples/Family: $285 + GST
100-Min Couples/Family: $380 + GST
*Note: Sliding Scale, Couples, Family, Veterans Affairs, and RCMP bookings are available with James on a case by case basis.
Born and raised in the Vancouver area, I have grown up taking full advantage of my surroundings; this spot in the world has always been the region I have wanted to call home. And yet, I have always had a reason to explore and chase after countless adventures around the world as well. In 2004, I joined the BC Regiment where I have since served as a Reservist for the Canadian Armed Forces – an endeavor that has rewarded me with opportunities for travel, career advancement, and even finding the love of my life.
Initially completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from SFU , it wasn’t until I began to see the impacts of operational deployments on my colleagues and friends, that I found my path to complete a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology at UBC. My research focus and interest in soldier-wellness led to my involvement in the Veterans Transition Program which focuses on career progression, stress-relief & resilience, and grief & trauma-survival for first-responders and veterans in Canada.
I have since worked with a variety of groups and populations including child & family services relying on foster-care, survivors of sexual abuse, individuals, families and groups in recovery from substance abuse & addiction, and those in treatment for major psychiatric disorders.
Today I maintain my passion for clinical counselling with our practice, Aster Wellness Centre. I am also an Associate Therapist for two clinical centres in downtown Vancouver, and I provide consultation to groups such as the Royal Canadian Legion, the Vancouver Police Department, UBC's Faculty of Medicine, and various small businesses and schools across the Lower Mainland.
My focus in private practice:
Anxiety & Stress management
Trauma & Grief Recovery
Fractured relationships; rebuilding trust for Individuals, Small Groups, and Couples Therapy based on Bader-Pearson's Developmental Model
My client-centred approach in counselling utilizes action-oriented concepts based in-part on Gestalt therapy and other modalities.
Additional Training:
Bader - Pearson Couples Training at the Good Life Therapy Centre, level 2
Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) Train-the-Trainer Program for the VPD, Mental Health Commission of Canada
UBC Psychiatry Mental Health training
Group Facilitator at UBC, faculty of Medicine
1 year- internship as a Clinical Counsellor at the BCMSSA clinic
Advanced Group Facilitation - Therapeutic Enactment
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